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“Higher Ground” by Red Hot Chili Peppers

From the album Mother’s Milk (1989)

“Higher Ground” by Red Hot Chili Peppers appears on 49 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1989 and 2014. It was first released in 1989 on the album Mother’s Milk. Its best result is #9 on the CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #19 alternative song of 1989, #144 alternative song of all time and #184 of the '80s.

49countdowns
12stations
#9best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1989–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 16 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 26 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 51 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 212 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 119 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 108 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 151 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 177 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 347 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 151 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 202 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 200 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 165 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 153 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 215 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 179 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 155 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 816 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 207 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1044 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 202 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 119 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 630 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 391 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 120 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 392 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 120 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 377 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 120 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 259 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 120 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1801 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 166 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 218 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 120 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 230 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 201 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 120 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 225 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 258 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 11 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 409 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 9 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 256 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 12 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 13 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 14 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 13 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 13 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

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