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“Savior” by Rise Against

From the album Appeal to Reason (2008)

“Savior” by Rise Against appears on 41 radio countdowns from 31 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 2008 on the album Appeal to Reason. Its best result is #1 on the 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #7 alternative song of 2009, #2,476 alternative song of all time, #91 of the '00s and #127 of the '10s.

41countdowns
31stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
15top 10 finishes
2009–2026years charted

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Rise Against - Savior (Official Music Video)

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Rise Against usually aim their punk rock at politics and the state of the world, but "Savior", from their fifth album Appeal to Reason (2008), turns the fire inward: it's about broken relationships and whether forgiveness is even on the table. It went out as the album's third single in June 2009 and moves at a breakneck clip that one critic likened to the band's 2003 album Revolutions per Minute, all gang-shout urgency and churning guitars.

Critics singled out the lyrics, and radio wouldn't let go: it set the record for the most consecutive weeks on the Alternative Songs chart, sixty-five of them. The video puts actors in animal suits and turns them loose in a mosh pit.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 6 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 20 Songs of 2009 20
2009 4 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 91
2009 1 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 3 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 17 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 102
2009 28 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 99
2009 24 WVBR Ithaca, NY WVBR Top 93 of 2009 92
2009 12 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 3 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 8 94.3 KILO Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO KILO Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 34 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 2 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 103
2009 1 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 105
2009 30 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2009 90
2009 7 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009 99
2009 63 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2009 88
2009 21 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2009 51
2009 11 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 7 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 30 of 2009 30
2009 35 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 7 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top Songs of 2009 103
2009 27 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 96
2010 37 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 11 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 2 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 3 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 8 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 16 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 2 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2010 50
2011 14 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94
2011 49 X107.5 Las Vegas, NV X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011 50
2011 21 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 18 WJRR WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade 101
2014 177 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 186 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 204 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 27 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99
2020 223 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2023 202 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2025 366 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 361 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 2009

Best songs of 2009 →
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  2. 2UprisingMuse
  3. 3Panic SwitchSilversun Pickups
  4. 4Aint no Rest for the WickedCage The Elephant
  5. 5(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You ToWeezer
  6. 6The FixerPearl Jam

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