Song · Sinéad O'Connor
“Jerusalem” by Sinéad O'Connor
From the album The Lion and the Cobra (1987)
“Jerusalem” by Sinéad O'Connor appears on 8 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1994 and 2005. It was first released in 1987 on the album The Lion and the Cobra. Its best result is #424 on the Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,933 alternative song of all time.
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"Jerusalem" comes off The Lion and the Cobra, Sinéad O'Connor's 1987 album, and she wasn't content just to sing it: she produced it, with Kevin Moloney as co-producer and engineer, mixed it with Moloney and Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh, and played electric guitar alongside Rob Dean. She wrote and arranged it with Mike Clowes, Ali McMordie and John Reynolds, and the band sound coiled and restless, Reynolds mixing real drums with a drum machine, Clowes laying synths and keyboards over Spike Hollifield's bass. Over the top, O'Connor's voice does what it did best on that record, swooping from a whisper to a full-throated cry without warning.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 424 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) | 500 |
| 1999 | 1378 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1378 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1379 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1378 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1364 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1364 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1363 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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