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“Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinéad O'Connor

From the album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got (1990)

“Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinéad O'Connor appears on 47 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1990 and 2023. It was first released in 1990 on the album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got. Its best result is #1 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #1 alternative song of 1990, #259 alternative song of all time and #238 of the '90s.

47countdowns
17stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
1990–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 1 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 107
1990 11 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 91
1990 7 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 105
1990 5 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 90
1990 3 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1990 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 15 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1990 48 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1990 69 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 97 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 133 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 45 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1992 51 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 64 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 62 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 139 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 301 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 84 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 140 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1997 45 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 50 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 163 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 380 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 156 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 61 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 844 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 135 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 117 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2001 144 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 199 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2004 94 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 229 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 175 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 298 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 463 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 462 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 469 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 464 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 473 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 489 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 504 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 360 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 262 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 375 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2023 18 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100

Also listed as: Nothing Compares @ U.

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