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“The Emperor's New Clothes” by Sinéad O'Connor

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

“The Emperor's New Clothes” by Sinéad O'Connor appears on 29 radio countdowns from 10 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 #12 on the CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #6 alternative song of 1990, #534 alternative song of all time and #397 of the '90s.

29countdowns
10stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 27 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 107
1990 23 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 91
1990 49 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 105
1990 12 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 90
1990 12 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1990 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 48 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 466 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 452 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 445 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 445 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 585 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 474 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 585 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 586 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 586 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 81 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 586 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1057 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 586 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 587 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 531 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 516 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 522 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 532 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 549 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 556 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 552 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2022 403 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 438 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: The Emperors New Clothes.

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