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“Black Gold” by Soul Asylum

From the album Grave Dancers Union (1992)

“Black Gold” by Soul Asylum appears on 24 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1992 and 2023. It was first released in 1992 on the album Grave Dancers Union. Its best result is #35 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #71 alternative song of 1993 and #950 alternative song of all time.

24countdowns
8stations
#35best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1992–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 81 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 107
1992 81 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 101
1993 62 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 35 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 375 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 376 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 71 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1999 319 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 202 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 404 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 133 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 133 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 134 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 134 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 846 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 134 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 134 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 134 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 242 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 1875 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1857 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1886 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1945 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2023 315 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Charting alongside it in 1993

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