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The Arcade Fire

Band Montréal Canada Formed 2001

The Arcade Fire formed in 2001 in Montréal, Canada. The Arcade Fire has 216 chart appearances on 105 radio countdowns from 21 stations on RockLists, spanning 2005–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Rebellion (Lies)”, which appears on 38 lists with a best position of #6. The station that charted The Arcade Fire most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 44 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2005.

216appearances
105countdowns
32songs charted
21stations
0#1 finishes
2005–2026years

Songs by The Arcade Fire on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Rebellion (Lies)
1,952		 38 #6 – 2005
2 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
1,321		 21 #9 – 2005
3 Wake Up
1,261		 21 #12 – 2005
4 Ready to Start
1,132		 19 #4 – 2010
5 Keep the Car Running
1,016		 21 #14 – 2007
6 The Suburbs
642		 11 #11 – 2010
7 Reflektor
622		 10 #4 – 2013
8 We Used to Wait
565		 9 #7 – 2011
9 No Cars Go
400		 10 #46 – 2007
10 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
372		 6 #122 – –
11 Everything Now
366		 6 #6 – 2017
12 Creature Comfort
303		 5 #6 – 2017
13 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
261		 4 #187 – –
14 Afterlife
246		 5 #20 – 2013
15 Neighborhood #1
172		 2 #100 – –
16 Intervention
121		 2 #40 – 2007
17 Unconditional 1 (Lookout Kid)
106		 2 #19 – 2022
18 Sprawl II
93		 1 #43 – –
19 The Lightning I + II
93		 1 #9 – 2022
20 Rebellion
78		 2 #138 – –
21 Modern Man
73		 2 #83 – 2010
22 Month of May
65		 1 #36 – 2010
23 Black Mirror
65		 3 #64 – 2007
24 Joan of Arc
51		 1 #45 – 2014
25 The Lightning 1, 2
42		 1 #54 – 2022
26 Here Comes the Night Time
41		 2 #66 – 2013
27 Neighbourhood #3
41		 1 #61 – –
28 City With No Children
38		 1 #56 – 2010
29 Half Light II (No Celebration)
37		 1 #57 – 2010
30 Normal Person
24		 1 #69 – 2014
31 We Exist
20		 1 #41 – 2014
32 My Body Is A Cage
18		 1 #730 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

05 06 07 09 10 11 13 14 17 18 22

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 215 Reflektor KXT 917 Song Countdown
2024 78 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024)
2024 49 Wake Up WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 132 The Suburbs WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 145 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 162 Rebellion (Lies) WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 187 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 451 Reflektor WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 562 Ready to Start WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 658 Unconditional 1 (Lookout Kid) WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 856 Everything Now WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2023 75 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023)
2022 19 Unconditional 1 (Lookout Kid) 91X Top 91 Songs of 2022
2022 54 The Lightning 1, 2 91X Top 91 Songs of 2022
2022 9 The Lightning I + II Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2022
2022 82 Artist ranking The End Top 100 Alternative Artists of All Time
2022 19 Wake Up KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022 63 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022)
2022 122 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022 253 Keep the Car Running KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022 259 The Suburbs KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022 266 Rebellion KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022 285 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2021 39 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021)
2020 42 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020)
2020 320 Wake Up WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 732 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 778 Rebellion (Lies) WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 838 The Suburbs WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1047 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1048 Ready to Start WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1411 No Cars Go WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 52 Ready to Start 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s
2020 85 Reflektor 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s
2019 29 Wake Up KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 42 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019)
2019 43 Sprawl II KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 55 Rebellion (Lies) KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 110 Neighborhood #1 KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 142 No Cars Go KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 161 Everything Now KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 203 The Suburbs KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 216 Reflektor KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 328 Ready to Start KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 623 Keep the Car Running KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2018 20 Creature Comfort 91X Top 91 Songs of 2018
2018 43 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018)
2018 67 Wake Up The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018 177 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018 361 The Suburbs The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018 392 Rebellion (Lies) The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018 820 No Cars Go The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2017 24 Everything Now 91X Top 91 Songs of 2017
2017 77 Creature Comfort 91X Top 91 Songs of 2017
2017 17 Creature Comfort 102.1 The Edge's Top 20 Songs of 2017
2017 6 Everything Now WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017
2017 6 Creature Comfort The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017
2017 7 Creature Comfort WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017
2017 16 Everything Now The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017
2017 65 Everything Now Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017
2017 40 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017)
2016 31 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016)
2015 35 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015)
2014 59 Afterlife 91X Top 91 Songs of 2014
2014 20 Afterlife CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014
2014 41 We Exist Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2014
2014 45 Joan of Arc The Current Top 89 Songs of 2014
2014 69 Normal Person The Current Top 89 Songs of 2014
2014 78 Here Comes the Night Time The Current Top 89 Songs of 2014
2014 171 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 650 Ready to Start CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 665 Keep the Car Running CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 806 We Used to Wait CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 20 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014)
2014 58 Wake Up WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 335 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 479 Ready to Start WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 661 Rebellion (Lies) WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 695 The Suburbs WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2013 39 Reflektor KROQ Top 50 Songs of 2013
2013 27 Reflektor 91X Top 91 Songs of 2013
2013 62 Reflektor CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013
2013 4 Reflektor The Current Top 89 Songs of 2013
2013 6 Reflektor WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2013
2013 38 Afterlife WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2013
2013 66 Here Comes the Night Time WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2013
2013 70 Afterlife The Current Top 89 Songs of 2013
2013 16 Reflektor Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013
2013 54 Afterlife Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013
2013 203 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 686 Keep the Car Running CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 687 Ready to Start CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 894 We Used to Wait CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 13 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013)
2013 12 Wake Up BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years
2013 24 Wake Up WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 89 Ready to Start WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 100 Neighborhood #1 WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 117 Rebellion (Lies) WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 168 No Cars Go WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 215 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 359 Intervention WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 379 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 403 Modern Man WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 431 The Suburbs WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 439 Keep the Car Running WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 686 Black Mirror WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 690 We Used to Wait WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 730 My Body Is A Cage WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2012 13 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012)
2012 30 Ready to Start 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time
2012 51 Rebellion (Lies) 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time
2012 61 Neighbourhood #3 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time
2012 90 Wake Up 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time
2012 389 Wake Up WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 775 Rebellion (Lies) WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 816 No Cars Go WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2011 17 We Used to Wait WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011
2011 52 The Suburbs WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011
2011 22 We Used to Wait CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011
2011 7 We Used to Wait 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011
2011 33 The Suburbs 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011
2011 211 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 751 Keep the Car Running CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 873 Ready to Start CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1219 We Used to Wait CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 20 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011)
2011 86 Rebellion (Lies) 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s
2010 13 Ready to Start KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010
2010 9 Ready to Start 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010
2010 7 Ready to Start WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 11 We Used to Wait WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 36 Month of May WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 32 Ready to Start CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 4 Ready to Start 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010
2010 11 The Suburbs The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010
2010 13 Ready to Start The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010
2010 25 We Used to Wait Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2010
2010 40 Ready to Start Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2010
2010 56 City With No Children The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010
2010 57 Half Light II (No Celebration) The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010
2010 58 The Suburbs Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010
2010 63 Ready to Start Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010
2010 83 Modern Man Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010
2010 232 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 870 Keep the Car Running CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1754 Ready to Start CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 38 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010)
2010 148 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2010 173 Rebellion (Lies) 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2010 64 Keep the Car Running WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 212 No Cars Go WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 721 Wake Up WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 72 Wake Up 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009
2009 247 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 932 Keep the Car Running CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 138 Rebellion 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009)
2009 144 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009)
2009 156 Keep the Car Running 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009)
2009 54 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009)
2009 18 Wake Up WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009)
2009 197 Wake Up WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 693 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2008 269 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 937 Keep the Car Running CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 74 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008)
2007 63 Keep the Car Running KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007
2007 59 Keep the Car Running 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007
2007 94 Keep the Car Running Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007
2007 51 Keep the Car Running WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007
2007 88 Black Mirror WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007
2007 84 Keep the Car Running The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007 64 Black Mirror 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007
2007 85 Keep the Car Running 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007
2007 14 Keep the Car Running CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 58 No Cars Go CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 17 Keep the Car Running 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007
2007 72 No Cars Go 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007
2007 40 Intervention CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 54 Keep the Car Running CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 46 No Cars Go Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2007
2007 81 No Cars Go Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007
2007 206 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 953 Keep the Car Running CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 96 Rebellion (Lies) Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007)
2007 96 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2007)
2007 58 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105.3 Artists of All-Time (May 2007)
2006 87 Rebellion (Lies) CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006
2006 386 Rebellion (Lies) Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 296 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 444 Wake Up WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 91 Rebellion (Lies) The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006)
2006 410 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 37 Wake Up KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005
2005 70 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005
2005 63 Rebellion (Lies) 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005
2005 6 Rebellion (Lies) Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005
2005 32 Wake Up WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005
2005 100 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005
2005 23 Rebellion (Lies) The End Top 107 Songs of 2005
2005 68 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) The End Top 107 Songs of 2005
2005 51 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005
2005 35 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005
2005 17 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005
2005 111 Rebellion (Lies) Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005
2005 18 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005
2005 50 Rebellion (Lies) CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005
2005 98 Wake Up CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005
2005 70 Wake Up CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005
2005 9 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005
2005 37 Rebellion (Lies) CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005
2005 132 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 174 Wake Up ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 191 Rebellion (Lies) ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 356 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 453 Wake Up WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)