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“The Suburbs” by The Arcade Fire

From the album The Suburbs (2010)

“The Suburbs” by The Arcade Fire appears on 29 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 2010 and 2026. It was first released in 2010 on the album The Suburbs. Its best result is #1 on the WRSI Top 94 Songs of 2010, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #158 alternative song of 2010 and #350 of the '10s.

29countdowns
16stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
5top 10 finishes
2010–2026years charted

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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Official Video)

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The title track of Arcade Fire's third album, "The Suburbs" came out in 2010 as a double-sided single with "Month of May". It's a loping, deceptively easygoing tune with a lump in its throat, and the band wrote, arranged and produced it themselves.

Its video, posted to YouTube in November 2010, is a cut-down version of Scenes from the Suburbs, the short film Spike Jonze directed with the album as its inspiration, and it catches the unease that can lurk behind a quiet cul-de-sac. The single reached 94 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 90 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2010 107
2010 35 Impact 89FM Lansing, MI Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2010 88
2010 43 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2010 100
2010 4 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2010 25
2010 1 WLOY Baltimore, MD WLOY Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 4 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 104
2010 1 WRSI 93.9 The River Northampton / Pioneer Valley, MA WRSI Top 94 Songs of 2010 93
2010 11 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010 88
2010 45 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 58 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010 100
2011 52 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 101
2011 33 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 65 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011 103
2011 7 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2011 25

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2013 431 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 695 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2016 142 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2018 361 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 65 WTMD WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 896
2019 44 102.7 WEQX WEQX Top 102.7 of the 2010's Decade 103
2019 203 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 838 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 259 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 284 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places 800
2024 282 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 289 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 132 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 109 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 926 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

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