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“Metropolis” by The Church

From the album Gold Afternoon Fix (1990)

“Metropolis” by The Church appears on 23 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1990 and 2023. It was first released in 1990 on the album Gold Afternoon Fix. Its best result is #33 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #53 alternative song of 1990 and #1,007 alternative song of all time.

23countdowns
8stations
#33best 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 69 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 107
1990 63 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 91
1990 33 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 186 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1999 427 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 744 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 1348 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1348 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1350 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1349 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 686 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1334 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 677 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1334 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1334 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 925 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 867 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 882 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 911 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 940 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 947 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 966 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 603 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Charting alongside it in 1990

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