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“Under the Milky Way” by The Church

From the album Starfish (1988)

“Under the Milky Way” by The Church appears on 66 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1988 on the album Starfish. Its best result is #3 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #21 alternative song of 1988, #110 alternative song of all time and #138 of the '80s.

66countdowns
18stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1988–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 28 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91
1988 3 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 106
1988 39 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 84 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 275 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 359 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 279 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1990 14 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 202 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 325 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 366 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 31 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 141 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 164 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 304 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 119 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 164 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 297 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 170 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 211 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 129 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 195 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 59 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 241 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 199 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 193 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 218 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 704 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 147 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 753 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 698 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 183 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 804 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 185 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 806 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 266 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 191 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 806 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 195 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 178 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 806 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 22 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 806 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 174 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 802 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 407 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 120 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 55 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 383 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 388 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 358 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 398 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 358 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 365 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 243 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 363 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 364 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 357 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 754 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 409 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 33 Triple M Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) 100
2019 62 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 833 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 237 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2025 29 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) 100
2026 795 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Under The Milky Way; Under The Milkyway.

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