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“Linger” by The Cranberries

From the album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (1993)

“Linger” by The Cranberries appears on 42 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1993 and 2023. It was first released in 1993 on the album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?. Its best result is #3 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #3 alternative song of 1993, #309 alternative song of all time and #176 of the '90s.

42countdowns
17stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
1993–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1993 7 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 4 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91
1993 17 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 105
1993 4 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101
1993 3 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 345 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 393 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 221 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 86 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 461 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 406 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 103 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 89 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 339 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 377 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 146 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 284 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 550 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 454 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 62 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 199 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 62 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 63 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 398 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 88 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 63 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 468 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 63 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 63 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 265 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 65 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 322 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 481 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 494 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 497 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 510 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 527 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 541 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 557 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 223 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2022 481 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 34 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

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