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“Zombie” by The Cranberries

From the album No Need to Argue (1994)

“Zombie” by The Cranberries appears on 71 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1994 on the album No Need to Argue. Its best result is #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #3 alternative song of 1994, #118 alternative song of all time and #91 of the '90s.

71countdowns
20stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
9top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 9 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 7 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 10 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 12 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 9 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1994 1 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 100
1994 10 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 14 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1994 217 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1994 10 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 94 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 21 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1995 9 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 198 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 18 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1997 29 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 152 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 289 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 197 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 379 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 78 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 277 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 484 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 54 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 55 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
1999 28 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 266 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 486 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 267 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 468 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 33 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 143 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 468 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 35 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2002 1002 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 468 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 41 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2004 444 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 468 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 50 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2005 461 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 48 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2006 88 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 420 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 68 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 392 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 594 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 80 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 584 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2008 72 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 140 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 366 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 566 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 89 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2010 546 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 551 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2011 95 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 480 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 544 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 33 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 553 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 710 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 91 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2018 316 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 333 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 39 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2023 5 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 64 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2026 245 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

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