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“A Forest” by The Cure

From the album Seventeen Seconds (1980)

“A Forest” by The Cure appears on 58 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1980 and 2025. It was first released in 1980 on the album Seventeen Seconds. Its best result is #4 on the Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #35 alternative song of all time.

58countdowns
10stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
26top 10 finishes
1980–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 18 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980) 50
1981 8 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981) 50
1982 5 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982) 50
1987 13 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) 100
1988 290 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 11 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1989 10 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) 100
1990 51 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1990 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1990 11 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 67 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 401 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 6 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1991 8 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 112 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1992 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 187 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1995 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 7 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1997 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 10 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1998 74 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 255 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 11 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 11 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 9 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2002 12 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2002 615 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 15 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2003 682 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 13 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2005 11 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2006 11 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 9 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 11 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2010 9 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2011 10 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 9 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2013 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2014 13 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2015 13 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2016 14 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2017 15 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2018 731 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 16 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2019 11 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2019 28 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 765 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 10 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2021 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2022 4 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) 100
2022 47 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2024 7 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2025 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) 100