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“A Letter to Elise” by The Cure

From the album Wish (1992)

“A Letter to Elise” by The Cure appears on 32 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1992 and 2023. It was first released in 1992 on the album Wish. Its best result is #3 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #14 alternative song of 1992, #634 alternative song of all time and #278 of the '90s.

32countdowns
11stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1992–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 3 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 107
1992 7 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992 91
1992 3 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 101
1992 36 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 100
1992 68 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 147 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 490 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 267 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 250 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 181 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 287 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 307 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 953 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 902 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 953 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 954 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 954 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1329 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 939 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 497 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 939 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 938 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 377 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 337 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 439 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 457 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 457 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 453 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 461 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 467 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 474 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 296 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: Letter to Elise; A Letter To Elise.

Charting alongside it in 1992

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  1. 1Friday I'm in LoveThe Cure
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  3. 3DriveR.E.M.
  4. 4OneU2
  5. 5JeremyPearl Jam
  6. 6TomorrowMorrissey