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The Lightning Seeds

Band Liverpool United Kingdom Formed 1989

The Lightning Seeds formed in 1989 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The Lightning Seeds has 51 chart appearances on 44 radio countdowns from 11 stations on RockLists, spanning 1989–2019. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Pure”, which appears on 33 lists with a best position of #13. The station that charted The Lightning Seeds most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 14 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1990.

51appearances
44countdowns
8songs charted
11stations
0#1 finishes
1989–2019years

Songs by The Lightning Seeds on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Pure
1,240		 33 #13 – 1990
2 The Life of Riley
379		 7 #42 – 1992
3 Three Lions
119		 2 #5 – 1996
4 All I want
82		 2 #53 – 1990
5 You Showed Me
81		 3 #39 – 1997
6 Lucky You
30		 2 #9 – 1995
7 Blowing Bubbles
27		 1 #1458 – –
8 Flaming Sword
15		 1 #91 – 1990

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

89 90 92 95 96 97

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2019 585 Pure KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2014 1546 Pure CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 1530 Pure CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 1561 Pure CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1492 Pure CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 1464 Pure CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 1456 Pure CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1528 Pure CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 434 Pure Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2005 1279 Pure CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 1279 Pure CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 1279 Pure CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 478 The Life of Riley Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1169 Pure Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1411 All I want Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 42 Three Lions Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003)
2003 91 Lucky You Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003)
2002 1294 Pure CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 561 The Life of Riley Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1458 Blowing Bubbles Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1588 Pure Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 1295 Pure CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 413 Pure Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 1320 Pure CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 366 Pure 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 433 You Showed Me 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 1320 Pure CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 486 Pure WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1997 89 You Showed Me 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997
1997 39 You Showed Me Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997
1996 5 Three Lions Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1996
1995 9 Lucky You Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1995
1994 198 Pure KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1992 68 The Life of Riley KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992
1992 62 The Life of Riley Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992
1992 68 The Life of Riley Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992
1992 44 The Life of Riley WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992
1992 42 The Life of Riley CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992
1992 289 Pure KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 289 Pure Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 84 Pure Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991 405 Pure WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 359 Pure CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1990 17 Pure KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990
1990 53 All I want KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990
1990 45 Pure 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990
1990 91 Flaming Sword Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990
1990 13 Pure CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990
1990 43 Pure Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1989 80 Pure KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989
1989 14 Pure Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989