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“Pure” by The Lightning Seeds

From the album Cloudcuckooland (1990)

“Pure” by The Lightning Seeds appears on 33 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1989 and 2019. It was first released in 1990 on the album Cloudcuckooland. Its best result is #13 on the CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #30 alternative song of 1990, #936 alternative song of all time and #393 of the '80s.

33countdowns
10stations
#13best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2019years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 80 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 14 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105
1990 17 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 107
1990 45 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 91
1990 13 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 43 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 84 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 405 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 359 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 289 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 289 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 198 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1999 486 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 366 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 1320 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1320 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1295 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 413 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 1294 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1588 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1279 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1169 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1279 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1279 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 434 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 1528 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1456 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1464 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1492 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1561 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1530 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1546 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 585 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627

Charting alongside it in 1990

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