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“I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers

“I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers appears on 31 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1989 and 2018. Its best result is #34 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #54 alternative song of 1993 and #460 alternative song of all time.

31countdowns
12stations
#34best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2018years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 92 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105
1993 49 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 63 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91
1993 34 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 500 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 516 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1994 499 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 71 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 72 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 424 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 616 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 324 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 308 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 208 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 310 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 278 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 278 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 540 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 278 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 278 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 279 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 111 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 997 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 953 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 978 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1011 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 75 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 1041 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1094 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1150 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 421 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892

Also listed as: I'm Gonna Be (500 miles).

Charting alongside it in 1993

Best songs of 1993 →
  1. 1CannonballThe Breeders
  2. 2CreepRadiohead
  3. 3LingerThe Cranberries
  4. 4PlushStone Temple Pilots
  5. 5No RainBlind Melon
  6. 6Soul to SqueezeRed Hot Chili Peppers