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“Kingdom of Rain” by The The featuring Sinéad O'Connor
From the album Mind Bomb (1989) Featuring Sinéad O'Connor
“Kingdom of Rain” by The The featuring Sinéad O'Connor appears on 11 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1989 and 2023. It was first released in 1989 on the album Mind Bomb. Its best result is #22 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #28 alternative song of 1989, #2,992 alternative song of all time and #174 of the '80s.
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"Kingdom of Rain" is the dark heart of Mind Bomb, the The's 1989 album, a duet between Matt Johnson and Sinéad O'Connor that sounds like two people standing in the wreckage of something. Johnson wrote it alone and produced it with Warne Livesey, the pair of them also playing keyboards and acoustic guitars. Johnny Marr adds electric guitar, James Eller holds down the bass, David Palmer plays drums, and Wix fills in the corners with Hammond organ while Danny Cummings on congas and Pedro Haldemann on bongos keep a soft pulse underneath. O'Connor takes a lead vocal as a guest, and her voice against Johnson's weary growl is what makes the song ache.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 25 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
| 1989 | 70 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 | 90 |
| 1989 | 22 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 65 | WFNX | WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) | 101 |
| 1990 | 99 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) | 299 |
| 1991 | 219 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) | 302 |
| 1992 | 493 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
| 2002 | 825 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 601 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2021 | 765 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2023 | 480 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
Also listed as: Kingdom Of Rain.
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