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“Uncertain Smile” by The The

From the album Soul Mining (1983)

“Uncertain Smile” by The The appears on 45 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1988 and 2022. It was first released in 1983 on the album Soul Mining. Its best result is #3 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #294 alternative song of all time.

45countdowns
12stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1988–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 168 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 106 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 20 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 47 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1989 3 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) 100
1990 149 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1990 4 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 115 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 58 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 142 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 13 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 64 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 241 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 250 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 279 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 375 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 374 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 143 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 253 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 411 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 584 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 280 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 356 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1369 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 433 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 272 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1369 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 273 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1371 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 186 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1370 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 652 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 274 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1356 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 19 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1356 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 296 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1356 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 312 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 1918 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1901 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1937 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1989 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2020 618 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 469 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491