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“One Headlight” by The Wallflowers

From the album Bringing Down the Horse (1996)

“One Headlight” by The Wallflowers appears on 36 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1996 and 2023. It was first released in 1996 on the album Bringing Down the Horse. Its best result is #7 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #9 alternative song of 1997, #1,083 alternative song of all time and #133 of the '90s.

36countdowns
14stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1996–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 37 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996 99
1997 7 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 107
1997 16 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 91
1997 17 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 105
1997 18 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 101
1997 37 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 17 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 107
1997 8 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 97
1997 27 WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 103

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 197 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 110 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 730 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 248 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 777 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 256 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1632 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 295 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1632 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 296 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1632 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 361 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 311 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1624 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 353 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1615 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1615 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1614 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 935 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 921 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 942 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 972 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 299 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 1001 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1053 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1108 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 104 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: one Headlight.

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