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“The Whole of the Moon” by The Waterboys

From the album This Is the Sea (1985)

“The Whole of the Moon” by The Waterboys appears on 28 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1986 and 2022. It was first released in 1985 on the album This Is the Sea. Its best result is #14 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #104 alternative song of 1986, #535 alternative song of all time and #420 of the '80s.

28countdowns
11stations
#14best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1986–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1986 14 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1986 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 54 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1990 171 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 236 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 102 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1996 385 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 141 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 33 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 205 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 141 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 208 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 142 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 499 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 221 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 142 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1954 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 268 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 142 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 437 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 142 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 299 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 141 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 282 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 241 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 1671 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2018 530 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 324 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 141 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491

Also listed as: The Whole Of The Moon.

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