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“Bullet the Blue Sky” by U2

From the album The Joshua Tree (1987)

“Bullet the Blue Sky” by U2 appears on 37 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1987 and 2023. It was first released in 1987 on the album The Joshua Tree. Its best result is #35 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #27 alternative song of 1987, #532 alternative song of all time and #211 of the '80s.

37countdowns
11stations
#35best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 42 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 35 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 91
1987 35 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 369 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 167 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1991 702 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 257 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 221 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1996 182 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1998 329 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 439 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 380 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1857 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 401 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 1857 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1864 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 410 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 246 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1850 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 293 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 206 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1824 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 371 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1824 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 198 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1818 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 443 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 437 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 443 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 428 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 423 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 425 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 429 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 1656 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 877 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 839 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 783 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043

Also listed as: Bullet The Blue Sky.

Charting alongside it in 1987

Best songs of 1987 →
  1. 1Girlfriend in a ComaThe Smiths
  2. 2With or Without YouU2
  3. 3Dear GodXTC
  4. 4Why Can't I Be You?The Cure
  5. 5StrangeloveDepeche Mode
  6. 6Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen