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“Gloria” by U2

From the album October (1981)

“Gloria” by U2 appears on 41 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1988 and 2024. It was first released in 1981 on the album October. Its best result is #51 on the WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #283 alternative song of all time.

41countdowns
12stations
#51best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 141 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 199 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 292 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 51 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 153 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 124 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 296 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 143 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 368 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 406 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 401 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 355 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 402 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 320 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 618 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 373 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 413 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 543 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 541 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 191 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 543 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 192 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 543 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 342 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 462 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 543 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 327 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 482 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 543 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 260 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 543 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 754 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 543 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 464 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 470 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 476 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 488 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 503 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 505 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 523 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2024 657 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738