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“I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For” by U2

From the album The Joshua Tree (1987)

“I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For” by U2 appears on 69 radio countdowns from 24 stations between 1987 and 2026. It was first released in 1987 on the album The Joshua Tree. Its best result is #16 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #11 alternative song of 1987, #106 alternative song of all time and #32 of the '80s.

69countdowns
24stations
#16best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2026years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 26 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 25 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 91
1987 30 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 105
1987 16 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99
1987 21 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1987 29

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 74 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 301 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 477 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 60 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 50 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1991 453 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 159 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 102 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 136 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 52 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1996 62 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 137 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 54 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1998 93 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 162 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 417 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 141 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 151 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 31 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 151 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 151 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 40 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 144 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 151 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 392 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 90 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 151 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 112 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 304 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 151 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 61 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 303 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 28 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 154 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 48 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 460 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 146 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 76 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 267 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 336 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 201 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 288 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 197 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 163 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 197 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 228 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 209 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 303 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 220 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 227 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 160 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 61 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 589 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 642 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 226 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 56 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 226 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 39 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2023 343 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 318 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 53 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2025 411 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 430 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 336 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking for; Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For; I Still Haven't Found What I'm ...; I Still Haven't Found What Im Looking For; I Still Haven't Found What....

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