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“I Will Follow” by U2

From the album Boy (1980)

“I Will Follow” by U2 appears on 69 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1981 and 2025. It was first released in 1980 on the album Boy. Its best result is #9 on the WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #21 alternative song of 1981, #92 alternative song of all time and #132 of the '80s.

69countdowns
18stations
#9best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1981–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1981 21 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 9 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1987 41 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) 100
1988 144 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 112 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 15 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1988 35 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1989 23 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 177 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 71 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 218 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 73 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 137 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 439 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 327 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 98 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1994 273 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 260 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 249 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 357 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 243 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 372 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 293 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 436 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1999 720 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 95 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 442 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 860 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 296 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 189 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 18 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 210 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 189 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 213 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 191 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 231 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 165 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 191 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 156 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 203 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 191 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 238 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 125 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 191 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 189 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 535 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 199 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 193 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 429 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 140 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 74 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 247 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 397 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 191 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 195 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 199 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 202 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 366 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 207 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 217 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 698 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 785 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 577 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 971 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 231 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 542 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 458 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 188 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 749 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

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