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“In God's Country” by U2

From the album The Joshua Tree (1987)

“In God's Country” by U2 appears on 27 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1987 and 2020. It was first released in 1987 on the album The Joshua Tree. Its best result is #44 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #54 alternative song of 1987, #576 alternative song of all time and #374 of the '80s.

27countdowns
8stations
#44best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2020years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 68 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 68 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 91
1987 44 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 264 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1994 207 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1996 301 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 314 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 425 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 979 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 522 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 522 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 522 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 522 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1248 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 522 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 644 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 522 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 523 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 604 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 589 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 604 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 624 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 473 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 643 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 651 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 655 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 977 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020

Also listed as: In Gods Country.

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