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“Numb” by U2

Released 1993

“Numb” by U2 appears on 25 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1993 and 2014. It was first released in 1993. Its best result is #19 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #16 alternative song of 1993, #645 alternative song of all time and #354 of the '90s.

25countdowns
10stations
#19best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1993–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1993 21 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 24 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91
1993 36 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 105
1993 19 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101
1993 31 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 347 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 431 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 401 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 872 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 754 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 182 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 182 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 184 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 184 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1634 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 184 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 184 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 185 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 702 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 638 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 622 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 641 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 663 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 664 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 652 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 1993

Best songs of 1993 →
  1. 1CannonballThe Breeders
  2. 2CreepRadiohead
  3. 3LingerThe Cranberries
  4. 4PlushStone Temple Pilots
  5. 5No RainBlind Melon
  6. 6Soul to SqueezeRed Hot Chili Peppers