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“The Fly” by U2

From the album Achtung Baby (1991)

“The Fly” by U2 appears on 27 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1991 and 2023. It was first released in 1991 on the album Achtung Baby. Its best result is #10 on the CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #13 alternative song of 1991, #472 alternative song of all time and #373 of the '90s.

27countdowns
10stations
#10best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1991–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 32 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 107
1991 14 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 91
1991 10 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991 91
1991 14 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1991 30
1992 61 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 385 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 497 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 306 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 146 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 146 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 146 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 257 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 146 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 87 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 146 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 278 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 146 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 454 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 145 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 355 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 313 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 313 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 316 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 316 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 313 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 313 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 339 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: The fly.

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