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“The Sweetest Thing” by U2

“The Sweetest Thing” by U2 appears on 27 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1987 and 2008. Its best result is #3 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #19 alternative song of 1987, #925 alternative song of all time and #131 of the '80s.

27countdowns
10stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1987–2008years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 18 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 3 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 105
1987 25 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99
1998 16 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 91
1999 77 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 255 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 76 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 66 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 455 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 255 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 113 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 595 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 102 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 63 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 308 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1999 265 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 296 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 238 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2001 490 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 372 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2003 1711 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2003 22 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003) 100
2004 486 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 69 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 342 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2007 330 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2008 431 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500

Also listed as: The Sweetest Ghing.

Charting alongside it in 1987

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  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