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“The Unforgettable Fire” by U2

From the album The Unforgettable Fire (1984)

“The Unforgettable Fire” by U2 appears on 29 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1988 and 2020. It was first released in 1984 on the album The Unforgettable Fire. Its best result is #48 on the WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #658 alternative song of all time.

29countdowns
8stations
#48best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2020years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 48 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 82 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1991 283 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 55 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 453 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1996 201 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 355 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 1774 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 939 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 1777 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1777 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 419 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 1766 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 667 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1503 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 149 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1503 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 111 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 1502 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 317 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 243 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 1126 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 949 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 891 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 845 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 841 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 852 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 874 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 1855 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020

Also listed as: The Unforgetable Fire.