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“When Love Comes To Town” by U2 with B.B. King

Released 1988 With B.B. King

“When Love Comes To Town” by U2 with B.B. King appears on 17 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1988 and 2014. It was first released in 1988. Its best result is #73 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #237 alternative song of 1988 and #1,123 alternative song of all time.

17countdowns
4stations
#73best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 73 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1268 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1268 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1272 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1271 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1256 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 319 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1256 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1256 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 815 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 771 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 453 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 794 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 812 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 839 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 879 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 925 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: When Love Comes to Town.

Charting alongside it in 1988

Best songs of 1988 →
  1. 1SuedeheadMorrissey
  2. 2DesireU2
  3. 3Beds are BurningMidnight Oil
  4. 4Route 66Depeche Mode
  5. 5Peek-A-BooSiouxsie and the Banshees
  6. 6Chains of LoveErasure