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“Where the Streets Have No Name” by U2

From the album The Joshua Tree (1987)

“Where the Streets Have No Name” by U2 appears on 77 radio countdowns from 22 stations between 1987 and 2026. It was first released in 1987 on the album The Joshua Tree. Its best result is #5 on The Best Opening Tracks of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #18 alternative song of 1987, #80 alternative song of all time and #65 of the '80s.

77countdowns
22stations
#5best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1987–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 14 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 12 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 91
1987 12 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 89 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 346 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 148 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 114 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 161 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 160 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 142 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 188 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1995 130 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 153 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 123 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 97 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 130 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 155 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 117 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 17 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 87 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 222 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 67 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 68 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 166 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 306 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 717 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 47 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 215 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 394 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 225 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 122 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 43 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 107 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 306 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 105 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 392 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 176 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 306 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 94 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2006 23 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 212 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 195 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 150 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 331 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 143 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 136 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 141 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 36 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 150 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 102 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 160 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 164 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 81 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 48 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 58 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 404 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 107 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 250 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 153 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 71 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 58 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2023 281 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 187 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 453 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 79 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 222 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 5 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 232 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 70 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 144 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Where The Streets Have No Name; Where the Streets Have No name; Where the Streets Have No Nmae; Where the Street Have No Name.

Charting alongside it in 1987

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