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Rock radio countdowns from the United States

RockLists has 971 countdowns from 133 stations in the United States. Combining all of them, the song United States listeners voted for most is “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana, which appears on 171 countdowns.

Stations in United States

Top 50 songs voted by United States listeners

Combined points across every countdown from the United States that counts toward the rankings, all formats together.

# Song Strength Lists Best #1s Year
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
15,803		 171 #1 36 1991
2 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers
12,324		 155 #1 3 1992
3 Jeremy Pearl Jam
11,996		 151 #1 1 1992
4 Alive Pearl Jam
11,972		 154 #2 – 1992
5 Come As You Are Nirvana
11,842		 150 #3 – 1992
6 With or Without You U2
11,418		 166 #3 – 1987
7 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin
11,190		 114 #1 49 –
8 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
11,164		 118 #1 8 –
9 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2
11,139		 162 #2 – 1983
10 Hotel California The Eagles
10,701		 112 #1 1 –
11 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd
10,341		 113 #1 1 1980
12 Everlong Foo Fighters
10,293		 143 #1 4 1997
13 Roxanne The Police
10,261		 145 #10 – 1978
14 Even Flow Pearl Jam
10,258		 134 #2 – 1992
15 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2
10,255		 146 #1 1 1984
16 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden
10,120		 142 #1 1 1994
17 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses
10,075		 114 #1 3 1988
18 Black Pearl Jam
10,068		 144 #1 1 1992
19 Dream On Aerosmith
10,052		 110 #1 1 –
20 New Year's Day U2
10,052		 154 #4 – 1983
21 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd
10,006		 110 #1 4 –
22 Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones
9,837		 116 #1 1 –
23 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith
9,741		 106 #1 5 –
24 I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones
9,735		 148 #1 2 1988
25 Kashmir Led Zeppelin
9,719		 108 #1 4 1997
26 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash
9,671		 149 #8 – 1982
27 Layla Derek and the Dominos
9,655		 113 #3 – –
28 Back in Black AC/DC
9,637		 115 #1 6 1980
29 Losing My Religion R.E.M.
9,592		 128 #1 1 1991
30 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd
9,576		 110 #2 – –
31 Rock the Casbah The Clash
9,485		 150 #1 1 1982
32 Enter Sandman Metallica
9,412		 113 #2 – 1991
33 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd
9,395		 108 #1 1 –
34 More than a Feeling Boston
9,347		 107 #2 – –
35 Black Dog Led Zeppelin
9,335		 107 #1 1 –
36 Plush Stone Temple Pilots
9,305		 125 #1 2 1993
37 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who
9,257		 111 #4 – –
38 All Apologies Nirvana
9,161		 135 #5 – 1994
39 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
9,093		 104 #1 1 1980
40 Tom Sawyer Rush
9,083		 108 #2 – 1981
41 One U2
8,985		 130 #1 1 1992
42 Creep Radiohead
8,947		 108 #1 1 1993
43 Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots
8,699		 124 #5 – 1994
44 Under Pressure Queen
8,693		 120 #2 – 1981
45 Better Man Pearl Jam
8,680		 135 #2 – 1995
46 White Wedding Billy Idol
8,657		 144 #7 – 1982
47 Loser Beck
8,646		 112 #2 – 1994
48 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
8,629		 107 #2 – –
49 Don't Stop Believing Journey
8,624		 106 #1 2 1981
50 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin
8,616		 110 #6 – 2003

Artists from United States

2,509 charting artists in the archive come from the United States (per MusicBrainz). The biggest, by countdown results everywhere:

  1. 1Pearl JamSeattle, Washington122 songs
  2. 2R.E.M.Athens, Georgia114 songs
  3. 3Red Hot Chili PeppersLos Angeles, California60 songs
  4. 4NirvanaAberdeen, Washington58 songs
  5. 5Van HalenPasadena86 songs
  6. 6Foo FightersSeattle, Washington78 songs
  7. 7Green DayBerkeley, California81 songs
  8. 8AerosmithBoston78 songs
  9. 9MetallicaLos Angeles95 songs
  10. 10The Smashing PumpkinsChicago, Illinois63 songs
  11. 11Bruce SpringsteenLong Branch119 songs
  12. 12The DoorsVenice41 songs
  13. 13Stone Temple PilotsSan Diego, California40 songs
  14. 14Guns N RosesLos Angeles36 songs
  15. 15WeezerLos Angeles, California76 songs
  16. 16Talking HeadsNew York City, New York44 songs
  17. 17The EaglesLos Angeles31 songs
  18. 18Beastie BoysNew York City, New York51 songs
  19. 19Lynyrd SkynyrdJacksonville24 songs
  20. 20Linkin ParkAgoura Hills, California58 songs
  21. 21BeckLos Angeles, California58 songs
  22. 22Jimi HendrixSeattle37 songs
  23. 23The OffspringGarden Grove, California42 songs
  24. 24Nine Inch NailsCleveland, Ohio56 songs
  25. 25Alice In ChainsSeattle, Washington41 songs
  26. 26blink-182Poway, California42 songs
  27. 27The KillersLas Vegas, Nevada41 songs
  28. 28ZZ TopHouston32 songs
  29. 29Bob DylanDuluth93 songs
  30. 30JourneySan Francisco26 songs