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Countdown records

The records set across 1,186 countdowns and 254,661 chart positions: the songs that turned up everywhere, the ones voted number one again and again, and the artists with the deepest catalogs on the charts.

On the most countdowns

  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana231 lists
  2. 2With or Without YouU2213 lists
  3. 3Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers204 lists
  4. 4Sunday Bloody SundayU2204 lists
  5. 5AlivePearl Jam202 lists
  6. 6JeremyPearl Jam187 lists
  7. 7New Year's DayU2182 lists
  8. 8BlackPearl Jam179 lists
  9. 9Come As You AreNirvana175 lists
  10. 10EverlongFoo Fighters175 lists
  11. 11Losing My ReligionR.E.M.173 lists
  12. 12OneU2172 lists
  13. 13Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin169 lists
  14. 14Bohemian RhapsodyQueen169 lists
  15. 15Pride (In the Name of Love)U2168 lists

Voted number one most often

  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana58 × #1
  2. 2Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin52 × #1
  3. 3Pumped up KicksFoster The People18 × #1
  4. 4How Soon is Now?The Smiths14 × #1
  5. 5Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes14 × #1
  6. 6Master of PuppetsMetallica14 × #1
  7. 7Use SomebodyKings of Leon14 × #1
  8. 8BlackPearl Jam11 × #1
  9. 9Little Lion ManMumford & Sons9 × #1
  10. 10Take Me To ChurchHozier9 × #1
  11. 11Bohemian RhapsodyQueen8 × #1
  12. 12Float OnModest Mouse8 × #1
  13. 13Rolling in the DeepAdele8 × #1
  14. 14Feel It StillPortugal. The Man8 × #1
  15. 15Been Caught StealingJane's Addiction7 × #1

On the most stations

  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana65 stations
  2. 2Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers60 stations
  3. 3Black Hole SunSoundgarden57 stations
  4. 4Better ManPearl Jam57 stations
  5. 5JeremyPearl Jam56 stations
  6. 6EverlongFoo Fighters56 stations
  7. 7AlivePearl Jam55 stations
  8. 8Sunday Bloody SundayU255 stations
  9. 9Interstate Love SongStone Temple Pilots55 stations
  10. 10With or Without YouU254 stations
  11. 11Rock the CasbahThe Clash54 stations
  12. 12PlushStone Temple Pilots54 stations
  13. 13Come As You AreNirvana53 stations
  14. 14New Year's DayU253 stations
  15. 15Should I Stay or Should I Go?The Clash53 stations

Longest charting span

  1. 1Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin50 years
  2. 2LaylaDerek and the Dominos50 years
  3. 3FreebirdLynyrd Skynyrd50 years
  4. 4KashmirLed Zeppelin50 years
  5. 5All Along the WatchtowerJimi Hendrix50 years
  6. 6Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin50 years
  7. 7Won't Get Fooled AgainThe Who50 years
  8. 8Hey JudeThe Beatles50 years
  9. 9Light My FireThe Doors50 years
  10. 10Riders on the StormThe Doors50 years
  11. 11Jumpin' Jack FlashThe Rolling Stones50 years
  12. 12A Day in the LifeThe Beatles50 years
  13. 13Like a Rolling StoneBob Dylan50 years
  14. 14All Right NowFree50 years
  15. 15Brown SugarThe Rolling Stones50 years

Charted in the most formats

  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana4 formats
  2. 2Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin4 formats
  3. 3AlivePearl Jam4 formats
  4. 4Bohemian RhapsodyQueen4 formats
  5. 5Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers4 formats
  6. 6With or Without YouU24 formats
  7. 7Sunday Bloody SundayU24 formats
  8. 8Hotel CaliforniaThe Eagles4 formats
  9. 9JeremyPearl Jam4 formats
  10. 10BlackPearl Jam4 formats
  11. 11Come As You AreNirvana4 formats
  12. 12EverlongFoo Fighters4 formats
  13. 13Losing My ReligionR.E.M.4 formats
  14. 14Wish You Were HerePink Floyd4 formats
  15. 15Enter SandmanMetallica4 formats

Most chart appearances

  1. 1U23,464 entries
  2. 2Led Zeppelin3,128 entries
  3. 3The Rolling Stones2,683 entries
  4. 4The Beatles2,515 entries
  5. 5Pearl Jam2,372 entries
  6. 6R.E.M.2,090 entries
  7. 7Van Halen1,942 entries
  8. 8Red Hot Chili Peppers1,797 entries
  9. 9David Bowie1,793 entries
  10. 10Pink Floyd1,743 entries
  11. 11AC/DC1,732 entries
  12. 12Nirvana1,670 entries
  13. 13Foo Fighters1,636 entries
  14. 14Aerosmith1,629 entries
  15. 15Green Day1,537 entries

Most different charting songs

  1. 1The Beatles177 songs
  2. 2U2172 songs
  3. 3The Rolling Stones131 songs
  4. 4Pearl Jam122 songs
  5. 5Bruce Springsteen119 songs
  6. 6R.E.M.114 songs
  7. 7David Bowie99 songs
  8. 8The Cure98 songs
  9. 9Led Zeppelin96 songs
  10. 10Metallica95 songs
  11. 11Bob Dylan93 songs
  12. 12Van Halen86 songs
  13. 13The Fall85 songs
  14. 14AC/DC83 songs
  15. 15Pink Floyd81 songs

Most number ones

  1. 1Nirvana65 × #1
  2. 2Led Zeppelin59 × #1
  3. 3The White Stripes19 × #1
  4. 4Green Day18 × #1
  5. 5Foster The People18 × #1
  6. 6Red Hot Chili Peppers16 × #1
  7. 7Metallica16 × #1
  8. 8Kings of Leon16 × #1
  9. 9The Smiths15 × #1
  10. 10Imagine Dragons15 × #1
  11. 11Pearl Jam14 × #1
  12. 12Linkin Park14 × #1
  13. 13Mumford & Sons14 × #1
  14. 14Hozier13 × #1
  15. 15AC/DC11 × #1

Charted on the most stations

  1. 1Foo Fighters111 stations
  2. 2Pearl Jam107 stations
  3. 3Red Hot Chili Peppers104 stations
  4. 4U2102 stations
  5. 5Green Day100 stations
  6. 6Stone Temple Pilots88 stations
  7. 7Weezer88 stations
  8. 8R.E.M.85 stations
  9. 9Metallica79 stations
  10. 10The Offspring79 stations
  11. 11Bush78 stations
  12. 12Nirvana77 stations
  13. 13The Smashing Pumpkins77 stations
  14. 14Coldplay77 stations
  15. 15Alice In Chains77 stations

Longest countdowns

  1. 1Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)2,044
  2. 2WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time2,020
  3. 3CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)2,013
  4. 4CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)2,012
  5. 5CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)2,011
  6. 6CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)2,011
  7. 7CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)2,010
  8. 8CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)2,009
  9. 9CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)2,008
  10. 10CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)2,005

Longest-running series

  1. 191X Top 91 Songs of the Year40 editions
  2. 2De Tijdloze 10038 editions
  3. 3KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of the Year34 editions
  4. 4Triple J Hottest 100 of the Year33 editions
  5. 5WBER Listener Countdown31 editions
  6. 6WEQX Top 102.7 of the Year29 editions
  7. 7Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the Year27 editions
  8. 8Festive Fifty24 editions
  9. 988.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 of the Year22 editions
  10. 10The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Year21 editions