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Countdown records

The records set across 597 countdowns and 126,249 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 SpiritNirvana134 lists
  2. 2With or Without YouU2123 lists
  3. 3Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division120 lists
  4. 4AlivePearl Jam119 lists
  5. 5Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers117 lists
  6. 6Sunday Bloody SundayU2116 lists
  7. 7Losing My ReligionR.E.M.115 lists
  8. 8OneU2114 lists
  9. 9CreepRadiohead111 lists
  10. 10JeremyPearl Jam104 lists
  11. 11WonderwallOasis104 lists
  12. 12BlackPearl Jam101 lists
  13. 13New Year's DayU2100 lists
  14. 14Come As You AreNirvana97 lists
  15. 15EverlongFoo Fighters96 lists

Voted number one most often

  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana43 × #1
  2. 2Master of PuppetsMetallica13 × #1
  3. 3How Soon is Now?The Smiths12 × #1
  4. 4Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin12 × #1
  5. 5BlackPearl Jam11 × #1
  6. 6Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes10 × #1
  7. 7Been Caught StealingJane's Addiction7 × #1
  8. 8Child in TimeDeep Purple7 × #1
  9. 9WonderwallOasis6 × #1
  10. 10IntergalacticBeastie Boys6 × #1
  11. 11Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz6 × #1
  12. 12Anarchy in the U.K.The Sex Pistols5 × #1
  13. 13Float OnModest Mouse5 × #1
  14. 14American IdiotGreen Day5 × #1
  15. 15Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili Peppers5 × #1

On the most stations

  1. 1Mr. BrightsideThe Killers28 stations
  2. 2Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana27 stations
  3. 3WonderwallOasis27 stations
  4. 4Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes27 stations
  5. 5Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand26 stations
  6. 6Losing My ReligionR.E.M.25 stations
  7. 7OneU225 stations
  8. 8Black Hole SunSoundgarden25 stations
  9. 9Bitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verve25 stations
  10. 10Better ManPearl Jam25 stations
  11. 11AlivePearl Jam24 stations
  12. 12CreepRadiohead24 stations
  13. 13Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers24 stations
  14. 14Sunday Bloody SundayU224 stations
  15. 15With or Without YouU224 stations

Longest charting span

  1. 1Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin50 years
  2. 2All Along the WatchtowerJimi Hendrix50 years
  3. 3Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin50 years
  4. 4Hey JudeThe Beatles50 years
  5. 5Light My FireThe Doors50 years
  6. 6Like a Rolling StoneBob Dylan50 years
  7. 7LaylaDerek and the Dominos50 years
  8. 8Shine On You Crazy DiamondPink Floyd50 years
  9. 9Riders on the StormThe Doors50 years
  10. 10KashmirLed Zeppelin50 years
  11. 11A Day in the LifeThe Beatles50 years
  12. 12FreebirdLynyrd Skynyrd50 years
  13. 13Won't Get Fooled AgainThe Who50 years
  14. 14Strawberry Fields ForeverThe Beatles50 years
  15. 15Hey JoeJimi Hendrix50 years

Charted in the most formats

  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana4 formats
  2. 2EverlongFoo Fighters4 formats
  3. 3Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin4 formats
  4. 4Bohemian RhapsodyQueen4 formats
  5. 5OneMetallica4 formats
  6. 6Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes4 formats
  7. 7Beds are BurningMidnight Oil4 formats
  8. 8Enter SandmanMetallica4 formats
  9. 9Nothing Else MattersMetallica4 formats
  10. 10Would?Alice In Chains4 formats
  11. 11Boulevard of Broken DreamsGreen Day4 formats
  12. 12American IdiotGreen Day4 formats
  13. 13ParanoidBlack Sabbath4 formats
  14. 14ThunderstruckAC/DC4 formats
  15. 15CalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppers4 formats

Most chart appearances

  1. 1U22,283 entries
  2. 2R.E.M.1,579 entries
  3. 3Pearl Jam1,349 entries
  4. 4The Cure1,236 entries
  5. 5David Bowie1,136 entries
  6. 6Red Hot Chili Peppers1,126 entries
  7. 7The Beatles1,061 entries
  8. 8Depeche Mode1,040 entries
  9. 9The Clash986 entries
  10. 10Nirvana951 entries
  11. 11Green Day885 entries
  12. 12Foo Fighters868 entries
  13. 13The Rolling Stones827 entries
  14. 14The Smashing Pumpkins819 entries
  15. 15Radiohead744 entries

Most different charting songs

  1. 1U2139 songs
  2. 2The Beatles126 songs
  3. 3Pearl Jam103 songs
  4. 4R.E.M.97 songs
  5. 5The Cure94 songs
  6. 6The Rolling Stones91 songs
  7. 7Bruce Springsteen86 songs
  8. 8The Fall85 songs
  9. 9David Bowie81 songs
  10. 10Depeche Mode71 songs
  11. 11Green Day70 songs
  12. 12Led Zeppelin69 songs
  13. 13Foo Fighters65 songs
  14. 14The Clash62 songs
  15. 15Bob Dylan62 songs

Most number ones

  1. 1Nirvana50 × #1
  2. 2Red Hot Chili Peppers14 × #1
  3. 3Green Day14 × #1
  4. 4Pearl Jam13 × #1
  5. 5The Smiths13 × #1
  6. 6Metallica13 × #1
  7. 7The White Stripes13 × #1
  8. 8Led Zeppelin12 × #1
  9. 9The Cure9 × #1
  10. 10Beastie Boys9 × #1
  11. 11Linkin Park8 × #1
  12. 12Staind8 × #1
  13. 13New Order7 × #1
  14. 14Oasis7 × #1
  15. 15Jane's Addiction7 × #1

Charted on the most stations

  1. 1U240 stations
  2. 2Foo Fighters36 stations
  3. 3R.E.M.34 stations
  4. 4Pearl Jam34 stations
  5. 5Green Day34 stations
  6. 6Red Hot Chili Peppers33 stations
  7. 7Nirvana33 stations
  8. 8Radiohead33 stations
  9. 9Weezer32 stations
  10. 10The Smashing Pumpkins31 stations
  11. 11Nine Inch Nails31 stations
  12. 12Beck31 stations
  13. 13The Offspring31 stations
  14. 14Lenny Kravitz31 stations
  15. 15Stone Temple Pilots30 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 Year39 editions
  2. 2De Tijdloze 10038 editions
  3. 3KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of the Year33 editions
  4. 4Triple J Hottest 100 of the Year33 editions
  5. 5Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the Year27 editions
  6. 6Festive Fifty24 editions
  7. 7Q101 Top 101 Songs of the Year18 editions
  8. 8CFNY Top 102 Songs of the Year18 editions
  9. 9De Afrekening18 editions
  10. 10De Zwaarste Lijst18 editions