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De Tijdloze 100

RockLists has 38 editions of the De Tijdloze 100, from 1987 to 2025. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, which appears in 38 editions. Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” finished first eleven times.

38editions
1987–2025years
7different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
1987 De Tijdloze 100 (1987) Child in TimeDeep Purple 100
1988 De Tijdloze 100 (1988) AngieThe Rolling Stones 100
1990 De Tijdloze 100 (1990) Child in TimeDeep Purple 100
1991 De Tijdloze 100 (1991) AngieThe Rolling Stones 100
1992 De Tijdloze 100 (1992) AngieThe Rolling Stones 100
1993 De Tijdloze 100 (1993) Child in TimeDeep Purple 100
1994 De Tijdloze 100 (1994) Child in TimeDeep Purple 100
1995 De Tijdloze 100 (1995) AngieThe Rolling Stones 100
1996 De Tijdloze 100 (1996) Child in TimeDeep Purple 100
1997 De Tijdloze 100 (1997) Child in TimeDeep Purple 100
1998 De Tijdloze 100 (1998) Child in TimeDeep Purple 100
1999 De Tijdloze 100 (1999) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 150
2000 De Tijdloze 100 (2000) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 100
2001 De Tijdloze 100 (2001) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 100
2002 De Tijdloze 100 (2002) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 100
2003 De Tijdloze 100 (2003) MiaGorki 100
2004 De Tijdloze 100 (2004) MiaGorki 100
2005 De Tijdloze 100 (2005) MiaGorki 100
2006 De Tijdloze 100 (2006) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 100
2007 De Tijdloze 100 (2007) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 100
2008 De Tijdloze 100 (2008) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 100
2009 De Tijdloze 100 (2009) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 100
2010 De Tijdloze 100 (2010) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 100
2011 De Tijdloze 100 (2011) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 100
2012 De Tijdloze 100 (2012) Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 100
2013 De Tijdloze 100 (2013) Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 100
2014 De Tijdloze 100 (2014) MiaGorki 100
2015 De Tijdloze 100 (2015) BlackPearl Jam 100
2016 De Tijdloze 100 (2016) BlackPearl Jam 100
2017 De Tijdloze 100 (2017) BlackPearl Jam 100
2018 De Tijdloze 100 (2018) BlackPearl Jam 100
2019 De Tijdloze 100 (2019) BlackPearl Jam 100
2020 De Tijdloze 100 (2020) BlackPearl Jam 100
2021 De Tijdloze 100 (2021) The ChainFleetwood Mac 100
2022 De Tijdloze 100 (2022) The ChainFleetwood Mac 100
2023 De Tijdloze 100 (2023) BlackPearl Jam 100
2024 De Tijdloze 100 (2024) BlackPearl Jam 100
2025 De Tijdloze 100 (2025) BlackPearl Jam 100

How the top songs moved between editions

Each song’s position in every edition (the latest 24 shown). A dash means it did not appear.

#Song'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
1 Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin 7 6 7 6 7 5 4 3 2 3 2 1 4 6 5 7 7 8 11 15 14 18 18 18
2 Child in TimeDeep Purple 5 7 9 4 5 4 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 7 9 8 10 14 21 19 21 23 28 30
3 Bohemian RhapsodyQueen 11 13 15 25 17 14 18 13 19 7 7 7 8 9 6 4 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 3
4 A ForestThe Cure 12 15 13 11 11 8 9 11 9 10 9 8 13 13 14 15 16 11 10 8 4 8 7 5
5 Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 3 5 8 7 6 6 9 11
6 Sultans of SwingDire Straits 42 50 45 33 24 22 30 22 24 22 18 19 12 14 13 10 9 9 7 10 12 12 12 6
7 OneMetallica 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 6 3 4 6 6 10 15 20 24 27 31 33
8 AlivePearl Jam 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 10 12 12 13 19 20 17 22 28 26 32 38
9 MiaGorki 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 8 11 22 1 2 3 2 5 3 4 6 7 7 2 8
10 Nothing Else MattersMetallica 9 9 10 13 14 13 11 14 15 15 12 21 22 16 17 12 12 22 28 30 33 32 33 48
11 Purple RainPrince 37 10 22 63 81 50 55 56 60 53 75 82 55 53 26 34 44 35 33 28 26 25 24 21
12 CreepRadiohead 4 4 4 5 4 7 8 9 7 11 30 27 23 29 21 30 41 40 40 42 42 41 37 31
13 TroySinéad O'Connor 33 30 48 47 55 38 36 47 47 56 56 44 54 39 48 51 36 34 34 32 27 4 8 9
14 The EndThe Doors 31 38 35 34 29 23 28 31 34 31 27 28 44 34 67 61 64 70 78 62 70 88 86 –
15 BlackPearl Jam 47 32 20 19 12 11 12 8 8 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
16 Killing in the NameRage Against the Machine 17 20 26 23 30 27 19 15 13 12 14 11 14 17 18 25 29 26 27 31 35 35 48 39
17 Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division 57 71 63 49 32 30 29 48 29 35 41 53 27 40 44 60 63 51 52 56 56 67 44 94
18 HeroesDavid Bowie 95 – 85 – 100 68 – 84 73 – 43 17 16 28 8 16 17 17 24 17 20 19 14 16
19 Hotel CaliforniaThe Eagles 88 78 88 85 66 69 98 61 88 65 61 54 52 45 47 29 31 31 36 35 36 37 36 37
20 The RiverBruce Springsteen 74 49 66 74 53 53 75 53 65 75 54 41 57 48 40 53 53 49 47 45 52 39 43 44
21 Like a HurricaneNeil Young 36 43 54 58 51 36 40 36 63 27 31 20 37 42 63 67 80 81 69 70 68 73 90 69
22 AngieThe Rolling Stones 16 24 27 28 36 57 57 58 96 67 66 16 89 92 93 – – – – – – – – –
23 Wish You Were HerePink Floyd 58 61 57 36 22 17 15 17 18 17 10 9 5 5 7 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 4
24 Temple of LoveSisters of Mercy 27 27 24 18 26 28 23 46 49 55 49 52 79 50 69 65 61 67 68 65 84 87 82 –
25 OneU2 10 17 6 9 9 12 14 16 16 30 34 34 96 – 89 90 – 69 70 83 62 69 89 –
26 Suds & SodadEUS 13 11 14 10 8 10 10 10 14 18 21 38 29 38 71 – – 96 94 79 – – – 79
27 SchismTool 78 69 40 37 19 15 16 25 28 26 22 14 17 15 16 21 13 12 13 11 17 16 23 42
28 Master of PuppetsMetallica – 42 43 50 34 33 27 20 17 19 15 35 15 10 10 11 11 18 20 25 18 21 25 29
29 There is a Light That Never Goes OutThe Smiths 70 76 61 43 44 43 46 67 40 45 44 29 36 43 58 45 52 46 48 48 49 50 46 28
30 With or Without YouU2 21 31 12 16 20 24 35 33 41 48 63 59 73 73 73 69 79 83 87 100 83 74 95 74
31 November RainGuns N Roses 30 45 33 31 33 26 25 26 45 42 64 42 45 44 39 44 47 53 66 – 75 61 60 52
32 Where Is My Mind?The Pixies 14 12 11 12 15 19 21 18 23 21 23 33 33 26 50 41 48 50 43 50 51 64 68 65
33 Losing My ReligionR.E.M. 20 14 21 26 38 48 49 65 78 58 79 100 59 97 96 – – – – – 97 – – 92
34 Sunday Bloody SundayU2 34 70 31 32 37 62 71 55 70 91 92 – 85 89 – – – – – – – – – –
35 Instant StreetdEUS 50 65 59 45 28 25 34 23 32 28 36 50 50 23 45 64 51 44 31 29 43 36 39 36
36 Paranoid AndroidRadiohead 26 23 30 29 23 18 17 24 36 38 25 30 42 61 53 76 85 80 73 66 82 89 – –
37 MarthaTom Waits 48 – 79 70 46 49 43 38 50 29 26 23 18 18 24 26 35 21 25 27 25 34 35 34
38 HallelujahJeff Buckley 8 8 8 8 10 9 7 7 10 13 19 37 31 37 37 63 86 – 93 98 – – – –
39 Paint It BlackThe Rolling Stones 40 37 38 44 47 47 44 52 58 70 62 60 62 76 77 68 67 73 76 93 86 85 84 78
40 DisarmThe Smashing Pumpkins 19 21 23 17 18 21 31 39 53 66 69 74 64 82 88 – – – – – – 94 – –
41 EverlongFoo Fighters – – – – – 70 39 28 20 9 8 10 9 8 15 14 18 27 23 23 15 14 16 27
42 Brothers in ArmsDire Straits 83 93 – 93 87 74 79 78 72 44 45 31 32 30 25 19 22 19 18 18 23 22 21 19
43 Shine On You Crazy DiamondPink Floyd – – – – – 99 54 41 42 40 20 15 11 11 11 9 8 7 9 9 10 11 22 14
44 I Want YouElvis Costello 18 22 28 20 31 34 52 80 68 72 76 79 77 79 95 – – – – – – – – –
45 Street Spirit (Fade Out)Radiohead 15 16 25 24 21 20 20 27 37 43 46 46 61 70 70 98 – – – – – – – 83
46 Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers 22 18 17 21 16 32 41 44 48 47 52 55 58 58 85 70 – 71 83 77 94 100 88 –
47 ImagineJohn Lennon 56 60 62 54 80 95 82 – 90 83 94 – – 91 – – – – – – – – – –
48 Comfortably NumbPink Floyd – – – – – 84 62 63 74 46 28 25 26 22 19 20 20 16 22 21 16 13 15 17
49 Born to RunBruce Springsteen – – – – 96 73 95 71 67 68 42 43 40 49 52 92 – 75 85 75 92 79 83 76
50 No One KnowsQueens of the Stone Age – 98 69 41 49 35 37 32 26 14 16 12 24 32 41 52 59 66 63 61 66 42 53 67
51 Sympathy For The DevilThe Rolling Stones 64 52 58 62 65 58 87 85 80 79 83 89 93 99 90 – – – – – – – – –
52 Riders on the StormThe Doors 61 90 73 72 56 75 90 97 82 51 53 62 72 80 – – – 95 – – – – – –
53 ParanoidBlack Sabbath 45 53 37 42 58 72 61 74 56 64 68 72 74 54 75 86 – – – – – – – 40
54 Oh La La LaTC Matic 67 63 60 67 83 59 53 87 86 – – – – – – – – – – – 76 92 69 72
55 RosesdEUS 25 19 18 14 13 16 24 37 59 50 99 71 83 – – – – – – – – – – –
56 Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin 82 100 72 98 78 46 45 42 62 82 51 57 41 41 57 73 66 – – – – – – –
57 Kryptonite3 Doors Down – – – – – – 77 66 30 25 33 68 25 19 20 18 21 30 35 34 38 46 41 47
58 Mr. BrightsideThe Killers – – – – – – 92 43 35 49 48 56 68 67 49 33 32 29 14 12 9 9 13 10
59 Paradise by the Dashboard LightMeat Loaf 89 74 – 100 – – – – – – – – – – – 100 – – – – 98 – – –
60 Knights of CydoniaMuse – – – – – 98 56 34 25 32 17 18 21 24 28 36 40 39 46 46 57 56 65 60