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Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time

RockLists has 2 editions of the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time, from 2002 to 2003. Across all of them, the most successful song is “How Soon is Now?” by The Smiths, which appears in 2 editions.

2editions
2002–2003years
2different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
2002 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) Lust For LifeIggy Pop 2,002
2003 Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) ClampdownThe Clash 2,044

How the top songs moved between editions

Each song’s position in every edition. A dash means it did not appear.

#Song'02'03
1 How Soon is Now?The Smiths 6 5
2 Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen 14 4
3 Lust For LifeIggy Pop 1 24
4 Dear GodXTC 2 25
5 Just Like HeavenThe Cure 27 3
6 Cities in DustSiouxsie and the Banshees 34 2
7 London CallingThe Clash 4 35
8 Save It For LaterThe English Beat 30 9
9 I Wanna Be SedatedThe Ramones 9 31
10 Blister in the SunViolent Femmes 11 33
11 Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division 37 8
12 In Between DaysThe Cure 3 43
13 Town Called MaliceThe Jam 26 32
14 Bizarre Love TriangleNew Order 10 57
15 Bela Lugosi's DeadBauhaus 61 6
16 Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds 48 37
17 So. Central RainR.E.M. 7 81
18 Bitchin' CamaroDead Milkmen 56 40
19 Burning Down the HouseTalking Heads 33 68
20 Sunday Bloody SundayU2 57 45
21 Love Removal MachineThe Cult 64 41
22 Mexican RadioWall of Voodoo 49 66
23 The Ghost In YouThe Psychedelic Furs 43 73
24 TV PartyBlack Flag 80 42
25 Happy HourThe Housemartins 89 34
26 InstitutionalizedSuicidal Tendencies 68 56
27 I Melt With YouModern English 21 108
28 Hey St. PeterFlash and the Pan 75 55
29 Here Comes Your ManThe Pixies 112 20
30 Been Caught StealingJane's Addiction 13 130
31 CarsGary Numan 59 85
32 Because The NightPatti Smith 38 107
33 Dead Man's PartyOingo Boingo 51 109
34 SuedeheadMorrissey 41 125
35 Best FriendsThe English Beat 120 46
36 She Blinded Me With ScienceThomas Dolby 155 13
37 Private IdahoThe B-52's 39 136
38 Monkey Gone To HeavenThe Pixies 23 157
39 Never Say NeverRomeo Void 119 64
40 God Save the QueenThe Sex Pistols 123 65
41 Bad LuckSocial Distortion 100 90
42 Don't Let's StartThey Might Be Giants 62 132
43 ChorusErasure 139 54
44 Sex (I'm a...)Berlin 142 53
45 Beds are BurningMidnight Oil 52 145
46 Punk Rock GirlDead Milkmen 69 128
47 Another Girl, Another PlanetThe Only Ones 132 69
48 Life During WartimeTalking Heads 114 92
49 New Year's DayU2 113 94
50 Neat Neat NeatThe Damned 12 200
51 Under the Milky WayThe Church 195 22
52 I'll Be YouThe Replacements 122 97
53 Jane SaysJane's Addiction 157 62
54 This Is Radio ClashThe Clash 168 59
55 Public ImagePublic Image Ltd. 53 177
56 Head Like a HoleNine Inch Nails 24 208
57 Beat on the BratThe Ramones 125 105
58 RioDuran Duran 183 48
59 Alex ChiltonThe Replacements 44 190
60 Train in VainThe Clash 104 135