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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 “Head On” by The Jesus and Mary Chain, which appears in 3 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 Head OnThe Jesus and Mary Chain 28 341
2 How Soon is Now?The Smiths 6 5
3 Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen 14 4
4 Lust For LifeIggy Pop 1 24
5 Dear GodXTC 2 25
6 Just Like HeavenThe Cure 27 3
7 Cities in DustSiouxsie and the Banshees 34 2
8 London CallingThe Clash 4 35
9 Save It For LaterThe English Beat 30 9
10 I Wanna Be SedatedThe Ramones 9 31
11 Blister in the SunViolent Femmes 11 33
12 Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division 37 8
13 In Between DaysThe Cure 3 43
14 Town Called MaliceThe Jam 26 32
15 Bizarre Love TriangleNew Order 10 57
16 Bela Lugosi's DeadBauhaus 61 6
17 Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds 48 37
18 So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)R.E.M. 7 81
19 Bitchin' CamaroDead Milkmen 56 40
20 Burning Down the HouseTalking Heads 33 68
21 Sunday Bloody SundayU2 57 45
22 Love Removal MachineThe Cult 64 41
23 Mexican RadioWall of Voodoo 49 66
24 The Ghost In YouThe Psychedelic Furs 43 73
25 TV PartyBlack Flag 80 42
26 Happy HourThe Housemartins 89 34
27 InstitutionalizedSuicidal Tendencies 68 56
28 I Melt With YouModern English 21 108
29 Hey St. PeterFlash and the Pan 75 55
30 Here Comes Your ManThe Pixies 112 20
31 Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)Dramarama 20 116
32 Been Caught StealingJane's Addiction 13 130
33 CarsGary Numan 59 85
34 Because The NightPatti Smith 38 107
35 Dead Man's PartyOingo Boingo 51 109
36 SuedeheadMorrissey 41 125
37 Best FriendsThe English Beat 120 46
38 She Blinded Me With ScienceThomas Dolby 155 13
39 Private IdahoThe B-52's 39 136
40 Monkey Gone To HeavenThe Pixies 23 157
41 Never Say NeverRomeo Void 119 64
42 God Save the QueenThe Sex Pistols 123 65
43 Bad LuckSocial Distortion 100 90
44 Don't Let's StartThey Might Be Giants 62 132
45 ChorusErasure 139 54
46 Sex (I'm a...)Berlin 142 53
47 Beds are BurningMidnight Oil 52 145
48 Punk Rock GirlDead Milkmen 69 128
49 Another Girl, Another PlanetThe Only Ones 132 69
50 Life During WartimeTalking Heads 114 92
51 New Year's DayU2 113 94
52 Neat Neat NeatThe Damned 12 200
53 Under the Milky WayThe Church 195 22
54 I'll Be YouThe Replacements 122 97
55 Jane SaysJane's Addiction 157 62
56 This Is Radio ClashThe Clash 168 59
57 Public ImagePublic Image Ltd. 53 177
58 Head Like a HoleNine Inch Nails 24 208
59 Beat on the BratThe Ramones 125 105
60 RioDuran Duran 183 48