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WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade

RockLists has 2 editions of the WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade, from 1989 to 2009. Across all of them, the most successful song is “How Soon is Now?” by The Smiths, which appears in 1 edition.

2editions
1989–2009years
2different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
1989 Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) How Soon is Now?The Smiths 101
2009 Top 101 Songs of the Decade Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes 101

How the top songs moved between editions

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

#Song'89'09
1 How Soon is Now?The Smiths 1 –
2 Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes – 1
3 ClocksColdplay – 2
4 Just Like HeavenThe Cure 2 –
5 I Melt With YouModern English 3 –
6 Mr. BrightsideThe Killers – 3
7 She Sells SanctuaryThe Cult 4 –
8 Float OnModest Mouse – 4
9 Sunday Bloody SundayU2 5 –
10 Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand – 5
11 Love ShackThe B-52's 6 –
12 Hash PipeWeezer – 6
13 Last NiteThe Strokes – 7
14 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)R.E.M. 7 –
15 In Between DaysThe Cure 8 –
16 Times Like TheseFoo Fighters – 8
17 Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads 9 –
18 Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili Peppers – 9
19 Blue MondayNew Order 10 –
20 KidsMGMT – 10
21 Radio Free EuropeR.E.M. 11 –
22 StarlightMuse – 11
23 Icky ThumpThe White Stripes – 12
24 BadU2 12 –
25 Dear GodXTC 13 –
26 Beautiful DayU2 – 13
27 In Your EyesPeter Gabriel 14 –
28 Use SomebodyKings of Leon – 14
29 London CallingThe Clash 15 –
30 Lazy EyeSilversun Pickups – 15
31 Burning Down the HouseTalking Heads 16 –
32 Viva La VidaColdplay – 16
33 The MiddleJimmy Eat World – 17
34 True FaithNew Order 17 –
35 Pride (In the Name of Love)U2 18 –
36 Wake UpThe Arcade Fire – 18
37 Are You Gonna Be My GirlJet – 19
38 The LovecatsThe Cure 19 –
39 Uncertain SmileThe The 20 –
40 The PretenderFoo Fighters – 20
41 Running Up That HillKate Bush 21 –
42 American IdiotGreen Day – 21
43 Such Great HeightsThe Postal Service – 22
44 RoamThe B-52's 22 –
45 I Will FollowU2 23 –
46 DriveIncubus – 23
47 MapsYeah Yeah Yeahs – 24
48 Inside OutMighty Lemon Drops 24 –
49 RisePublic Image Ltd. 25 –
50 Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz – 25
51 BirthdayThe Sugarcubes 26 –
52 Somebody Told MeThe Killers – 26
53 YellowColdplay – 27
54 A Night Like ThisThe Cure 27 –
55 Fall On MeR.E.M. 28 –
56 No One KnowsQueens of the Stone Age – 28
57 SweetnessJimmy Eat World – 29
58 Fast CarTracy Chapman 29 –
59 Everyday is HalloweenMinistry 30 –
60 Sex On FireKings of Leon – 30