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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 Just Like HeavenThe Cure 2 –
4 ClocksColdplay – 2
5 Mr. BrightsideThe Killers – 3
6 I Melt With YouModern English 3 –
7 She Sells SanctuaryThe Cult 4 –
8 Float OnModest Mouse – 4
9 Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand – 5
10 Sunday Bloody SundayU2 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 Times Like TheseFoo Fighters – 8
16 In Between DaysThe Cure 8 –
17 Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads 9 –
18 Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili Peppers – 9
19 KidsMGMT – 10
20 Blue MondayNew Order 10 –
21 Radio Free EuropeR.E.M. 11 –
22 StarlightMuse – 11
23 Icky ThumpThe White Stripes – 12
24 BadU2 12 –
25 Beautiful DayU2 – 13
26 Dear GodXTC 13 –
27 In Your EyesPeter Gabriel 14 –
28 Use SomebodyKings of Leon – 14
29 Lazy EyeSilversun Pickups – 15
30 London CallingThe Clash 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 The LovecatsThe Cure 19 –
38 Are You Gonna Be My GirlJet – 19
39 The PretenderFoo Fighters – 20
40 Uncertain SmileThe The 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 Inside OutMighty Lemon Drops 24 –
48 MapsYeah Yeah Yeahs – 24
49 Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz – 25
50 RisePublic Image Ltd. 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 Fast CarTracy Chapman 29 –
58 SweetnessJimmy Eat World – 29
59 Sex On FireKings of Leon – 30
60 Everyday is HalloweenMinistry 30 –