U2 X-Radio Countdown

Original Story by Aaron J. Sams (2020-09-04)

U2 are running a show called “The 100 Most Desired U2 Songs” today, and throughout Labour Day weekend on U2 X-Radio, on SiriusXM. The songs are being counted down from 100 to 1, with introductions from Rocky O’Riordan, Dan Hegarty, Gavin Friday and a number of fans, some of whom have done a “Desire” segment in the past, and others who are being heard for the first time on the station. The song rankings are based on the request that fans have been making of their Most Desired Songs since the station launched in July.

The songs played so far are as follows (We’ll have updates later in the day…)

  • 100. I Threw A Brick Through A Window
  • 99. The Saints Are Coming (with Green Day)
  • 98. Seconds
  • 97. The Wanderer (with Johnny Cash)
  • 96. 13 (There is A Light)
  • 95. No Line on the Horizon
  • 94. Song for Someone
  • 93. If God Will Send His Angels
  • 92. Red Flag Day
  • 91. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
  • 90. I’ll Go Crazy if I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
  • 89. Dirty Day
  • 88. MLK
  • 87. Tomorrow
  • 86. Landlady
  • 85. Cedarwood Road
  • 84. Wire
  • 83. Original of the Species
  • 82. Like a Song…
  • 81. Last Night on Earth
  • 80. Yahweh
  • 79. Numb
  • 78. Miss Sarajevo
  • 77. Get Out of Your Own Way
  • 76. So Cruel
  • 75. When Love Comes to Town (with BB King)
  • 74. Love is Blindness
  • 73. Mercy (Live from Brussels)
  • 72. Staring at the Sun
  • 71. Breathe
  • 70. Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World
  • 69. In a Little While
  • 68. God Part II
  • 67. Invisible
  • 66. Trip Through Your Wires
  • 65. Exit
  • 64. Zooropa
  • 63. Every Breaking Wave
  • 62. Sweetest Thing
  • 61. Hawkmoon 269
  • 60. Iris (Hold Me Close)
  • 59. Mofo
  • 58. Heartland
  • 57. Surrender
  • 56. Gone
  • 55. Lemon
  • 54. Lady with the Spinning Head
  • 53. Drowning Man
  • 52. 11 O’Clock Tick Tock
  • 51. Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
  • 50. Please
  • 49. Vertigo
  • 48. Discotheque
  • 47. Miracle Drug
  • 46. Magnificent
  • 45. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
  • 44. You’re the Best Thing About Me
  • 43. The Electric Co.
  • 42. The Little Things that Give You Away
  • 41. Even Better Than the Real Thing
  • 40. Elevation
  • 39. Electrical Storm
  • 38. Angel of Harlem
  • 37. Moment of Surrender
  • 36. Red Hill Mining Town
  • 35. Desire
  • 34. Sometimes You Can’t Make it On Your Own
  • 33. Two Hearts Beat as One
  • 32. In God’s Country
  • 31. One Tree Hill
  • 30. Zoo Station
  • 29. Bullet the Blue Sky
  • 28. I Will Follow
  • 27. Love is Bigger Than Anything in its Way
  • 26. Gloria
  • 25. Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
  • 24. City of Blinding Lights
  • 23. Mysterious Ways
  • 22. Acrobat
  • 21. New Year’s Day
  • 20. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
  • 19. Walk On
  • 18. Pride (In the Name of Love)
  • 17. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
  • 16. Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • 15. Out of Control
  • 14. “40”
  • 13. One
  • 12. Beautiful Day
  • 11. Running to Stand Still
  • 10. The Unforgettable Fire
  • 9. The Fly
  • 8. Kite
  • 7. All I Want is You
  • 6. With or Without You
  • 5. A Sort of Homecoming
  • 4. Until the End of the World
  • 3. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
  • 2. Where the Streets Have No Name
  • 1. Bad

(at #26 the station broke away from the countdown and started airing the Paul Oakenfold show, Discotheque, and returned to the countdown after that show finished. The first 75 tracks took six hours to reveal. The last 25 took just over an additional 2 hours.)

Thanks to Neil, Denise, Tracy and Sherry for fact checking.

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