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KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)

The all-time countdown (Memorial Day 1988) from KROQ in Los Angeles, CA ranks 496 songs, with “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell at number one. The list features 198 different artists; Depeche Mode has the most entries with 16 songs. Positions 285, 286, 300, 447 are missing from the source list.

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1 Tainted Love Soft Cell 76 #1
2 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 67 #2
3 I Melt With You Modern English 96 #2
4 Just Like Heaven The Cure 104 #1
5 How Soon is Now? The Smiths 106 #1
6 Dead Man's Party Oingo Boingo 65 #1
7 White Lines (Don't Do It) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel 17 #7
8 Strangelove Depeche Mode 62 #2
9 Nowhere Girl B-Movie 26 #5
10 Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) Dramarama 55 #2
11 Boys Don't Cry The Cure 86 #1
12 Sex Dwarf Soft Cell 17 #3
13 Kiss Me Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy 25 #13
14 Blue Monday New Order 96 #1
15 Let's Go to Bed The Cure 53 #9
16 Ladykiller The Vandals 8 #7
17 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
18 Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood 59 #1
19 Los Angeles X 25 #16
20 The Killing Moon Echo and the Bunnymen 65 #9
21 A Question of Lust Depeche Mode 17 #2
22 Dear God XTC 92 #1
23 I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones 158 #1
24 Original Sin INXS 44 #19
25 Rock the Casbah The Clash 164 #1
26 Red Red Wine UB40 49 #1
27 What I Like About You The Romantics 92 #10
28 Only a Lad Oingo Boingo 24 #6
29 Enola Gay Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 19 #29
30 World Destruction Time Zone 31 #17
31 Route 66 Depeche Mode 53 #1
32 The Lovecats The Cure 60 #2
33 Rock Lobster The B-52's 87 #5
34 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
35 One More Shot C-Bank 5 #35
36 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby 58 #13
37 It's a Mug's Game Soft Cell 12 #37
38 Wild Thing X 10 #25
39 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult 83 #4
40 The Cutter Echo and the Bunnymen 35 #22
41 Everyday Is Like Sunday Morrissey 56 #5
42 Cities in Dust Siouxsie and the Banshees 60 #2
43 Mirror in the Bathroom The English Beat 64 #38
44 Everything Counts Depeche Mode 43 #24
45 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 125 #1
46 Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) Icicle Works 32 #22
47 Girls on Film Duran Duran 51 #18
48 Big in Japan Alphaville 17 #23
49 Desire Gene Loves Jezebel 31 #6
50 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 143 #3
51 Pale Shelter Tears for Fears 20 #29
52 Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs 64 #10
53 Cool Places Sparks 13 #39
54 Stand and Deliver Adam & the Ants 27 #11
55 Psycho Killer Talking Heads 98 #6
56 Institutionalized Suicidal Tendencies 39 #3
57 Tempted Squeeze 89 #21
58 What Difference Does It Make? The Smiths 36 #17
59 Lined Up Shriekback 3 #59
60 Homosapien Pete Shelley 10 #13
61 Anarchy in the U.K. The Sex Pistols 96 #1
62 Never Say Never Romeo Void 59 #8
63 The Wait The Pretenders 9 #2
64 Lust For Life Iggy Pop 92 #1
65 Promised You a Miracle Simple Minds 16 #30
66 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys 52 #11
67 Walking in L.A. Missing Persons 22 #11
68 Just a Gigolo Barbie and the Kens 9 #35
69 Kundalini Express Love and Rockets 12 #45
70 If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 48 #14
71 I Love a Man in Uniform Gang of Four 12 #28
72 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 92 #1
73 Hot You're Cool General Public 13 #51
74 Kings Lead Hat Brian Eno 1 #74
75 Grey Matter Oingo Boingo 3 #75
76 Homicide 999 8 #76
77 All in My Mind Love and Rockets 10 #32
78 Town Called Malice The Jam 62 #7
79 White Wedding Billy Idol 152 #7
80 Janitor Suburban Lawns 7 #12
81 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 72 #4
82 Watching the Detectives Elvis Costello 60 #25
83 Who Needs Love Like That Erasure 5 #83
84 Flexible Depeche Mode 3 #19
85 The One Thing INXS 52 #10
86 Dreaming Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 10 #26
87 Middle of the Road The Pretenders 53 #25
88 Little Red Corvette Prince 21 #12
89 Train in Vain The Clash 120 #10
90 Situation Yaz 46 #8
91 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys 50 #6
92 Save It For Later The English Beat 69 #9
93 Blind Vision Blancmange 6 #93
94 Sex (I'm a...) Berlin 40 #23
95 Get the Balance Right Depeche Mode 18 #42
96 Oh L'Amour Erasure 31 #3
97 Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo 64 #9
98 Opportunities (Let's Make Lot's of Money) Pet Shop Boys 23 #3
99 Why? Bronski Beat 13 #4
100 Changes David Bowie 128 #17
101 Ask The Smiths 48 #5
102 Manic Monday The Bangles 19 #57
103 Primary The Cure 22 #19
104 We Got the Beat The Go-Go's 38 #3
105 London Calling The Clash 122 #1
106 Tesla Girls Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 12 #100
107 Shake the Disease Depeche Mode 38 #1
108 The Bottom Line Big Audio Dynamite 27 #15
109 Music That You Can Dance To Sparks 4 #33
110 Love Removal Machine The Cult 50 #13
111 In a Big Country Big Country 77 #3
112 That'll Do Nicely Bad Manners 2 #112
113 I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats 52 #47
114 Violent Love Oingo Boingo 3 #114
115 I Do the Rock Tim Curry 4 #115
116 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 53 #38
117 Blue Spark X 4 #10
118 Summer of Love The B-52's 24 #8
119 Hot! Hot! Hot! The Cure 39 #17
120 Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello & the Attractions 50 #34
121 Chains of Love Erasure 34 #7
122 Power and the Passion Midnight Oil 28 #29
123 Obsession Animotion 16 #32
124 Living on Video Trans-X 12 #54
125 Yellow Pills 20/20 5 #29
126 Master and Servant Depeche Mode 44 #5
127 The Queen Is Dead The Smiths 19 #7
128 Private Idaho The B-52's 58 #25
129 The Hardest Part Blondie 4 #129
130 Tips for Teens Sparks 4 #67
131 White China Ultravox 5 #73
132 Change Tears for Fears 34 #32
133 I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock of Seagulls 49 #2
134 Beat on the Brat The Ramones 22 #105
135 Clean Clean The Buggles 1 #135
136 Secret Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 11 #48
137 Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood 36 #1
138 Our Lips Are Sealed The Go-Go's 33 #32
139 The Perfect Kiss New Order 43 #2
140 Baby's on Fire Brian Eno 3 #140
141 Pump It Up Elvis Costello & the Attractions 75 #24
142 Little Girls Oingo Boingo 11 #47
143 I Want to Be a Cowboy Boys Don't Cry 5 #84
144 I Will Follow U2 96 #9
145 This is Radio The Clash The Clash 10 #145
146 Wild World Maxi Priest 9 #11
147 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 90 #1
148 Can't Get Enough of You Baby The Colourfield 8 #65
149 Lucky Number Lene Lovich 10 #121
150 Heroes David Bowie 125 #1
151 Don't You Want Me The Human League 41 #5
152 Lover Come Back to Me Dead or Alive 5 #59
153 Party Out of Bounds The B-52's 25 #91
154 W.O.R.K. Bow Wow Wow 3 #26
155 People are People Depeche Mode 66 #11
156 1999 Prince 37 #1
157 Shout Tears for Fears 70 #5
158 Shellshock New Order 22 #9
159 10:15 Saturday Night The Cure 12 #43
160 Electricity Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 8 #23
161 Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me Oingo Boingo 5 #161
162 5ive Gears in Reverse Elvis Costello & the Attractions 4 #43
163 There is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths 90 #1
164 Smalltown Boy Bronski Beat 23 #36
165 Close to Me The Cure 83 #11
166 Europa and the Pirate Twins Thomas Dolby 10 #37
167 Living on the Ceiling Blancmange 10 #32
168 Behind the Wheel Depeche Mode 25 #9
169 Heartbeat City The Cars 1 #169
170 Modesty Plays Sparks 1 #170
171 Clampdown The Clash 51 #1
172 Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles 23 #6
173 Locomotion Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 8 #31
174 With or Without You U2 213 #3
175 Let's Dance David Bowie 98 #6
176 Happy Birthday Altered Images 13 #27
177 But Not Tonight Depeche Mode 16 #2
178 Give Me Back My Man The B-52's 5 #5
179 Bigmouth Strikes Again The Smiths 66 #3
180 Insecure Me Soft Cell 2 #85
181 Venus Bananarama 7 #45
182 Angst in My Pants Sparks 4 #73
183 Weird Science Oingo Boingo 32 #34
184 Mad World Tears for Fears 38 #5
185 E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite 30 #40
186 Forever Live and Die Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 6 #44
187 China Girl David Bowie 49 #61
188 Christine Siouxsie and the Banshees 15 #80
189 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 83 #2
190 Hanging on the Telephone Blondie 25 #80
191 In Between Days The Cure 81 #3
192 Victim of Love Erasure 5 #49
193 Ink and Paper Modern English 3 #14
194 Aphrodisiac Bow Wow Wow 1 #194
195 Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode 58 #7
196 Ring of Fire Wall of Voodoo 3 #138
197 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders 102 #30
198 Roxanne The Police 167 #10
199 Gloria U2 48 #51
200 Skin Trade Duran Duran 3 #44
201 Goon Squad Elvis Costello & the Attractions 10 #201
202 Why Can't I Be You? The Cure 60 #1
203 Radio Free Europe R.E.M. 77 #1
204 Big Hollow Man Danielle Dax 4 #35
205 Prison Bound Social Distortion 21 #14
206 Blasphemous Rumours Depeche Mode 62 #1
207 Breathless X 5 #168
208 Loveland The B-52's 2 #78
209 Lil' Devil The Cult 6 #36
210 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 163 #8
211 Bad U2 78 #5
212 Hazy Shade of Winter The Bangles 20 #12
213 Take Me to the River Talking Heads 85 #6
214 Just Play Music Big Audio Dynamite 19 #8
215 I Predict Sparks 5 #7
216 We Close Our Eyes Oingo Boingo 17 #22
217 Poison Arrow ABC 19 #63
218 Fields of Fire Big Country 6 #55
219 A Million Miles Away The Plimsouls 47 #44
220 Hit That Perfect Beat Bronski Beat 4 #56
221 Friend or Foe Adam Ant 12 #221
222 So In Love Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 16 #17
223 Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel 53 #20
224 Freedom of Choice Devo 24 #17
225 It's My Life Talk Talk 61 #18
226 God Save the Queen The Sex Pistols 72 #3
227 A Man Inside My Mouth The Cure 2 #66
228 Dazzle Siouxsie and the Banshees 5 #17
229 This is Not a Love Song Public Image Ltd. 28 #12
230 Head Over Heels Tears for Fears 42 #16
231 A Question of Time Depeche Mode 10 #11
232 This Town The Go-Go's 5 #50
233 Cash Flow Leisure Process 1 #233
234 Dance This Mess Around The B-52's 24 #157
235 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division 138 #1
236 Understanding Jane Icicle Works 5 #63
237 Rapture Blondie 54 #31
238 Pretty In Pink The Psychedelic Furs 70 #9
239 All You Ever Think About is Sex Sparks 4 #88
240 Pain Oingo Boingo 7 #3
241 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
242 I Need A Man Eurythmics 13 #51
243 Girlfriend in a Coma The Smiths 62 #2
244 Suspicious Minds Fine Young Cannibals 13 #51
245 Telephone Operator Pete Shelley 3 #99
246 I Confess The English Beat 40 #10
247 New Toy Lene Lovich 9 #18
248 Rise Public Image Ltd. 47 #24
249 Rent Pet Shop Boys 2 #17
250 Hot in the City Billy Idol 11 #106
251 Bring on the Dancing Horses Echo and the Bunnymen 43 #21
252 I Wish I Looked a Little Better Sparks 1 #252
253 Police Truck Dead Kennedys 1 #253
254 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA Devo 2 #254
255 Sweetest Thing U2 50 #3
256 Breakfast in Bed UB40 5 #26
257 Charlie Don't Surf The Clash 3 #257
258 Message in a Bottle The Police 127 #24
259 See You on the Other Side Brian Briggs 2 #40
260 Delicious Demon The Sugarcubes 5 #16
261 Is It Really So Strange The Smiths 8 #16
262 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol 84 #18
263 Walking Down Your Street The Bangles 2 #263
264 Angel Eyes Roxy Music 1 #264
265 Working Man Martini Ranch 1 #265
266 One Way or Another Blondie 74 #19
267 Sometimes Erasure 16 #27
268 Something Isn't Right Oingo Boingo 2 #61
269 The Motion of Love Gene Loves Jezebel 10 #15
270 The Walk The Cure 27 #49
271 Tenderness General Public 47 #1
272 Spanish Eyes U2 6 #40
273 Mission of Mercy The Motels 2 #273
274 Love Plus One Haircut 100 34 #26
275 Bang Bang Iggy Pop 3 #39
276 Nip it in the Bud The B-52's 4 #22
277 Lips Like Sugar Echo and the Bunnymen 69 #2
278 The Ghost In You The Psychedelic Furs 49 #30
279 Ashes to Ashes David Bowie 49 #23
280 Baby Oh No Bow Wow Wow 7 #80
281 Don't Go Yaz 27 #37
282 Beds are Burning Midnight Oil 102 #3
283 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 58 #22
284 Upstairs Sparks 3 #28
287 Stories For Boys U2 10 #287
288 Cracking Up Nick Lowe 2 #288
289 Go! Tones on Tail 44 #35
290 Mystery Achievement The Pretenders 29 #19
291 Fourth of July X 7 #40
292 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 154 #8
293 Don't Stand So Close to Me The Police 104 #7
294 Scenario Dramarama 4 #294
295 Candy-O The Cars 12 #184
296 Medicine Show Big Audio Dynamite 15 #56
297 Oblivious Aztec Camera 28 #29
298 Cars Gary Numan 66 #11
299 This Corrosion Sisters of Mercy 36 #7
301 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 140 #9
302 Legal Tender The B-52's 13 #65
303 Prince of Darkness Bow Wow Wow 1 #303
304 Never Stop Echo and the Bunnymen 21 #17
305 Radio Waves Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 2 #66
306 New Song Howard Jones 12 #28
307 No More Words Berlin 8 #127
308 Hairdresser on Fire Morrissey 11 #39
309 Pleasure Little Treasure Depeche Mode 3 #45
310 Just Another Day Oingo Boingo 15 #27
311 People Who Died Jim Carroll Band 43 #17
312 Don't Tell Me Blancmange 13 #38
313 Funny Face Sparks 2 #15
314 Big Time Peter Gabriel 39 #16
315 Generals and Majors XTC 28 #62
316 Tomorrow People Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers 28 #23
317 Please The Bolshoi 3 #21
318 Spellbound Siouxsie and the Banshees 10 #71
319 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 38 #82
320 What You Need INXS 65 #7
321 Rules and Regulatiosn Public Image Ltd. 1 #321
322 Girl U Want Devo 30 #48
323 Hyperactive Thomas Dolby 9 #53
324 20 Killer Hertz Gene Loves Jezebel 3 #23
325 Hanging Around The Stranglers 3 #32
326 Vacation The Go-Go's 21 #8
327 He Was Really Saying Something Bananarama 1 #327
328 Whammy Kiss The B-52's 9 #38
329 Two Hearts Beat As One U2 52 #19
330 Hero Takes a Fall The Bangles 8 #88
331 Wild Sex (In the Working Class) Oingo Boingo 4 #47
332 Skin on Skin Boomtown Rats 2 #52
333 Alone Again Or The Damned 29 #36
334 Make a Circuit With Me The Polecats 14 #21
335 Chihuahua Bow Wow Wow 2 #70
336 Mothers Talk Tears for Fears 7 #80
337 Something's Gone Wrong Again The Buzzcocks 3 #337
338 Words Missing Persons 24 #4
339 I Eat Cannibals Toto Coelo 11 #55
340 Wild Flower The Cult 17 #28
341 Peekaboo! Devo 2 #20
342 Mickey Mouse Sparks 3 #60
343 Touch and Go The Cars 4 #7
344 I Got You Babe UB40 6 #29
345 Don't Argue Cabaret Voltaire 1 #345
346 Where the Streets Have No Name U2 151 #3
347 In the Name of Love Thompson Twins 10 #83
348 So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) R.E.M. 39 #7
349 Lava The B-52's 1 #349
350 Boom! There She Was Scritti Politti 2 #57
351 Heaven The Psychedelic Furs 32 #50
352 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker The Ramones 67 #46
353 To Be a Lover Billy Idol 7 #15
354 Erotic City Prince 4 #5
355 Simply Irresistible Robert Palmer 9 #42
356 I Got You Split Enz 50 #39
357 Big Mess Devo 4 #75
358 This Wheel's on Fire Siouxsie and the Banshees 4 #80
359 Accidents Will Happen Blondie 1 #359
360 Cruel To Be Kind Nick Lowe 32 #131
361 What's Gone Wrong The Untouchables 3 #18
362 Jumping Someone Else's Train The Cure 18 #117
363 Be Near Me ABC 16 #18
364 Heartache Gene Loves Jezebel 9 #69
365 Ghost Town The Specials 34 #21
366 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) Romeo Void 25 #64
367 Up All Night Boomtown Rats 21 #92
368 Animal Song Europeans 5 #154
369 Bullet the Blue Sky U2 59 #16
370 Precious The Jam 4 #69
371 To Cut a Long Story Short Spandau Ballet 4 #29
372 Don't Be My Enemy Wang Chung 1 #372
373 Dog Eat Dog Adam & the Ants 5 #43
374 Love and Pride King 12 #16
375 Soul Kitchen X 1 #375
376 There is No Love Between Us Anymore Pop Will Eat Itself 5 #29
377 It's a Sin Pet Shop Boys 23 #11
378 Talking In Your Sleep The Romantics 24 #9
379 Some Like It Hot Power Station 8 #42
380 So Important Sparks 3 #47
381 Planet Claire The B-52's 37 #62
382 Elephant Talk King Crimson 4 #18
383 Cow Punk Scott Goddard 2 #13
384 Fascist Groove Thing Heaven 17 5 #29
385 Ain't This the Life Oingo Boingo 2 #47
386 Fashion David Bowie 25 #16
387 Silver And Gold U2 19 #50
388 People Are Strange Echo and the Bunnymen 37 #20
389 Digging Your Scene Blow Monkeys 16 #43
390 Radio Heart Gary Numan 3 #74
391 We Want The Airwaves The Ramones 19 #9
392 Suedehead Morrissey 56 #4
393 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police 38 #29
394 Mirror People Love and Rockets 6 #65
395 X-Ray Eyes 3D 1 #395
396 The Fanatic Felony 6 #196
397 Heart Pet Shop Boys 4 #33
398 Electric Avenue Eddy Grant 23 #104
399 Follow the Leaders Killing Joke 2 #28
400 Peek-A-Boo Siouxsie and the Banshees 51 #1
401 Addicted to Love Robert Palmer 44 #50
402 Not My Slave Oingo Boingo 9 #21
403 Talk Dirty Romeo Void 1 #403
404 Whip It Devo 78 #1
405 My Spine is the Bassline Shriekback 2 #405
406 Crash The Primitives 40 #12
407 Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio The Ramones 18 #192
408 Never You Done That General Public 7 #75
409 Heart and Soul Rock n' Roll Junkie Herman Brood and His Wild Romance 1 #409
410 Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) David Bowie 23 #76
411 Senses Working Overtime XTC 38 #23
412 Shock the Monkey Peter Gabriel 61 #21
413 Don't Let's Start They Might Be Giants 49 #39
414 Ever Fallen in Love Fine Young Cannibals 3 #28
415 Perfect Way Scritti Politti 12 #32
416 The Metro Berlin 24 #7
417 Head Over Heels The Go-Go's 6 #79
418 What We All Want Gang of Four 2 #85
419 The Dead Heart Midnight Oil 33 #20
420 T-Birds Blondie 1 #420
421 Won't You Hold My Hand Now King 3 #52
422 Dave Boomtown Rats 3 #94
423 Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Ian Dury 13 #96
424 Sun City Artists United Against Apartheid 5 #6
425 Let Me Go Heaven 17 25 #31
426 American Music The Blasters 4 #45
427 Love is the Drug Roxy Music 52 #47
428 Absolute Perfection Private Domain 4 #35
429 Look Sharp Joe Jackson 17 #269
430 Just Got Back from Heaven Sparks 1 #430
431 Hey Saint Peter Flash and the Pan 8 #431
432 I Want Your Hands On Me Sinéad O'Connor 36 #29
433 Planet Earth Duran Duran 17 #38
434 The Look of Love ABC 25 #56
435 Five Foot Obe Iggy Pop 1 #435
436 Urban Struggle The Vandals 3 #177
437 Look Away Big Country 13 #25
438 Lies Thompson Twins 25 #50
439 Bedbugs and Ballyhoo Echo and the Bunnymen 25 #25
440 Do You Want to Hold Me Bow Wow Wow 2 #84
441 Dancing in Heaven Q-Feel 15 #73
442 Making Plans For Nigel XTC 43 #29
443 Pretty Baby Blondie 3 #443
444 Horror Movies Bollock Brothers 1 #444
445 Kinko the Kid Loving Clown Ogden Edsl 2 #273
446 I Know What Boys Like The Watiresses 1 #446
448 One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx 48 #19
449 She Talks in Stereo Gary Myrick and the Figures 3 #449
450 Rio Duran Duran 44 #18
451 Money Flying Lizards 15 #94
452 Open Your Eyes Lords of the New Church 4 #32
453 Elevator Man Oingo Boingo 2 #61
454 No New Tale To Tell Love and Rockets 49 #13
455 I Got Mine UB40 1 #455
456 Major Tom (Coming Home) Peter Schilling 38 #8
457 Torture The Cure 1 #457
458 Suffragette City David Bowie 79 #60
459 Beat Surrender The Jam 19 #75
460 Tumbling Down Ziggy Marley 2 #379
461 What Does Sex Mean to Me? Human Sexual Response 2 #58
462 Wrap It Up Romeo Void 3 #462
463 Belly of the Whale Burning Sensations 25 #19
464 Wings of a Dove Madness 4 #83
465 Secret Agent Man Devo 2 #305
466 Gidget Goes to Hell Suburban Lawns 1 #466
467 Perfect Skin Lloyd Cole and the Commotions 11 #88
468 Infected The The 23 #75
469 Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage Killer Pussy 10 #50
470 Mongoloid Devo 3 #470
471 This is Not America David Bowie 6 #102
472 It's Too Late Jim Carroll Band 3 #33
473 Siamese Twist Flesh for Lulu 2 #85
474 Blowing Up Detroit John Palumbo 3 #30
475 The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum Fun Boy Three 2 #475
476 Blood and Roses The Smithereens 40 #5
477 Mental Hopscotch Missing Persons 10 #1
478 Talk Talk Talk Talk 27 #9
479 Eyes of a Stranger The Payolas 15 #92
480 T.V.O.D. The Normal 1 #480
481 Man They Love to Hate The Stranglers 1 #481
482 88 Lines About 44 Women The Nails 35 #3
483 White Girl X 10 #16
484 About the Weather Magazine 2 #475
485 Buffalo Gals Malcolm McLaren 5 #86
486 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung 14 #85
487 The Passenger Siouxsie and the Banshees 11 #33
488 The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun Julie Brown 6 #66
489 Amok Leder Naken 1 #489
490 Hard Act to Follow Split Enz 2 #38
491 Favourite Shirts Haircut 100 5 #154
492 Swear Tim Scott 4 #22
493 Say It Again Danse Society 3 #46
494 Daddy's Money Ogden Edsl 1 #494
495 Sweet Transvestite Rocky Horror Picture Show 2 #495
496 Turning Japanese The Vapors 52 #14
497 Telephone Style 2 #414
498 President Am I Slow Children 3 #479
499 I Love You Yello 4 #263
500 Fight Like a Brave Red Hot Chili Peppers 11 #389

Positions 285, 286, 300, 447 are missing from the source list.

About this countdown

KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) was broadcast by KROQ (Los Angeles, CA) in Memorial Day 1988. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

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