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“Take On Me” by a-ha

From the EP 45 R.P.M. Club (1985)

“Take On Me” by a-ha appears on 33 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1985 and 2020. It was first released in 1985 on the EP 45 R.P.M. Club. Its best result is #7 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #3 alternative song of 1985, #428 alternative song of all time and #90 of the '80s.

33countdowns
13stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1985–2020years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 7 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 107
1985 38 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 91
1985 11 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1985 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 190 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 148 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1991 835 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 61 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 58 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 204 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 419 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 150 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 373 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 245 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 167 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 7 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 240 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 269 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 693 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 233 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 693 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 694 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 694 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 396 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 694 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 903 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 694 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 695 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 348 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 100 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 195 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 1618 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2018 233 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1157 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020

Also listed as: Take on Me.

Charting alongside it in 1985

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  3. 4Road to NowhereTalking Heads
  4. 5Shake the DiseaseDepeche Mode
  5. 6The Perfect KissNew Order
  6. 7ShoutTears for Fears