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“The Look of Love” by ABC

Released 1983

“The Look of Love” by ABC appears on 21 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1982 and 2003. It was first released in 1983. Its best result is #56 on the Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #138 alternative song of 1982 and #780 alternative song of all time.

21countdowns
8stations
#56best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2003years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 97 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 113 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 434 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 56 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 215 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 365 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 137 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 288 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 103 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 71 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 354 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 425 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 423 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 106 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 313 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 173 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 351 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 442 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 446 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2002 799 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 187 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044

Also listed as: The Look Of Love.

Charting alongside it in 1982

Best songs of 1982 →
  1. 1Rock the CasbahThe Clash
  2. 2Should I Stay or Should I Go?The Clash
  3. 3Promised You a MiracleSimple Minds
  4. 4TemptationNew Order
  5. 5I Ran (So Far Away)A Flock of Seagulls
  6. 6Sex DwarfSoft Cell