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“Forever Young” by Alphaville

From the album Forever Young (1984)

“Forever Young” by Alphaville appears on 19 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1988 and 2006. It was first released in 1984 on the album Forever Young. Its best result is #1 on the WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999), and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #519 alternative song of all time.

19countdowns
7stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
5top 10 finishes
1988–2006years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 20 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 3 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 1 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1990 4 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 14 (tie) Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 8 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 42 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 38 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 196 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 62 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 303 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 164 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 261 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 839 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 1 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 641 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 119 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2002 73 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2006 24 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500