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“The Bottom Line” by Big Audio Dynamite

From the album This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985)

“The Bottom Line” by Big Audio Dynamite appears on 20 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1985 and 2014. It was first released in 1985 on the album This Is Big Audio Dynamite. Its best result is #15 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #22 alternative song of 1985, #2,148 alternative song of all time and #319 of the '80s.

20countdowns
8stations
#15best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1985–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 15 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 107
1985 43 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 108 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 188 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 155 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 312 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 495 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 349 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 660 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1999 455 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 620 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2002 2001 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1805 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2007 1767 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1771 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1797 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1843 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1921 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1959 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 2004 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 1985

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  4. 4Road to NowhereTalking Heads
  5. 5Shake the DiseaseDepeche Mode
  6. 6The Perfect KissNew Order