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“Dancing With Myself” by Billy Idol

From the EP Don’t Stop (1981)

“Dancing With Myself” by Billy Idol appears on 47 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1983 and 2026. It was first released in 1981 on the EP Don’t Stop. Its best result is #18 on the WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #70 alternative song of 1983, #325 alternative song of all time and #139 of the '80s.

47countdowns
13stations
#18best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1983–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 24 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 18 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 262 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 222 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 142 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 165 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1991 226 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1992 210 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 305 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 224 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 211 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 207 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 187 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 197 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 21 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 191 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 43 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 495 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 513 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1048 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1048 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1053 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1052 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 105 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1037 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 287 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 185 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 389 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1037 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1037 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 149 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 745 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 404 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 705 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 340 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 714 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 731 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 758 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 782 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 767 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 787 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 170 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 647 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 650 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 718 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 380 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2026 282 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Dancing with Myself.

Charting alongside it in 1983

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