Artist · chart history · #311 in alternative artist polls · #875 in indie & aaa artist polls
Boomtown Rats
Band Ireland Active 1975–1986
Boomtown Rats formed in 1975 in Ireland and was active until 1986. Boomtown Rats has 106 chart appearances on 55 radio countdowns from 14 stations on RockLists, spanning 1977–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I Don't Like Mondays”, which appears on 48 lists with a best position of #47. The station that charted Boomtown Rats most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 42 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1982.
106appearances
55countdowns
12songs charted
14stations
0#1 finishes
1977–2024years
Songs by Boomtown Rats on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Don't Like Mondays#140 of all time | 48 | #47 | – | – | |
| 2 | Up All Night | 20 | #92 | – | 1981 | |
| 3 | The Elephant's Graveyard | 9 | #192 | – | – | |
| 4 | She's So Modern | 9 | #451 | – | – | |
| 5 | Rat Trap | 6 | #320 | – | – | |
| 6 | Someone's Looking At You | 2 | #616 | – | – | |
| 7 | Skin on Skin | 2 | #52 | – | 1982 | |
| 8 | Lookin' After No. 1 | 2 | #39 | – | 1977 | |
| 9 | Like Clockwork | 1 | #752 | – | – | |
| 10 | Dave | 3 | #94 | – | 1985 | |
| 11 | Mart of the 4th Form | 1 | #1525 | – | – | |
| 12 | Looking At Number One | 1 | #1662 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.