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“Summer of '69” by Bryan Adams

From the album Reckless (1984)

“Summer of '69” by Bryan Adams appears on 33 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1984 on the album Reckless. Its best result is #16 on the Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #221 alternative song of 1990 and #682 alternative song of all time.

33countdowns
7stations
#16best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 25 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1990 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1990 21 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1991 16 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1991 272 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 28 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 21 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 32 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 37 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 30 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1996 493 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 36 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 29 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 40 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 52 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2002 68 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2004 241 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 156 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 137 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2009 81 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2021 252 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 571 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 61 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 454 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 449 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 94 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2024 266 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 30 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 50 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2025 225 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 159 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 69 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Summer Of '69; Summer of 69.

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