Song · Cyndi Lauper
“True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper
From the album True Colors (1986)
“True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper appears on 7 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1986 and 2026. It was first released in 1986 on the album True Colors. Its best result is #11 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #88 alternative song of 1986.
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Cyndi Lauper gave her second album the title "True Colors" in 1986 and made the song its first single, and it's one she didn't write: Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly did. What she did do was take the reins, producing it with Lennie Petze and singing it herself, with Bryan McGee engineering and mixing, and Epic put it out.
It held the top of the Hot 100 for two weeks, her second chart-topper there and, as things turned out, her last, and it earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Patricia Birch directed the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 11 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1986 | 30 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 465 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2018 | 679 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2021 | 350 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2023 | 431 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2026 | 96 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
| 2026 | 853 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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