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“Modern Love” by David Bowie

From the album Let’s Dance (1983)

“Modern Love” by David Bowie appears on 53 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1983 and 2025. It was first released in 1983 on the album Let’s Dance. Its best result is #12 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #22 alternative song of 1983, #267 alternative song of all time and #166 of the '80s.

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16stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1983–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 12 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107
1983 46 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 35 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1989 76 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1992 370 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 313 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 423 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 355 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 176 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 159 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 369 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 394 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 154 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 411 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 185 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 327 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 455 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 215 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 385 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 215 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 386 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 215 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 251 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 390 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 215 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 337 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 215 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 150 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 215 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 264 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 216 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 483 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 491 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 492 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 491 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 500 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 514 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 513 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 530 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 537 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 314 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1323 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 851 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 316 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 358 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 71 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2023 875 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 284 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 308 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 957 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 101 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 437 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 1015 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Charting alongside it in 1983

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  2. 2New Year's DayU2
  3. 3In a Big CountryBig Country
  4. 4Never StopEcho and the Bunnymen
  5. 5Union of the SnakeDuran Duran
  6. 6Mad WorldTears for Fears