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David Byrne
Solo artist Dumbarton United States Talking Heads
David Byrne is an artist from Dumbarton. David Byrne has 16 chart appearances on 14 radio countdowns from 8 stations on RockLists, spanning 1989–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Everybody Laughs”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #7. The station that charted David Byrne most often is KXT (Dallas–Fort Worth, TX), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2025.
16appearances
14countdowns
6songs charted
8stations
0#1 finishes
1989–2026years
Songs by David Byrne on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everybody Laughs | 3 | #7 | – | 2025 | |
| 2 | She's Mad | 5 | #69 | – | 1992 | |
| 3 | Everybody's Coming To My House | 2 | #28 | – | 2018 | |
| 4 | Dirty Old Town | 2 | #86 | – | 1989 | |
| 5 | What Is The Reason For It? | 2 | #85 | – | 2025 | |
| 6 | Lazy | 1 | #871 | – | – |
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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 900 | What Is The Reason For It? | KXT 917 Song Countdown |
| 2025 | 7 | Everybody Laughs | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 17 | Everybody Laughs | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 33 | Everybody Laughs | KXT Top 91 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 85 | What Is The Reason For It? | KXT Top 91 Songs of 2025 |
| 2018 | 28 | Everybody's Coming To My House | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2018 |
| 2018 | 69 | Everybody's Coming To My House | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2018 |
| 2013 | 871 | Lazy | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) |
| 2006 | 147 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
| 2003 | 496 | She's Mad | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2003 | 1698 | Dirty Old Town | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2002 | 924 | She's Mad | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
| 1992 | 101 | She's Mad | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 |
| 1992 | 69 | She's Mad | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992 |
| 1992 | 101 | She's Mad | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 |
| 1989 | 86 | Dirty Old Town | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 |