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“Behind the Wheel” by Depeche Mode

From the album Music for the Masses (1987)

“Behind the Wheel” by Depeche Mode appears on 19 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1987 and 2014. It was first released in 1987 on the album Music for the Masses. Its best result is #19 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #38 alternative song of 1987, #1,321 alternative song of all time and #281 of the '80s.

19countdowns
8stations
#19best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 19 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 28 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 168 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 401 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 102 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 486 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 218 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 227 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 292 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
2002 1116 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 552 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2007 1374 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1319 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1344 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1376 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 197 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 1441 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1479 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1460 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Behind The Wheel.

Charting alongside it in 1987

Best songs of 1987 →
  1. 1Girlfriend in a ComaThe Smiths
  2. 2With or Without YouU2
  3. 3Dear GodXTC
  4. 4Why Can't I Be You?The Cure
  5. 5StrangeloveDepeche Mode
  6. 6Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen