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“Blasphemous Rumours” by Depeche Mode

From the album Some Great Reward (1984)

“Blasphemous Rumours” by Depeche Mode appears on 32 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1984 and 2014. It was first released in 1984 on the album Some Great Reward. Its best result is #1 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #45 alternative song of 1984, #258 alternative song of all time and #130 of the '80s.

32countdowns
11stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1984–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1984 13 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 37 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 61 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 12 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1990 78 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 39 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 69 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 23 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 223 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 65 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 33 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 36 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 191 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 1 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 12 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 261 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 113 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 499 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2001 234 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2002 285 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 38 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2006 76 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 437 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 66 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 497 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 80 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 496 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 509 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 520 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 535 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 539 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 547 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 1984

Best songs of 1984 →
  1. 1Two TribesFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  2. 2Pride (In the Name of Love)U2
  3. 3RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  4. 4The Killing MoonEcho and the Bunnymen
  5. 5TendernessGeneral Public
  6. 6Master and ServantDepeche Mode