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“People are People” by Depeche Mode

From the album Some Great Reward (1984)

“People are People” by Depeche Mode appears on 59 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1984 and 2023. It was first released in 1984 on the album Some Great Reward. Its best result is #11 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #10 alternative song of 1984, #46 alternative song of all time and #35 of the '80s.

59countdowns
13stations
#11best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1984–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1984 12 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 106
1984 11 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 14 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 155 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 93 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 28 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 22 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 33 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 96 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 58 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 52 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 69 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 163 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 15 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 57 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 93 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 280 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 62 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 135 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 101 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 113 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 101 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 130 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 27 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 278 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 382 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 132 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 175 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 212 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 83 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 393 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 201 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 53 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 395 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 55 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 397 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 134 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 63 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 397 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 97 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 81 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 397 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 237 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 397 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 103 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 398 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 99 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 106 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 29 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 404 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 14 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 404 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 289 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 405 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 409 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 409 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 413 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 414 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 40 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91

Also listed as: People Are People.

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