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“Whip It” by Devo

From the album Freedom of Choice (1980)

“Whip It” by Devo appears on 64 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1980 and 2026. It was first released in 1980 on the album Freedom of Choice. Its best result is #1 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #1 alternative song of 1980, #45 alternative song of all time and #79 of the '80s.

64countdowns
15stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1980–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 1 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 75 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 404 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 18 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 183 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 7 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 155 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 69 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 218 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 241 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 65 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 386 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 30 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 62 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 28 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 28 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 63 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 35 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 119 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 41 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 62 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 41 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 38 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 34 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 123 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 93 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 56 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 110 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 66 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 21 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 422 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 262 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 188 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 423 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 189 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 423 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 226 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 99 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 423 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 199 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 91 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 155 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 423 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 51 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 179 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 291 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 423 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 110 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 425 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 123 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 95 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 80 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 48 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 199 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 205 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 145 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 491 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 156 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 161 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 163 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 863 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 165 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 170 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2026 811 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Whip It!.

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