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“Come On Eileen” by Dexy's Midnight Runners

“Come On Eileen” by Dexy's Midnight Runners appears on 55 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1982 and 2022. Its best result is #5 on the Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #59 alternative song of 1982, #148 alternative song of all time and #137 of the '80s.

55countdowns
18stations
#5best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1982–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 19 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 86 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1989 132 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1990 168 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 232 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 607 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 57 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 116 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 18 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 494 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 66 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 40 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 87 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 55 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 172 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 92 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 126 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 5 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 305 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 20 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 74 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 946 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 99 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 405 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 103 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 350 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 405 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 350 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 406 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 85 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 117 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 371 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 406 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 67 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 355 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 406 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 379 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 406 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 113 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 420 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 407 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 130 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 434 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 406 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 46 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 1520 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1453 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1470 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1498 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1566 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1614 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1673 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 643 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 428 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2022 880 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043

Also listed as: Come on Eileen; Come On, Eileen.

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