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“People Are Strange” by Echo and the Bunnymen

Released 1987

“People Are Strange” by Echo and the Bunnymen appears on 33 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1987 and 2014. It was first released in 1987. Its best result is #20 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #43 alternative song of 1987, #370 alternative song of all time and #325 of the '80s.

33countdowns
6stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 58 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 59 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 91
1987 48 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 388 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 351 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 20 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1992 389 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 134 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 203 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 137 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 95 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1998 79 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 473 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 956 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1007 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1011 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1011 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1457 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 996 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1096 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 996 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 996 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 105 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 118 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 571 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 214 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 551 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 334 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 564 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 589 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 591 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 590 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: People are Strange; People are strange.

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