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“The Killing Moon” by Echo and the Bunnymen

From the album Ocean Rain (1984)

“The Killing Moon” by Echo and the Bunnymen appears on 53 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1984 and 2026. It was first released in 1984 on the album Ocean Rain. Its best result is #9 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #4 alternative song of 1984, #272 alternative song of all time and #83 of the '80s.

53countdowns
16stations
#9best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1984–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1984 9 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 106
1984 24 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91
1984 19 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984 48

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 20 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 15 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 137 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 76 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 70 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 192 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 234 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 299 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 188 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 64 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 135 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 260 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 268 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 410 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 248 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 239 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 367 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 364 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 216 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 216 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 319 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 565 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 359 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 643 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 96 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 247 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 643 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 248 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 651 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 651 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 201 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 651 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 328 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 651 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 650 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 80 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 1579 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1440 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1414 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1386 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1295 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1224 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1184 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 377 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 406 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 35 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 1146 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 115 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 66 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2026 278 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 867 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Charting alongside it in 1984

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  1. 1Two TribesFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  2. 2Pride (In the Name of Love)U2
  3. 3RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  4. 5TendernessGeneral Public
  5. 6Master and ServantDepeche Mode
  6. 7How Soon is Now?The Smiths