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“Everyday I Write The Book” by Elvis Costello & the Attractions

From the album Punch the Clock (1983)

“Everyday I Write The Book” by Elvis Costello & the Attractions appears on 30 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1983 and 2005. It was first released in 1983 on the album Punch the Clock. Its best result is #34 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #43 alternative song of 1983, #673 alternative song of all time and #292 of the '80s.

30countdowns
11stations
#34best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1983–2005years charted

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 34 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107
1983 68 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 165 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 120 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 120 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 326 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 311 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 308 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 909 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1994 441 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 223 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 433 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 438 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 83 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 414 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 449 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 480 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 266 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 895 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 259 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 781 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 133 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 832 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 832 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 832 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 758 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 832 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 266 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 832 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 833 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994

Also listed as: Every Day I Write the Book; Everyday I Write the Book.

Charting alongside it in 1983

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