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“Alison” by Elvis Costello

From the album My Aim Is True (1977)

“Alison” by Elvis Costello appears on 49 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1988 and 2024. It was first released in 1977 on the album My Aim Is True. Its best result is #3 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #132 alternative song of all time.

49countdowns
14stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1988–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 73 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 147 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 166 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1989 16 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) 100
1990 124 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1990 63 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 53 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 3 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 423 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1996 230 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 28 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 482 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 230 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 218 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 87 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 839 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 46 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 100 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 384 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 33 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 100 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 34 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 106 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 28 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 106 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 27 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 106 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 98 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 106 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 96 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 100 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 87 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 43 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 480 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 476 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 488 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 503 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 854 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 518 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 227 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 529 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 544 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 174 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 196 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 162 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 588 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 983 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 873 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 779 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043