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“(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes” by Elvis Costello

From the album My Aim Is True (1977)

“(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes” by Elvis Costello appears on 29 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1989 and 2025. It was first released in 1977 on the album My Aim Is True. Its best result is #272 on the WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #528 alternative song of all time.

29countdowns
9stations
#272best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 374 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 378 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 301 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 460 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 365 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 499 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 946 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 973 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 401 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 517 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 535 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 517 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 517 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 517 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1133 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 517 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 330 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 517 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 514 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 470 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 474 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 482 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 272 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 496 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 493 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 496 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 502 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2024 839 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 660 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: (The Angels Wanna Wear) My Red Shoes; (the Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes.