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“Veronica” by Elvis Costello

From the album Spike (1989)

“Veronica” by Elvis Costello appears on 29 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1989 and 2026. It was first released in 1989 on the album Spike. Its best result is #10 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 1989, #444 alternative song of all time and #109 of the '80s.

29countdowns
11stations
#10best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1989–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 17 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 16 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 10 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105
1989 24 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1989 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 244 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 437 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 397 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1998 391 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 355 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 246 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 170 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 407 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 192 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 192 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 194 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 194 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 339 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 194 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 178 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 194 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 196 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 634 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 606 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 623 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 642 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 626 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 642 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 653 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2026 279 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

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