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“A Little Respect” by Erasure

From the album The Innocents (1988)

“A Little Respect” by Erasure appears on 41 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1988 and 2024. It was first released in 1988 on the album The Innocents. Its best result is #4 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #22 alternative song of 1988, #392 alternative song of all time and #81 of the '80s.

41countdowns
13stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1988–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 79 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 107
1988 5 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91
1988 4 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 27 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1989 217 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 278 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 66 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 253 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 286 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 124 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 477 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 114 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 273 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 354 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 264 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 236 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 87 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 571 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 17 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 308 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 385 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 270 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 853 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 345 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 420 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 904 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 909 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 909 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 738 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 901 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1214 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 901 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 901 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1196 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1139 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1154 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1188 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1235 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1282 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1332 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2024 460 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Also listed as: Little Respect.

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