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“Chains of Love” by Erasure

From the album The Innocents (1988)

“Chains of Love” by Erasure appears on 31 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1988 and 2014. It was first released in 1988 on the album The Innocents. Its best result is #7 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #6 alternative song of 1988, #770 alternative song of all time and #37 of the '80s.

31countdowns
9stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1988–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 7 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 107
1988 11 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91
1988 10 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 106
1988 12 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 121 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 69 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 156 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 122 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 52 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 172 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 179 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 465 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 239 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 190 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 404 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 500 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 494 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 218 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 298 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 212 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 502 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 703 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2002 507 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 216 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2007 1739 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1704 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1715 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1747 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1821 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1876 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1922 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Chains Of Love.

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