Song · Fine Young Cannibals
“Good Thing” by Fine Young Cannibals
From the album The Raw & The Cooked (1988)
“Good Thing” by Fine Young Cannibals appears on 16 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1989 and 2005. It was first released in 1988 on the album The Raw & The Cooked. Its best result is #6 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #13 alternative song of 1989, #1,159 alternative song of all time and #122 of the '80s.
16countdowns
6stations
#6best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1989–2005years charted
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
| 1989 | 20 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 | 90 |
| 1989 | 9 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 242 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1990 | 163 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) | 299 |
| 1994 | 359 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) | 500 |
| 1999 | 574 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 1999 | 349 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2000 | 574 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 574 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 574 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1683 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 574 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2003 | 1457 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 574 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 574 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |