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“Suspicious Minds” by Fine Young Cannibals
From the album Fine Young Cannibals (1985)
“Suspicious Minds” by Fine Young Cannibals appears on 13 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1986 and 2024. It was first released in 1985 on the album Fine Young Cannibals. Its best result is #51 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #110 alternative song of 1986 and #1,895 alternative song of all time.
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Fine Young Cannibals picked up Mark James's "Suspicious Minds" for their self-titled 1985 debut and put it out in December of that year. James wrote the song in 1968 and recorded it first himself, and it's a portrait of a couple caught in a loop of mistrust, a relationship going sour that both of them still want to save.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 51 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 244 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1990 | 231 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) | 299 |
| 1991 | 174 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) | 302 |
| 1991 | 679 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2007 | 1028 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 977 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 990 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1026 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1062 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1122 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1182 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2024 | 110 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
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