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“Money” by Flying Lizards

Released 1979

“Money” by Flying Lizards appears on 15 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1988 and 2024. It was first released in 1979. Its best result is #94 on the Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,084 alternative song of all time.

15countdowns

7stations

#94best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1988–2024years charted

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The Flying Lizards' "Money (That's What I Want)" comes from the group's self-titled 1979 album, and it takes a run at hallowed ground. Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford wrote the song, Barrett Strong cut it in 1959, and it became the first hit for Gordy's young Motown operation; the Beatles had already taken their own swing at it in 1963. The Lizards made it theirs in 1979, with Dave Hunt engineering, and dragged a Detroit R&B chestnut into a colder, stranger decade.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#2,084 of all time

Indie & Adult Alternative

#886 of the '70s

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1988	451	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)	496
1988	94	Live 105	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)	501
1992	480	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)	500
1992	277	Live 105	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)	299
1994	454	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)	497
1995	469	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)	500
1996	457	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)	500
1998	116	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)	488
1999	855	107.7 The End	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	1077
1999	799	CFNY 102.1 The Edge	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)	1002
2002	554	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)	2002
2003	156	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)	2044
2006	429	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)	500
2022	887	90.9 The Bridge	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s	908
2024	120	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs	850

Also listed as: Money (That's What I Want).

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