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“Tenderness” by General Public

From the album All the Rage (1984)

“Tenderness” by General Public appears on 42 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1984 and 2023. It was first released in 1984 on the album All the Rage. Its best result is #1 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #5 alternative song of 1984, #311 alternative song of all time and #47 of the '80s.

42countdowns
11stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1984–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1984 2 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 106
1984 1 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91
1985 50 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 80 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 271 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 155 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 158 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 28 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 138 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 86 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 34 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 176 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 133 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 111 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 200 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 184 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 130 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 153 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 221 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 144 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 243 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 53 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 193 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 223 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 156 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1062 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 175 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 1063 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1065 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1064 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 278 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1049 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 15 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1049 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1049 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1959 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 410 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 1938 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1951 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 2007 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2020 1727 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2023 27 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91

Charting alongside it in 1984

Best songs of 1984 →
  1. 1Two TribesFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  2. 2Pride (In the Name of Love)U2
  3. 3RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  4. 4The Killing MoonEcho and the Bunnymen
  5. 6Master and ServantDepeche Mode
  6. 7How Soon is Now?The Smiths