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“Twilight Zone” by Golden Earring

Released 1982

“Twilight Zone” by Golden Earring appears on 98 radio countdowns from 32 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1982. Its best result is #17 on the 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Scare 24. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,780 alternative song of all time.

98countdowns
32stations
#17best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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Twilight Zone (Album Version)

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"Twilight Zone" caught Golden Earring, those durable Dutch rockers, sounding sleek, wired and dangerous in 1982, the standout track from Cut, their 16th studio album. Guitarist George Kooymans wrote the words and the music, and despite the title he wasn't thinking about the old TV series at all: his spark was the spy thriller The Bourne Identity, which explains the cloak-and-dagger chill hanging over every bar.

MTV put the video into rotation, and the song became the band's second hit beyond their home turf, a long way down the road from "Radar Love" in 1973. It was their only trip into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and went all the way to No. 1 on Billboard's rock tracks chart. Rhino later tucked it into its New Wave Hits of the '80s series.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 407 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 153 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 355 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 410 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 319 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 482 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 163 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 267 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 62 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 220 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 949 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 180 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1998 223 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 370 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 984 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 476 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 475 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 110 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 512 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 312 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 208 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 514 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 636 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 300 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 358 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 426 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 405 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 297 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 428 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 129 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 136 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 248 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 444 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 427 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 17 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Scare 24 24
2016 195 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 100 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 126 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 316 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 99 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 327 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 133 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 328 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 280 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 242 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 170 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 108 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 378 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 410 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 316 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 381 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 341 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 499 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 238 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 548 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2021 297 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 274 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 291 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 234 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 370 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 423 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 331 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2022 348 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 200 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 350 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 197 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 579 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 279 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 245 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 218 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 144 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 206 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2023 371 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2023 266 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 200 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 299 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 134 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 274 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 98 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 250 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 314 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 297 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 245 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 316 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 280 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 311 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 99 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 493 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 103 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2025 456 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 103 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 275 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 667 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 167 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 174 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 444 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 398 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 374 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Twillight Zone.

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