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Hoodoo Gurus

Band Sydney Australia Formed 1982

Hoodoo Gurus formed in 1982 in Sydney, Australia. Hoodoo Gurus has 84 chart appearances on 41 radio countdowns from 11 stations on RockLists, spanning 1985–2018. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Miss Freelove '69”, which appears on 19 lists with a best position of #44. The station that charted Hoodoo Gurus most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 42 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1989.

84appearances
41countdowns
17songs charted
11stations
0#1 finishes
1985–2018years

Songs by Hoodoo Gurus on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Miss Freelove '69
985		 19 #44 – 1991
2 I Want You Back
662		 16 #269 – –
3 Bittersweet
612		 13 #58 – 1985
4 1,000 Miles
597		 7 #287 – –
5 1000 Miles Away
279		 7 #1154 – –
6 Come Anytime
195		 4 #33 – 1989
7 Death Defying
180		 2 #194 – –
8 What's My Scene
176		 4 #31 – 1987
9 Out That Door
96		 2 #510 – –
10 The Right Time
65		 1 #36 – 1993
11 Poison Pen
42		 1 #1179 – –
12 Another World
28		 1 #78 – 1989
13 Good Times
25		 1 #69 – 1987
14 In the Middle of the Land
20		 1 #1641 – –
15 Waking Up Tired
18		 1 #83 – 1996
16 Party Machine
10		 1 #1839 – –
17 Like Wow-Wipeout
2		 1 #1998 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

85 87 89 91 93 96

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2018 67 What's My Scene Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018)
2014 1309 1000 Miles Away CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1571 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 1254 1000 Miles Away CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1515 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 1192 1000 Miles Away CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1457 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1154 1000 Miles Away CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1394 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 1183 1000 Miles Away CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1460 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 1165 1000 Miles Away CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1449 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1211 1000 Miles Away CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1510 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 488 I Want You Back WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 874 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 461 I Want You Back WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 301 1,000 Miles CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 384 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 872 I Want You Back CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1043 Bittersweet CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 300 1,000 Miles CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 382 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 872 I Want You Back CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1043 Bittersweet CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 300 1,000 Miles CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 382 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 872 I Want You Back CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1043 Bittersweet CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 67 Bittersweet Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 215 Death Defying Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 308 I Want You Back Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 510 Out That Door Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 865 What's My Scene Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 981 Come Anytime Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1179 Poison Pen Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1641 In the Middle of the Land Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1839 Party Machine Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1998 Like Wow-Wipeout Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 320 I Want You Back WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 300 1,000 Miles CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 382 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 875 I Want You Back CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1058 Bittersweet CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 194 Death Defying Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 884 Bittersweet Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1591 Out That Door Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 312 I Want You Back WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 300 1,000 Miles CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 382 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 875 I Want You Back CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1059 Bittersweet CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 311 I Want You Back WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 288 1,000 Miles CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 377 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 874 I Want You Back CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1056 Bittersweet CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 842 What's My Scene Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 342 Miss Freelove '69 WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 287 1,000 Miles CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 377 Miss Freelove '69 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 823 I Want You Back CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1056 Bittersweet CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1996 83 Waking Up Tired Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996
1996 193 Miss Freelove '69 WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1994 212 Miss Freelove '69 WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1993 36 The Right Time Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993
1991 78 Miss Freelove '69 KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1991 44 Miss Freelove '69 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991 371 Bittersweet WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 482 I Want You Back WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 97 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1991)
1989 33 Come Anytime KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989
1989 78 Another World KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989
1989 79 Come Anytime 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989
1989 45 Come Anytime Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989
1989 350 Bittersweet WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 469 I Want You Back WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 58 Bittersweet WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989)
1988 269 I Want You Back Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1987 31 What's My Scene 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987
1987 69 Good Times 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987
1985 68 Bittersweet 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985