Song · Iggy Pop
“Repo Man” by Iggy Pop
Released 1984
“Repo Man” by Iggy Pop appears on 10 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2003 and 2014. It was first released in 1984. Its best result is #1424 on the CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,158 alternative song of all time.
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Iggy Pop put his own hand up for "Repo Man": his manager saw a screening of Alex Cox's 1984 film, and Iggy offered to write the title song, words and music both. It heads a soundtrack full of punk acts, from the Circle Jerks and Suicidal Tendencies to Black Flag and the Plugz, and the site Creative Noise heard the whole collection as a picture of Los Angeles hardcore in the early '80s. Four of the Plugz, Tito Larriva, Steven Hufsteter, Charlie Quintana and Tony Marsico, wrote the film's score.
Cox wanted the music playing behind his tale of the repo men and their lives, and Iggy handed him a title song with all the sneer that line of work calls for.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1839 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1840 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1832 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1473 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1424 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1441 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1470 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1538 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1597 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1657 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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