Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1985	53	KROQ Los Angeles, CA	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985	107
1985	84	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 1985	91
1986	19	KROQ Los Angeles, CA	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986	107
1986	15	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 1986	90
1986	7	Live 105 San Francisco, CA	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1986	10

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
–	33	WLIR / WDRE	WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s	200
1988	320	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)	496
1988	316	Live 105	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)	501
1989	12	91X	91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)	191
1989	236	WOXY 97X	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)	500
1991	246	Live 105	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)	302
1991	238	WOXY 97X	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)	500
1991	775	CFNY 102.1 The Edge	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)	1002
1991	484	WNEW-FM	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)	500
1992	216	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)	500
1994	291	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)	497
1994	155	Live 105	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)	500
1994	392	WOXY 97X	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)	500
1995	299	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)	500
1996	288	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)	500
1996	108	Q101	Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)	500
1996	384	WOXY 97X	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)	498
1996	453	WNEW-FM	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)	500
1998	226	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)	488
1999	460	91X	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)	500
1999	873	Q101	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	1017
1999	1070	107.7 The End	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	1077
1999	377	WOXY 97X	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)	500
1999	1314	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
1999	762	CFNY 102.1 The Edge	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)	1002
2000	275	WOXY 97X	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)	500
2000	1314	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	275	WOXY 97X	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)	498
2001	1319	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	1318	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2002	1043	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)	2002
2003	1303	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2003	868	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)	2044
2004	1303	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	1303	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	402	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	438	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	404	Live 105	Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)	500
2009	425	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	422	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	431	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	435	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	441	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013
2022	677	Q104.3	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)	1043
2024	189	WMGK	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)	500
2024	111	KQRS	KQRS KQ 500 (2024)	499
2024	233	KEXP	The Best Opening Tracks of All Time	738

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