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“Is She Really Going Out With Him?” by Joe Jackson

From the album Look Sharp! (1979)

“Is She Really Going Out With Him?” by Joe Jackson appears on 36 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1988 and 2025. It was first released in 1979 on the album Look Sharp!. Its best result is #39 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #304 alternative song of all time.

36countdowns
13stations
#39best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 223 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 57 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 223 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 41 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 413 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 355 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 281 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 265 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 60 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 63 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 389 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 123 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 424 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 837 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 39 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 358 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 250 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 102 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 358 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 104 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 358 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 115 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 358 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 704 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 124 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 358 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 465 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 358 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 140 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 360 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 143 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2020 876 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 532 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 530 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2024 1039 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 460 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Is She Really Going Out With Him; Is She Really Going out with Him?.