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“Steppin' Out” by Joe Jackson

From the album Night and Day (1982)

“Steppin' Out” by Joe Jackson appears on 17 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1982 and 2020. It was first released in 1982 on the album Night and Day. Its best result is #66 on the 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #147 alternative song of 1982, #1,784 alternative song of all time and #341 of the '80s.

17countdowns
8stations
#66best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2020years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 103 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 76 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1989 66 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 289 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1996 327 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1998 396 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 230 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 400 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 512 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2001 219 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 108 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 388 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2005 435 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 482 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2010 381 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2014 694 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2020 1069 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020

Also listed as: stepping Out; Stepping Out; Steppin Out.

Charting alongside it in 1982

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  4. 4TemptationNew Order
  5. 5I Ran (So Far Away)A Flock of Seagulls
  6. 6Sex DwarfSoft Cell