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Love and Rockets

Band Northampton United Kingdom Active 1984–1999

Love and Rockets formed in 1984 in Northampton, United Kingdom and was active until 1999. Love and Rockets has 246 chart appearances on 77 radio countdowns from 14 stations on RockLists, spanning 1985–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “So Alive”, which appears on 54 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted Love and Rockets most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 98 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1987.

246appearances
77countdowns
20songs charted
14stations
1#1 finishes
1985–2024years

Songs by Love and Rockets on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 So Alive#134 of all time
3,678		 54 #1 1 1989
2 No New Tale To Tell#246 of all time
2,807		 47 #13 – 1987
3 Ball of Confusion
1,583		 39 #19 – 1985
4 Kundalini Express
609		 11 #45 – 1986
5 Sweet Lover Hangover
460		 16 #72 – 1996
6 All in My Mind
441		 9 #32 – 1987
7 Yin And Yang The Flower Pot Man
373		 7 #896 – –
8 No Big Deal
268		 6 #22 – 1989
9 Rainbird
242		 14 #1463 – –
10 Mirror People
196		 6 #65 – 1987
11 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven
183		 7 #1468 – –
12 Lazy
164		 3 #51 – 1987
13 Haunted When The Minutes Drag
152		 9 #24 – –
14 Yin & Yang (and the Flower Pot Man)
134		 2 #242 – –
15 Welcome Tomorrow
124		 7 #1637 – –
16 Ball of Confusion (Extended Version)
86		 1 #297 – –
17 It Could Be Sunshine
34		 1 #486 – –
18 If there's a Heaven Above
20		 1 #1646 – –
19 God and Mr. Smith
13		 1 #1782 – –
20 Motorcycle
11		 1 #82 – 1989

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 86 87 88 89 96

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2024 486 It Could Be Sunshine The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2019 410 No New Tale To Tell KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2014 19 So Alive CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 291 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1279 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1365 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1650 Rainbird CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 18 So Alive CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 298 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1263 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1316 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1588 Rainbird CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 18 So Alive CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 301 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1271 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1272 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1530 Rainbird CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 18 So Alive CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 311 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1219 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1270 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1463 Rainbird CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 445 So Alive Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 14 So Alive CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 309 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1184 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1239 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1495 Rainbird CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 361 So Alive KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 13 So Alive CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 308 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1172 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1222 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1481 Rainbird CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 22 So Alive CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 356 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1203 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1239 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1546 Rainbird CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 292 So Alive KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 427 So Alive Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 184 So Alive WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 483 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 93 Artist ranking 91X Top 100 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 45 So Alive The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006)
2005 223 So Alive WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 470 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 93 So Alive CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 370 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 882 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 937 Yin And Yang The Flower Pot Man CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1468 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1546 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1637 Welcome Tomorrow CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1769 Rainbird CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1866 Haunted When The Minutes Drag CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 95 So Alive CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 367 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 882 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 937 Yin And Yang The Flower Pot Man CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1469 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1546 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1639 Welcome Tomorrow CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1768 Rainbird CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1881 Haunted When The Minutes Drag CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 221 So Alive WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 396 Ball of Confusion WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 442 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 95 So Alive CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 367 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 882 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 937 Yin And Yang The Flower Pot Man CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1469 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1546 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1639 Welcome Tomorrow CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1768 Rainbird CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1881 Haunted When The Minutes Drag CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 142 So Alive Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 297 Ball of Confusion (Extended Version) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 397 Kundalini Express Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 447 No New Tale To Tell Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 495 All in My Mind Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 647 Lazy Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 819 No Big Deal Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1559 Haunted When The Minutes Drag Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1646 If there's a Heaven Above Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1782 God and Mr. Smith Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1911 Mirror People Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 158 So Alive WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 308 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 372 Ball of Confusion WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 95 So Alive CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 367 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 886 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 952 Yin And Yang The Flower Pot Man CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1488 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1542 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1652 Welcome Tomorrow CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1788 Rainbird CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1935 Haunted When The Minutes Drag CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 200 So Alive Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 454 Kundalini Express Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 688 No New Tale To Tell Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 860 Ball of Confusion Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 950 No Big Deal Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1084 Lazy Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1341 All in My Mind Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 143 So Alive WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 206 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 388 Ball of Confusion WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 95 So Alive CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 367 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 886 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 952 Yin And Yang The Flower Pot Man CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1490 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1545 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1660 Welcome Tomorrow CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1801 Rainbird CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1951 Haunted When The Minutes Drag CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 239 So Alive WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 141 So Alive WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 203 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 387 Ball of Confusion WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 103 So Alive CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 367 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 917 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 947 Yin And Yang The Flower Pot Man CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1490 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1545 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1660 Welcome Tomorrow CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1801 Rainbird CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1951 Haunted When The Minutes Drag CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 354 So Alive 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 436 No New Tale To Tell 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 458 Ball of Confusion 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 536 Ball of Confusion Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 987 No New Tale To Tell Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 209 Ball of Confusion WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 249 So Alive WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 203 So Alive WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 315 Ball of Confusion WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 422 No New Tale To Tell The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 462 So Alive The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 654 Ball of Confusion The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 165 So Alive WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 235 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 368 Kundalini Express WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 411 Ball of Confusion WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 103 So Alive CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 367 No New Tale To Tell CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 866 Ball of Confusion CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 896 Yin And Yang The Flower Pot Man CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1490 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1544 Sweet Lover Hangover CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1660 Welcome Tomorrow CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1799 Rainbird CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1954 Haunted When The Minutes Drag CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 90 So Alive CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 180 Ball of Confusion CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 242 Yin & Yang (and the Flower Pot Man) CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 423 No New Tale To Tell CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1998 133 So Alive KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998 354 Ball of Confusion KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998 403 No New Tale To Tell KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1997 81 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 1997)
1996 72 Sweet Lover Hangover 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996
1996 85 Sweet Lover Hangover Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996
1996 99 So Alive KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996 304 No New Tale To Tell KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996 434 No Big Deal KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996 480 Ball of Confusion KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996 64 So Alive Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996 110 No New Tale To Tell Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996 172 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 230 So Alive WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 358 Kundalini Express WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 493 Ball of Confusion WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 244 So Alive KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995 312 No New Tale To Tell KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995 227 No New Tale To Tell Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 73 No New Tale To Tell KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 199 So Alive KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 220 So Alive Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 460 No New Tale To Tell Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 194 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994 237 So Alive WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994 365 Kundalini Express WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994 474 Ball of Confusion WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1992 121 So Alive KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 190 No New Tale To Tell KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 206 So Alive Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 103 No New Tale To Tell Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991 272 So Alive Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991 19 Ball of Confusion WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 45 Kundalini Express WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 89 So Alive WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 117 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 246 Mirror People WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 24 Haunted When The Minutes Drag CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 229 Ball of Confusion CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 277 So Alive CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 423 Yin & Yang (and the Flower Pot Man) CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 41 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1991)
1990 159 So Alive Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1989 7 So Alive KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989
1989 54 No Big Deal KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989
1989 10 So Alive 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989
1989 22 No Big Deal 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989
1989 82 Motorcycle 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989
1989 1 So Alive Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989
1989 91 No Big Deal Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989
1989 234 No New Tale To Tell KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 313 All in My Mind KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 446 Kundalini Express KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 25 Ball of Confusion WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 45 Kundalini Express WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 115 No New Tale To Tell WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 249 Mirror People WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 123 Ball of Confusion 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1989 185 So Alive 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1989 63 So Alive WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989)
1989 10 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1989)
1988 75 Mirror People KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988
1988 69 Kundalini Express KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 77 All in My Mind KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 394 Mirror People KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 454 No New Tale To Tell KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 217 All in My Mind Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 378 Ball of Confusion Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 64 Ball of Confusion WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988)
1987 13 No New Tale To Tell KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987 73 All in My Mind KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987 102 Ball of Confusion KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987 16 No New Tale To Tell 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987
1987 63 All in My Mind 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987
1987 27 No New Tale To Tell Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987
1987 18 No New Tale To Tell WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987
1987 32 All in My Mind WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987
1987 51 Lazy WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987
1987 65 Mirror People WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987
1986 45 Kundalini Express KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986
1986 87 All in My Mind KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986
1986 64 Kundalini Express 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986
1985 64 Ball of Confusion 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985
– 92 So Alive WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s
– 121 Ball of Confusion WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s