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“Our House” by Madness

From the album The Rise & Fall (1982)

“Our House” by Madness appears on 66 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 1983 and 2026. It was first released in 1982 on the album The Rise & Fall. Its best result is #15 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #31 alternative song of 1983, #201 alternative song of all time and #88 of the '80s.

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21stations
#15best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1983–2026years charted

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"Our House" was the lead single from The Rise & Fall, Madness's fourth studio album, released on Stiff Records on 12 November 1982, with Clive Langer producing. It's the ska and pop band at their most expansive, reaching for something bigger and warmer than a dancefloor skank.

It bounces with a big-hearted swagger that's impossible not to grin at, built for singalongs, a pop record with all the edges rounded off except the ones that make you smile.

It was a hit far and wide, landing in the top ten in several countries and becoming the band's biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100. In May 1983 it won Best Pop Song at the Ivor Novello Awards.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 15 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107
1983 62 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 51 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 482 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 78 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 58 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 220 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 230 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 315 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 648 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 116 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 188 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 60 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 57 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 98 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 58 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 100 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 22 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 67 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 103 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 43 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 35 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 474 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 163 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 109 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 129 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 808 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 85 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1075 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 533 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 422 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1077 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 423 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1079 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 304 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 235 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1078 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 206 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1063 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 283 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 148 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1063 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 318 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 1064 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 916 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2005 334 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 58 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the 70s & 80s 96
2006 271 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 413 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 203 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2006 65 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 889 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 846 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 863 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 895 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 927 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 953 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 919 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 476 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2022 366 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 1016 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 482 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2023 519 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places 800
2024 876 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 698 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2026 219 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s 498

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