Song · Maxi Priest
“Wild World” by Maxi Priest
From the album Maxi (1987)
“Wild World” by Maxi Priest appears on 9 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1988 and 1996. It was first released in 1987 on the album Maxi. Its best result is #11 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #17 alternative song of 1988, #2,866 alternative song of all time and #144 of the '80s.
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Maxi Priest took on Cat Stevens's "Wild World" for his 1987 album Maxi. Stevens first put it on Tea for the Tillerman in 1970, a song of love and heartbreak that has been covered many times since, and Priest's turned out to be one of its hit versions, alongside those by Jimmy Cliff and Mr. Big.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 11 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 | 107 |
| 1988 | 37 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 | 91 |
| 1988 | 34 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 | 106 |
| 1988 | 74 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 146 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1989 | 19 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1992 | 343 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
| 1994 | 278 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) | 497 |
| 1996 | 466 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) | 500 |
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