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“Who Can It Be Now?” by Men At Work

From the album Business As Usual (1981)

“Who Can It Be Now?” by Men At Work appears on 20 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1982 and 2025. It was first released in 1981 on the album Business As Usual. Its best result is #36 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #55 alternative song of 1982 and #944 alternative song of all time.

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9stations
#36best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 36 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1998 270 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 277 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 238 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 728 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 648 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 330 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 648 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 656 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 656 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 330 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 656 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 148 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 656 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 656 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2021 804 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 450 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2024 952 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 620 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 584 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Who Can It Be Now; Who Can it Be Now?.

Charting alongside it in 1982

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  4. 4TemptationNew Order
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