Song · Missing Persons
“Mental Hopscotch” by Missing Persons
From the EP Missing Persons (1980)
“Mental Hopscotch” by Missing Persons appears on 10 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1981 and 2003. It was first released in 1980 on the EP Missing Persons. Its best result is #1 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #1 alternative song of 1981, #2,648 alternative song of all time and #436 of the '80s.
10countdowns
2stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1981–2003years charted
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 477 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1989 | 329 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1992 | 467 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
| 1994 | 430 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) | 497 |
| 1995 | 217 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) | 500 |
| 1996 | 245 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) | 500 |
| 1998 | 305 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) | 488 |
| 2002 | 1509 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1332 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |