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“Words” by Missing Persons

From the album Spring Session M (1982)

“Words” by Missing Persons appears on 22 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1982 and 2010. It was first released in 1982 on the album Spring Session M. Its best result is #4 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 1982, #822 alternative song of all time and #463 of the '80s.

22countdowns
6stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1982–2010years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 4 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 338 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 61 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1992 214 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 173 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 443 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 213 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 266 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 67 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 150 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 220 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 131 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 439 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 225 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
2000 334 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2001 334 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2002 730 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 162 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2007 1942 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1914 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1946 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 2001 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011

Charting alongside it in 1982

Best songs of 1982 →
  1. 1Rock the CasbahThe Clash
  2. 2Should I Stay or Should I Go?The Clash
  3. 3Promised You a MiracleSimple Minds
  4. 4TemptationNew Order
  5. 5I Ran (So Far Away)A Flock of Seagulls
  6. 6Sex DwarfSoft Cell