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“The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get” by Morrissey

From the album Vauxhall and I (1994)

“The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get” by Morrissey appears on 23 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1994 and 2014. It was first released in 1994 on the album Vauxhall and I. Its best result is #3 on the Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #38 alternative song of 1994, #640 alternative song of all time and #406 of the '90s.

23countdowns
9stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1994–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 40 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 65 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 47 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 53 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 60 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1994 87 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 100
1994 3 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 333 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 333 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 338 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 338 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 957 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 338 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 749 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 338 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 335 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 485 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 493 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 481 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 495 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 510 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 507 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 513 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: The More You Ignore Me the Closer I Get; The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get; The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get.

Charting alongside it in 1994

Best songs of 1994 →
  1. 1Come Out and PlayThe Offspring
  2. 2CloserNine Inch Nails
  3. 3ZombieThe Cranberries
  4. 4Self-EsteemThe Offspring
  5. 5Black Hole SunSoundgarden
  6. 6LongviewGreen Day