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“Same Ol' Situation” by Motley Crue

“Same Ol' Situation” by Motley Crue appears on 21 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1990 and 2026. Its best result is #156 on the 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #964 classic rock song of all time.

21countdowns

9stations

#156best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1990–2026years charted

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Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.) - Motley Crue

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"Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" rides on Dr. Feelgood, Mötley Crüe's 1989 album, and in 1990 it went out as the record's fifth single. Nikki Sixx wrote the words, he and Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee share the music, and Bob Rock produced, engineering and mixing it with Randy Staub.

The story is a sly twist on the old love triangle: a guy meets two girls, and by the end the two women have paired off with each other, and VH1 Classic's All-Time Top 10 summed it up as a song about lesbianism. Neil sings lead over Lee's drums, Mars's guitar and Sixx's bass, and the backing chorus is a crowd: all four of them plus Jack Blades, Emi Canyn, Marc LaFrance and Donna McDaniel. The video was shot live at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre on July 7, 1990.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Classic Rock

#964 of all time

Hard Rock & Metal

#1,560 of all time

All Rock Formats

#2,560 of all time

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1990	547	Z-Rock	Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990)	1000
2002	972	KISW	KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002)	999
2010	169	97.9 The Loop	The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010)	500
2011	441	97.9 The Loop	The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011)	500
2020	464	106.7 WLLZ	WLLZ 500 (2020)	500
2021	403	100.7 KSLX	KSLX Arizona 500 (2021)	499
2022	230	99.1 PLR	99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022)	500
2022	298	106.7 WLLZ	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022)	500
2022	217	100.7 KSLX	KSLX Arizona 500 (2022)	500
2023	312	KSHE 95	KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023)	500
2023	494	106.7 WLLZ	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023)	500
2023	237	97 Rock	97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023)	500
2024	294	KQRS	KQRS KQ 500 (2024)	499
2024	379	97 Rock	97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024)	499
2024	156	99.1 PLR	99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024)	400
2024	334	KSHE 95	KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024)	500
2024	497	106.7 WLLZ	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024)	500
2025	184	99.1 PLR	99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025)	400
2025	495	106.7 WLLZ	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025)	500
2026	472	106.7 WLLZ	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026)	500
2026	202	100.7 KSLX	KSLX Arizona 500 (2026)	500

Also listed as: Same Old Situation; Same Ol Situation; Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.).

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