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Oingo Boingo

Band Los Angeles United States Active 1972–1995

Oingo Boingo formed in 1972 in Los Angeles, United States and was active until 1995. Oingo Boingo has 247 chart appearances on 86 radio countdowns from 11 stations on RockLists, spanning 1980–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Dead Man's Party”, which appears on 59 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted Oingo Boingo most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 104 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1986.

247appearances

86countdowns

36songs charted

11stations

1#1 finishes

1980–2023years

Songs by Oingo Boingo on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Dead Man's Party#69 of all time	4,569	59	#1	1	1985
2	Weird Science	1,366	30	#34	–	1985
3	Only a Lad	1,325	23	#6	–	1980
4	Just Another Day	821	15	#27	–	1985
5	Little Girls	757	11	#47	–	–
6	We Close Our Eyes	691	14	#22	–	1987
7	Stay	410	9	#31	–	1986
8	Pain	408	7	#3	–	1986
9	Private Life	339	6	#82	–	–
10	Not My Slave	306	9	#21	–	1986
11	Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me	261	5	#161	–	–
12	On the Outside	224	3	#6	–	1981
13	Nothing Bad Ever Happens	180	4	#20	–	1983
14	Wild Sex (In the Working Class)	173	4	#47	–	1982
15	Winning Side	172	3	#31	–	1988
16	Goodbye Goodbye	145	3	#63	–	1982
17	Skin	144	3	#49	–	1990
18	Grey Matter	137	3	#75	–	–
19	What You See	134	3	#63	–	1981
20	Cinderella Undercover	129	2	#24	–	1988
21	Violent Love	127	3	#114	–	–
22	Flesh and Blood	106	2	#27	–	1989
23	Something Isn't Right	90	2	#61	–	1984
24	Ain't This the Life	80	2	#47	–	1980
25	Out of Control	70	1	#28	–	1990
26	Reptiles and Sumarai	66	1	#704	–	–
27	Flash and Blood	64	1	#183	–	–
28	Elevator Man	54	2	#61	–	1987
29	Who Do You Want to Be?	32	1	#1388	–	–
30	Cindereella Undercover	30	1	#350	–	–
31	No One Lives Forever	28	1	#218	–	–
32	Sweat	25	1	#1540	–	–
33	Nasty Habits	12	1	#1792	–	–
34	Who Do You Want to Be Today	9	1	#456	–	–
35	Wake up (it's 1984)	6	1	#1926	–	–
36	When the Lights Go Out	4	1	#88	–	1990

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

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Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2023	6	Dead Man's Party	91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years
2023	15	Only a Lad	91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years
2014	959	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014	1276	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013	962	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013	1239	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011	924	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011	1182	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010	891	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010	1145	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009	342	Dead Man's Party	Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009	860	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009	1106	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008	36	Dead Man's Party	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008	279	Little Girls	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008	475	Only a Lad	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008	850	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008	1091	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007	909	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007	1159	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007	59	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2007)
2006	24	Dead Man's Party	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	49	Little Girls	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	426	Only a Lad	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	355	Dead Man's Party	Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	223	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006	23	Artist ranking	91X Top 100 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	103	Dead Man's Party	The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006)
2005	228	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005	103	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	674	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	46	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Biggest Bands of All-Time (July 2005)
2004	109	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	673	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003	35	Dead Man's Party	91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	75	Only a Lad	91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	108	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003	109	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	673	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1976	Nothing Bad Ever Happens	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	109	Dead Man's Party	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	166	Private Life	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	290	Only a Lad	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	316	Nothing Bad Ever Happens	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	458	On the Outside	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	580	Weird Science	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	704	Reptiles and Sumarai	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	822	Skin	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	945	Wild Sex (In the Working Class)	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1065	Little Girls	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1257	Grey Matter	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1388	Who Do You Want to Be?	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1540	Sweat	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1594	Stay	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1655	What You See	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1792	Nasty Habits	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1880	Not My Slave	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1926	Wake up (it's 1984)	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002	55	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002	109	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	673	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	51	Dead Man's Party	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	111	Only a Lad	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	226	Private Life	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	308	Weird Science	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	551	Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	1439	Wild Sex (In the Working Class)	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	30	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2002)
2001	30	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001	109	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	673	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000	29	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000	105	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	668	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999	30	Dead Man's Party	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	166	Little Girls	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	253	Only a Lad	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	331	Just Another Day	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	382	Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	422	We Close Our Eyes	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	446	Stay	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	452	Weird Science	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	135	Dead Man's Party	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	432	Weird Science	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	797	Not My Slave	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	431	Dead Man's Party	WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999	382	Only a Lad	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	624	Private Life	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	853	Dead Man's Party	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	857	Weird Science	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	62	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999	105	Dead Man's Party	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	668	Weird Science	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	858	Dead Man's Party	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999	30	Dead Man's Party	Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999)
1999	14	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 1999)
1999	19	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Year End 1999)
1998	14	Dead Man's Party	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	74	Little Girls	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	146	Just Another Day	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	160	Stay	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	211	Only a Lad	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	255	Weird Science	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	337	We Close Our Eyes	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	373	Goodbye Goodbye	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	417	Pain	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	435	Grey Matter	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998	464	Violent Love	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1997	9	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 1997)
1996	12	Dead Man's Party	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996	90	Just Another Day	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996	103	Stay	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996	112	Goodbye Goodbye	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996	121	Little Girls	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996	167	Weird Science	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996	249	Only a Lad	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996	260	We Close Our Eyes	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996	28	Dead Man's Party	Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996	450	Weird Science	Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996	56	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996	460	Weird Science	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995	24	Dead Man's Party	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995	141	Little Girls	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995	166	Only a Lad	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995	300	Just Another Day	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995	368	We Close Our Eyes	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995	474	Weird Science	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995	77	Dead Man's Party	Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1995	122	Just Another Day	Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994	25	Dead Man's Party	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994	72	Little Girls	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994	83	Only a Lad	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994	215	We Close Our Eyes	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994	247	Just Another Day	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994	446	Weird Science	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994	468	Private Life	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994	19	Dead Man's Party	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994	263	Only a Lad	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994	313	Just Another Day	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994	46	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994	477	Weird Science	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1992	8	Dead Man's Party	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	101	Only a Lad	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	203	We Close Our Eyes	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	261	Just Another Day	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	371	Private Life	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	376	Little Girls	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	422	Weird Science	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	17	Dead Man's Party	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	141	Just Another Day	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	171	Only a Lad	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1992	218	No One Lives Forever	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991	38	Dead Man's Party	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991	106	Just Another Day	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991	209	We Close Our Eyes	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991	283	Only a Lad	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991	84	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991	456	Who Do You Want to Be Today	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991	570	Dead Man's Party	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991	32	Artist ranking	Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1991)
1990	49	Skin	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990
1990	28	Out of Control	91X Top 91 Songs of 1990
1990	88	When the Lights Go Out	91X Top 91 Songs of 1990
1990	26	Dead Man's Party	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1990	111	We Close Our Eyes	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1990	212	Skin	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1989	27	Flesh and Blood	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989
1989	64	Flesh and Blood	91X Top 91 Songs of 1989
1989	6	Only a Lad	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	47	Little Girls	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	69	Dead Man's Party	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	82	Private Life	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	101	Winning Side	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	117	Just Another Day	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	134	What You See	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	183	Flash and Blood	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	199	Stay	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	213	Pain	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	233	We Close Our Eyes	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	248	On the Outside	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	269	Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	290	Violent Love	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	350	Cindereella Undercover	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	487	Not My Slave	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	91	Dead Man's Party	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989	387	Stay	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989	10	Dead Man's Party	91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1989	35	Only a Lad	91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1989	13	Artist ranking	Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1989)
1988	24	Cinderella Undercover	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988
1988	81	Winning Side	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988
1988	31	Winning Side	91X Top 91 Songs of 1988
1988	54	Cinderella Undercover	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988
1988	6	Dead Man's Party	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	28	Only a Lad	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	75	Grey Matter	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	114	Violent Love	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	142	Little Girls	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	161	Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	183	Weird Science	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	216	We Close Our Eyes	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	240	Pain	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	268	Something Isn't Right	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	310	Just Another Day	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	331	Wild Sex (In the Working Class)	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	385	Ain't This the Life	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	402	Not My Slave	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	453	Elevator Man	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	19	Dead Man's Party	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	101	Only a Lad	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	185	Pain	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	249	Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	326	Just Another Day	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	357	Stay	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	388	Not My Slave	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	406	We Close Our Eyes	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1987	22	We Close Our Eyes	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987	37	Not My Slave	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987	61	Elevator Man	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987	79	Pain	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987	22	We Close Our Eyes	91X Top 91 Songs of 1987
1987	70	Not My Slave	91X Top 91 Songs of 1987
1987	33	We Close Our Eyes	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987
1986	3	Pain	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986
1986	41	Not My Slave	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986
1986	54	Stay	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986
1986	1	Dead Man's Party	91X Top 91 Songs of 1986
1986	7	Pain	91X Top 91 Songs of 1986
1986	21	Not My Slave	91X Top 91 Songs of 1986
1986	31	Stay	91X Top 91 Songs of 1986
1985	10	Dead Man's Party	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985
1985	39	Weird Science	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985
1985	47	Just Another Day	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985
1985	19	Dead Man's Party	91X Top 91 Songs of 1985
1985	27	Just Another Day	91X Top 91 Songs of 1985
1985	34	Weird Science	91X Top 91 Songs of 1985
1984	61	Something Isn't Right	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984
1984	91	Only a Lad	91X Top 91 Songs of 1984
1983	92	Nothing Bad Ever Happens	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983
1983	20	Nothing Bad Ever Happens	91X Top 91 Songs of 1983
1983	71	Only a Lad	91X Top 91 Songs of 1983
1982	47	Wild Sex (In the Working Class)	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982
1982	63	Goodbye Goodbye	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982
1981	6	On the Outside	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981
1981	63	What You See	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981
1980	11	Only a Lad	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980
1980	47	Ain't This the Life	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980