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“If You Leave” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Released 1986

“If You Leave” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark appears on 36 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1986 and 2009. It was first released in 1986. Its best result is #14 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #23 alternative song of 1986, #342 alternative song of all time and #88 of the '80s.

36countdowns
12stations
#14best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1986–2009years charted

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1986 16 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 107
1986 36 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 30 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 70 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 270 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 54 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 75 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 294 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 69 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1992 14 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 220 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 67 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 125 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 54 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 60 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 64 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 100 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 69 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 16 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 448 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 92 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 472 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 975 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 691 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 304 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 691 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 692 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 692 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1933 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 692 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 785 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 692 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 692 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 205 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2008 326 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 778 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885

Charting alongside it in 1986

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