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“West End Girls” by Pet Shop Boys

Released 1984

“West End Girls” by Pet Shop Boys appears on 42 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1984 and 2022. It was first released in 1984. Its best result is #11 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #40 alternative song of 1984, #396 alternative song of all time and #102 of the '80s.

42countdowns
15stations
#11best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1984–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1984 11 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 106
1986 38 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 181 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 66 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 50 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 56 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 149 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 74 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 129 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 433 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 209 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 69 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 234 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 23 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 340 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 205 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 74 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 58 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 321 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 303 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 110 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 36 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 250 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 23 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 979 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 400 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 100 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 431 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2001 432 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 451 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 424 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 409 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 434 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 753 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 478 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 436 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 429 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 238 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 362 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 480 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2018 671 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2022 484 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491

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