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“In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel

From the album So (1986)

“In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel appears on 123 radio countdowns from 40 stations between 1986 and 2026. It was first released in 1986 on the album So. Its best result is #2 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #78 alternative song of 1986, #100 alternative song of all time and #65 of the '80s.

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"In Your Eyes" comes from So, Peter Gabriel's fifth solo album, released in 1986, and it's the record's great widescreen love song, though Gabriel had something more slippery in mind: he drew on an African tradition in which a song can blur romantic devotion with devotion to God. That double meaning hums under every bar.

Gabriel produced it with Daniel Lanois, and the cast is huge. Manu Katché drives it on drums, percussion and talking drum, Tony Levin and Larry Klein handle bass, David Rhodes plays guitar, Richard Tee joins Gabriel on piano, and Jerry Marotta adds extra drums. Jim Kerr and Michael Been sing backup, Ronnie Bright drops in a deep bass voice, and in the closing stretch Youssou N'Dour soars in with a part sung in his native Wolof, lifting the song somewhere pop singles rarely go.

Never a UK single, it went out as the second US single from So and lived on radio and MTV. The 1989 film Say Anything..., starring John Cusack and Ione Skye, gave it a second life. Gabriel made it the closer of his Secret World Tour, and it stretches past 11 minutes on the 1994 Secret World Live album. In 2005 it became his first gold single in the US.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1986 35 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 90
1986 10 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1986 10

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 25 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 121 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 152 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 14 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1990 155 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 41 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 130 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 372 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 36 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 216 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 12 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 131 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 52 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 15 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 10 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 42 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 20 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 48 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 58 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 284 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 396 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 134 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 24 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 262 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 62 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 54 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 191 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 436 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 42 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 108 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 572 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 69 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 109 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 71 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 86 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 29 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2001 21 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 97 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 86 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 219 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 642 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 167 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 86 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 318 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 404 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 86 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 21 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 205 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 84 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 55 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 343 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 167 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 732 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 50 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2008 331 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 702 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 362 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 715 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 434 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 732 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 759 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 194 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2012 212 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 472 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 788 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 697 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 205 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 91 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 815 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 84 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 343 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 109 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 703 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 312 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 396 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 279 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 102 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 348 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 112 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2017 111 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 405 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 107 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 152 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 240 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 97 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 144 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 240 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 94 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 331 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 2 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2021 133 WYEP WYEP 2021 Labor Day Countdown 168
2021 429 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 458 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 187 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 94 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 167 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 116 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 235 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 324 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 187 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 87 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 67 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2023 84 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2023 277 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 530 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 239 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 187 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 415 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 19 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 380 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 342 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 428 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 125 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 368 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 438 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 51 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2025 365 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 794 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2026 32 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s 498
2026 71 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 897 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: In Your eyes; In Your Eyes (Theme From Say Anything); In your eyes.

Charting alongside it in 1986

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  1. 1PanicThe Smiths
  2. 2AskThe Smiths
  3. 3Bigmouth Strikes AgainThe Smiths
  4. 4SledgehammerPeter Gabriel
  5. 5Wild Wild LifeTalking Heads
  6. 6Don't Get Me WrongThe Pretenders

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