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“Indigo Eyes” by Peter Murphy

From the album Love Hysteria (1988)

“Indigo Eyes” by Peter Murphy appears on 21 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1988 and 2014. It was first released in 1988 on the album Love Hysteria. Its best result is #31 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #79 alternative song of 1988, #2,383 alternative song of all time and #481 of the '80s.

21countdowns
6stations
#31best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2014years charted

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"Indigo Eyes" arrived in March 1988 on Peter Murphy's Love Hysteria, and it finds the singer leaning into something close to a pop swoon. Murphy wrote it with Paul Statham, and producer Simon Rogers wraps that dark, velvety voice in a bright, shimmering arrangement that lets the melody float without losing its air of mystery. It's the sound of a brooding romantic stepping out into the daylight and deciding he rather likes it.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 68 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91
1988 31 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 151 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 378 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 184 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1999 1846 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1847 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1849 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1835 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1380 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1811 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1366 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1811 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1807 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1725 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1697 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1709 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1744 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1818 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1880 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1952 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 1988

Best songs of 1988 →
  1. 1SuedeheadMorrissey
  2. 2DesireU2
  3. 3Beds are BurningMidnight Oil
  4. 4Route 66Depeche Mode
  5. 5Peek-A-BooSiouxsie and the Banshees
  6. 6Chains of LoveErasure

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