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“Major Tom (Coming Home)” by Peter Schilling

From the EP Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst) (All Versions) (1982)

“Major Tom (Coming Home)” by Peter Schilling appears on 21 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1983 and 2005. It was first released in 1982 on the EP Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst) (All Versions). Its best result is #8 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #26 alternative song of 1983, #734 alternative song of all time and #345 of the '80s.

21countdowns
7stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1983–2005years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 8 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107
1983 58 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 456 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 448 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 63 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1992 117 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 84 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 459 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 155 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 131 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 86 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 169 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 1038 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1038 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1037 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1037 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 272 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1022 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 111 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1022 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1023 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994

Also listed as: Major TOm (I'm Coming Home); Major Tom (I'm Coming Home); Major Tom (coming Home).

Charting alongside it in 1983

Best songs of 1983 →
  1. 1The LovecatsThe Cure
  2. 2New Year's DayU2
  3. 3In a Big CountryBig Country
  4. 4Never StopEcho and the Bunnymen
  5. 5Union of the SnakeDuran Duran
  6. 6Mad WorldTears for Fears