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“Sign O The Times” by Prince

From the album Sign “☮︎” the Times (1987)

“Sign O The Times” by Prince appears on 30 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1987 and 2024. It was first released in 1987 on the album Sign “☮︎” the Times. Its best result is #8 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #31 alternative song of 1987, #699 alternative song of all time and #230 of the '80s.

30countdowns
8stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1987–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 36 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 105
1987 32 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987 50
1987 8 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1987 29

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 86 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) 100
1988 63 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1989 37 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) 100
1990 17 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1990 37 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 50 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1993 92 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 98 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1996 96 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1999 1293 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 105 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 1294 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1302 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 405 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 1301 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1286 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1286 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1286 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 556 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 544 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 556 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 570 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 599 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 615 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 642 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 688 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2024 250 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Also listed as: Sign O' The Times; Sign 'O' The Times; Sign O' the Times; Sign o' the Times; Sign "O" The Times.

Charting alongside it in 1987

Best songs of 1987 →
  1. 1Girlfriend in a ComaThe Smiths
  2. 2With or Without YouU2
  3. 3Dear GodXTC
  4. 4Why Can't I Be You?The Cure
  5. 5StrangeloveDepeche Mode
  6. 6Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen