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“Can't Get There From Here” by R.E.M.

From the album Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)

“Can't Get There From Here” by R.E.M. appears on 30 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1985 and 2014. It was first released in 1985 on the album Fables of the Reconstruction. Its best result is #33 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #92 alternative song of 1985 and #377 alternative song of all time.

30countdowns
8stations
#33best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1985–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 33 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 70 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 75 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 329 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 227 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 413 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 474 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 449 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 416 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 465 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 278 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 416 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 279 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 416 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 282 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 416 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 215 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 311 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 416 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 523 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 416 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 418 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 587 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 543 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 536 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 308 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 539 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 554 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 558 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

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