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“(Don't Go Back To) Rockville” by R.E.M.

From the album Reckoning (1984)

“(Don't Go Back To) Rockville” by R.E.M. appears on 29 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1989 and 2020. It was first released in 1984 on the album Reckoning. Its best result is #37 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #354 alternative song of all time.

29countdowns
5stations
#37best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2020years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 44 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 37 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 44 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 61 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 272 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 502 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 310 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 502 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 311 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 502 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 352 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 502 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 962 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 414 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 502 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 339 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 502 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 482 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 502 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 269 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 209 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 215 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 226 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 649 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 239 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 249 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 261 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 828 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1913 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020

Also listed as: Don't Go Back To Rockville; (Don't Go Back to) Rockville; (don't Go Back To) Rockville; Don't Go Back to Rockville.