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“Finest Worksong” by R.E.M.

From the album Document (1987)

“Finest Worksong” by R.E.M. appears on 20 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1987 and 2024. It was first released in 1987 on the album Document. Its best result is #67 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #213 alternative song of 1987 and #610 alternative song of all time.

20countdowns
6stations
#67best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 67 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 393 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1999 861 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 547 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 547 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 547 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 547 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 645 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 547 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 779 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 547 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 547 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 366 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 328 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 335 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 336 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 340 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 343 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 348 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2024 189 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Charting alongside it in 1987

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