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“Pop Song '89” by R.E.M.

From the album Green (1988)

“Pop Song '89” by R.E.M. appears on 23 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1989 and 2024. It was first released in 1988 on the album Green. Its best result is #32 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #34 alternative song of 1989, #1,097 alternative song of all time and #263 of the '80s.

23countdowns
7stations
#32best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 32 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 51 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 57 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 449 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1996 462 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1999 477 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 1645 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1646 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1646 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1638 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1344 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1626 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1263 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1626 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1623 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 514 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 514 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 531 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 542 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 558 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 573 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 584 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2024 597 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Also listed as: Pop Song 89.

Charting alongside it in 1989

Best songs of 1989 →
  1. 1Love SongThe Cure
  2. 2StandR.E.M.
  3. 3Here Comes Your ManThe Pixies
  4. 4She Drives Me CrazyFine Young Cannibals
  5. 5Love ShackThe B-52's
  6. 6Personal JesusDepeche Mode