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“Pretty Persuasion” by R.E.M.

From the album Reckoning (1984)

“Pretty Persuasion” by R.E.M. appears on 32 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1984 and 2014. It was first released in 1984 on the album Reckoning. Its best result is #50 on the WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #160 alternative song of 1984 and #419 alternative song of all time.

32countdowns
6stations
#50best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1984–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1984 71 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 178 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1989 177 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 50 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 155 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 147 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 175 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 209 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 213 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 233 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1097 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 263 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1099 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 264 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1105 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 267 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1104 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 541 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 207 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1089 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 569 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1089 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 200 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1089 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 152 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 778 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 693 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 664 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 643 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 664 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 683 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 698 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Pretty Persusasion.

Charting alongside it in 1984

Best songs of 1984 →
  1. 1Two TribesFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  2. 2Pride (In the Name of Love)U2
  3. 3RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  4. 4The Killing MoonEcho and the Bunnymen
  5. 5TendernessGeneral Public
  6. 6Master and ServantDepeche Mode