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“Balloon Man” by Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians

From the album Globe of Frogs (1988)

“Balloon Man” by Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians appears on 22 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1988 and 2014. It was first released in 1988 on the album Globe of Frogs. Its best result is #41 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #99 alternative song of 1988 and #840 alternative song of all time.

22countdowns
7stations
#41best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 72 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91
1988 104 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 106
1988 41 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 132 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 142 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1999 372 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 763 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 814 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 816 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 816 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 813 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 816 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 448 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 816 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 816 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1377 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1315 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1335 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1368 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1433 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1470 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1528 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Ballon Man.

Charting alongside it in 1988

Best songs of 1988 →
  1. 1SuedeheadMorrissey
  2. 2DesireU2
  3. 3Beds are BurningMidnight Oil
  4. 4Route 66Depeche Mode
  5. 5Peek-A-BooSiouxsie and the Banshees
  6. 6Chains of LoveErasure