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“Never Say Never” by Romeo Void

From the album Benefactor (1982)

“Never Say Never” by Romeo Void appears on 53 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1981 and 2014. It was first released in 1982 on the album Benefactor. Its best result is #8 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 1981, #99 alternative song of all time and #157 of the '80s.

53countdowns
11stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1981–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1981 8 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 106
1982 16 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 199 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 62 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 174 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 99 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 416 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 8 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 288 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 56 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 36 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 66 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 52 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 123 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 51 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 80 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 91 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 124 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 94 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 114 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 76 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 98 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 271 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 281 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 940 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 97 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 582 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 395 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 88 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 582 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 90 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 583 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 114 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 583 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 119 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 168 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 583 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 64 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 151 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 583 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 264 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 580 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 216 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 245 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 75 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 631 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 321 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 602 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 617 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 636 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 657 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 681 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 661 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

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