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Run DMC

Band Hollis United States Active 1982–2002

Run DMC formed in 1982 in Hollis, United States and was active until 2002. Run DMC has 14 chart appearances on 12 radio countdowns from 10 stations on RockLists, spanning 1986–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Walk This Way”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #9. The station that charted Run DMC most often is Q101 (Chicago, IL), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2001.

14appearances

12countdowns

4songs charted

10stations

0#1 finishes

1986–2022years

Songs by Run DMC on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Walk This Way	310	7	#9	–	1986
2	Them Girls	85	2	#56	–	2001
3	My Adidas	49	1	#154	–	–
4	It's Tricky	29	2	#267	–	–

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

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Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2022	405	It's Tricky	KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2018	813	Walk This Way	The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2012	867	Walk This Way	WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2006	129	Walk This Way	Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	321	Walk This Way	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006	496	Artist ranking	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2004	72	Walk This Way	Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004	154	My Adidas	Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004	267	It's Tricky	Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2002	9	Walk This Way	K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002)
2002	77	Artist ranking	WHFS Top 99 Artists of All-Time (November 2002)
2001	56	Them Girls	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001
2001	62	Them Girls	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001
1986	86	Walk This Way	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986