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“Sanctify Yourself” by Simple Minds

From the album Once Upon a Time (1985)

“Sanctify Yourself” by Simple Minds appears on 19 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1985 and 2014. It was first released in 1985 on the album Once Upon a Time. Its best result is #4 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #47 alternative song of 1986, #2,656 alternative song of all time and #351 of the '80s.

19countdowns
5stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1985–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 67 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 107
1986 4 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1986 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 357 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1996 445 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 983 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 1889 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 629 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 1891 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1893 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1878 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1847 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1848 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2007 1569 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1495 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1514 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1544 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1612 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1672 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1738 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

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