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“Dear Prudence” by Siouxsie and the Banshees

From the album Hyæna (1984)

“Dear Prudence” by Siouxsie and the Banshees appears on 33 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1983 and 2014. It was first released in 1984 on the album Hyæna. Its best result is #20 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #15 alternative song of 1983, #423 alternative song of all time and #282 of the '80s.

33countdowns
9stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1983–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 49 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107
1983 57 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91
1983 20 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 241 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 322 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 286 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 357 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 641 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 458 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 235 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 329 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1995 268 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 140 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1998 99 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 466 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 744 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 831 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1170 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 954 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 414 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 597 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 574 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 578 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 597 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 618 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 632 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 633 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Dear Prudance.

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