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“Sex Dwarf” by Soft Cell

From the album Non‐Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981)

“Sex Dwarf” by Soft Cell appears on 17 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1982 and 2006. It was first released in 1981 on the album Non‐Stop Erotic Cabaret. Its best result is #3 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #6 alternative song of 1982, #983 alternative song of all time and #419 of the '80s.

17countdowns
6stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1982–2006years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 3 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 12 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 180 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 35 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 237 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 937 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 188 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 223 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 34 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 231 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 285 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 134 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1998 72 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 695 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
2002 1681 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 715 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2006 33 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500

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