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“Black Coffee in Bed” by Squeeze

From the album Sweets From a Stranger (1982)

“Black Coffee in Bed” by Squeeze appears on 44 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1982 on the album Sweets From a Stranger. Its best result is #55 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #362 alternative song of all time.

44countdowns
12stations
#55best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 175 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 278 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 104 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 189 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 156 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 55 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 471 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 251 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 467 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 243 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 72 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 467 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 472 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 420 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 67 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 178 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1999 244 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 789 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 93 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 506 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 305 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 506 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 306 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 506 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 351 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 506 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 557 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 506 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 480 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 506 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 860 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 506 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1275 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1218 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1237 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1087 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1123 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1184 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1243 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 583 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 910 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2024 918 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 982 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 345 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Black Coffee (in Bed); Black Coffee In Bed.