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“Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)” by Squeeze

From the album Argybargy (1980)

“Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)” by Squeeze appears on 29 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1980 and 2014. It was first released in 1980 on the album Argybargy. Its best result is #55 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #102 alternative song of 1980 and #704 alternative song of all time.

29countdowns
9stations
#55best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1980–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 102 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 260 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 55 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 206 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 171 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 479 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 223 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1996 359 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 182 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1999 90 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 717 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 373 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 718 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 718 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 718 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 883 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 718 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 544 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 718 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 411 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 718 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 398 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 1778 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1742 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1769 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1812 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1887 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1940 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1957 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Pulling Mussels from the Shell; Pulling Mussels From The Shell; Pulling Mussels From the Shell; Pulling Mussels (from the Shell); Pulling Mussels (from The Shell); Pulling Mussesls (From the Shell).

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