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“Tempted” by Squeeze

From the album East Side Story (1981)

“Tempted” by Squeeze appears on 71 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1981 and 2026. It was first released in 1981 on the album East Side Story. Its best result is #21 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #90 alternative song of 1981, #76 alternative song of all time and #229 of the '80s.

71countdowns
20stations
#21best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1981–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1981 90 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 59 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 57 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 28 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 128 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 97 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 382 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 113 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 174 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 75 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 91 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 732 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 143 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 97 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 284 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 148 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 338 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 21 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 278 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 225 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 85 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 123 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 24 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 102 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 165 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 58 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 350 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 28 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 361 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 312 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 41 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 179 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 214 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 57 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 179 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 59 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 181 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 354 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 72 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 181 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 91 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 113 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 181 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 193 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 181 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 470 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 488 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 134 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 182 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 373 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 103 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 657 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 607 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 613 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 504 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 632 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 652 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 680 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 708 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 776 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 449 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 548 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 390 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 511 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 1007 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 470 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2024 569 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 679 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 405 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 347 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 915 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

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