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“And She Was” by Talking Heads

From the album Little Creatures (1985)

“And She Was” by Talking Heads appears on 52 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1985 and 2026. It was first released in 1985 on the album Little Creatures. Its best result is #21 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #66 alternative song of 1985, #202 alternative song of all time and #373 of the '80s.

52countdowns
16stations
#21best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1985–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 21 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 115 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 285 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 60 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 114 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 122 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 116 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 185 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 171 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 305 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 192 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 271 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 148 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 288 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 263 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 450 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 334 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 444 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 263 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1001 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 214 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 217 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 310 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 227 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 298 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 176 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 988 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 179 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 420 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 449 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 430 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 434 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 631 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 433 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 438 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 447 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 529 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1494 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 494 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 974 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 131 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2023 320 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2024 941 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 361 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2026 273 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: And She was.

Charting alongside it in 1985

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