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“Life During Wartime” by Talking Heads

From the album Fear of Music (1979)

“Life During Wartime” by Talking Heads appears on 52 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1979 on the album Fear of Music. Its best result is #64 on the WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #314 alternative song of all time.

52countdowns
15stations
#64best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2026years charted

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 64 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 113 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 201 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 331 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 309 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 693 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 174 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 364 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 190 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 102 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 298 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 171 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 275 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 89 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 244 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 157 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 131 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1089 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 71 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 114 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1091 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 116 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1098 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 109 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1097 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 114 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 84 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1082 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 92 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1082 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 294 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 119 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 105 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1082 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 467 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 107 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 87 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2008 451 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 192 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 275 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2012 298 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 274 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 253 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 195 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 367 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 376 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 287 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 484 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 317 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 652 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 418 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 429 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500