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“(Nothing But) Flowers” by Talking Heads

From the album Naked (1988)

“(Nothing But) Flowers” by Talking Heads appears on 28 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1988 and 2022. It was first released in 1988 on the album Naked. Its best result is #20 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #13 alternative song of 1988, #990 alternative song of all time and #110 of the '80s.

28countdowns
8stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 20 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 107
1988 36 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91
1988 24 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 106
1988 43 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 429 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1994 364 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1999 1185 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1186 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1186 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1185 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 358 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1170 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1472 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1170 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 519 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 1170 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 840 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 784 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 795 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 329 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 815 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 883 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 800 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 800 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 794 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 789 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2020 1057 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 307 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491

Also listed as: Nothing But Flowers; Nothing but Flowers; (nothing But) Flowers.

Charting alongside it in 1988

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  4. 4Route 66Depeche Mode
  5. 5Peek-A-BooSiouxsie and the Banshees
  6. 6Chains of LoveErasure