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“Road to Nowhere” by Talking Heads

From the album Little Creatures (1985)

“Road to Nowhere” by Talking Heads appears on 28 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1985 and 2020. It was first released in 1985 on the album Little Creatures. Its best result is #2 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #4 alternative song of 1985, #932 alternative song of all time and #190 of the '80s.

28countdowns
9stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1985–2020years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 41 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 107
1985 48 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 91
1985 2 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1985 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 360 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1992 462 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 378 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1995 490 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 425 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 425 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 478 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 964 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
2001 95 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 1354 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1314 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 135 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 469 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 378 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 467 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 477 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 477 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 484 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 500 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 30 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 494 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 497 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 499 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 762 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2020 1674 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020

Also listed as: Road To Nowhere.

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