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“Head Over Heels” by Tears for Fears

From the album Songs From the Big Chair (1985)

“Head Over Heels” by Tears for Fears appears on 33 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1985 and 2023. It was first released in 1985 on the album Songs From the Big Chair. Its best result is #16 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #15 alternative song of 1985, #405 alternative song of all time and #143 of the '80s.

33countdowns
11stations
#16best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1985–2023years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 21 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 107
1985 16 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 40 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 230 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 400 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 103 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1992 262 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 174 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1995 408 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 141 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 199 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 177 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 402 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 402 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 403 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 403 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 661 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 403 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 608 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 403 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 404 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 611 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 593 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 605 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 625 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 644 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 667 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 696 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 410 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 753 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 470 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 778 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 774 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043

Charting alongside it in 1985

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  2. 2In Between DaysThe Cure
  3. 3Take On Mea-ha
  4. 4Road to NowhereTalking Heads
  5. 5Shake the DiseaseDepeche Mode
  6. 6The Perfect KissNew Order