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“Rain in the Summertime” by The Alarm

From the album Eye of the Hurricane (1987)

“Rain in the Summertime” by The Alarm appears on 36 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1987 and 2014. It was first released in 1987 on the album Eye of the Hurricane. Its best result is #19 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #16 alternative song of 1987, #458 alternative song of all time and #113 of the '80s.

36countdowns
10stations
#19best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 20 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 19 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 91
1987 31 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 105
1987 59 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 327 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 218 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 158 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 418 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 616 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 466 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 262 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 224 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 300 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 279 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 414 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 199 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 266 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 367 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1011 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 458 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 922 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 459 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 460 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 460 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 214 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 460 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 335 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 460 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 464 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1093 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1020 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1033 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1072 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1108 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1155 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1192 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Rain In The Summertime.

Charting alongside it in 1987

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  2. 2With or Without YouU2
  3. 3Dear GodXTC
  4. 4Why Can't I Be You?The Cure
  5. 5StrangeloveDepeche Mode
  6. 6Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen