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“Sold Me Down The River” by The Alarm

From the album Change (1989)

“Sold Me Down The River” by The Alarm appears on 18 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1989 and 2014. It was first released in 1989 on the album Change. Its best result is #7 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #38 alternative song of 1989, #777 alternative song of all time and #291 of the '80s.

18countdowns
4stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1989–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 40 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 7 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 384 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 385 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 389 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 389 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 367 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 389 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 741 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 389 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 392 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1023 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 969 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 994 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1028 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1064 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1120 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1179 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Sold Me Down the River.

Charting alongside it in 1989

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