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“Strength” by The Alarm

From the EP Strength (1985)

“Strength” by The Alarm appears on 33 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1985 and 2025. It was first released in 1985 on the EP Strength. Its best result is #20 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #30 alternative song of 1985, #697 alternative song of all time and #360 of the '80s.

33countdowns
8stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1985–2025years charted

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"Strength" gave the Alarm's second studio album its title, and the Welsh band sent it out as a single ahead of the record, which IRS released in 1985. The writing credit goes to Mike Peters, Eddie MacDonald, Dave Sharp and Nigel Twist, and Mike Howlett produced.

As an advance scout it did its job, getting as high as No. 40 in Britain's singles chart. Once the album was in the shops, "Spirit of '76" followed it and climbed higher, to No. 22, carrying the band onto Top of the Pops.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 56 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 107
1985 20 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 238 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 240 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 271 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 350 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 163 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 428 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 479 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1999 821 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 1383 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 140 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1383 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 142 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1384 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 178 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1383 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1287 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 200 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1369 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1825 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1369 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 208 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1368 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 304 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 844 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 791 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 809 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 827 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 854 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 904 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 948 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2025 267 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800

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