RockLists.com

Song · The B-52's

“Private Idaho” by The B-52's

From the album Wild Planet (1980)

“Private Idaho” by The B-52's appears on 51 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1980 and 2026. It was first released in 1980 on the album Wild Planet. Its best result is #25 on the Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #31 alternative song of 1980, #140 alternative song of all time and #220 of the '80s.

51countdowns
11stations
#25best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1980–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 31 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 147 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 128 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 91 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 87 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 69 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 291 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 120 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 129 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 35 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 102 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 104 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 56 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 158 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 25 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 226 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 177 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 207 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 186 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 78 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 208 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 90 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 396 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 262 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 437 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 793 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 180 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 946 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 142 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 997 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 144 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1002 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 164 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1002 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 39 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 185 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 987 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 136 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 987 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 210 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 987 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 221 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 95 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 532 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 518 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 530 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 541 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 557 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 566 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 575 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2026 136 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Charting alongside it in 1980

Best songs of 1980 →
  1. 1Whip ItDevo
  2. 2The WaitThe Pretenders
  3. 3RefugeeTom Petty
  4. 4She's So ColdThe Rolling Stones
  5. 5Give Me Back My ManThe B-52's
  6. 6Another Brick in the Wall Part IIPink Floyd