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The Bangles

Band Los Angeles United States Formed 1981

The Bangles formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, United States. The Bangles has 86 chart appearances on 54 radio countdowns from 18 stations on RockLists, spanning 1984–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Walk Like an Egyptian”, which appears on 23 lists with a best position of #6. The station that charted The Bangles most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 23 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1986.

86appearances
54countdowns
10songs charted
18stations
0#1 finishes
1984–2026years

The Bangles grew out of the Paisley Underground, the Los Angeles scene in thrall to '60s rock and psychedelia. Susanna Hoffs and sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson started the band in 1981, with Annette Zilinskas on bass, all jangling guitars and power-pop hooks that could make a jukebox blush. When Zilinskas left in 1983, Michael Steele, once of the Runaways, took over on bass and vocals, and the classic four were in place.

All Over the Place in 1984 earned them rave reviews and a loyal following with "Hero Takes a Fall" and "Going Down to Liverpool". Then Different Light made them stars: "Manic Monday", a song written by Prince, the goofy, globe-conquering "Walk Like an Egyptian", and the sly "If she knew what she wants". Their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter", featured in the film Less Than Zero, cranked the song into a garage-rock rave-up, and the Brits named them the year's best International Group in 1987.

Everything in 1988 brought "In Your Room" and "Eternal Flame", a hushed ballad that went to number one in several countries and remains one of the songs they are best known for. But internal tensions pulled the band apart by the end of the decade. They later reunited, and in 2018 founding bassist Zilinskas came back into the fold.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by The Bangles on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Walk Like an Egyptian
1,135		 23 #6 – 1986
2 Hazy Shade of Winter
902		 20 #12 – 1987
3 Manic Monday
693		 19 #57 – 1986
4 Hero Takes a Fall
220		 8 #88 – 1984
5 Eternal Flame
216		 3 #7 – 1989
6 Going Down to Liverpool
160		 3 #52 – 1984
7 In Your Room
115		 5 #44 – 1988
8 Walking Down Your Street
56		 2 #263 – –
9 If she knew what she wants
15		 1 #1731 – –
10 Walkin' Down Your Street
9		 1 #98 – 1987

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

84 86 87 88 89

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 45 Walk Like an Egyptian WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s
2026 75 Hazy Shade of Winter WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s
2026 93 Eternal Flame WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s
2024 539 Walk Like an Egyptian WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years
2024 25 Hazy Shade of Winter The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs
2024 474 Going Down to Liverpool The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs
2023 172 Manic Monday The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s
2023 200 Walk Like an Egyptian The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s
2023 227 Going Down to Liverpool The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places
2022 980 Hazy Shade of Winter WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022
2021 119 Hazy Shade of Winter 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s
2021 173 Walk Like an Egyptian 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s
2021 282 Manic Monday 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s
2021 711 Hero Takes a Fall 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s
2021 840 In Your Room 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s
2015 21 Hazy Shade of Winter 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Women That Rock 24
2014 1739 Manic Monday CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 1673 Manic Monday CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 1613 Manic Monday CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1545 Manic Monday CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 1515 Manic Monday CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 1496 Manic Monday CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1570 Manic Monday CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 379 Walk Like an Egyptian Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2005 1374 Walk Like an Egyptian CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 438 Walk Like an Egyptian Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 1375 Walk Like an Egyptian CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 494 Manic Monday Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 1375 Walk Like an Egyptian CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 767 Manic Monday Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1183 Hero Takes a Fall Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1185 Hero Takes a Fall Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1731 If she knew what she wants Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 2000 Hazy Shade of Winter Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 1389 Walk Like an Egyptian CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 572 Manic Monday Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 1390 Walk Like an Egyptian CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 128 Manic Monday Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 1389 Walk Like an Egyptian CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 756 Walk Like an Egyptian Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 536 Hazy Shade of Winter The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1006 Manic Monday The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1389 Walk Like an Egyptian CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 359 Walk Like an Egyptian CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 456 Eternal Flame CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 683 Hazy Shade of Winter CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 912 Manic Monday CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 40 Walk Like an Egyptian Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999)
1998 77 Hazy Shade of Winter KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998 346 Walk Like an Egyptian KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1998 422 Manic Monday KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1995 485 Hazy Shade of Winter KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1994 439 Hazy Shade of Winter KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 461 Hero Takes a Fall KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 182 Hazy Shade of Winter Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1992 304 Hero Takes a Fall KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 417 Hazy Shade of Winter KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1989 7 Eternal Flame Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1989
1989 166 Walk Like an Egyptian KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 353 Manic Monday KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 459 Walking Down Your Street KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 476 In Your Room KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 488 Hero Takes a Fall KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 376 Hero Takes a Fall WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 90 Walk Like an Egyptian 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1989 167 Hazy Shade of Winter 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1988 44 In Your Room KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988
1988 58 In Your Room 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988
1988 96 In Your Room WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988
1988 102 Manic Monday KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 172 Walk Like an Egyptian KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 212 Hazy Shade of Winter KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 263 Walking Down Your Street KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 330 Hero Takes a Fall KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1987 12 Hazy Shade of Winter KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987 98 Walkin' Down Your Street KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987 27 Hazy Shade of Winter 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987
1987 102 Hazy Shade of Winter Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987
1987 46 Hazy Shade of Winter WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987
1986 27 Walk Like an Egyptian KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986
1986 57 Manic Monday KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986
1986 6 Walk Like an Egyptian 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986
1986 18 Walk Like an Egyptian Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1986
1984 52 Going Down to Liverpool 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984
1984 88 Hero Takes a Fall 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984
– 144 Hazy Shade of Winter WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s

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