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“Hey Jude” by The Beatles

“Hey Jude” by The Beatles appears on 39 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1976 and 2026. Its best result is #2 on the Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #587 alternative song of all time.

39countdowns
9stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
12top 10 finishes
1976–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1976 14 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1976) 50
1987 33 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) 100
1988 30 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1990 31 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1991 42 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1991 5 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 35 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 25 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 31 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 56 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1996 3 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 50 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 59 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 71 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 3 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2004 9 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 22 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 2 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 25 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 12 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2009 44 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2009 13 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 194 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2012 23 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 10 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 19 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 12 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 4 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 11 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 3 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 10 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 3 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 4 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 13 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2025 2 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 16 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 17 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Hey Jude!.