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“Yesterday” by The Beatles

From the album Yesterday and Today (1966)

“Yesterday” by The Beatles appears on 36 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1987 and 2026. It was first released in 1966 on the album Yesterday and Today. Its best result is #12 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #720 alternative song of all time.

36countdowns
9stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2026years charted

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 18 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) 100
1988 12 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1990 34 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1991 836 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 47 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1991 58 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 39 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 65 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 78 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 62 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1996 97 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 59 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 71 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 59 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 33 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 79 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2004 58 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 48 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 12 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 14 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 30 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2009 221 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2012 417 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 59 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 130 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 31 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 36 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 46 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 136 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2023 47 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 175 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2024 69 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 232 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 718 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917