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“What Do I Get?” by The Buzzcocks
“What Do I Get?” by The Buzzcocks appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1978 and 2022. Its best result is #8 on the John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,044 alternative song of all time.
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"What Do I Get?" is the single that finally got Buzzcocks onto the UK chart. United Artists issued it in February 1978, with Martin Rushent producing, as the follow-up to "Orgasm Addict", and the punk band made their UK Singles Chart debut with it, topping out at number 37. "I Don't Mind" came next.
Its reach has stretched well past that modest peak since, with the song turning up in the film Ghost World and in the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 8 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978) | 50 |
| 1979 | 50 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979) | 50 |
| 2002 | 143 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1301 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2019 | 453 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 308 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2022 | 578 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
Also listed as: What Do I Get?" (7; What Do I Get.
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