Artist · chart history · #174 in alternative artist polls · #302 in indie & aaa artist polls
The Cars
Band Boston United States Active 1976–1988
The Cars formed in 1976 in Boston, United States and was active until 1988. The Cars has 170 chart appearances on 57 radio countdowns from 18 stations on RockLists, spanning 1980–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Just What I Needed”, which appears on 29 lists with a best position of #62. The station that charted The Cars most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 39 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1980.
Songs by The Cars on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just What I Needed | 29 | #62 | – | – | |
| 2 | Drive | 20 | #50 | – | 1984 | |
| 3 | Good Times Roll | 13 | #90 | – | – | |
| 4 | My Best Friend's Girl | 19 | #205 | – | – | |
| 5 | Moving In Stereo | 12 | #163 | – | – | |
| 6 | You Might Think | 13 | #68 | – | – | |
| 7 | Let's Go | 13 | #123 | – | – | |
| 8 | Bye Bye Love | 8 | #277 | – | – | |
| 9 | Shake It Up | 8 | #64 | – | 1982 | |
| 10 | Let The Good Times Roll | 2 | #137 | – | – | |
| 11 | Candy-O | 3 | #295 | – | – | |
| 12 | Touch and Go | 2 | #7 | – | 1980 | |
| 13 | Since You're Gone | 2 | #14 | – | 1982 | |
| 14 | All Mixed Up | 1 | #470 | – | – | |
| 15 | Up and Down | 1 | #28 | – | 1980 | |
| 16 | Tonight She Comes | 2 | #58 | – | 1985 | |
| 17 | Heartbeat City | 1 | #169 | – | – | |
| 18 | Dangerous Type | 3 | #345 | – | – | |
| 19 | Hello Again | 1 | #43 | – | 1984 | |
| 20 | Misfit Kid | 1 | #51 | – | 1980 | |
| 21 | You're All I've Got Tonight | 4 | #469 | – | – | |
| 22 | You Are the Girl | 1 | #66 | – | 1987 | |
| 23 | Gimme Some Slack | 1 | #69 | – | 1980 | |
| 24 | Strap Me In | 1 | #71 | – | 1987 | |
| 25 | Don't Tell Me No | 1 | #87 | – | 1980 | |
| 26 | Panorama | 1 | #1787 | – | – | |
| 27 | Dream Away | 1 | #96 | – | 1981 | |
| 28 | Magic | 1 | #102 | – | 1984 |
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.