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“Drive” by The Cars

From the album Heartbeat City (1984)

“Drive” by The Cars appears on 20 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1984 and 2026. It was first released in 1984 on the album Heartbeat City. Its best result is #50 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2024). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #156 alternative song of 1984 and #2,582 alternative song of all time.

20countdowns
8stations
#50best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1984–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1984 69 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 452 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1999 117 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
2001 297 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2004 208 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 153 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 240 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2010 272 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2018 743 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1180 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 446 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 364 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 273 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 339 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 272 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 50 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 422 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 537 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 157 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 211 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 1984

Best songs of 1984 →
  1. 1Two TribesFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  2. 2Pride (In the Name of Love)U2
  3. 3RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  4. 4The Killing MoonEcho and the Bunnymen
  5. 5TendernessGeneral Public
  6. 6Master and ServantDepeche Mode