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“My Best Friend's Girl” by The Cars

From the album The Cars (1978)

“My Best Friend's Girl” by The Cars appears on 19 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1978 on the album The Cars. Its best result is #205 on the WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,993 alternative song of all time.

19countdowns
10stations
#205best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 243 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1995 384 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 383 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1998 426 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 227 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 1076 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 537 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2001 471 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2004 362 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 485 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2021 906 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 205 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 793 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 892 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 550 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 402 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 366 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2025 355 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 311 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: My Best Friends Girl.