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“Clampdown” by The Clash

From the album London Calling (1979)

“Clampdown” by The Clash appears on 36 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1980 and 2022. It was first released in 1979 on the album London Calling. Its best result is #1 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #38 alternative song of 1980 and #320 alternative song of all time.

36countdowns
12stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1980–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 38 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 171 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 74 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 323 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1991 107 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 189 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1994 324 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1996 369 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 371 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 424 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 92 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 290 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 127 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 291 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 303 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 303 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 404 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 303 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 303 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 630 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 303 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 123 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 98 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 103 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 859 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 116 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 119 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 124 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 127 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 345 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 587 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 97 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 980 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 929 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 246 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491

Charting alongside it in 1980

Best songs of 1980 →
  1. 1Whip ItDevo
  2. 2The WaitThe Pretenders
  3. 3RefugeeTom Petty
  4. 4She's So ColdThe Rolling Stones
  5. 5Give Me Back My ManThe B-52's
  6. 6Another Brick in the Wall Part IIPink Floyd