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“Police On My Back” by The Clash

From the album Sandinista! (1980)

“Police On My Back” by The Clash appears on 25 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1988 and 2022. It was first released in 1980 on the album Sandinista!. Its best result is #100 on the CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #511 alternative song of all time.

25countdowns
6stations
#100best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 407 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 446 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 417 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 389 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 366 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 406 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 304 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 305 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 315 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 315 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 763 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 315 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 315 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 317 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 131 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 101 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 100 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 105 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 110 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 838 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 112 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 115 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 221 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 1313 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 304 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491

Also listed as: Police on My Back; Police on my Back.