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“Rock the Casbah” by The Clash

From the album Combat Rock (1982)

“Rock the Casbah” by The Clash appears on 87 radio countdowns from 24 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1982 on the album Combat Rock. Its best result is #1 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #1 alternative song of 1982, #26 alternative song of all time and #60 of the '80s.

87countdowns
24stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 1 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107
1982 40 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 24 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 25 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 211 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 90 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 9 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 53 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 152 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 82 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 64 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 267 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 66 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 75 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 457 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 196 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 108 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 153 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 20 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 103 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 95 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 234 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 88 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 116 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 100 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 401 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 87 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 260 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 88 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 59 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 87 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 71 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 44 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 78 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 98 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 32 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 44 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 33 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 38 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 298 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 164 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 40 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 38 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 343 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 29 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 49 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 38 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 18 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 15 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 132 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 38 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 147 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 213 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 97 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 36 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 251 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 58 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 23 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 68 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 192 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2006 20 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 57 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 32 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 47 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 124 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 54 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 251 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 57 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 540 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 62 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 114 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 65 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 68 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 637 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 380 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 676 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 326 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 325 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 474 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 103 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 612 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 574 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 331 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 371 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2025 499 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 456 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 286 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Rock The Casbah; Rock the Casbach; Rock the Casabah.

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