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“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by The Clash

From the album Combat Rock (1982)

“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by The Clash appears on 86 radio countdowns from 24 stations between 1982 and 2025. It was first released in 1982 on the album Combat Rock. Its best result is #8 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #2 alternative song of 1982, #17 alternative song of all time and #119 of the '80s.

86countdowns
24stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
6top 10 finishes
1982–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 31 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107
1982 26 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 10 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 210 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 48 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 40 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 93 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 40 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 134 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 38 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 23 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 111 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 76 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 259 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 43 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 76 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 71 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 64 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 147 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 13 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 286 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 39 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 13 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 177 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 388 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 27 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 51 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 40 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 74 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 12 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 132 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 19 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 19 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 27 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 13 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 10 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 19 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 9 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 18 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 37 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 25 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 23 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 9 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 232 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 45 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 26 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 9 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 93 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 57 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 113 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 8 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 114 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 27 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 106 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 11 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 101 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 11 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 102 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 66 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 85 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 28 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2006 76 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 173 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 125 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 136 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 326 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 145 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 158 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 286 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 168 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 131 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 171 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 174 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 832 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 874 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 145 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2021 167 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 493 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 751 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 135 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 600 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 316 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 456 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 162 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2025 417 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 734 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Should I Stay Or Should I Go; Should I Stay or Should I Go; Should I Stay Or Should I Go?; Shoudl I Stay or Should I Go.

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