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“Straight To Hell” by The Clash

From the album Combat Rock (1982)

“Straight To Hell” by The Clash appears on 19 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1982 and 2022. It was first released in 1982 on the album Combat Rock. Its best result is #6 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #20 alternative song of 1982 and #1,250 alternative song of all time.

19countdowns
6stations
#6best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1982–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 6 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 588 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 588 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 588 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 588 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 128 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 588 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 274 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 588 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 589 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1915 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1887 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1915 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1970 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2012 684 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 724 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 348 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 117 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2022 281 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491

Also listed as: Straight to Hell.

Charting alongside it in 1982

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  3. 3Promised You a MiracleSimple Minds
  4. 4TemptationNew Order
  5. 5I Ran (So Far Away)A Flock of Seagulls
  6. 6Sex DwarfSoft Cell