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“Close to Me” by The Cure

From the album The Head on the Door (1985)

“Close to Me” by The Cure appears on 72 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1985 and 2022. It was first released in 1985 on the album The Head on the Door. Its best result is #11 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #25 alternative song of 1986, #54 alternative song of all time and #39 of the '80s.

72countdowns
19stations
#11best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1985–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 44 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 107
1985 12 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1985 30
1986 11 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 107
1986 43 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 90
1990 70 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 85 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 165 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 103 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 47 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 40 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 194 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 48 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1989 66 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) 100
1990 44 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 111 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 36 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 37 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 129 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 32 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 236 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 299 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 287 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 114 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 115 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 46 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 109 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 261 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 29 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1998 89 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 63 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 146 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 298 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 162 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 627 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 350 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 97 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 108 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 196 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 97 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 197 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 100 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 380 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 222 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 100 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 260 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 100 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 58 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 100 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 237 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 319 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 96 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 272 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 157 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 182 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 183 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 381 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2006 79 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 108 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 352 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 92 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 330 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 94 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 54 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2009 611 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 95 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 98 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 104 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 111 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 747 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 210 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 585 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 487 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491

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