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“Fascination Street” by The Cure

From the album Disintegration (1989)

“Fascination Street” by The Cure appears on 43 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1989 and 2026. It was first released in 1989 on the album Disintegration. Its best result is #5 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #12 alternative song of 1989, #282 alternative song of all time and #69 of the '80s.

43countdowns
15stations
#5best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1989–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 19 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 5 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 12 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 98 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 81 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 102 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 85 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 266 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 114 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 116 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 435 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 263 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 499 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 95 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1996 133 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 486 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 204 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 348 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 264 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 431 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1008 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 753 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 753 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 494 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 753 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 178 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 753 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 129 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 753 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 753 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 355 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 40 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 312 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 243 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 241 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 243 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 244 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 248 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 248 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 634 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 188 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2022 118 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2026 262 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Fasination Street.

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