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“In Between Days” by The Cure

From the album The Head on the Door (1985)

“In Between Days” by The Cure appears on 72 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1985 and 2024. It was first released in 1985 on the album The Head on the Door. Its best result is #3 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #2 alternative song of 1985, #62 alternative song of all time and #15 of the '80s.

72countdowns
20stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1985–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 4 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 107
1985 12 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 91
1985 21 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1985 30
1985 27 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985 50
1986 55 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 15 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 191 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 38 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 38 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 135 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 8 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 34 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 40 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 17 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1990 72 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 22 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 42 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 21 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 48 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 211 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 58 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 159 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 132 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 147 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 134 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 162 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 124 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 157 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 43 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 323 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 154 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 99 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 120 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 766 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 723 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 353 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 177 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 724 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 179 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 724 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 441 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 170 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 724 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 3 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 190 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 724 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 43 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 473 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 724 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 496 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 127 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 724 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 199 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 410 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 251 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 144 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 310 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 100 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 457 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 81 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 87 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 761 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 90 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 92 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 96 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 98 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 788 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 543 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 299 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 1392 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 303 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2024 102 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Also listed as: Inbetween Days; In-between Days.

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