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“Pictures of You” by The Cure

From the album Disintegration (1989)

“Pictures of You” by The Cure appears on 61 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1990 and 2023. It was first released in 1989 on the album Disintegration. Its best result is #4 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #17 alternative song of 1990, #100 alternative song of all time and #249 of the '90s.

61countdowns
19stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1990–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 4 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 107
1990 76 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 91
1990 9 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 105
1990 28 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 90
1990 24 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1990 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 5 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 37 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 27 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 68 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 45 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 93 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 45 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 461 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 182 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 52 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 95 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 24 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 55 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 173 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 104 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 53 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 36 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 429 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 154 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 198 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 248 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 524 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 639 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 76 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 524 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 524 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 173 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 524 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 700 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 524 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 265 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 321 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 524 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 414 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 283 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 522 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 52 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 290 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 210 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 19 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 144 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 245 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 118 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 185 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 86 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 192 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 228 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 203 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 207 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 217 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 224 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 193 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 57 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 240 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 136 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 75 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91

Also listed as: Pictures Of You.

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