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The Damned

Band London United Kingdom Formed 1976 UK punk band

The Damned formed in 1976 in London, United Kingdom. The Damned has 84 chart appearances on 46 radio countdowns from 10 stations on RockLists, spanning 1977–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “New Rose”, which appears on 23 lists with a best position of #8. The station that charted The Damned most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 29 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1987.

84appearances
46countdowns
16songs charted
10stations
0#1 finishes
1977–2024years

Songs by The Damned on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 New Rose
1,426		 23 #8 – –
2 Alone Again Or
1,021		 27 #36 – 1987
3 Neat Neat Neat
261		 4 #12 – 1977
4 Smash It Up (Part I)
145		 2 #528 – –
5 In Dulce Decorum
117		 4 #199 – –
6 Eloise
108		 7 #1606 – –
7 Love Song
106		 3 #22 – –
8 Jet Boy Jet Girl
99		 1 #12 – –
9 Smash It Up
92		 3 #42 – –
10 In Dulce December
86		 1 #70 – –
11 Psychomania
64		 2 #1099 – –
12 Grimly Fiendish
16		 2 #427 – –
13 Shadow of Love
10		 1 #1794 – –
14 Hit or Miss
10		 1 #1848 – –
15 Wait for the blackout
1		 1 #2019 – –
16 Tightrope Walk
1		 1 #1993 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

77 87

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2024 470 Neat Neat Neat The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2014 945 New Rose CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1330 Alone Again Or CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1857 Eloise CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 975 New Rose CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1357 Alone Again Or CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1796 Eloise CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 1008 New Rose CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1422 Alone Again Or CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1730 Eloise CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1057 New Rose CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1398 Alone Again Or CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1666 Eloise CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 1142 New Rose CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1366 Alone Again Or CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1623 Eloise CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 1119 New Rose CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1369 Alone Again Or CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1606 Eloise CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1038 New Rose CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1381 Alone Again Or CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1642 Eloise CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2005 641 New Rose CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 641 New Rose CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 641 New Rose CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1993 Alone Again Or CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 12 Jet Boy Jet Girl Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 200 Neat Neat Neat Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 317 New Rose Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 528 Smash It Up (Part I) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 817 Alone Again Or Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1659 Psychomania Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1848 Hit or Miss Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 2019 Wait for the blackout Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 641 New Rose CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 12 Neat Neat Neat Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 88 New Rose Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 580 Smash It Up (Part I) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 695 Alone Again Or Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1099 Psychomania Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1794 Shadow of Love Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1993 Tightrope Walk Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 641 New Rose CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 631 New Rose CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 39 New Rose John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000)
1999 440 Alone Again Or 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 990 New Rose The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 631 New Rose CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1998 436 Alone Again Or KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1996 335 Alone Again Or KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996 417 Smash It Up KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1995 215 Alone Again Or KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995 290 Alone Again Or Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 68 Alone Again Or KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 159 Alone Again Or Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 316 In Dulce Decorum Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1992 321 Alone Again Or KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 94 Alone Again Or Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 270 In Dulce Decorum Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 112 Alone Again Or Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991 497 Grimly Fiendish WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1990 199 In Dulce Decorum Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1990 217 Alone Again Or Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1989 334 Alone Again Or KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 324 In Dulce Decorum WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 427 Grimly Fiendish WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 44 Smash It Up Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989)
1989 89 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1989)
1988 333 Alone Again Or KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 70 In Dulce December Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 464 Alone Again Or Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1987 36 Alone Again Or KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987 42 Alone Again Or 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987
1987 101 Alone Again Or Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987
1982 13 New Rose John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982)
1982 49 (tie) Love Song John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982)
1981 12 New Rose John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981)
1980 8 New Rose John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980)
1980 29 Love Song John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980)
1980 42 Smash It Up John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980)
1979 10 New Rose John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979)
1979 22 Love Song John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979)
1978 13 New Rose John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978)
1977 41 Neat Neat Neat John Peel's Forgotten Fifty of 1977