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“Save It For Later” by The English Beat

From the album Special Beat Service (1982)

“Save It For Later” by The English Beat appears on 55 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1983 and 2023. It was first released in 1982 on the album Special Beat Service. Its best result is #9 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #18 alternative song of 1983, #128 alternative song of all time and #72 of the '80s.

55countdowns
13stations
#9best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1983–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 30 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107
1983 27 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 92 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 264 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 58 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 39 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 333 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 34 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 101 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 220 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 34 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 752 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 402 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 205 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 420 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 346 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 145 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 436 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 157 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 472 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 135 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 220 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 46 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 258 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 596 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 394 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 870 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 144 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 392 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 472 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 125 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 394 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 127 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 396 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 161 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 396 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 30 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 231 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 396 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 9 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 396 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 222 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 397 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 211 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 86 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 357 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 295 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 301 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 308 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 309 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 306 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 306 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 589 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1557 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2023 24 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91

Also listed as: Save It for Later; Save it for Later; Save it For Later.

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