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“Happy Hour” by The Housemartins

From the album London 0 Hull 4 (1986)

“Happy Hour” by The Housemartins appears on 27 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1986 and 2024. It was first released in 1986 on the album London 0 Hull 4. Its best result is #6 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #114 alternative song of 1986 and #726 alternative song of all time.

27countdowns
9stations
#6best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1986–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1986 6 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1986 10

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 107 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 165 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 155 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 97 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1994 339 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 310 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 942 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 589 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 331 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 870 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 904 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 410 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 921 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 413 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 924 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 224 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 434 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 924 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 89 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 447 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 34 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 316 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 405 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 298 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 478 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2024 474 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Also listed as: happy Hour.

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