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“Don't You Want Me” by The Human League

From the album Dare (1981)

“Don't You Want Me” by The Human League appears on 35 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1982 and 2006. It was first released in 1981 on the album Dare. Its best result is #5 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #10 alternative song of 1982, #368 alternative song of all time and #67 of the '80s.

35countdowns
13stations
#5best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1982–2006years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 5 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 54 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 151 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 313 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 25 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 59 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 177 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 187 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 194 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 195 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 107 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 241 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 332 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 304 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 270 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 133 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 192 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 341 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 273 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 132 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 20 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 607 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 169 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 262 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 652 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 280 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 144 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2001 46 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 216 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1135 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 776 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 18 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 50 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 24 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 86 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500

Also listed as: Don't Your Want Me?; Don't You Want Me?.

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