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“Town Called Malice” by The Jam

From the album The Gift (1982)

“Town Called Malice” by The Jam appears on 22 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1982 on the album The Gift. Its best result is #13 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #22 alternative song of 1982 and #842 alternative song of all time.

22countdowns
12stations
#13best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 13 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 304 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1991 925 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 391 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 301 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1996 300 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 299 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 257 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 302 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 181 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 209 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2002 26 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 32 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 79 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 126 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 45 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 19 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 110 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 88 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2014 846 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2019 505 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2026 858 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Charting alongside it in 1982

Best songs of 1982 →
  1. 1Rock the CasbahThe Clash
  2. 2Should I Stay or Should I Go?The Clash
  3. 3Promised You a MiracleSimple Minds
  4. 4TemptationNew Order
  5. 5I Ran (So Far Away)A Flock of Seagulls
  6. 6Sex DwarfSoft Cell