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“April Skies” by The Jesus and Mary Chain

From the album Darklands (1987)

“April Skies” by The Jesus and Mary Chain appears on 20 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1987 and 2014. It was first released in 1987 on the album Darklands. Its best result is #16 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #30 alternative song of 1987, #1,678 alternative song of all time and #219 of the '80s.

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#16best position
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1987–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 60 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 91
1987 22 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 105
1987 16 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 190 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1999 1935 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1929 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1994 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1976 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 472 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1898 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 841 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1898 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1891 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 985 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 930 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 946 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 976 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1007 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1011 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1023 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 1987

Best songs of 1987 →
  1. 1Girlfriend in a ComaThe Smiths
  2. 2With or Without YouU2
  3. 3Dear GodXTC
  4. 4Why Can't I Be You?The Cure
  5. 5StrangeloveDepeche Mode
  6. 6Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen