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“When You Were Young” by The Killers

From the album Sam’s Town (2006)

“When You Were Young” by The Killers appears on 43 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 2006 and 2026. It was first released in 2006 on the album Sam’s Town. Its best result is #2 on the CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #2 alternative song of 2006, #1,574 alternative song of all time and #17 of the '00s.

43countdowns
19stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
12top 10 finishes
2006–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2006 5 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 107
2006 3 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 91
2006 15 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 106
2006 6 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 3 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 100
2006 3 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 107
2006 30 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2006 89
2006 59 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 3 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 89
2006 2 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 102
2006 7 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 107
2006 10 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 97
2006 36 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2006 106
2006 10 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2006 30
2006 4 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 100
2006 14 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 100
2007 13 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 107
2007 6 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007 91
2007 13 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 106
2007 35 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 101
2007 43 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 102
2008 32 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2006 375 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 700 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 295 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 821 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 51 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 699 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 193 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2009 846 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 52 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 575 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 737 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 528 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 711 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 504 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 214 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2013 86 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 495 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 634 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2020 1149 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2024 119 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2026 508 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: When You Were Yong.

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