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The Motels

Band Berkeley United States Formed 1975

The Motels formed in 1975 in Berkeley, United States. The Motels has 12 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1980–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Only the Lonely”, which appears on 6 lists with a best position of #184. The station that charted The Motels most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1980.

12appearances
8countdowns
5songs charted
2stations
0#1 finishes
1980–2003years

Songs by The Motels on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Only the Lonely
304		 6 #184 – –
2 Danger
113		 2 #40 – 1980
3 Take the L
69		 1 #640 – –
4 Suddenly Last Summer
62		 1 #778 – –
5 Mission of Mercy
59		 2 #273 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2003 184 Only the Lonely Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 640 Take the L Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 778 Suddenly Last Summer Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1023 Danger Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1764 Mission of Mercy Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
1998 281 Only the Lonely KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1996 191 Only the Lonely KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1995 338 Only the Lonely KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1994 394 Only the Lonely KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1992 238 Only the Lonely KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1988 273 Mission of Mercy KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1980 40 Danger KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980