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“Monkey Gone To Heaven” by The Pixies

From the album Doolittle (1989)

“Monkey Gone To Heaven” by The Pixies appears on 59 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1989 and 2019. It was first released in 1989 on the album Doolittle. Its best result is #5 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #17 alternative song of 1989, #85 alternative song of all time and #100 of the '80s.

59countdowns
15stations
#5best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1989–2019years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 44 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 5 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1989 50
1989 5 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1989 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 34 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1990 51 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1990 34 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 125 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 929 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 40 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1991 91 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 74 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 66 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 255 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1994 72 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 232 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1997 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 49 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 147 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 390 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 86 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 335 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 68 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 33 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 77 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 34 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 33 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 35 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 34 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 100 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 259 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 27 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 34 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 90 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2002 23 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 13 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 34 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 79 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2003 157 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 241 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 32 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 97 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2005 6 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 33 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 75 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2006 117 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 11 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 95 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2006 64 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 284 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 217 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 221 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 242 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 245 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 490 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 243 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 241 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 411 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627

Also listed as: Monkey Gone to Heaven; Monkey Goes to Heaven; Monkey's Gone To Heaven.

Charting alongside it in 1989

Best songs of 1989 →
  1. 1Love SongThe Cure
  2. 2StandR.E.M.
  3. 3Here Comes Your ManThe Pixies
  4. 4She Drives Me CrazyFine Young Cannibals
  5. 5Love ShackThe B-52's
  6. 6Personal JesusDepeche Mode