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“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police

From the album Ghost in the Machine (1981)

“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police appears on 42 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1981 and 2025. It was first released in 1981 on the album Ghost in the Machine. Its best result is #22 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #22 alternative song of 1981, #406 alternative song of all time and #337 of the '80s.

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14stations
#22best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1981–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1981 22 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 93 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1989 43 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1994 358 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 186 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 379 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 185 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 191 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 152 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 293 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 200 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 918 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 518 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 518 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 518 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 308 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 155 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 518 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 518 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 292 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 518 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 221 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 407 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 518 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 183 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 223 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 1307 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1240 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1258 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1295 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1345 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1377 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1425 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 489 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 697 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2021 421 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 116 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 435 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 330 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 148 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 126 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 221 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.

Charting alongside it in 1981

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  4. 4It's My PartyDave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin
  5. 5Johnny Are You Queer?Josie Cotton
  6. 6On the OutsideOingo Boingo