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“King of Pain” by The Police

From the album Synchronicity (1983)

“King of Pain” by The Police appears on 29 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1983 and 2025. It was first released in 1983 on the album Synchronicity. Its best result is #17 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #20 alternative song of 1983, #757 alternative song of all time and #186 of the '80s.

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#17best position
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1983–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 17 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107
1983 39 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 67 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1989 157 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1992 331 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 287 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 262 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 293 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 222 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 259 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 439 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 359 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 401 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 571 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 1000 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 571 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 571 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 571 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 321 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 571 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1068 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 571 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 571 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2021 758 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 193 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 951 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 916 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 957 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 471 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500

Also listed as: King Of Pain.

Charting alongside it in 1983

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