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“Brass in Pocket” by The Pretenders

From the album Pretenders (1980)

“Brass in Pocket” by The Pretenders appears on 54 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1980 and 2025. It was first released in 1980 on the album Pretenders. Its best result is #30 on the 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #84 alternative song of 1980, #215 alternative song of all time and #227 of the '80s.

54countdowns
19stations
#30best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1980–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 84 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 47 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 197 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 74 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 30 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 482 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1991 163 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 250 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 126 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 251 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 176 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 116 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 61 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 165 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 221 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 126 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 68 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 213 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 375 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 129 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 193 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 331 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 37 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1182 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 46 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 75 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1183 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 77 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1184 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 122 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 81 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1183 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 982 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 121 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1168 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 490 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1168 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 432 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 123 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 1168 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 79 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 181 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2006 56 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2008 357 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2012 353 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2018 752 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 803 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 334 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 982 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2023 366 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 667 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 489 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 846 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 979 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Brass In Pocket.

Charting alongside it in 1980

Best songs of 1980 →
  1. 1Whip ItDevo
  2. 2The WaitThe Pretenders
  3. 3RefugeeTom Petty
  4. 4She's So ColdThe Rolling Stones
  5. 5Give Me Back My ManThe B-52's
  6. 6Another Brick in the Wall Part IIPink Floyd