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“Middle of the Road” by The Pretenders

From the album Learning to Crawl (1983)

“Middle of the Road” by The Pretenders appears on 32 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1983 on the album Learning to Crawl. Its best result is #82 on the Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #994 alternative song of all time.

32countdowns
10stations
#82best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 100 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 87 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 299 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 329 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 342 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 346 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 82 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 260 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 385 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 319 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 430 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 227 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 271 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 305 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 124 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 306 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2001 307 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2002 370 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2003 424 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2005 366 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2006 353 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2010 412 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2012 282 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 860 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2020 1151 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 753 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 1022 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 1031 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 601 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 227 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 687 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 816 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Middle Of The Road.