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“My City Was Gone” by The Pretenders

From the album Learning to Crawl (1983)

“My City Was Gone” by The Pretenders appears on 26 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1982 and 2025. It was first released in 1983 on the album Learning to Crawl. Its best result is #86 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #122 alternative song of 1982 and #762 alternative song of all time.

26countdowns
6stations
#86best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 86 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 187 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 273 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 249 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 375 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 245 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 222 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 217 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
2000 254 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2001 255 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2002 218 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 475 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 255 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 228 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2005 292 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2006 256 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 1298 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1212 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1225 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1254 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1308 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1358 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1348 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2022 815 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2024 1037 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 888 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: My City was Gone.

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