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“Tattooed Love Boys” by The Pretenders

From the album Pretenders (1980)

“Tattooed Love Boys” by The Pretenders appears on 18 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1980 and 2014. It was first released in 1980 on the album Pretenders. Its best result is #35 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #35 alternative song of 1980 and #1,366 alternative song of all time.

18countdowns
5stations
#35best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1980–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 35 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 154 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 863 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 914 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 918 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 918 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 907 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1477 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 907 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 907 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1602 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1530 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1544 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1575 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1641 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 407 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 1566 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1608 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Tatooed Love Boys.

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