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“I'm An Adult Now” by The Pursuit of Happiness

From the album Love Junk (1988)

“I'm An Adult Now” by The Pursuit of Happiness appears on 23 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1988 and 2023. It was first released in 1988 on the album Love Junk. Its best result is #73 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #164 alternative song of 1988 and #651 alternative song of all time.

23countdowns
7stations
#73best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 90 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 107
1988 73 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 106
1988 97 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 483 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1991 185 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1999 312 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 488 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 312 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 319 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 319 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1922 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 319 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 911 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 319 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 324 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 805 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 745 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 761 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 779 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 806 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 845 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 886 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 628 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: I'm an Adult Now.

Charting alongside it in 1988

Best songs of 1988 →
  1. 1SuedeheadMorrissey
  2. 2DesireU2
  3. 3Beds are BurningMidnight Oil
  4. 4Route 66Depeche Mode
  5. 5Peek-A-BooSiouxsie and the Banshees
  6. 6Chains of LoveErasure