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“I Wanna Be Sedated” by The Ramones

From the album Road to Ruin (1978)

“I Wanna Be Sedated” by The Ramones appears on 81 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 1988 and 2025. It was first released in 1978 on the album Road to Ruin. Its best result is #1 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #199 alternative song of 1988 and #16 alternative song of all time.

81countdowns
21stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
14top 10 finishes
1988–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 67 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 23 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 229 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 48 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 192 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 18 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 140 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 30 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 7 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 70 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 435 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 19 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 37 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 46 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 80 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 4 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 5 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 34 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 60 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 7 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 2 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 224 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 12 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 54 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 37 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 6 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 22 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 16 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 11 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 30 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 51 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 35 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 5 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 30 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 27 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 11 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 6 K-Rock K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) 92
2002 5 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 27 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 9 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 67 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 5 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 27 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 31 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 21 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 4 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 23 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 35 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 297 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 34 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 21 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 62 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 21 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 6 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 13 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 64 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 26 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 50 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 23 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 55 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 63 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 151 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 72 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 41 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 75 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 77 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 244 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2019 246 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 638 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 91 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2021 142 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 449 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 261 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 350 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 363 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 176 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 376 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 396 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 22 107.7 The End The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) 100
2025 544 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: I Wanna Be Sedated '88; I Wanna to be Sedated; I Wanna be Sedated.

Charting alongside it in 1988

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