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“I'll Be You” by The Replacements

From the album Don’t Tell a Soul (1989)

“I'll Be You” by The Replacements appears on 44 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1989 and 2026. It was first released in 1989 on the album Don’t Tell a Soul. Its best result is #8 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #16 alternative song of 1989, #270 alternative song of all time and #141 of the '80s.

44countdowns
14stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1989–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 18 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 29 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 8 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 343 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 449 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 78 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 265 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 144 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 331 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 266 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 480 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 276 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 404 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 456 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 475 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 383 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 393 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 176 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 167 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 611 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 254 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 194 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 868 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 204 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 195 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 207 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 196 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 196 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 122 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 196 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 97 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 196 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 198 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 785 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 687 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 635 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 748 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 587 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 585 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 607 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 617 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 797 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2024 437 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2026 881 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

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