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The Romantics

The Romantics has 57 chart appearances on 42 radio countdowns from 16 stations on RockLists, spanning 1980–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “What I Like About You”, which appears on 39 lists with a best position of #16. The station that charted The Romantics most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 14 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1983.

57appearances
42countdowns
2songs charted
16stations
0#1 finishes
1980–2025years

Songs by The Romantics on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 What I Like About You#364 of all time
2,372		 39 #16 – 1980
2 Talking In Your Sleep
864		 18 #9 – 1983

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

80 83

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2025 653 What I Like About You Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 910 Talking In Your Sleep Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2024 377 What I Like About You KQRS KQ 500 (2024)
2024 453 Talking In Your Sleep KQRS KQ 500 (2024)
2023 1015 Talking In Your Sleep Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2021 358 What I Like About You WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021)
2021 471 Talking In Your Sleep WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021)
2021 942 What I Like About You Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2020 827 What I Like About You WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2012 718 What I Like About You WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2005 775 Talking In Your Sleep CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 805 What I Like About You CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 146 What I Like About You Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 775 Talking In Your Sleep CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 804 What I Like About You CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 775 Talking In Your Sleep CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 804 What I Like About You CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 100 What I Like About You Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 203 Talking In Your Sleep Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 775 Talking In Your Sleep CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 804 What I Like About You CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 169 What I Like About You Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 198 Talking In Your Sleep Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 775 Talking In Your Sleep CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 804 What I Like About You CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 101 What I Like About You WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 775 Talking In Your Sleep CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 802 What I Like About You CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 401 What I Like About You 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 116 What I Like About You WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 453 What I Like About You The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 751 What I Like About You CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1030 Talking In Your Sleep CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 226 What I Like About You CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 514 Talking In Your Sleep CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 101 Talking In Your Sleep Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999)
1998 243 What I Like About You KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1996 110 What I Like About You KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1995 137 What I Like About You Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 500 What I Like About You KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 46 What I Like About You Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1992 132 What I Like About You KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 79 What I Like About You Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 85 What I Like About You Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991 269 What I Like About You CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 239 What I Like About You WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1990 54 What I Like About You Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1989 92 What I Like About You 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1988 27 What I Like About You KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 378 Talking In Your Sleep KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 102 What I Like About You Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 70 What I Like About You WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988)
1983 36 Talking In Your Sleep KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983
1983 9 Talking In Your Sleep 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983
1983 35 What I Like About You 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983
1980 18 What I Like About You KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980
– 16 What I Like About You WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s