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“Blood and Roses” by The Smithereens

From the album Especially for You (1986)

“Blood and Roses” by The Smithereens appears on 38 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1986 and 2014. It was first released in 1986 on the album Especially for You. Its best result is #5 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 1986, #548 alternative song of all time and #104 of the '80s.

38countdowns
7stations
#5best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1986–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1986 26 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 107
1986 17 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 90
1986 5 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1986 10

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 476 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 139 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 56 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 79 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 54 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 157 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 199 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 370 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 216 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 200 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 176 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 478 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 172 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1678 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 406 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1678 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 409 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1678 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 411 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1670 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 451 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 382 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1656 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 473 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1656 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 290 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1654 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 338 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 959 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 892 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 913 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 944 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 977 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1002 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1011 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Blood & Roses; Blood And Roses.

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