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“Ask” by The Smiths

Released 1986

“Ask” by The Smiths appears on 47 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1986 and 2019. It was first released in 1986. Its best result is #5 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #2 alternative song of 1986, #329 alternative song of all time and #48 of the '80s.

47countdowns
13stations
#5best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1986–2019years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1986 5 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 107
1986 29 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 90
1986 11 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1986 50
1986 10 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1986 30
1987 77 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 55 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 101 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 143 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 139 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 116 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 190 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 208 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 72 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 216 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 487 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 112 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 122 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 457 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 179 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 195 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 224 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 208 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 179 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 307 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 443 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 175 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 320 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 189 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 719 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 720 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 720 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 715 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 408 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 715 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 391 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 715 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 715 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 483 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 448 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 1983 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1896 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1844 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1794 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1869 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1862 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1869 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 342 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627

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