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“Panic” by The Smiths

Released 1986

“Panic” by The Smiths appears on 51 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1986 and 2014. It was first released in 1986. Its best result is #5 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #1 alternative song of 1986, #166 alternative song of all time and #29 of the '80s.

51countdowns
14stations
#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 17 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 107
1986 13 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 90
1986 5 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1986 50
1986 13 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1986 30
1987 82 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 24 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 276 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 86 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 121 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 56 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 291 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 273 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 317 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 274 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 432 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 254 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 408 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 42 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 460 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 483 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 227 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 350 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 455 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 324 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 334 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 345 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 131 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 107 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 160 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 303 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 160 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 160 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 160 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 586 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 160 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 500 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 160 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 484 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 190 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 159 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 224 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 283 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 161 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 59 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 172 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 128 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 130 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 128 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 133 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 138 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 144 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 1986

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