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“Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before” by The Smiths
From the album Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before” by The Smiths appears on 16 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1987 and 2014. It was first released in 1987 on the album Strangeways, Here We Come. Its best result is #12 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #29 alternative song of 1987, #1,116 alternative song of all time and #201 of the '80s.
16countdowns
9stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2014years charted
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 | 107 |
| 1987 | 90 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 | 91 |
| 1987 | 74 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 | 99 |
| 1987 | 12 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987 | 50 |
| 1988 | 28 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1988 | 30 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 263 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1999 | 411 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 2002 | 705 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 650 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2007 | 479 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 479 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 492 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 506 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 501 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 508 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 512 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
Also listed as: Stop Me If You Think You've Heard this One Before; Stop Me if You Think You've Heard This One Before; Stop me if you think you've heard this one before.