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“The Queen Is Dead” by The Smiths

From the album The Queen Is Dead (1986)

“The Queen Is Dead” by The Smiths appears on 18 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1986 and 2024. It was first released in 1986 on the album The Queen Is Dead. Its best result is #7 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #52 alternative song of 1986 and #709 alternative song of all time.

18countdowns
8stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1986–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1986 7 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1986 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 127 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 171 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 181 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 321 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1994 110 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 108 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 587 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 446 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 276 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 276 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 290 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 290 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 290 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1241 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 290 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 292 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2024 111 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Also listed as: The Queen is Dead.

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