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“This Charming Man” by The Smiths

From the album The Smiths (1984)

“This Charming Man” by The Smiths appears on 43 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1983 and 2022. It was first released in 1984 on the album The Smiths. Its best result is #2 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #40 alternative song of 1983, #154 alternative song of all time and #308 of the '80s.

43countdowns
12stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1983–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 2 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 109 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 33 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 13 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) 100
1990 7 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 89 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 105 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 29 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 111 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 118 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 143 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1999 91 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 344 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 205 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 176 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 155 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 176 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 22 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000) 50
2001 178 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 244 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 178 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 182 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 178 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 424 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 178 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 168 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 166 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 166 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 245 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 211 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2006 97 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 272 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 210 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 218 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 765 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 234 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 680 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 247 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 247 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 250 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 132 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 762 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 329 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491

Also listed as: Ths Charming Man.

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