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The Stranglers

Band Guildford United Kingdom Formed 1974

The Stranglers formed in 1974 in Guildford, United Kingdom. The Stranglers has 79 chart appearances on 44 radio countdowns from 11 stations on RockLists, spanning 1977–2020. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Always the Sun”, which appears on 27 lists with a best position of #16. The station that charted The Stranglers most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 16 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1987.

79appearances
44countdowns
16songs charted
11stations
0#1 finishes
1977–2020years

Songs by The Stranglers on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Always the Sun
815		 27 #16 – 1987
2 Golden Brown
683		 10 #10 – –
3 Skin Deep
454		 11 #121 – –
4 No More Heroes
194		 8 #33 – –
5 All Day and All of the Night
140		 3 #124 – –
6 Peaches
107		 3 #699 – –
7 London Lady
89		 2 #21 – 1977
8 Hanging Around
77		 3 #32 – –
9 No Mercy
75		 2 #719 – –
10 Big in America
38		 1 #1276 – –
11 96 Tears
31		 1 #1418 – –
12 Grip
13		 1 #1784 – –
13 Sweet Smell of Success
8		 1 #1878 – –
14 Bring on the Nubiles
8		 1 #1879 – –
15 All Roads Lead to Rome
6		 1 #470 – –
16 Man They Love to Hate
4		 1 #481 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

77 87

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2020 672 Golden Brown WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2014 1921 Always the Sun CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 1854 Always the Sun CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 1800 Always the Sun CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1727 Always the Sun CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 1688 Always the Sun CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 1673 Always the Sun CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1703 Always the Sun CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 16 Golden Brown Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006 360 No More Heroes Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2005 10 Golden Brown Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005)
2005 109 Golden Brown Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 263 No More Heroes Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 21 Golden Brown Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 324 No More Heroes Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 402 Always the Sun Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 121 Skin Deep Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 358 Always the Sun Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 699 Peaches Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 942 All Day and All of the Night Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1087 No Mercy Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1276 Big in America Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1418 96 Tears Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1560 Golden Brown Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1647 No More Heroes Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1784 Grip Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1878 Sweet Smell of Success Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1879 Bring on the Nubiles Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1958 Hanging Around Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 16 Always the Sun Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 632 Skin Deep Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1650 Peaches Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 19 Artist ranking Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Artists of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 418 Always the Sun WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 26 Golden Brown Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 454 No More Heroes Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 416 Always the Sun WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
1999 434 Skin Deep WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 390 Skin Deep CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 552 Always the Sun CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 719 No Mercy CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 940 No More Heroes CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1998 495 Always the Sun KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1996 343 Skin Deep WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 400 Always the Sun KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1994 320 Always the Sun KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 473 Always the Sun Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 367 Skin Deep WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1992 429 Always the Sun KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 229 Always the Sun Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 338 Skin Deep WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 438 Always the Sun WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 285 Always the Sun CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 326 Skin Deep CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 768 Peaches CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 95 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1991)
1990 182 Golden Brown Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1990 272 Skin Deep Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1989 124 All Day and All of the Night KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 231 Always the Sun KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 336 Skin Deep WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 445 Always the Sun WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 82 Golden Brown Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989)
1989 83 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1989)
1988 325 Hanging Around KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 481 Man They Love to Hate KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 120 Golden Brown Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 220 Always the Sun Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 423 Skin Deep Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 450 All Day and All of the Night Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 470 All Roads Lead to Rome Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1987 52 Always the Sun KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987 28 Always the Sun Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987
1987 86 Always the Sun WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987
1979 45 No More Heroes John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979)
1978 32 Hanging Around John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978)
1978 33 No More Heroes John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978)
1978 40 London Lady John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978)
1977 21 London Lady John Peel's Forgotten Fifty of 1977