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“My Generation” by The Who

From the album My Generation (1965)

“My Generation” by The Who appears on 23 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1978 and 2025. It was first released in 1965 on the album My Generation. Its best result is #26 on the Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,928 alternative song of all time.

23countdowns
9stations
#26best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1978–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1978 39 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978) 50
1979 32 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979) 50
1987 74 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) 100
1990 98 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1991 370 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 131 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1996 180 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
2001 306 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2004 218 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 315 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 26 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2005 42 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 31 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2012 29 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 422 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 307 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 331 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 379 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 171 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 309 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 391 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 355 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 209 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043