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“Don't Let's Start” by They Might Be Giants

From the album They Might Be Giants (1986)

“Don't Let's Start” by They Might Be Giants appears on 47 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1987 and 2014. It was first released in 1986 on the album They Might Be Giants. Its best result is #39 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #117 alternative song of 1988 and #191 alternative song of all time.

47countdowns
10stations
#39best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 97 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99
1988 83 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91
1988 39 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 413 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 288 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 210 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 168 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 217 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 131 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 131 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 187 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 206 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 377 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 162 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 293 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 231 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 309 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 296 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 161 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 345 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 432 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 299 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 81 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 720 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 112 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 741 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 122 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 788 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 124 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 791 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 179 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 791 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 62 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 266 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 791 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 132 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 791 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 391 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 791 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 343 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 445 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 452 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 444 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 452 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 450 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 449 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 445 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Don't Lets Start; Don't, Let's Start.

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