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“She Blinded Me With Science” by Thomas Dolby

From the EP Blinded by Science (1983)

“She Blinded Me With Science” by Thomas Dolby appears on 53 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1983 and 2026. It was first released in 1983 on the EP Blinded by Science. Its best result is #13 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #33 alternative song of 1983, #156 alternative song of all time and #93 of the '80s.

53countdowns
14stations
#13best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1983–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 31 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107
1983 55 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 116 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 36 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 149 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 67 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 99 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 55 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 344 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 289 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 320 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 84 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 245 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 43 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 148 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 100 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 160 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 180 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 103 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 97 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 112 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 13 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 247 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 296 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 454 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1065 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 98 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 374 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 407 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 108 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 374 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 110 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 380 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 138 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 380 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 155 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 258 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 380 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 13 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 380 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 267 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 381 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 303 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 337 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 1086 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1029 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1058 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1099 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1137 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1194 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1232 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2024 983 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2026 588 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: She Blinded Me with Science; She Blinded me with Science.

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