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“Don't Do Me Like That” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

“Don't Do Me Like That” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers appears on 86 radio countdowns from 31 stations between 1980 and 2026. Its best result is #20 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #20 alternative song of 1980.

86countdowns
31stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1980–2026years charted

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"Don't Do Me Like That" was the lead single from Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' third album, on Backstreet Records, but the song had been kicking around for years: Petty first cut it as a demo in 1974 with his band Mudcrutch. He thought about handing it to the J. Geils Band before producer Jimmy Iovine persuaded him to keep it for the record.

Smart move. It became one of the band's most popular singles in North America and the only song under their own name to crack the Billboard Hot 100's top 10 (they climbed to No. 3 later, backing Stevie Nicks on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"). It did even better in Canada, at No. 3. Britain never came around: Capital Radio played it in the summer of 1980, but it missed the Top 75.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 20 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 222 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1991 425 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 586 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 344 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 529 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 225 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 221 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1998 666 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 695 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 1219 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 511 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 299 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 731 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 1095 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 102 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 1176 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 190 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 146 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 585 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 215 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 361 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 287 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 513 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 174 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 588 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 144 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 384 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 480 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 126 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 368 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 190 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 230 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 242 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 241 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 254 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 180 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 238 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 167 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 232 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 284 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 203 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 375 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 192 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 109 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 1798 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 782 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 165 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 254 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 174 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 264 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 928 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 157 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 387 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 208 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2022 491 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 215 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 64 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 208 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 361 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 170 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 780 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 203 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 157 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2023 246 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 158 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 43 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 266 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 399 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 264 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 170 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 145 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 255 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 351 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 353 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 134 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 223 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 597 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 249 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 405 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 141 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 1034 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 425 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 207 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 411 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 283 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 1980

Best songs of 1980 →
  1. 1And the Cradle Will RockVan Halen
  2. 2Another One Bites the DustQueen
  3. 3Whip ItDevo
  4. 4Don't Stand So Close to MeThe Police
  5. 5Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads
  6. 6You Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC

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