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“Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman

From the album Tracy Chapman (1988)

“Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman appears on 43 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1988 and 2022. It was first released in 1988 on the album Tracy Chapman. Its best result is #1 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #16 alternative song of 1988, #358 alternative song of all time and #44 of the '80s.

43countdowns
13stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1988–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 12 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91
1988 30 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 106
1988 1 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1988 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1989 44 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 29 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 167 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 164 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 783 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1994 310 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 309 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 241 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1999 369 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 260 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 204 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 357 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 344 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 204 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 344 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 205 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 36 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 205 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1469 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 205 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 205 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 63 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 398 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 205 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 59 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 84 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 1090 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1030 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1059 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 387 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 1100 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 21 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 1138 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1195 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1253 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 511 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 235 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 164 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 111 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491

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