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“Red Red Wine” by UB40

From the album Labour of Love (1983)

“Red Red Wine” by UB40 appears on 43 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1983 and 2023. It was first released in 1983 on the album Labour of Love. Its best result is #1 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #16 alternative song of 1983, #243 alternative song of all time and #58 of the '80s.

43countdowns
12stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1983–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 50 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107
1983 1 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91
1984 48 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 90 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 26 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 68 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 62 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 5 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 16 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 181 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 103 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 215 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 203 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 43 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 13 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 54 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 60 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 216 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 226 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 246 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 93 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 218 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 229 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 26 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 60 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 619 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 172 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 648 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 278 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1423 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 101 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 1423 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1425 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 204 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 159 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1423 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 379 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1409 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 499 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1409 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1408 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 267 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2023 91 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91

Also listed as: Red, Red Wine.

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