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“Nightmares” by Violent Femmes

From the album 3 (1988)

“Nightmares” by Violent Femmes appears on 18 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1989 and 2014. It was first released in 1988 on the album 3. Its best result is #83 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #185 alternative song of 1989 and #1,336 alternative song of all time.

18countdowns
4stations
#83best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 83 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 958 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1999 1441 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1442 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1442 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1440 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 668 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1426 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 661 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1426 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1425 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1112 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1045 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1066 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1108 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1146 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1190 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1251 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Nightmare.

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