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“Mexican Radio” by Wall of Voodoo

From the album Call of the West (1982)

“Mexican Radio” by Wall of Voodoo appears on 56 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1982 and 2023. It was first released in 1982 on the album Call of the West. Its best result is #9 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #66 alternative song of 1982, #83 alternative song of all time and #225 of the '80s.

56countdowns
12stations
#9best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1982–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 44 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 200 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 97 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 126 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 177 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 57 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 286 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 310 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 224 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 304 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 709 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 94 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 19 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 112 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 54 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 13 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 124 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 113 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 261 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 10 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 9 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 50 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 244 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 429 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 878 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 49 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 242 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 145 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 76 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 242 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 78 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 242 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 86 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 242 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 49 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 162 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 242 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 66 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 161 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 102 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 240 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 186 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 241 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 231 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 307 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 185 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 69 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 649 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 490 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 615 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 633 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 653 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 673 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 698 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 734 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 46 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91

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