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“Earn Enough For Us” by XTC

From the album Skylarking (1986)

“Earn Enough For Us” by XTC appears on 16 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1986 and 2014. It was first released in 1986 on the album Skylarking. Its best result is #89 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #211 alternative song of 1986 and #1,323 alternative song of all time.

16countdowns

3stations

#89best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1986–2014years charted

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"Earn Enough for Us" comes from XTC's 1986 album Skylarking, and it's Andy Partridge at his most direct: he wrote the music and the words and sings lead. Todd Rundgren produced and engineered it, and Prairie Prince sat in as a guest on drums, giving the track a brisk, springy push.

It's a wiry, tightly wound pop song that gets in and out without wasting a beat.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1986	89	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 1986	90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	929	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	980	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	982	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	982	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2003	967	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2003	1050	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)	2044
2004	967	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	967	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	1141	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	1062	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	1084	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	1124	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	1163	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	1216	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	1267	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013

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