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“Generals and Majors” by XTC

From the album Black Sea (1980)

“Generals and Majors” by XTC appears on 24 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1980 and 2014. It was first released in 1980 on the album Black Sea. Its best result is #62 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #62 alternative song of 1980 and #758 alternative song of all time.

24countdowns
6stations
#62best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1980–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 62 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 315 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 149 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 389 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 179 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 257 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 192 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1999 231 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 711 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 712 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 713 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 713 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 670 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 713 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 378 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 713 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 713 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1375 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1326 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1349 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1383 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1446 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1487 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1543 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Generals & Majors; Generals And Majors.

Charting alongside it in 1980

Best songs of 1980 →
  1. 1Whip ItDevo
  2. 2The WaitThe Pretenders
  3. 3RefugeeTom Petty
  4. 4She's So ColdThe Rolling Stones
  5. 5Give Me Back My ManThe B-52's
  6. 6Another Brick in the Wall Part IIPink Floyd