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“Mayor of Simpleton” by XTC

Released 1989

“Mayor of Simpleton” by XTC appears on 33 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1989 and 2020. It was first released in 1989. Its best result is #3 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #10 alternative song of 1989, #647 alternative song of all time and #73 of the '80s.

33countdowns
9stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1989–2020years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 14 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 13 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 3 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 41 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 458 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 176 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 286 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 470 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 727 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 348 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 103 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 362 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 379 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 373 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 357 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 493 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 419 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 757 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 158 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 808 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 160 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 810 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 183 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 810 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 923 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 242 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 810 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 421 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 810 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 232 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 810 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 295 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2020 1196 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020

Also listed as: Mayor Of Simpleton.

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