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“Senses Working Overtime” by XTC

From the album English Settlement (1982)

“Senses Working Overtime” by XTC appears on 35 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1982 and 2020. It was first released in 1982 on the album English Settlement. Its best result is #23 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #37 alternative song of 1982, #603 alternative song of all time and #315 of the '80s.

35countdowns
10stations
#23best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2020years charted

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 23 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 411 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 232 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 101 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 87 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 438 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 38 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 264 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 81 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 52 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 286 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 170 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 443 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 289 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 478 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 258 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 232 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 740 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 212 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2001 215 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2002 153 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 443 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 199 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 137 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2005 181 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2006 141 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 1685 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1647 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1662 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1700 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1769 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1825 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1884 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 223 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 688 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020

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