Album · Neil Young
Freedom by Neil Young
Freedom is an album by Neil Young, released in 1989. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 124 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Rockin' In The Free World”, on 121 lists with a best position of #8.
Freedom, Neil Young's nineteenth studio album, came out on Reprise on October 2, 1989, and after a string of 1980s projects that went down badly, it's the sound of a veteran planting his feet and turning up. He produced it himself, and it followed Eldorado.
The centerpiece, "Rockin' in the Free World", is ragged, raw-throated electric noise with a scowl on its face, a song that sounds angry at everything it looks at. It was hailed as a comeback, both with the critics and at the register, and the anthem is the one rock radio has never let go of.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Freedom on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockin' In The Free World#256 of all time | 121 | #8 | – | 1991–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.