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Eliminator by ZZ Top
Eliminator is an album by ZZ Top, released in 1983. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 319 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sharp Dressed Man”, on 99 lists with a best position of #2.
Eliminator, ZZ Top's eighth studio album, rolled out on Warner Bros. on March 23, 1983, and it's the sound of a Texas blues band bolting a turbocharger onto the boogie. Billy Gibbons had been flirting with new wave since El Loco; here he cranked the tempo, piled on synthesizers and drum machines and chased a tight, relentless beat. He worked the songs up in Texas with engineer Linden Hudson, then went to Ardent in Memphis, where producer Bill Ham and engineer Terry Manning edited the tracks, replacing much of what Dusty Hill and Frank Beard had played. Hudson later won a 1986 lawsuit naming him composer of "Thug".
"Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Sharp Dressed Man", "TV Dinners" and "Legs" all went out as singles, and the videos, starring the customized 1933 Ford coupe from the cover, won the band a younger crowd on MTV. "Legs" took the MTV Video Music Award for Best Group, and with 11 million sold, Eliminator is their biggest seller.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Eliminator on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharp Dressed Man#131 of all time | 99 | #2 | – | 1983–2026 | |
| 2 | Legs#251 of all time | 89 | #21 | – | 1991–2026 | |
| 3 | Gimme All Your Lovin'#261 of all time | 92 | #15 | – | 1983–2026 | |
| 4 | Got Me Under Pressure | 39 | #164 | – | 1994–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.