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“Caught Up In You” by .38 Special

From the album Special Forces (1982)

“Caught Up In You” by .38 Special appears on 69 radio countdowns from 25 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1982 on the album Special Forces. Its best result is #12 on the 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Southern Rock 24. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #273 classic rock song of all time.

69countdowns
25stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

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38 Special - Caught Up In You (Official Music Video)

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"Caught Up in You" was the first single from .38 Special's 1982 album Special Forces, and it's the sound of a Southern rock band knocking the mud off its boots for a real crack at the radio. Don Barnes sings lead, and he wrote it with fellow guitarist Jeff Carlisi, Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan. Rodney Mills produced, with Barnes and Carlisi co-producing, and the band's two drummers, Steve Brookins and Jack Grondin, roll under Larry Junstrom's bass like a pickup on an open highway while the guitars chime and the chorus goes straight for the heart.

It gave them their first number one on Billboard's rock tracks chart and reached 10 on the Hot 100, one of only two times they made the pop top 10. Canada took to it as well, sending it to 9.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 627 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1997 421 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 392 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2004 847 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 167 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 322 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 80 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 324 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 546 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 109 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 434 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 153 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 295 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 631 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 142 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 547 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 12 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Southern Rock 24 24
2016 234 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 116 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 450 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 124 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 386 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 124 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 344 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 310 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 123 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 327 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 423 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 872 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 203 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 201 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 435 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 265 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 968 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 298 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 402 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 396 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 258 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 407 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 167 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 486 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 113 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 599 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 276 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 180 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 479 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 120 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2023 161 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 180 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 73 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 222 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 743 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 443 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 231 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 191 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 171 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 425 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 55 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 219 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 505 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 442 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2025 359 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 81 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 216 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 615 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 440 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2026 429 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 345 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 68 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Caught Up in You; Caught up in You.

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