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“Melissa” by Allman Brothers Band

From the album Eat a Peach (1972)

“Melissa” by Allman Brothers Band appears on 56 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1996 and 2026. It was first released in 1972 on the album Eat a Peach. Its best result is #16 on the 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Southern Rock 24. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #256 indie & aaa song of all time.

56countdowns
19stations
#16best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1996–2026years charted

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The Allman Brothers Band - Melissa (Lyric Video)

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Gregg Allman wrote "Melissa" back in 1967, before the Allman Brothers Band even existed, and cut demos of it back then, including one with the 31st of February, a band that featured Butch Trucks. It finally landed on Eat a Peach, the band's fourth album, in 1972, and came out as its second single that August.

By then it carried a heavy weight. Duane Allman had counted it among his brother's best songs, and the band recorded it in tribute to him six weeks after he died in a motorcycle accident. You can hear it: Gregg's weathered voice over his own acoustic guitar, Dickey Betts's guitar lines gentle as a hand on the shoulder, and Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson keeping it soft and steady, with Tom Dowd producing. Plenty of folks still call it "Sweet Melissa".

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

RockLists rankings

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 75 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 435 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 55 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2001 1466 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 509 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 495 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 516 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2004 120 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2007 173 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 134 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 259 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 33 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 34 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 201 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 91 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 142 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 44 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 912 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 128 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 112 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 136 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 174 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 422 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 91 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 16 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Southern Rock 24 24
2016 517 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2016 612 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 480 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 446 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 802 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 431 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 802 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 191 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 345 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 384 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 409 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 24 WYEP WYEP 2021 Labor Day Countdown 168
2022 424 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 415 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 228 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 840 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 338 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2023 48 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 777 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 880 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 285 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 194 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2024 126 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 551 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 268 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2025 90 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 313 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 393 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 95 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 143 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499
2026 146 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

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