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Cover of Brothers and Sisters by Allman Brothers Band
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“Ramblin' Man” by Allman Brothers Band

From the album Brothers and Sisters (1973)

“Ramblin' Man” by Allman Brothers Band appears on 87 radio countdowns from 30 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1973 on the album Brothers and Sisters. Its best result is #1 on the 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Southern Rock 24. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,426 indie & aaa song of all time.

87countdowns
30stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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"Ramblin' Man" came out in August 1973 as the first single from Brothers and Sisters, the Allman Brothers Band's fourth studio album, and it's Dickey Betts's show: he wrote it, sang it and took his cue from Hank Williams's 1951 song of the same name. It leans far closer to country than anything else the band played, so much so that they hesitated to cut it at all.

Good thing they did. Betts and guest Les Dudek twine their guitars in sweet harmony lines, Chuck Leavell's piano rolls along, and the double drumming of Jai Johanny Johanson and Butch Trucks keeps it loping down the highway. It was one of the last things Berry Oakley played on with the band. It became their only top-10 single, stalling at number two on the Hot 100 behind "Half-Breed" by Cher, whom Gregg Allman later married.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 493 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1996 188 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 273 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 112 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 325 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 426 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 357 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 38 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 231 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 230 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2009 292 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 7 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 88 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 130 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 131 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 216 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 45 93.3 WMMR WMMR Top 50 Songs of Summer (2012) 49
2013 154 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 263 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 41 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 341 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 245 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 58 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 28 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 389 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 312 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 72 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 401 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 263 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 1 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Southern Rock 24 24
2016 302 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 178 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 355 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 359 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 308 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 367 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 232 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 384 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 319 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 355 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 439 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 195 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 198 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 353 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 279 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 17 97.1 The River River 500 (2020) 47
2020 947 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 283 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 364 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 172 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 289 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 317 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 159 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 95 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2022 603 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 409 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 104 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 150 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 214 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 203 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 398 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 314 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2023 285 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 330 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 69 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 587 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 626 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 310 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 247 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 337 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 201 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 398 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 376 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 86 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 332 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 68 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 246 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 264 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 57 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 197 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 327 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 286 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 408 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 456 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 136 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 203 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 385 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

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