Song · Allman Brothers Band
“Southbound” by Allman Brothers Band
From the album Brothers and Sisters (1973)
“Southbound” by Allman Brothers Band appears on 14 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1996 and 2024. It was first released in 1973 on the album Brothers and Sisters. Its best result is #40 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,422 classic rock song of all time.
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Dickey Betts wrote "Southbound", words and music, for Brothers and Sisters, the Allman Brothers Band's 1973 album, and it comes from a band that had just buried two of its own. Duane Allman died in 1971, Berry Oakley was killed in a motorcycle accident in November 1972, and Betts stepped up to lead, with Chuck Leavell on piano and Lamar Williams on bass filling out the ranks. The album was cut mostly at Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, Georgia, with Johnny Sandlin co-producing alongside the band.
What you get is a Betts tune sung by Gregg Allman, who also works the organ and piano, with Leavell's piano rolling next to him, Williams holding down the bottom and the double-drummer engine of Jai Johanny Johanson and Butch Trucks shoving the whole thing down the highway.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 484 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) | 500 |
| 2002 | 800 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 800 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2009 | 573 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2010 | 40 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2011 | 685 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 702 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 498 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) | 500 |
| 2013 | 572 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 569 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 575 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 797 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
| 2019 | 987 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2024 | 866 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) | 1043 |
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