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“Statesboro Blues” by Allman Brothers Band

Released 1974

“Statesboro Blues” by Allman Brothers Band appears on 45 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1974. Its best result is #88 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,393 indie & aaa song of all time and #229 of the '70s.

45countdowns
18stations
#88best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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Statesboro Blues

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"Statesboro Blues" started life as a Piedmont blues by Blind Willie McTell, who cut it in 1928 and named it for Statesboro, Georgia, and the Allman Brothers Band's version is a record of how a song travels. Taj Mahal reworked it as blues rock in 1968, with Jesse Ed Davis laying a slide guitar line right across the front, and that take is what lit the fuse for the Allmans.

In their hands the old Piedmont tune becomes a juke-joint stomp turned up loud enough to rattle the windows. Rolling Stone later placed the Allman Brothers' recording ninth on its list of the 100 greatest guitar songs of all time.

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

RockLists rankings

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Hard Rock & Metal

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 88 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 939 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1996 196 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 465 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 183 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 711 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 461 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 1465 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 847 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 183 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 845 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2007 459 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 223 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 116 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 321 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 323 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 128 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 231 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 172 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 257 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 445 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 329 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 202 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 171 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 355 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2016 574 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2019 897 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 1900 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 386 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 505 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 566 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 230 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 459 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 289 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 159 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 893 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 767 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 324 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 410 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 396 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places 800
2024 425 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 232 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2025 388 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 358 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 387 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499

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