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Arlo Guthrie
Solo artist Coney Island United States American folk singer-songwriter
Arlo Guthrie is an artist from Coney Island. Arlo Guthrie has 19 chart appearances on 12 radio countdowns from 6 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “City of New Orleans”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #79. The station that charted Arlo Guthrie most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 11 appearances.
Arlo Guthrie, born in Coney Island in 1947, grew up with folk music in the bloodline: his father was Woody Guthrie, and Arlo took up the family trade of protest songs against social injustice and long, winding stories told between the verses. His calling card was his very first piece, "Alice's Restaurant Massacree", a sly, satirical talking blues that runs about 18 minutes and has since turned into a Thanksgiving ritual.
The album Alice's Restaurant came out in 1967 with "The Motorcycle Song", a shaggy-dog joke of a tune, and Running Down the Road followed in 1969 with "Coming Into Los Angeles", a loose, grinning shuffle. His one top-40 hit came with somebody else's song: his cover of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans", a rolling, bittersweet sing-along.
He has lived most of his adult life in Massachusetts, and the state has named his song "Massachusetts" its official folk song. Along the way he has picked up a few acting roles, and his 4 children have gone on to become musicians too.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Arlo Guthrie on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of New Orleans | 7 | #79 | – | – | |
| 2 | Alice's Restaurant | 6 | #284 | – | – | |
| 3 | Coming Into Los Angeles | 2 | #423 | – | – | |
| 4 | The Motorcycle Song | 1 | #597 | – | – | |
| 5 | Alice's Restaurant Massacree | 2 | #879 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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