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“Takin' Care of Business” by Bachman Turner Overdrive

From the album Bachman-Turner Overdrive II (1973)

“Takin' Care of Business” by Bachman Turner Overdrive appears on 73 radio countdowns from 27 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1973 on the album Bachman-Turner Overdrive II. Its best result is #13 on the BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013).

73countdowns
27stations
#13best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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"Takin' Care of Business" is Randy Bachman's working-stiff anthem from Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, the band's 1973 album, and he wrote it, sang it and produced it himself. It started back in his days with the Guess Who as a song about a studio technician who rode the 8:15 commuter train into work.

The early version, called "White Collar Worker," borrowed so heavily from the chorus of the Beatles' "Paperback Writer" that Burton Cummings told Bachman he was ashamed of him and swore the Guess Who would never cut it for fear of a lawsuit. Bachman kept the riff and the verses and rebuilt the rest. BTO's version rides a lumbering, good-natured groove, with Tim Bachman's guitar alongside Randy's, Fred Turner's bass, Robbie Bachman's drums and Norman Durkee's barrelhouse piano rolling it home.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 397 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1991 116 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 89 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 94 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 69 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 278 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 73 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 192 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1998 60 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 78 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 61 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 114 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 113 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 776 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 217 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 139 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 218 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 66 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 765 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 13 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 168 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 220 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 40 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 40 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 254 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 45 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 108 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 351 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 176 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 190 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 186 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 105 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 162 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 439 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 449 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 523 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 201 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 372 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 220 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 357 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 202 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 49 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 175 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 210 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 361 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 154 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2022 871 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 286 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 627 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 318 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 389 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 244 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 270 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 251 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2023 302 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 315 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 125 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 389 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 396 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 471 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 596 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 459 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2024 316 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 392 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 179 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 177 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 341 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 600 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 457 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2025 467 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 372 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 81 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 299 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Takin' Care Of Business; Taking Care of Business; Taking Care of Busines; Taking Care Of Business; Takin Care of Business.

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