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“Hard to Handle” by Black Crowes

From the album Shake Your Money Maker (1990)

“Hard to Handle” by Black Crowes appears on 94 radio countdowns from 35 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1990 on the album Shake Your Money Maker. Its best result is #21 on the KISW 25 Greatest Rock Covers. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,829 alternative song of all time.

94countdowns
35stations
#21best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

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The Black Crowes took "Hard to Handle" off the shelf for Shake Your Money Maker, their 1990 debut, and turned a slice of Otis Redding soul into a strutting, hip-shaking rock and roll workout. Redding wrote it with Al Bell and Allen Jones, and his own take surfaced in 1968 as the flip side of "Amen", after his death the year before.

The Crowes play it loose and greasy: Chris Robinson hollering like a preacher who's been at the whiskey, Rich Robinson and Jeff Cease slinging riffs at each other, Johnny Colt and Steve Gorman keeping the groove swinging. George Drakoulias produced, Rick Rubin executive-produced and Brendan O'Brien engineered. It carried the band to number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 253 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 256 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 269 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 745 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 862 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 477 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 391 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 993 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 501 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 375 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 465 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 150 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2004 129 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 330 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2005 598 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2011 422 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 521 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 524 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 168 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 492 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 367 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 471 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 394 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 107 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 443 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 370 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 106 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 152 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 478 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 107 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 95 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 243 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 474 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 51 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 350 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 151 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 126 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 303 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 288 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 52 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 98 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 723 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 128 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 96 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 166 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 120 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 82 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 166 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 982 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 887 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 87 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 398 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 82 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 88 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 100 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 633 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 21 KISW KISW 25 Greatest Rock Covers 25
2022 282 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 128 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 30 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 96 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 149 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 383 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 119 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 34 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2023 557 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 116 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 378 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 207 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 287 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 75 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 136 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 182 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 33 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 62 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 559 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 292 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 272 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 201 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 37 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 91 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 42 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 1004 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 238 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 83 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2025 42 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2025 524 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 283 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 313 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 50 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 49 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 151 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 301 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 85 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

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