Artist · chart history
Blackfoot
Band Jacksonville United States Formed 1969 American southern rock band
Blackfoot formed in 1969 in Jacksonville, United States. Blackfoot has 39 chart appearances on 34 radio countdowns from 16 stations on RockLists, spanning 1982–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Train, Train”, which appears on 27 lists with a best position of #190. The station that charted Blackfoot most often is 100.7 WZLX (Boston, MA), with 8 appearances.
Blackfoot hailed from Jacksonville, Florida, and they played Southern rock with the brakes cut, with enough muscle that plenty of people filed them under hard rock. The classic lineup was Rickey Medlocke on guitar and vocals, Charlie Hargrett on guitar, Greg T. Walker on bass and Jakson Spires on drums, and they played like a gang with something to prove.
Strikes, in 1979, was where it all came together. "Train, Train" charges down the tracks with a rowdy, rolling swagger, and "Highway Song" stretches out into the long, aching, guitar-heavy kind of epic the South was famous for, building from a slow burn to a full-tilt blaze.
They kept the run going with Tomcattin' in 1980 and Marauder in 1981, cutting records for Atco and Island. The lineup would change many times over the years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Blackfoot on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Train, Train | 27 | #190 | – | – | |
| 2 | Highway Song | 11 | #406 | – | – | |
| 3 | Fly Away | 1 | #329 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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