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“Highway Song” by Blackfoot
From the album Strikes (1979)
“Highway Song” by Blackfoot appears on 11 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1997 and 2023. It was first released in 1979 on the album Strikes. Its best result is #406 on the 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,747 classic rock song of all time.
"Highway Song" was the lead single off Strikes, Blackfoot's third album, in 1979, a southern-rock epic built for the long haul by singer and guitarist Rickey Medlocke and drummer Jakson Spires. It rolls along in E minor without a single key change, and on the album cut the band floors it once the words run out, the tempo climbing right through to the finish; the single version holds a steady pace instead.
That closing stretch of guitar solos is why people so often hold it up next to Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird", and it carried Blackfoot to 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 443 | 104.5 KZEP | KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) | 500 |
| 2002 | 598 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 597 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2010 | 798 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2011 | 1087 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 1166 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2014 | 970 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2019 | 589 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2020 | 406 | 97 Rock | 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) | 500 |
| 2021 | 803 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) | 1043 |
| 2023 | 965 | 101.5 WPDH | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) | 1015 |
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