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“Godzilla” by Blue Oyster Cult

From the album Spectres (1977)

“Godzilla” by Blue Oyster Cult appears on 46 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1978 and 2026. It was first released in 1977 on the album Spectres. Its best result is #22 on the KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from 1978. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #594 classic rock song of all time.

46countdowns
17stations
#22best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1978–2026years charted

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Blue Öyster Cult put "Godzilla" on Spectres in 1977, and Buck Dharma wrote the whole thing, words and music. It stomps: a riff that lands like giant footfalls, Albert Bouchard's drums slamming down behind it, Joe Bouchard's bass rumbling underneath and Allen Lanier's keyboards filling in the corners. Dharma and Eric Bloom share the lead vocals, with both Bouchards chiming in.

Sandy Pearlman, Murray Krugman and David Lucas produced it with the band, Shelly Yakus mixed, and the result is hard rock with a grin on its face, built to be played loud enough to rattle the windows.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1978 22 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from 1978 25

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 54 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 38 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 73 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 65 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 256 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 33 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 29 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 790 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 344 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 345 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 448 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 747 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 772 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 166 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 408 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 596 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 791 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 409 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 288 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 299 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 416 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 831 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 267 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2017 433 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2019 697 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 525 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 600 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 691 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 569 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 456 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 276 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2023 403 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 562 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 660 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 363 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2024 405 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 595 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 422 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 213 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2025 130 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 400 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 685 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 53 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 458 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 423 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 1978

Best songs of 1978 →
  1. 1Runnin' With The DevilVan Halen
  2. 2Who Are YouThe Who
  3. 3Fat Bottomed GirlsQueen
  4. 4Don't Fear the ReaperBlue Oyster Cult
  5. 5LightsJourney
  6. 6Miss YouThe Rolling Stones

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