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“Against the Wind” by Bob Seger

“Against the Wind” by Bob Seger appears on 73 radio countdowns from 28 stations between 1980 and 2026. Its best result is #9 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2024). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #379 of the '80s.

73countdowns
28stations
#9best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1980–2026years charted

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Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Against The Wind (Lyric Video)

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Bob Seger wrote "Against the Wind" for the album of the same name, his eleventh, and Capitol put it out as the record's second single in April 1980, following "Fire Lake". He cut it with the Silver Bullet Band and producer Bill Szymczyk at Criteria Studios in north Miami, over a two-year stretch of work on the album, with Eagles co-frontman Glenn Frey singing backup.

It's a mid-tempo ballad leaning on piano, tender and unhurried. Seger borrowed the title from his high school cross-country running and made it a metaphor for getting older, and the song lingers on memory and growing up, and on the distance between being cared for and being shrugged off by friends and loved ones. It climbed to number five on the Hot 100, and critics singled out the songwriting.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 11 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW 25 Greatest Rock Songs from 1980 25

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 452 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1991 273 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1997 549 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 399 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 125 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
2002 87 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 193 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 192 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 370 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 227 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 228 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 492 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 320 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 175 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 266 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 196 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 140 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 414 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 493 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 421 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 296 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 199 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 365 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 304 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 195 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 214 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 290 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 373 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 313 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 285 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 177 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 252 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 323 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 299 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2021 153 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2021 376 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 386 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 262 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 153 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 385 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 382 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 202 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 139 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 329 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 372 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 421 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 115 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 200 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2023 752 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2023 143 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 273 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 30 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 337 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 372 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 150 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 254 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2024 200 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 262 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 9 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 161 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 232 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 227 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 277 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2025 20 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 255 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 212 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 378 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 306 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 464 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s 498
2026 24 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 64 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 351 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Against The Wind.

Charting alongside it in 1980

Best songs of 1980 →
  1. 1And the Cradle Will RockVan Halen
  2. 2Another One Bites the DustQueen
  3. 3Whip ItDevo
  4. 4Don't Stand So Close to MeThe Police
  5. 5Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads
  6. 6You Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC

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