Song · Bob Seger
“Katmandu (Live)” by Bob Seger
From the album Beautiful Loser (1975)
“Katmandu (Live)” by Bob Seger appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2002 and 2022. It was first released in 1975 on the album Beautiful Loser. Its best result is #169 on The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,720 classic rock song of all time.
Bob Seger wrote "Katmandu" and first cut it for Beautiful Loser, his 1975 album on Capitol, and this is the song taken live, the kind of rocker that earns its keep in front of a crowd; it also turned up later on his concert album Live Bullet.
Beautiful Loser became the first of ten platinum albums in a row for Seger, and the single edit of "Katmandu" reached 43 on the US chart, his best showing since "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man". The song has kept finding work ever since: the 1985 film Mask used it, so did Freaks and Geeks (in its 16th episode) and Supernatural (in its eighth season), and it's in Journey to Everest, a 2009 documentary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 421 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 473 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2011 | 169 | 97.9 The Loop | The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) | 500 |
| 2019 | 499 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) | 499 |
| 2022 | 434 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2022) | 500 |
Also listed as: Katmandu (live).
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