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Bobby Fuller Four
Band El Paso United States Active 1961–1966
Bobby Fuller Four formed in 1961 in El Paso, United States and was active until 1966. Bobby Fuller Four has 3 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2012–2020. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I Fought The Law”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #379. The station that charted Bobby Fuller Four most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 3 appearances.
The Bobby Fuller Four were Bobby Fuller's band out of El Paso, Texas, a straight-ahead rock and roll outfit with Randy Fuller and Jim Reese alongside him, and they went on to cut their best-remembered records in Hollywood. They played it simple and loud, the kind of lean, big-beat rock and roll that never needed dressing up.
"Let Her Dance", from the KRLA King of the Wheels album in 1965, is a jangling, lovestruck charmer, and "Love's Made a Fool of You" kept the romance going. But "I Fought the Law" is the one that has lasted, a lean, defiant stomp sung with a grin that makes even a loss sound almost like a victory.
The band was finished by 1966, which makes the handful of songs they left behind feel all the more precious.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Bobby Fuller Four on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Fought The Law | 2 | #379 | – | – | |
| 2 | Let Her Dance | 1 | #1186 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1174 | I Fought The Law | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2020 | 1186 | Let Her Dance | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2012 | 379 | I Fought The Law | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) |
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