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“Runaway” by Bon Jovi

From the album Bon Jovi (1984)

“Runaway” by Bon Jovi appears on 61 radio countdowns from 24 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1984 on the album Bon Jovi. Its best result is #48 on the KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #437 classic rock song of all time.

61countdowns
24stations
#48best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

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Bon Jovi - Runaway (Official Music Video)

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"Runaway" was Bon Jovi's first single, and it came before there really was a Bon Jovi. Jon Bon Jovi cut it at the Power Station studio as part of the demos that launched his career, backed by session players he rounded up from other projects there: Hugh McDonald on bass, Tim Pierce on guitar, Frankie LaRocka on drums and Roy Bittan on keyboards, a crew that came to be called the All Star Revue.

Jon wrote it with George Karak, and Mick Seeley supplied that urgent, chattering keyboard intro and sang backup with David Grahame. Tony Bongiovi and Lance Quinn produced. When the track went to radio in 1983 it became a surprise hit on WAPP-FM, and that success is what forced the first real Bon Jovi lineup together for a short tour. It later landed on the band's 1984 debut album on Mercury.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 258 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
2002 607 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2010 392 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 427 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 459 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 892 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 564 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 957 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 900 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 440 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 259 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 583 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 430 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 344 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 286 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2017 435 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 422 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 317 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 336 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 210 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 801 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 308 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 393 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 160 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 311 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 592 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 226 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 108 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 292 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 140 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 849 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 82 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 252 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 175 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 419 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 370 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 489 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 428 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 197 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2023 493 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 386 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 193 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 417 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 197 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 846 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 208 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 919 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 48 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 82 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 152 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 493 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 388 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 348 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 457 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2025 494 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 195 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 401 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 494 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 492 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 90 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 429 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

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