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“Radio Nowhere” by Bruce Springsteen
From the album Magic (2007)
“Radio Nowhere” by Bruce Springsteen appears on 10 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2007 and 2025. It was first released in 2007 on the album Magic. Its best result is #5 on the WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #5 indie & aaa song of 2007, #2,529 indie & aaa song of all time and #187 of the '00s.
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Bruce Springsteen led off Magic in 2007 with "Radio Nowhere", a hard-charging, electric-guitar rocker that wastes no time getting up to speed. Brendan O'Brien produced and mixed it, and the E Street Band shows up in force: Max Weinberg drumming, Garry Tallent on bass, Clarence Clemons blowing a sax solo with Nils Lofgren's guitar tucked underneath, and Steven Van Zandt, Clemons and Patti Scialfa on backing vocals.
It reached fans in a very 2007 way, as a free, time-limited download from the iTunes Store, with a separate free site set up for European listeners. It never cracked the Hot 100, though it climbed to 2 on the Triple-A chart, and it collected Grammys for Best Rock Song and Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2008 | 92 | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 209 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 563 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2010 | 502 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2013 | 219 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 828 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 354 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 554 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 213 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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