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“Thunder Road” by Bruce Springsteen

From the album Born to Run (1975)

“Thunder Road” by Bruce Springsteen appears on 21 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1975 on the album Born to Run. Its best result is #1 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time, and it was voted number one on four countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #29 indie & aaa song of all time.

21countdowns
6stations
#1best position
4#1 finishes
8top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 4 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1996 9 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
2004 1 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2009 1 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 4 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2012 6 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 1 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 24 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 19 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 23 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 37 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 45 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 23 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 30 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2024 20 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 74 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 28 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 27 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 32 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 43 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500