Song · Bryan Adams
“Somebody” by Bryan Adams
From the album Reckless (1984)
“Somebody” by Bryan Adams appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2022 and 2026. It was first released in 1984 on the album Reckless. Its best result is #352 on the 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,411 classic rock song of all time.
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Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance wrote "Somebody" for Reckless, Adams' fourth studio album, from 1984, and it followed "Run to You" as the record's second single. Adams produced it with Bob Clearmountain, who also engineered and mixed, while Vallance, credited as associate producer, plays percussion. Adams sings lead and plays guitar with Keith Scott, with Dave Taylor on bass, Mickey Curry on drums and Tommy Mandel on keyboards.
AllMusic's Stewart Mason heard it as the straight-ahead singalong to follow the big anthem of "Run to You", with a chorus so simple you could join in before you'd ever heard it, a gift to every bar-circuit cover band, capped by a ragged gang of backing singers (Adams, Scott and John Eddie among them) hollering through the long fadeout. It went to the top of Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 352 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2025 | 806 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) | 1043 |
| 2026 | 377 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
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