Song · Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Green River” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
From the album Green River (1969)
“Green River” by Creedence Clearwater Revival appears on 15 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1969 on the album Green River. Its best result is #313 on the BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,039 classic rock song of all time.
"Green River" hit the streets as a single in July 1969, a month ahead of the Creedence Clearwater Revival album that took its name, and it's John Fogerty's show from top to bottom: he wrote it, arranged it, produced it and sang it, sharing the guitars with Tom Fogerty over Stu Cook's bass and Doug Clifford's drums.
For all the swamp in its sound, this river isn't down on the bayou. Fogerty said it's really Putah Creek near Winters, California, a childhood vacation spot he always called Green River in his head, and he got the name itself off a label for soda-pop syrup. The single went to number two for a week, and Billboard ranked it the 31st biggest song of 1969.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 459 | 95.5 KLOS | KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) | 499 |
| 1997 | 336 | 100.7 WZLX | WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) | 499 |
| 2002 | 489 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 334 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2011 | 411 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 417 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2012 | 800 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2013 | 437 | Big 100 | BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) | 500 |
| 2013 | 822 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 313 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 370 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2020 | 735 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) | 1025 |
| 2022 | 359 | 97.1 The River | River 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 349 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2026 | 375 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) | 500 |
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