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“Suzie Q” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
From the album Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)
“Suzie Q” by Creedence Clearwater Revival appears on 12 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1968 on the album Creedence Clearwater Revival. Its best result is #340 on the KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,152 classic rock song of all time.
"Suzie Q" is where Creedence Clearwater Revival broke through: the first hit single for the band, pulled from their 1968 debut album on Fantasy, and it got as high as number 11 in the US. They cut the record just after dumping their old name, the Golliwogs, which they had never liked anyway, and you can hear the swamp-rock sound they were starting to work up.
Dale Hawkins wrote the words and shares the music credit with Eleanor Broadwater and Stanley Lewis, but the arrangement belongs to John Fogerty and Saul Zaentz, the man who bought Fantasy in 1967 and made a new name the price of an album. The pair produced it too. John and Tom Fogerty play guitar and share the lead vocal, with Stu Cook on bass and Doug Clifford on drums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 340 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1997 | 442 | 100.7 WZLX | WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) | 499 |
| 2002 | 368 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 349 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2011 | 400 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 404 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 419 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 360 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 771 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2020 | 936 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) | 1025 |
| 2022 | 1010 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) | 1025 |
| 2023 | 343 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2023) | 500 |
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