Song · Crosby, Stills, and Nash
“Marrakesh Express” by Crosby, Stills, and Nash
From the album Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
“Marrakesh Express” by Crosby, Stills, and Nash appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2002 and 2023. It was first released in 1969 on the album Crosby, Stills & Nash. Its best result is #82 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,774 classic rock song of all time.
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Graham Nash wrote "Marrakesh Express", and it rolled out in May 1969 on Crosby, Stills & Nash, the trio's self-titled album on Atlantic, before coming out as a 45 that July with "Helplessly Hoping" on the flip. David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Nash sing it together and produced it themselves, with Bill Halverson recording. Nash plays acoustic guitar, Stills covers bass, guitar, organ and piano, and Jim Gordon sits in on drums.
It reached No. 28 on the Hot 100 that August and matched that on the Easy Listening chart, but it went over best in Britain and Canada, peaking at No. 17 in both. As a trio or a quartet, the group never had another single in the UK top 40.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 619 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 613 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2010 | 82 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2012 | 715 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2014 | 345 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2023 | 424 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
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