Song · David Lee Roth
“Just Like Paradise” by David Lee Roth
From the album Skyscraper (1988)
“Just Like Paradise” by David Lee Roth appears on 13 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2002 and 2026. It was first released in 1988 on the album Skyscraper. Its best result is #197 on the 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,475 classic rock song of all time.
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"Just Like Paradise" was the lead single from Skyscraper, David Lee Roth's second solo album, made after his exit from Van Halen. Roth produced it with Steve Vai, who also plays guitar and helped engineer, and wrote it with keyboardist Brett Tuggle. Billy Sheehan on bass and Gregg Bissonette on drums round out a band that doubles as the backing choir, with Tommy Funderburk and Tom Kelly piling on more voices.
Critics split over the gloss: Charles Bottomley called it "a polished ode to decadence" with an air-punching chorus, while AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia found it "ultra-saccharine". It went top 10 in the US, peaking at six on the Hot 100, and ruled the Album Rock Tracks chart for four weeks. The video, like his others, leaned on live stage footage.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 370 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2016 | 788 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
| 2019 | 394 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2021 | 1013 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 410 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 495 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 479 | 106.7 WLLZ | WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2023 | 482 | 106.7 WLLZ | WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) | 500 |
| 2024 | 443 | 106.7 WLLZ | WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) | 500 |
| 2025 | 381 | 106.7 WLLZ | WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) | 500 |
| 2025 | 1017 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) | 1043 |
| 2025 | 197 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) | 400 |
| 2026 | 423 | 106.7 WLLZ | WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) | 500 |
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