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“Hush” by Deep Purple

From the album Shades of Deep Purple (1968)

“Hush” by Deep Purple appears on 53 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1982 and 2025. It was first released in 1968 on the album Shades of Deep Purple. Its best result is #125 on the Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,531 indie & aaa song of all time.

53countdowns
20stations
#125best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2025years charted

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Deep Purple - Hush (Official Music Video)

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"Hush" was Joe South's song before it was Deep Purple's, dashed off for Billy Joe Royal while South leaned on a car dashboard on the way to Nashville. In 1968 Deep Purple grabbed it for their debut album, Shades of Deep Purple, and turned it into a swirling, hard-driving freakout.

Jon Lord's Hammond organ does most of the damage, churning and howling, while Ritchie Blackmore's guitar cuts in and out, Nick Simper and Ian Paice keep the beat rolling, and Rod Evans sings lead with Lord backing him up. Derek Lawrence produced and mixed it, with Barry Ainsworth engineering. It gave them a hit on the Hot 100.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 174 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 198 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 779 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 901 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 915 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 167 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 139 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 348 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 928 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 847 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 262 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 182 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 181 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 380 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 238 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 240 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 414 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 190 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 328 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 558 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 214 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 295 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 261 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 332 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 366 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 484 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 458 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 483 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 468 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 467 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 687 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 132 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 472 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 1756 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 388 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 337 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 125 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 183 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 179 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 269 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 181 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 184 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 217 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 362 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 387 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 531 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 436 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 224 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 602 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 333 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2025 575 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 215 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 401 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500

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