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“Bringin on the Heartbreak” by Def Leppard

From the album High ’n’ Dry (1981)

“Bringin on the Heartbreak” by Def Leppard appears on 71 radio countdowns from 27 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1981 on the album High ’n’ Dry. Its best result is #68 on The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #283 classic rock song of all time.

71countdowns
27stations
#68best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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Def Leppard put out "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" as the second single from High 'n' Dry, their 1981 album, and the power ballad shows the young band learning to slow down without going soft. Steve Clark, Pete Willis and Joe Elliott wrote it; Elliott sings it with full-blown melodrama, Clark and Willis let their guitars wail and cry, and Rick Savage and Rick Allen pound out a heavy, deliberate beat. Robert John "Mutt" Lange produced, with Mike Shipley engineering and mixing.

Released in the US on November 13, it went nowhere on the US charts, but the video landed on the brand-new MTV and got played constantly. That exposure sent people back to High 'n' Dry, which went on to sell more than two million copies.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 500 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 86 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 232 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 284 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 203 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 470 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 178 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 200 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 74 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2010 133 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2013 492 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 303 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 869 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 745 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 202 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 186 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 279 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 68 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 220 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 209 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 338 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 323 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 254 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 447 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 391 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 246 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 279 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 979 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 306 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 190 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2020 895 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 316 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 132 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 312 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 214 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 537 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 241 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 160 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 293 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 154 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 283 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 394 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 204 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 304 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 715 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 310 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 336 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 207 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 101 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 228 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2023 345 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 683 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 204 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 354 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 97 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 159 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 252 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 307 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 420 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 439 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 89 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 244 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 107 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 396 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2025 280 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 621 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 334 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 95 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 208 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 136 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 99 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Bringing On The Heartbreak; Bringing on the Heartbreak; Bringin' on the Heartbreak; Bringin' On The Heartbreak; Bringing on the Heartbrk; Bringin' On the Heartbreak.

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