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“Foolin” by Def Leppard

From the album Pyromania (1983)

“Foolin” by Def Leppard appears on 86 radio countdowns from 28 stations between 1983 and 2026. It was first released in 1983 on the album Pyromania. Its best result is #14 on the KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #217 classic rock song of all time.

86countdowns
28stations
#14best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1983–2026years charted

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"Foolin'" came out in 1983 on Def Leppard's Pyromania and followed as a single later that year, climbing to number 9 on Mainstream Rock and number 28 on the Hot 100. Mutt Lange produced and mixed it and co-wrote it with the band, and it's a mid-tempo rocker polished to a mirror shine: layered guitars from Steve Clark, Phil Collen and Pete Willis, Rick Allen and Rick Savage keeping it steady, and Joe Elliott building to a stacked, roaring chorus. Cash Box heard the same smart mix of melody and metal that had powered "Photograph".

David Mallet shot the video in June 1983 at the Ritz Theatre in Elizabeth, New Jersey, cutting concert footage with a fantasy of Elliott escaping a wicked girlfriend, and Perri Lister playing the harp with her eyes shut.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 14 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from 1983 25

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 248 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 609 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 646 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 325 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 944 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 162 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 319 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 337 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 15 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2004 611 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 17 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 927 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 38 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 300 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 976 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 313 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 152 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 466 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 472 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 493 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 647 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 375 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 84 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 151 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 91 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 138 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 146 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 251 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 290 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 470 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 85 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2017 514 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 323 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 474 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 291 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 494 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 442 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 220 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 141 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 298 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 496 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 222 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 161 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 242 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 95 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 760 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 197 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 232 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 963 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 65 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 98 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 300 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 316 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 114 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2022 634 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 281 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 123 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 72 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 272 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 157 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 387 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 174 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2023 370 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 359 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 878 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 240 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 198 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 356 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 166 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 157 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 174 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 374 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 273 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 340 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 167 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 177 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 355 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2025 282 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 482 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 194 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 189 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 256 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 117 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 394 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 174 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Foolin'.

Charting alongside it in 1983

Best songs of 1983 →
  1. 1New Year's DayU2
  2. 2Let's DanceDavid Bowie
  3. 3The LovecatsThe Cure
  4. 4Every Breath You TakeThe Police
  5. 5Rebel YellBilly Idol
  6. 6In a Big CountryBig Country

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