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Dokken
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 1979
Dokken formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, United States. Dokken has 31 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Alone Again”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #117. The station that charted Dokken most often is Z-Rock (United States (syndicated network)), with 15 appearances.
Dokken came out of Los Angeles at the tail end of the '70s, built around singer Don Dokken, and by the time Tooth and Nail hit in 1984 they had the lineup that mattered: George Lynch shredding lead guitar, Mick Brown on drums and Jeff Pilson on bass, who had replaced Juan Croucier in 1983 when Croucier left for Ratt. On Elektra they made hard, shiny heavy metal with big hair, bigger hooks and a guitarist who played like every solo was a duel. "Just Got Lucky" and "Alone Again" set the template.
Under Lock and Key, in 1985, brought "In My Dreams", "The Hunter" and "Unchain the Night", and Back for the Attack, in 1987, had "Dream Warriors", "Kiss of Death" and "Burning Like a Flame". Several of those singles made the Billboard Hot 100, and their album sales around the world have run past 10 million. And when the Grammys handed out their first Best Metal Performance award in 1989, the concert record Beast from the East was in the running.
They split in 1989, got back together 4 years later, and have churned through players ever since: Reb Beach, John Norum and eventually Jon Levin on guitar, Barry Sparks taking over from Pilson in 2001 and Sean McNabb in 2009. When Brown retired in July 2019, with BJ Zampa taking his place, Don Dokken was the last original member left.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Dokken on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alone Again | 7 | #117 | – | – | |
| 2 | Breaking the Chains | 5 | #255 | – | – | |
| 3 | In My Dreams | 3 | #283 | – | – | |
| 4 | Just Got Lucky | 2 | #388 | – | – | |
| 5 | Dream Warriors | 1 | #186 | – | – | |
| 6 | It's Not Love | 2 | #327 | – | – | |
| 7 | Walk Away | 1 | #446 | – | – | |
| 8 | The Hunter | 1 | #515 | – | – | |
| 9 | Unchain the Night | 1 | #584 | – | – | |
| 10 | Kiss of Death | 1 | #663 | – | – | |
| 11 | Lightning Strikes | 2 | #829 | – | – | |
| 12 | Back for the Attack | 1 | #706 | – | – | |
| 13 | Into The Fire | 1 | #782 | – | – | |
| 14 | Burning Like a Flame | 1 | #822 | – | – | |
| 15 | Paris Is Burning | 1 | #881 | – | – | |
| 16 | Heartless Heart | 1 | #989 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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