Song · Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
“Cover Of The Rolling Stone” by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
Released 1976
“Cover Of The Rolling Stone” by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show appears on 7 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2021 and 2026. It was first released in 1976. Its best result is #334 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2025). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,834 classic rock song of all time.
"The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" is Shel Silverstein's wisecrack, and Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show were the first to record it, cutting it with producer Ron Haffkine for a 1972 release on Columbia. It was their third single, and it climbed all the way to No. 6 on the US pop chart, holding there for two weeks in March 1973.
The joke is on the music business itself. The narrator's band has every trapping of rock stardom, the drugs, the young groupies, the frantic guitar solo, and still can't get its picture on the cover of Rolling Stone. Then the punch line came true: the hit put Dr. Hook on the cover of the magazine's March 1973 issue, even if only as a caricature.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 764 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 900 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
| 2023 | 482 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) | 1043 |
| 2024 | 848 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) | 1043 |
| 2025 | 334 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2025) | 500 |
| 2026 | 497 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
| 2026 | 448 | 102.5 WDVE | DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: The Cover of the Rolling Stone; Cover of the Rolling Stone.
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