Song · Easybeats
“Friday On My Mind” by Easybeats
Released 1966
“Friday On My Mind” by Easybeats appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2014 and 2024. It was first released in 1966. Its best result is #25 on the Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,139 classic rock song of all time.
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The Easybeats' George Young and Harry Vanda wrote "Friday on My Mind" in 1966, and the Australian group rode it all the way around the world. It's a wound-up, nervy stomp of a single, the title telling you exactly where the singer's head is while the week drags on.
It went to No. 1 at home and on the Dutch Top 40, No. 6 in Britain and No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1967. Decades later Australia claimed it for keeps: in 2001 an APRA panel of 100 industry figures voted it the best Australian song of all time, and in 2007 the National Film and Sound Archive added it to its Sounds of Australia registry.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 876 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2018 | 25 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
| 2022 | 888 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
| 2023 | 752 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) | 1043 |
| 2024 | 541 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) | 1043 |
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