Song · Electric Light Orchestra
“Turn to Stone” by Electric Light Orchestra
From the album Out of the Blue (1977)
“Turn to Stone” by Electric Light Orchestra appears on 12 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2012 and 2026. It was first released in 1977 on the album Out of the Blue. Its best result is #230 on the KSLX Arizona 500 (2022).
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"Turn to Stone" throws open Out of the Blue, ELO's 1977 double album on Jet, and it was the first single pulled from it. Jeff Lynne wrote it in Switzerland during a two-week writing binge for the double set, then produced it, sang it and played guitar, synth and the Moog bassline himself, with Bev Bevan on drums and Richard Tandy on keyboards. Lynne, Tandy and Louis Clark arranged it, and the orchestra at the very end takes its cue from the Beatles' "A Day in the Life".
Lynne counts it among his favourites and loves its shuffle beat; the rapid-fire patter in the middle is one of the daft little bits he liked to slip in so he wouldn't get bored. It reached 18 in Britain, 13 in America and nine in Canada.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 451 | Big 100 | BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) | 500 |
| 2013 | 375 | Big 100 | BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) | 500 |
| 2014 | 527 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2021 | 283 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) | 499 |
| 2021 | 300 | WCSX | WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) | 499 |
| 2022 | 754 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2022 | 230 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2023 | 330 | 97.1 The Drive | 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) | 500 |
| 2023 | 875 | 101.5 WPDH | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) | 1015 |
| 2024 | 409 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2024) | 500 |
| 2026 | 496 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
| 2026 | 249 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) | 500 |
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