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“Fool for the City” by Foghat

From the album Fool for the City (1975)

“Fool for the City” by Foghat appears on 31 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1982 and 2023. It was first released in 1975 on the album Fool for the City. Its best result is #158 on the KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #849 classic rock song of all time.

31countdowns
17stations
#158best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2023years charted

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"Fool for the City" gives its name to the fifth studio album Foghat released in September 1975, the first they cut after original bassist Tony Stevens left. Producer Nick Jameson plugged the gap himself, and on this track he's all over the tape: bass, keyboard, extra guitar, backing vocals and the engineering besides.

Dave Peverett wrote it and sings lead, Rod Price piles on slide guitar and harmonies, Roger Earl takes care of drums and percussion, and the whole thing struts. It shares the album with "Slow Ride", the band's signature song, and the record became Foghat's first to go platinum. Jameson, who shows up in the back-cover photo, isn't known to have toured behind it, and Craig MacGregor took over on bass shortly after the release.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 193 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 206 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 158 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 209 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 214 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 241 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 946 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 250 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 295 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 815 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 253 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 252 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 281 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 919 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 406 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 965 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 607 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 887 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 793 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 612 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 282 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 454 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 560 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 448 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2020 557 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 343 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 862 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 365 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 696 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2023 514 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 365 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500

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