Song · Gary Glitter
“Rock And Roll Part 2” by Gary Glitter
From the album EMPH-Attic 43 - March 1994 (1994)
“Rock And Roll Part 2” by Gary Glitter appears on 13 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1994 and 2005. It was first released in 1994 on the album EMPH-Attic 43 - March 1994. Its best result is #311 on the WZLX Memorial 500 (2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,512 alternative song of all time.
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"Rock and Roll Part 2" is the instrumental half of "Rock and Roll", the 1972 two-parter Gary Glitter wrote with Mike Leander for his debut album Glitter. Part 1 sings the history of the music; Part 2 throws the words away and keeps the glam rock stomp, with nothing on top but a single barked shout, pitched a little differently each time it comes round.
At home the record stalled at number two for three weeks, blocked by Donny Osmond's "Puppy Love", but America went for the instrumental side, taking it to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, his only top-ten hit there. North American sports teams, in football and ice hockey above all, picked it up to rouse their crowds, and since Glitter's convictions for child sex offences its continued use has been controversial.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 790 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 706 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 650 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 639 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 1569 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 1999 | 543 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2000 | 1569 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1569 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1564 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 311 | 100.7 WZLX | WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) | 500 |
| 2003 | 1568 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1568 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1566 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
Also listed as: Rock and Roll Part 2; Rock and Roll Pt. 2; Rock and Roll (Part 2).
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