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“Follow You Follow Me” by Genesis

From the album …And Then There Were Three… (1978)

“Follow You Follow Me” by Genesis appears on 33 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1978 on the album …And Then There Were Three…. Its best result is #22 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,837 alternative song of all time.

33countdowns
17stations
#22best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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"Follow You Follow Me" was the first single off Genesis' ...And Then There Were Three..., out in February 1978, and it's the sound of a progressive rock band discovering the thrill of getting straight to the point. No sprawling suites here: just a plain, pretty melody, a verse and a chorus, and a love lyric Mike Rutherford says he dashed off in about ten minutes over a guitar riff of his own.

Tony Banks plays keyboards, Rutherford handles guitar and bass, and Phil Collins sings and drums, with the band producing alongside David Hentschel. They had noticed their audiences were mostly men and wrote this one to even things out. It worked: the song gave Genesis their first top 10 hit in the UK and their first top 40 in the US, reaching 7 and 23.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 818 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 22 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1997 353 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 449 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 182 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2001 290 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 640 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 441 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 283 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 671 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 416 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 499 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 301 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2012 147 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 289 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 399 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 667 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2016 406 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 416 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 412 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2020 273 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 646 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 436 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 216 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 260 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 484 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 872 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 384 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 299 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2025 491 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 1127 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 27 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499
2026 456 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Follow You, Follow Me.

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