Song · Gloria Gaynor
“I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor
Released 1993
“I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor appears on 10 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2007 and 2026. It was first released in 1993. Its best result is #58 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #743 indie & aaa song of all time and #58 of the '70s.
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"I Will Survive" is the breakup song that refuses to stay broken. Gloria Gaynor cut it for Polydor in 1978, the second single pulled from Love Tracks, her sixth album, and Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris wrote it. Its story runs from devastation to backbone, a narrator discovering she's stronger than the heartbreak, and Gaynor sings it like she's already holding the door open.
By 1979 it was everywhere, spending three weeks on top of the Hot 100 and reaching number one in the UK and Ireland as well. It took the Grammy for Best Disco Recording, sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, and became both a disco cornerstone and an anthem of gay empowerment. In 2016 the Library of Congress added Gaynor's original recording to the National Recording Registry.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 151 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2009 | 446 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2012 | 488 | WYEP | WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown | 500 |
| 2018 | 786 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2020 | 507 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 58 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2022 | 255 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2024 | 423 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2025 | 74 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 190 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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