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“Radar Love” by Golden Earring

Released 1974

“Radar Love” by Golden Earring appears on 107 radio countdowns from 36 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1974. Its best result is #3 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,263 alternative song of all time.

107countdowns
36stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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"Radar Love" comes off Moontan, the ninth studio album from Dutch rockers Golden Earring, and it's the ultimate foot-to-the-floor rock song: a chugging, relentless groove built to be played loud at night on an empty highway. George Kooymans wrote the music, Barry Hay wrote the words, and the band produced it themselves, with Trident Studios in the credits.

The story is pure pulp. A man drives through the dark to get home to his lover, sure that she's calling to him through some telepathic hookup, the radar love of the title, and he pushes harder and harder with the radio for company. Hay later admitted the driver doesn't make it. It became the band's first international hit, reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and landing in the top 10 in the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany and Spain.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 163 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1991 344 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 98 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 75 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1994 78 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 229 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 92 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 209 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 48 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 125 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 98 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 105 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 94 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 1832 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 278 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 799 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 56 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 486 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 55 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2007 358 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 881 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 211 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2010 3 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 37 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 88 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 89 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 64 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 41 93.3 WMMR WMMR Top 50 Songs of Summer (2012) 49
2012 54 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 88 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 209 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 162 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 271 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 183 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 736 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 241 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 76 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 230 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 203 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 182 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 311 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 97 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 498 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 213 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 80 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 278 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 291 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 203 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 354 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 289 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 67 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 465 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 331 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 183 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 384 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 315 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 394 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2020 337 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 87 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 381 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 375 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 137 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 47 97.1 The River River 500 (2020) 47
2021 250 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 411 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 219 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 438 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 127 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 406 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2022 381 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 225 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 238 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 289 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 242 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 131 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 447 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 130 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 113 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 268 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2023 86 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 729 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 268 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 368 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 177 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 783 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 134 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 89 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 156 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 195 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 597 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 287 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 603 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 115 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 389 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 333 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 379 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 143 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 424 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 139 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 409 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 206 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 383 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 356 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 242 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 430 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 422 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 194 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

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