Song · Greg Kihn Band
“Jeopardy” by Greg Kihn Band
From the album Kihnspiracy (1983)
“Jeopardy” by Greg Kihn Band appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1983 and 2026. It was first released in 1983 on the album Kihnspiracy. Its best result is #18 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #57 alternative song of 1983 and #4,426 alternative song of all time.
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With "Jeopardy," from 1983's Kihnspiracy, the Greg Kihn Band finally cracked the big time: it was their only Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, stuck at No. 2 in May 1983 with just Michael Jackson's "Beat It" in the way, and it topped Billboard's dance club chart a month earlier.
It started back in 1981, when Steve Wright bought a new Casio keyboard and found a riff on it. Kihn added the chorus, the two had the song done in 15 minutes, and after a demo and a Chicago crowd that ate it up live, the band cut it in only two takes. Matthew King Kaufman produced it for Beserkley. The video played its minor-key jitters for laughs, with Kihn as a groom losing his nerve at his own wedding after seeing couples handcuffed or fused together.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1173 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1192 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2022 | 466 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2026 | 186 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
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