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“American Woman” by Guess Who

From the album American Woman (1970)

“American Woman” by Guess Who appears on 61 radio countdowns from 24 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1970 on the album American Woman. Its best result is #8 on the KISW Top 99 Rock Songs (2001). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,482 indie & aaa song of all time and #315 of the '70s.

61countdowns
24stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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"American Woman" is the title track from the Guess Who's 1970 album, and it's a Canadian band swaggering like it owns the joint. Jack Richardson produced it at RCA's Mid-America Recording Center in Chicago on August 13, 1969, and the whole band shares the writing credit: Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Jim Kale and Garry Peterson.

It rides a thick, stalking riff and a funky, loose-hipped strut, the vocal sneering over the top like somebody who has had just about enough. Released as a single with "No Sugar Tonight" on the flip, it sat at number one for three weeks in both the United States and Canada and went gold in America that May.

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

RockLists rankings

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 297 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1997 127 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 1017 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 131 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1998 377 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 277 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 8 KISW KISW Top 99 Rock Songs (2001) 99
2001 1724 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 39 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 323 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 172 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 404 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 259 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 261 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 317 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 105 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 72 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 143 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 406 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 120 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 157 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 136 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2016 412 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 186 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 250 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 424 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 90 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 451 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 781 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 325 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 368 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 158 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 489 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 470 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 335 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 229 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 178 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 335 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 197 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 234 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 767 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 316 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 733 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 250 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 317 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 209 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 446 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 188 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 317 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 439 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 190 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 146 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 755 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 486 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 344 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 163 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 105 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 238 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2025 219 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 499 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 186 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500

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