Song · Harry Nilsson
“Everybody's Talkin'” by Harry Nilsson
Released 1971
“Everybody's Talkin'” by Harry Nilsson appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2020. It was first released in 1971. Its best result is #1971 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #8,366 indie & aaa song of all time.
Harry Nilsson didn't write "Everybody's Talkin'". Fred Neil did, dashing it off at the tail end of a 1966 session because his manager promised that one more song was all that stood between him and home in Miami. But it was Nilsson's version that broke through: once it turned up in Midnight Cowboy, it went to No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 and brought him a Grammy.
It's a song about wanting out, the singer fed up with the city's rough edges and longing for somewhere quieter and a life that goes easier on him. Few things in either man's catalog are better known.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1971 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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