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“What About Love?” by Heart
From the album Heart (1985)
“What About Love?” by Heart appears on 9 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2021 and 2026. It was first released in 1985 on the album Heart. Its best result is #101 on the River 500 (2022). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,237 classic rock song of all time.
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"What About Love?" kicked off Heart's comeback in June 1985, the first single from their self-titled album and their first hit after the move to Capitol Records. The song had a past: Sheron Alton and Brian Allen wrote it with Jim Vallance for their band Toronto, who recorded it in 1982 but kept it off their album, a snub that helped push the two songwriters out the door.
Heart made it roar. Ron Nevison produced and engineered, Mark Andes and Denny Carmassi hold down bass and drums, and Ann Wilson sings it like she's out to tear the roof off, with Starship's Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas adding their voices behind her. It broke a three-year drought in the Billboard top 40 and gave the band their first top 10 in five.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 335 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) | 499 |
| 2022 | 248 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 325 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 510 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 101 | 97.1 The River | River 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2023 | 825 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) | 1043 |
| 2024 | 672 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) | 1043 |
| 2025 | 377 | 102.5 WDVE | DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) | 500 |
| 2026 | 232 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) | 500 |
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