Song · Janis Joplin
“Move Over” by Janis Joplin
From the album Pearl (1971)
“Move Over” by Janis Joplin appears on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1991 and 2023. It was first released in 1971 on the album Pearl. Its best result is #242 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,966 alternative song of all time.
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"Move Over" is on Pearl, the album Columbia put out in January 1971, three months after Janis Joplin died, and it's all hers: she wrote the words and the music. Pearl was the last record she had a direct hand in and the only one she made with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, her final road outfit.
The band cooks behind her: John Till on guitar, Brad Campbell on bass, Richard Bell on piano, Ken Pearson on organ and Clark Pierson on drums, with guests Bobbye Hall on bongos and congas and Sandra Crouch on tambourine. Bell, Campbell, Pearson and Pierson chip in on backing vocals along with Phil Badella, John Byrne Cooke and Vince Mitchell, and Joplin adds a backing part behind her own lead. Paul A. Rothchild produced and Phil Macy engineered.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 671 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 635 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 634 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2011 | 965 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 1015 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2012 | 526 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2022 | 786 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2023 | 242 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
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