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“All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix

Released 1971

“All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix appears on 148 radio countdowns from 42 stations between 1976 and 2026. It was first released in 1971. Its best result is #2 on the 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #501 alternative song of all time.

148countdowns
42stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
9top 10 finishes
1976–2026years charted

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Jimi Hendrix took Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" and cut it with the Experience for Electric Ladyland, and after that the song never really belonged to anybody else. Dylan's original, off John Wesley Harding, is a spare, cryptic little conversation between a joker and a thief; Hendrix blows it up into a storm, all whiplash guitar and gathering thunder.

The Hendrix version came out just six months after Dylan's own and became a Top 20 single in 1968. It went into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001, and Rolling Stone ranked it 40th among the greatest songs of all time in 2021. Even Dylan fell under its spell: his own live versions lean so hard on the Hendrix arrangement that people call them a cover of a cover, and he has played it onstage more than any other song he's written.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1976 5 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1976) 50
1989 49 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) 100
1990 88 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1990 83 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1990 103 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 398 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 58 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1991 61 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1991 102 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 76 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 77 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 76 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1994 81 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 53 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1995 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 46 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 27 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 22 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 62 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 12 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 66 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1998 95 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1998 70 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 50 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
1999 104 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 37 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000) 50
2000 77 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 32 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2001 13 KISW KISW Top 99 Rock Songs (2001) 99
2002 51 K-Rock K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) 92
2002 16 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 11 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 106 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2004 11 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2004 214 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 18 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 83 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 68 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2007 16 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2008 58 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2009 30 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2010 18 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2010 44 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2010 121 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 15 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 58 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 41 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 14 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 255 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 44 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2012 29 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2013 2 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 20 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 300 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 194 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 36 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2013 5 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 34 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2014 60 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 4 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 20 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 11 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 8 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 31 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2015 203 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 3 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 10 101 The Fox 101 The Fox Labor Day 500 (2015) 25
2015 87 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 57 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2016 57 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 34 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2016 9 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 58 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 12 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 77 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 54 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2017 35 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 56 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 57 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 70 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 56 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2018 125 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 133 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 325 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 31 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 325 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2019 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2019 223 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 14 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 94 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2020 29 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 220 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 145 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 26 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 39 97.1 The River River 500 (2020) 47
2020 36 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2020 236 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 216 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 30 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 215 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 170 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 46 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 63 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2021 232 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2022 74 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) 100
2022 152 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 129 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 143 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 200 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 28 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 103 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 253 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 58 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 137 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2023 143 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 91 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2023 264 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 390 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 260 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 27 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 92 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 215 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 25 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 95 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2024 346 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 24 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 92 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2024 321 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 189 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 234 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 45 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 127 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 29 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 2 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2025 88 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 94 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 235 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 28 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 156 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 32 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2026 280 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 26 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 112 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 238 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 247 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: All Along The Watchtower; All Along The WatchTower; All Along the Watch Tower; All Along the Watchtow.

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