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“I Love Rock-N-Roll” by Joan Jett

“I Love Rock-N-Roll” by Joan Jett appears on 115 radio countdowns from 41 stations between 1981 and 2026. Its best result is #2 on the 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Women That Rock 24. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #88 alternative song of 1981 and #2,076 alternative song of all time.

115countdowns
41stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
7top 10 finishes
1981–2026years charted

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I Love Rock 'N Roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (Official Music Video) [Remastered HD]

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Joan Jett made "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" the title track of her 1981 album and put it out as a single in 1982, but the song was already six years old. Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker wrote it in 1975 for their English glam band the Arrows, Merrill's answer to the Rolling Stones' "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)". Jett saw the Arrows do it on their UK series in 1976 and brought it to the Runaways, who turned it down.

Their loss. After the Runaways split, Jett cut it with the Blackhearts and turned it into a fist-pumping jukebox stomp that sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks, topped charts in several other countries and went platinum in the US. It still turns up on lists of the greatest songs ever, and in 2016 it entered the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1981 88 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 106
1981 4 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW 25 Biggest Rock Songs from 1981 25
1982 71 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 487 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1994 914 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 933 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 890 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 161 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 1023 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 202 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 1000 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 42 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 1438 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 900 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2000 1438 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1439 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1437 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 279 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2003 1423 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 380 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1423 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 285 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2005 1422 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 243 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 170 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2010 881 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 571 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 227 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 576 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 62 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 673 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 148 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 120 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 95 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 529 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 101 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 93 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 678 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 109 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 2 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Women That Rock 24 24
2016 233 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 105 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 159 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 111 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 97 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 140 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 105 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 72 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 57 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 893 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 102 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 34 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 35 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 39 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 115 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 122 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 137 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 49 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 140 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 27 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 30 97.1 The River River 500 (2020) 47
2020 219 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 130 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 8 KISW KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from the '80s 25
2021 140 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2021 74 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 5 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 168 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 235 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 14 KISW KISW 25 Biggest Rock Songs From The Past 50 Years 25
2021 18 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 120 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 21 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 4 KISW KISW 25 Greatest Rock Covers 25
2022 108 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 7 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 153 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 27 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 126 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 35 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 7 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 79 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 342 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 156 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 40 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2023 124 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2023 327 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 133 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 79 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 291 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 131 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 102 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 80 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 124 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 15 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 214 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 174 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 104 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 77 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 88 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 21 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 70 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 383 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 57 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2025 427 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 349 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 172 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 104 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 92 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 32 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 48 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s 498
2026 92 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 20 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 466 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 132 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: I Love Rock And Roll; I Love Rock and Roll; I Love Rock & Roll; I Love Rock 'N Roll; I Love Rock 'n Roll; I Love Rock n' Roll.

Charting alongside it in 1981

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  3. 4Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicThe Police
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  5. 6For Those About to RockAC/DC
  6. 7Mental HopscotchMissing Persons

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