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“With a Little Help from My Friends” by Joe Cocker

From the album With a Little Help From My Friends (1969)

“With a Little Help from My Friends” by Joe Cocker appears on 37 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1987 and 2026. It was first released in 1969 on the album With a Little Help From My Friends. Its best result is #16 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,241 alternative song of all time.

37countdowns
14stations
#16best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2026years charted

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Joe Cocker took a Lennon-McCartney singalong and dragged it to church. His "With a Little Help from My Friends" topped the UK singles chart in 1968 and gave its name to his 1969 album, and it became an anthem for the whole Woodstock era, Cocker's gravel-and-soul howl turning a cheery tune into something closer to a plea.

Denny Cordell produced, Tony Visconti mixed, and the players are a wonder: Tommy Eyre's organ swelling like a Sunday service, Jimmy Page's guitar stinging in the gaps, Chris Stainton on bass, Barrie James Wilson thundering on the drums, and Madeline Bell, Rosetta Hightower and Sunny Weetman wailing back at Cocker like a gospel choir that has heard his troubles and means to carry him through them.

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

RockLists rankings

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 42 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) 100
1988 78 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1990 63 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1991 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1992 65 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 97 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 99 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 97 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 219 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 271 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 570 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2002 150 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 182 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 149 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2004 768 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2007 711 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 794 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2009 637 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2012 281 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 213 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 818 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 488 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 372 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 232 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2019 487 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 175 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 420 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 175 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 417 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 250 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 755 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 519 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 243 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2024 294 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 16 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2025 985 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 211 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: With a Little Help From My Friends; With A Little Help From My Friends.

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