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“Friday” by Joe Jackson

From the album I’m the Man (1979)

“Friday” by Joe Jackson appears on 14 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1999 and 2026. It was first released in 1979 on the album I’m the Man. Its best result is #410 on the 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,374 alternative song of all time.

14countdowns
4stations
#410best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2026years charted

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"Friday" comes from I’m the Man, the album Joe Jackson put out in October 1979, and it's his top to bottom: he wrote the words and music, arranged it and sings lead. Behind him, Graham Maby's bass, Gary Sanford's guitar and Dave Houghton's drums play it lean and wound tight, no wasted motion anywhere. David Kershenbaum produced, Alan Winstanley recorded it and Aldo Bocca handled the mix, and the result snaps along with the wiry, nervy punch of a band that knows exactly how much to leave out.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1040 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1040 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1046 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1046 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1031 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1670 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1031 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1031 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2012 410 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 683 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 806 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 688 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 921 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2026 691 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound 1055

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