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“Dust in the Wind” by Kansas

Released 1978

“Dust in the Wind” by Kansas appears on 67 radio countdowns from 27 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1978. Its best result is #43 on the BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,548 indie & aaa song of all time.

67countdowns
27stations
#43best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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"Dust in the Wind" is the quiet one, a hushed acoustic reverie from Kansas, an American progressive rock band that set the pomp aside for a few minutes. Kerry Livgren wrote it, and it first appeared on their 1977 album Point of Know Return, with the band producing and Davy Moire engineering.

Stripped down, it went further than anything else they released, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1978, Kansas's only trip into the US top ten. The 45 went gold shortly after, and in 2019 it was certified 3× Platinum, only the second Kansas song to go platinum after "Carry on Wayward Son".

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

RockLists rankings

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 138 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1997 213 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 89 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 214 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
2001 1624 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 216 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 235 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 234 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 851 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 578 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 592 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 710 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 144 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 43 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 414 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 239 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 266 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 74 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 341 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 56 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 62 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 83 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 619 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 215 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 444 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 227 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 249 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 356 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 237 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 175 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 263 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 224 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 481 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 339 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 176 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2022 645 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 163 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 386 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 330 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 284 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 364 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 357 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 287 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 71 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2023 69 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 177 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 144 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 222 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 386 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 433 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 127 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 204 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2024 160 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 113 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 412 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 139 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 182 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 432 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2025 228 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 110 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 201 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 200 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 320 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 482 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 129 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 496 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 1083 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: Dust In The Wind.

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