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“Dancing In The Moonlight” by King Harvest
From the album Dancing in the Moonlight (1972)
“Dancing In The Moonlight” by King Harvest appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2020 and 2025. It was first released in 1972 on the album Dancing in the Moonlight. Its best result is #43 on The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,629 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Dancing in the Moonlight" turned into a hit single for King Harvest in 1972, the title song of their album on Perception Records, but it started life with someone else. Sherman Kelly wrote it in 1969 while recovering from a brutal assault on St. Croix, and he has said the song imagined a different reality, a peaceful, joyful celebration of life. His own band, Boffalongo, recorded it first in 1970.
King Harvest's version is the one that broke through, a breezy slice of pop rock with a warm summer-night glow, and it climbed to number 13 in the United States and number 5 in Canada.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 609 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 551 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2023 | 859 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2025 | 43 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
Also listed as: Dancing in the Moonlight.
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