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“Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You” by Led Zeppelin

From the album Led Zeppelin (1969)

“Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You” by Led Zeppelin appears on 50 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1969 on the album Led Zeppelin. Its best result is #9 on the 99.1 PLR Led Zeppelin 50. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,014 alternative song of all time.

50countdowns
18stations
#9best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (Danmarks Radio 1969) [Official Video]

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Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut, Led Zeppelin, took "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You", a folk song written by Anne Bredon, and turned it into a storm. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant arranged it, and it swings between hush and hurricane: Page's acoustic guitar picking out a brooding, circling figure, then the whole band crashing in, John Bonham walloping the drums, John Paul Jones's bass surging underneath and Plant torn between tenderness and fury. Page produced, Glyn Johns engineered and Peter Grant was executive producer.

For years Bredon's name was nowhere to be seen on the record. Only in 1990, after she approached the band, did she get her writing credit and royalties.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 89 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1991 890 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1994 418 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 551 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 516 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 402 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1998 436 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 464 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 608 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 607 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2007 348 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2010 395 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 289 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 291 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 747 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 405 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 421 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 30 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 9 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Led Zeppelin 50 50
2014 280 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 284 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 968 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 525 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 422 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 189 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 245 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 243 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 246 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 199 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 243 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 197 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 425 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 402 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2020 402 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 161 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 139 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 337 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2022 602 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 201 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 474 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 247 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2023 200 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 472 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 464 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2024 495 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 210 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 69 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2025 92 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 376 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 455 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You; Babe I'm Gonna Leave U; Babe I'm Gonna Leave Y; Babe Im Gonna Leave You; Babe, I'M Gonna Leave You.

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