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“D'Yer Maker” by Led Zeppelin

From the album Houses of the Holy (1973)

“D'Yer Maker” by Led Zeppelin appears on 97 radio countdowns from 34 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1973 on the album Houses of the Holy. Its best result is #31 on the DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,722 indie & aaa song of all time.

97countdowns
34stations
#31best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

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"D'yer Mak'er" is Led Zeppelin's joke you have to say out loud: the title turns "did you make her?" into "Jamaica" in an English accent, and the song on Houses of the Holy in 1973 is Zep's crack at reggae and dub. It grew out of rehearsals at Stargroves in 1972, when John Bonham started banging out a doo-wop-style beat and then knocked it slightly off its axis until reggae came tumbling out. That enormous drum sound came from three microphones set well back from his kit.

All four members share the credit, Jimmy Page produced, John Paul Jones added piano to his bass, and Eddie Kramer mixed. Plenty of listeners didn't take it seriously at first, and some critics saved their harshest words for it and "The Crunge". Page, for his part, said he thought its blend of reggae and vintage doo-wop-era pop was obvious.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 121 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 52 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 332 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 463 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 331 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 243 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 52 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 174 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 374 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 265 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 166 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 1896 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 91 K-Rock K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) 92
2002 163 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 217 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 131 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 191 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 216 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2007 443 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2010 100 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 148 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 121 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 99 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 149 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 370 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 647 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 202 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 275 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 49 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Led Zeppelin 50 50
2014 168 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 88 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 186 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 354 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 651 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 169 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 366 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 54 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 316 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 268 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 378 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 142 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 81 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 390 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 131 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 148 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 383 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 531 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 158 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 403 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 46 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 838 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 167 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 291 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 291 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 31 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 230 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 659 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 191 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 961 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 270 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 282 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 87 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 349 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 139 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 493 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 618 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 861 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 260 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 193 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 371 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 95 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 145 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 295 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2023 260 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 370 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 956 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 210 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 448 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 235 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 178 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 297 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 354 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 70 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 298 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 859 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 234 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 448 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 206 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 395 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 443 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 329 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 229 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 638 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 289 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 261 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 332 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 330 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Dyer Maker; D'yer Mak'er; D'yer Maker; D'Yer Mak'er; D'yer Ma'ker; D'Yer Mak'Er.

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