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“Hey, Hey What Can I Do” by Led Zeppelin

From the EP This Is Led Zeppelin (1971)

“Hey, Hey What Can I Do” by Led Zeppelin appears on 89 radio countdowns from 34 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1971 on the EP This Is Led Zeppelin. Its best result is #55 on the 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,795 indie & aaa song of all time.

89countdowns
34stations
#55best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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Led Zeppelin stuck "Hey, Hey What Can I Do" on the flip side of "Immigrant Song" in America in 1970, and it's one of the loosest, happiest things they ever cut: a back-porch rock ballad with a swing in its step. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones strum acoustics, Jones picks mandolin and handles bass, Page adds the shimmer of a zither, and John Bonham keeps a stomp going that never lets it sag. Robert Plant sings lead with Page and Bonham hollering along behind him.

All four share the writing credit, Page produced, and Andy Johns engineered and mixed. Apart from an Atlantic sampler, The New Age of Atlantic, in 1972, it stayed a B-side secret until the Boxed Set put it on CD in 1990, and it finally found a permanent home as a bonus track on the Coda disc of The Complete Studio Recordings in 1993.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 129 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 934 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 391 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 342 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 265 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 310 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 211 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 193 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 253 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1998 298 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 282 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 211 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 403 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 210 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2007 725 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2010 178 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 258 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 281 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 260 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 328 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 450 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 142 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 55 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 471 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 433 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 339 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 686 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 141 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 471 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 230 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 421 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 412 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2016 166 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 448 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 779 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 83 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 233 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 497 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 172 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 118 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 293 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 780 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 469 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 220 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 227 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 356 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 217 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 279 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2020 99 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 250 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 239 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 502 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 267 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 1479 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 108 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 486 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 247 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 187 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 701 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 863 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 366 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 280 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 391 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 269 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 414 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 376 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 364 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2023 81 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 344 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 406 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 446 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 205 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 366 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 444 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 543 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 588 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2024 84 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 384 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 487 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 443 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 254 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 271 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 428 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 277 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 85 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 261 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 312 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 374 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 371 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Hey, Hey, What Can I Do; Hey Hey What Can I Do; Hey Hey, What Can I Do; Hey Hey,what Can I Do; Hey Hey,What Can I Do; Hey Hey What Can I Do?.

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