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“Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin

From the album Physical Graffiti (1975)

“Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin appears on 128 radio countdowns from 44 stations between 1976 and 2026. It was first released in 1975 on the album Physical Graffiti. Its best result is #1 on the 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012), and it was voted number one on five countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,006 alternative song of all time.

128countdowns
44stations
#1best position
5#1 finishes
25top 10 finishes
1976–2026years charted

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"Kashmir" is the colossus at the heart of Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin's sixth album, from 1975. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote it, with John Bonham chipping in, and it took them the better part of three years; Plant's words go back to 1973. John Paul Jones missed out on a writing credit for the plainest of reasons: he turned up late to the sessions.

What they built is a juggernaut. Page's riff climbs and climbs without ever seeming to arrive, Bonham plants each beat like a pile driver, and Plant wails over the top like a man watching a mirage refuse to fade. It's not a blues song and it's not really a rock song either; it's closer to a march across some vast, sun-bleached expanse, heavy and hypnotic and in no hurry at all. Page produced it, and Swan Song put it out.

It has been called one of the band's two most openly progressive epics, alongside "Stairway to Heaven", and once it arrived it barely left the stage: Zeppelin played it at almost every show they gave from then on.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 61 97.1 The Eagle Dallas-Fort Worth, TX KEGL The Eagle's Top 97 Songs of 1997 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1976 36 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1976) 50
1982 8 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 222 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 26 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 29 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 19 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 37 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 14 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 59 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 16 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 57 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1998 15 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1998 63 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 88 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 96 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 26 K-Rock K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) 92
2002 19 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 54 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 8 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 96 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 18 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2007 42 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 98 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2009 89 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 169 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 1 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 354 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 236 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2012 1 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 21 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 53 KBPI KBPI Top 200 Songs of All Time 200
2013 90 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 1 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 3 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 2 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 1 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Led Zeppelin 50 50
2014 2 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 29 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 118 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 1 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 12 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 27 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 12 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 69 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2016 217 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 17 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 3 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 47 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 55 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2017 71 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2017 5 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 85 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 90 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 44 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2018 37 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 11 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 55 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 6 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 17 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 64 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2019 39 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 57 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 28 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2020 10 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 124 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 9 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 61 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2020 50 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 32 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 40 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 16 KISW KISW 25 Greatest Rock Songs from the 1970s 25
2021 30 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 10 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 4 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 2 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2021 2 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 22 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2022 118 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 21 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 90 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 8 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 100 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 125 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 64 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 63 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 17 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 73 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) 100
2022 178 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 93 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 65 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 20 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 99 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 5 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 33 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 184 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 53 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 13 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 12 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 299 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 59 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2023 46 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 12 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places 800
2024 14 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 184 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 5 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 23 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 118 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 8 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 60 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 27 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 22 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 72 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2025 18 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 90 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) 100
2025 3 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 34 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 148 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 73 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 8 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 164 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 37 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499
2026 25 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 11 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 56 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 111 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Kashmire.

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