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“Tangerine” by Led Zeppelin

From the album Led Zeppelin III (1970)

“Tangerine” by Led Zeppelin appears on 30 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1970 on the album Led Zeppelin III. Its best result is #47 on the 99.1 PLR Led Zeppelin 50. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #780 indie & aaa song of all time and #96 of the '70s.

30countdowns
13stations
#47best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1997–2026years charted

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"Tangerine" sits on the quieter, acoustic side of Led Zeppelin III, recorded in 1970, and it's proof that the band could also sit on the porch and ache. Jimmy Page wrote and produced it, with Andy Johns and Terry Manning at the desk, and it rides a strummed acoustic guitar with pedal steel weeping around the edges, a plaintive look back at a love that got away.

The song's roots go back further than Zeppelin: the Yardbirds, with Page on guitar, had cut an early take in 1968 called "Knowing That I'm Losing You". When it finally surfaced on the Page-produced Yardbirds '68 in 2017, Keith Relf's vocal had been left off.

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

RockLists rankings

Indie & Adult Alternative

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Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 748 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2001 1414 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 492 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2004 384 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2007 175 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 568 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2011 617 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 629 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 409 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 782 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 363 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 47 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Led Zeppelin 50 50
2014 305 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 980 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 788 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 747 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2018 260 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 521 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 271 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 1066 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 392 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 96 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 666 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 622 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 508 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 902 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 621 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 264 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 551 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 441 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

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