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“Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin

From the album Led Zeppelin II (1969)

“Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin appears on 151 radio countdowns from 42 stations between 1976 and 2026. It was first released in 1969 on the album Led Zeppelin II. Its best result is #4 on the KZOK Top 1025 of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #654 alternative song of all time.

151countdowns
42stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1976–2026years charted

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"Whole Lotta Love" kicks down the door of Led Zeppelin II in 1969, and it gave the band their first hit in America, where the single went gold; in Britain there was no single at all. Jimmy Page produced it and plays guitar and theremin, Robert Plant sings, John Paul Jones holds the bottom on bass, and John Bonham pounds the drums and bongos, with George Chkiantz engineering and Eddie Kramer at the mixing desk.

The riff is a brute, a greasy, stomping blues figure that just keeps coming, while Page's theremin wails and swoops and Plant moans and hollers over the top. It's blues rock with the volume and the libido turned up past any sensible setting.

Not all of it was new. Parts of the words came from Willie Dixon's "You Need Love", which Muddy Waters had recorded in 1962, and Dixon went uncredited until a 1985 lawsuit was settled with a payment and his name on later releases. The riff has kept its crown: in 2014, BBC Radio 2 listeners voted it the greatest guitar riff of all time, and Q ranked the track third among the 100 greatest guitar tracks.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1976 19 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1976) 50
1982 33 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 54 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1990 21 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 279 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 65 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1991 50 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 67 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 37 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 30 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1994 63 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 59 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1995 47 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 40 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1996 18 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 115 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 78 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 20 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 54 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1997 31 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 48 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1998 35 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 19 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
1999 80 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 76 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 88 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 227 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 20 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2002 28 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 345 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2003 100 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2004 477 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 27 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2004 72 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2004 400 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 218 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 98 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2006 78 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 236 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2007 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 45 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 42 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2009 34 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2009) 70
2009 737 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 62 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2010 25 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2010) 70
2010 4 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2010 838 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 50 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2011 24 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2011) 70
2011 54 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 149 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 26 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 51 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2012 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2012) 70
2012 18 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 21 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 243 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2013 112 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2013) 66
2013 359 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 51 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 22 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Led Zeppelin 50 50
2014 33 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 62 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2014) 66
2014 41 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 88 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 41 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2014 25 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 56 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 17 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 62 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2015) 66
2015 158 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 21 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 41 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2016 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2016 182 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 260 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 21 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 253 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 74 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 43 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 73 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2017 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2017) 66
2017 267 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 55 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 66 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2018 51 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2018) 66
2018 287 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 267 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 130 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 4 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 21 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 36 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 115 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 140 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 164 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 45 97.1 The River River 500 (2020) 47
2020 394 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 24 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 21 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 57 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 131 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 61 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 101 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 35 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 41 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 36 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 131 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2022 73 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 77 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 22 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 60 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 150 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 135 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 426 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 63 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 181 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2023 98 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 97 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 42 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 28 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 212 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 31 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 150 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 353 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 163 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 34 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2024 173 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 63 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 100 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 32 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 99 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 16 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 283 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 27 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 35 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 75 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 18 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 28 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 171 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 36 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 717 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 252 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 71 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 80 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 167 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 206 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

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