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“All the Young Dudes” by Mott the Hoople

From the album All the Young Dudes (1972)

“All the Young Dudes” by Mott the Hoople appears on 54 radio countdowns from 22 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1972 on the album All the Young Dudes. Its best result is #59 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,666 alternative song of all time.

54countdowns
22stations
#59best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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"All the Young Dudes" was a gift. David Bowie wrote it and handed it to Mott the Hoople in 1972 after the band passed on "Suffragette City", then produced it himself, and it landed on their album All the Young Dudes. Bowie is all over the record: arranging, playing guitar and saxophone, clapping along and singing behind Ian Hunter.

Hunter carries it with a weary, sneering swagger from the piano while Mick Ralphs' guitar weeps and Verden Allen's organ swells like a church for the glitter kids, Overend Watts and Dale Griffin keeping the beat slow and heavy. It stands as a glam rock anthem; Rolling Stone put it at 166 on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2021, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists it among its 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Bowie later cut his own version.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 431 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1991 970 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 308 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1996 417 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 793 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 483 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
2001 881 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 236 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 335 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2004 229 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 471 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 100 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 265 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 710 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 547 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2011 120 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 121 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 479 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 272 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 473 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 482 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 430 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 458 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 697 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 251 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 482 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 428 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 302 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 333 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 490 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 494 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 388 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 908 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 1540 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 427 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 400 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 59 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 663 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 451 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 472 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 447 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 972 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2023 267 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 861 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 862 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 144 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2024 490 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 379 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 961 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 325 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2025 351 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 252 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 465 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 222 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499

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