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“Harvest Moon” by Neil Young

Released 1992

“Harvest Moon” by Neil Young appears on 38 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1996 and 2026. It was first released in 1992. Its best result is #4 on the WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #17 indie & aaa song of all time and #65 of the '90s.

38countdowns
15stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1996–2026years charted

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Neil Young - Harvest Moon [Official Music Video]

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"Harvest Moon" was the first single from Neil Young's 19th album of the same name, released by Reprise in November 1992, and it's as gentle as he gets: an acoustic guitar in drop D tuning, Ben Keith's pedal steel sighing, Spooner Oldham's organ glowing low, Tim Drummond on bass and Kenny Buttrey keeping soft time, with Linda Ronstadt's backing vocal drifting in behind Young's own. Young and Keith produced it together.

AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald heard it as a celebration of nature, of music and of love that lasts a lifetime, and singled out its melody for praise; Rolling Stone later ranked it 30th among Young's songs. In Britain it reached 36.

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

RockLists rankings

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 253 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 723 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2001 636 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2004 142 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2007 380 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 232 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2009 61 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2011 933 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 982 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 87 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2013 669 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 819 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 63 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2015 674 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 166 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2016 850 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2018 135 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 26 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2019 768 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 26 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2020 56 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 30 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 14 WYEP WYEP 2021 Labor Day Countdown 168
2021 389 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 420 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 53 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 359 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 123 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 374 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 38 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 4 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2024 464 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 4 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2025 122 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500
2025 263 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 458 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 851 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 20 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

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