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“Snortin' Whiskey” by Pat Travers
“Snortin' Whiskey” by Pat Travers appears on 10 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1980 and 2026. Its best result is #56 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #56 alternative song of 1980.
"Snortin' Whiskey", also known by its full, gleefully backward title "Snortin' Whiskey, Drinkin' Cocaine", is the Pat Travers Band's 1980 blues-rock barnburner, cut for the Crash and Burn album on Polydor and put out as a US single that same year. Travers wrote it with Pat Thrall, and the title's swapped-around vices tell you exactly how seriously to take it: this is loud, rowdy fun.
It took off fast. In 1980 it went to the top of the request lists at FM stations all over the US, caught on in Britain and Germany as well, and helped haul Crash and Burn to number 20 on Billboard's pop album chart, the highest any Travers release has climbed. It has been one of his signature songs ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 791 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 910 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 840 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1997 | 453 | 104.5 KZEP | KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) | 500 |
| 1998 | 945 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 841 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2002 | 880 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2004 | 692 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2026 | 490 | KSHE 95 | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) | 499 |
Also listed as: Snortin Whiskey; Snorting Whiskey.
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