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“50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon
From the album Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
“50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon appears on 8 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2024. It was first released in 1975 on the album Still Crazy After All These Years. Its best result is #190 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,899 indie & aaa song of all time and #189 of the '70s.
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"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" came out in December 1975 as the second single from Still Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon's fourth studio album, and it rolls in on Steve Gadd's instantly recognizable, looping drum riff. Simon wrote and produced it, sings lead and plays acoustic guitar, with Tony Levin on bass, Hugh McCracken and John Tropea on electric guitars, Kenny Ascher on organ and Ralph MacDonald on percussion, while Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson and Phoebe Snow sing backup.
It caught fire in the new year and became Simon's only number-one solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100, going gold along the way. It also climbed to number two in France, his best showing there, and made the top 20 in Canada and New Zealand.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1929 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2010 | 198 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2012 | 368 | WYEP | WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown | 500 |
| 2019 | 813 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 813 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2022 | 190 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2023 | 1103 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 384 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
Also listed as: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.
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