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“Show Me the Way” by Peter Frampton

Released 1975

“Show Me the Way” by Peter Frampton appears on 57 radio countdowns from 22 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1975. Its best result is #71 on the BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,423 alternative song of all time.

57countdowns
22stations
#71best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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Peter Frampton first released "Show Me the Way" in June 1975 to launch Frampton, his fourth studio album, and the trade papers liked it fine: Cash Box and Record World both raved about his singing and his nimble guitar work. But the song didn't really catch fire until he played it live. The concert version, sent out in February 1976 as the first single from Frampton Comes Alive!, climbed to 6 on the Hot 100 and 10 in Britain, and it stood as his biggest American hit until "I'm in You" came along in 1977.

The secret weapon is the talk box, the gadget that lets Frampton's guitar sing the tune right back at him in a woozy, rubber-lipped warble. It's the same trick that powers "Do You Feel Like We Do", and here it turns a sweet, pleading tune into something that sounds like the guitar itself is begging.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 182 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1996 408 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 235 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 346 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 599 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2001 391 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 323 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 210 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 320 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 209 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 243 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 210 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 187 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 171 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 686 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 71 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 496 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 216 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 691 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 366 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 241 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2016 339 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 724 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 195 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 414 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 256 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 205 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 341 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 206 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 453 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 380 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 277 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 527 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 387 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 383 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 484 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 2018 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 621 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 285 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 403 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 770 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 321 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 568 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 423 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 279 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 649 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2023 698 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 665 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 321 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 403 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2024 860 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 419 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 323 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 350 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2025 568 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 317 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2026 458 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499

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