Song · Petula Clark
“Downtown” by Petula Clark
From the album Where the Heart Is (1998)
“Downtown” by Petula Clark appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2001 and 2023. It was first released in 1998 on the album Where the Heart Is. Its best result is #196 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,210 indie & aaa song of all time.
Tony Hatch wrote and produced "Downtown", and in 1964 Petula Clark's recording went round the world, topping the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching number two in Britain. The pitch is simple and hard to resist: when everyday life starts closing in, get yourself into the city and let it carry you off for a while.
Hatch collected the 1981 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for it, and on RockLists it sits with Where the Heart Is, a Clark release from 1998.
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 | 1494 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2020 | 1595 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2023 | 196 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
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