Song · Pure Prairie League
“Amie” by Pure Prairie League
Released 1977
“Amie” by Pure Prairie League appears on 11 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1977. Its best result is #180 on The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,539 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Craig Fuller, a founder of Pure Prairie League, wrote "Amie" and cut it with the band for their 1972 album Bustin' Out, and for a while it looked set to stay buried there. Instead college stations and commercial radio kept spinning it as an album track, and the airplay was loud enough that RCA, which had dropped the band, signed them back. At an RCA release party, critic and Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye suggested putting it out as a single, and in 1975 it finally was.
It's a gentle country-rock tune carried by sweet harmonies and quiet acoustic picking, with Fuller singing lead. AllMusic's Mike DeGagne later called it the band's most memorable song, and rock historian John Einarson files it among the classics of country rock.
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 | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 618 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
| 2002 | 607 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2013 | 368 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) | 500 |
| 2014 | 743 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2016 | 180 | 103.5 The Fox | The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) | 299 |
| 2019 | 320 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2021 | 586 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 882 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2022 | 817 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 312 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2026 | 839 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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