Song · Queensryche
“Operation: Mindcrime” by Queensryche
From the album Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
“Operation: Mindcrime” by Queensryche appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 2002. It was first released in 1988 on the album Operation: Mindcrime. Its best result is #466 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,276 hard rock song of all time.
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"Operation: Mindcrime" is the title track of Queensrÿche's 1988 album, written by guitarists Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton with singer Geoff Tate and produced by Peter Collins. Both guitarists are credited on 12-string, acoustic and electric guitar, Eddie Jackson plays bass and Scott Rockenfield drums and percussion, and Tate, besides singing lead, plays keyboards and even whistles.
The cast list runs further still: Michael Kamen adds cello, Anthony Valentine supplies spoken vocals, and a choir billed as the Moronic Monks of Morin Heights gets a credit of its own. James "Jimbo" Barton mixed it and engineered it with Paul Northfield.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 466 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 2002 | 806 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
Also listed as: Operation Mindcrime.
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