Song · Quiet Riot
“Metal Health” by Quiet Riot
From the album Metal Health (1983)
“Metal Health” by Quiet Riot appears on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1983 on the album Metal Health. Its best result is #95 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,153 classic rock song of all time.
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The title track of Quiet Riot's breakthrough album Metal Health has gone by several names, "Bang Your Head" among them, and it's a hymn to headbanging itself, which is exactly why the metal crowd grabbed hold of it. Its main riff and structure go back to "No More Booze", a song by Snow, the band Carlos and Tony Cavazo played in before Quiet Riot.
Kevin DuBrow hollers it over Carlos Cavazo's guitar, Frankie Banali's drums and Chuck Wright's bass, with Pat Regan on keyboards and Spencer Proffer producing for Pasha. MTV and radio hammered it, and it became the band's second and last top 40 hit. The single paired the studio take with a live version, and years later a line from it gave Quiet Riot's 2015 documentary its title.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 588 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2010 | 298 | 97.9 The Loop | The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) | 500 |
| 2013 | 334 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) | 500 |
| 2024 | 408 | KQRS | KQRS KQ 500 (2024) | 499 |
| 2026 | 464 | 102.5 WDVE | DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: Metal Health (Bang Your Head).
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