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“Go All The Way” by Raspberries
From the album Raspberries (1972)
“Go All The Way” by Raspberries appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2025. It was first released in 1972 on the album Raspberries. Its best result is #34 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,308 indie & aaa song of all time and #34 of the '70s.
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Eric Carmen wrote "Go All the Way" for the Raspberries' self-titled 1972 album with the Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together" ringing in his ears, and his scheme was sly: a lyric so plainly about sex that every kid would get it, yet too slippery for the grown-ups to nail him for. The trick was flipping the roles, so the girl is the one urging the boy on, which he figured made him look a bit more innocent.
The BBC wasn't fooled and banned it, which kept it down in Britain, but America gobbled it up. Out as the band's second single in July 1972, with Jimmy Ienner producing, it went top five on the Billboard Hot 100, Cashbox and Record World, sold over 1.3 million copies and earned the Raspberries their only certified gold record, and it stands as their biggest US hit.
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 | 645 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2012 | 884 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2014 | 577 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2020 | 1194 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 34 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2023 | 168 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2025 | 675 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
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