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“Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)” by Raspberries
From the album Starting Over (1974)
“Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)” by Raspberries appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2020. It was first released in 1974 on the album Starting Over. Its best result is #1193 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,689 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" was the first single from Starting Over, the fourth and last Raspberries album, and Capitol released it in September 1974. Eric Carmen, the band's leader, wrote it and sings lead, and he wrote it like theater, calling it the first video he ever saw in his head: Abbey Road Studios as a vast dark room shot from a high camera, one spotlight on a singer who might as well be at home in his living room, mulling over the music business.
It's power pop with a big theatrical sweep, and it made the Top 40 on all three main US charts: 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, 24 on Cashbox and 26 on Record World, plus 22 in Canada. After 12 weeks on Billboard, a song with "Hit Record" in its title turned out to be their last charting single.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1193 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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