Song · REO Speedwagon
“Can't Fight This Feeling” by REO Speedwagon
From the album Wheels Are Turnin’ (1984)
“Can't Fight This Feeling” by REO Speedwagon appears on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2022 and 2026. It was first released in 1984 on the album Wheels Are Turnin’. Its best result is #214 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2022).
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Kevin Cronin wrote "Can't Fight This Feeling" on his own, words and music, and REO Speedwagon put it on Wheels Are Turnin', their 1984 album for Epic. It's a power ballad with no shame about it at all, lighters-up soft rock that Cronin arranged with the band and produced with Alan Gratzer and Gary Richards.
It gave the band the second of their two American number ones, following Cronin's own "Keep on Loving You" from 1980, and it sat on top of the Hot 100 for three straight weeks in March 1985. It was also their fourth and last top ten in the States, and it got to 16 in Britain. They played it at Live Aid in 1985, with Chevy Chase handling the introduction.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 214 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 342 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 414 | 97.1 The River | River 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2024 | 459 | KQRS | KQRS KQ 500 (2024) | 499 |
| 2026 | 253 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
| 2026 | 268 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) | 500 |
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