Song · Robert Hazard
“Escalator of Life” by Robert Hazard
From the EP Robert Hazard (1982)
“Escalator of Life” by Robert Hazard appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1982 on the EP Robert Hazard. Its best result is #156 on the Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,642 alternative song of all time.
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"Escalator of Life" comes from Robert Hazard's first mini-album, the self-titled RCA release of 1982, and it's the song that got him onto the Billboard Hot 100, where it spent 9 weeks and peaked at 58. Hazard wrote it alone.
For the single, Neil Kernon remixed and edited it. The song has also lived a curious afterlife in print, getting mentions in both the book Preaching the Incarnation and Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 156 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 2003 | 634 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2026 | 278 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: Escalator Of Life.
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