Song · Rod Stewart
“Tonight's the Night” by Rod Stewart
Released 1977
“Tonight's the Night” by Rod Stewart appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1977. Its best result is #27 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,537 alternative song of all time.
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Rod Stewart headed south to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, to cut "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" for his 1976 album A Night on the Town, and he wrote the thing all by himself. It stirred up controversy the moment it came out, and it sold by the truckload anyway.
It handed Stewart his second American number one and camped there for 8 straight weeks, the longest stay of 1976 and the longest American reign for any single since "Hey Jude" in 1968. Canada kept it on top for six weeks, and when the dust settled no single sold more in the States during 1977. No other record of his ever held the top spot as long.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1997 | 597 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
| 2001 | 496 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2004 | 407 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2026 | 243 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: Tonight's The Night.
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