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“Tom Sawyer” by Rush

From the album Moving Pictures (1981)

“Tom Sawyer” by Rush appears on 23 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1981 and 2026. It was first released in 1981 on the album Moving Pictures. Its best result is #8 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2022). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #37 alternative song of 1981 and #4,390 alternative song of all time.

23countdowns
12stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1981–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1981 37 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 45 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 200 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 39 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1996 117 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
2002 38 K-Rock K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) 92
2012 118 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 247 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 440 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 472 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 54 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 40 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 8 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 36 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 12 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 26 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 31 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 92 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 27 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 82 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 128 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 35 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 72 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 1981

Best songs of 1981 →
  1. 1Mental HopscotchMissing Persons
  2. 2AntmusicAdam & the Ants
  3. 3We Got the BeatThe Go-Go's
  4. 4It's My PartyDave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin
  5. 5Johnny Are You Queer?Josie Cotton
  6. 6On the OutsideOingo Boingo