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“Black Magic Woman” by Santana

Released 1980

“Black Magic Woman” by Santana appears on 68 radio countdowns from 29 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1980. Its best result is #19 on the 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Scare 24. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,297 alternative song of all time.

68countdowns
29stations
#19best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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Santana - Black Magic Woman (Official Audio)

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Peter Green wrote "Black Magic Woman" for Fleetwood Mac, who put it out as a single in 1968, but it was Santana who turned it into a slow-burning spell. Their version went out as the first single from Abraxas, with Gregg Rolie singing, and it climbed to number four in both the US and Canada, far enough to push the original into the shadows and make Santana's take the one most people know.

It's a smoky, simmering groove, percussion rolling underneath and a lead guitar curling around the melody like incense, the blues of Green's original steeped in something hotter and stranger.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 194 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1991 934 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 279 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1996 125 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 166 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 80 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 218 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2001 50 KISW KISW Top 99 Rock Songs (2001) 99
2002 466 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 25 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 43 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2004 332 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2007 623 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2011 259 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 597 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 608 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 240 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 112 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 179 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 487 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 755 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 143 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 269 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 281 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 760 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 161 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 19 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Scare 24 24
2016 479 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 352 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 55 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 943 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 246 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 476 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 443 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 727 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 473 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 461 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 729 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 465 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 243 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 830 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 278 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 325 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 397 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2022 415 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 133 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 496 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 309 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 1031 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 603
2022 562 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 329 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2023 324 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 437 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 76 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 401 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 354 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 69 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 587 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 407 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 436 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 482 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 132 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 38 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2025 428 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 151 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 433 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2026 449 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 972 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen; Black Magic Woman (Gypsy Queen).

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