Song · Saxon
“Strong Arm of the Law” by Saxon
From the album Strong Arm of the Law (1980)
“Strong Arm of the Law” by Saxon appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1980 on the album Strong Arm of the Law. Its best result is #844 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,125 hard rock song of all time.
"Strong Arm of the Law" names and anchors Saxon's third studio album, which arrived in October 1980 barely seven months behind Wheels of Steel, and it's English heavy metal that grooves hard and carries a grudge. The grudge was real: guitarist Graham Oliver traced the song to the day Margaret Thatcher's security men, guarding the then prime minister, flagged the band down in Whitehall and searched them.
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson, Pete Gill, Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn share the writing credit, Pete Hinton co-produced with the band and Will Reid-Dick engineered. Ultimate Classic Rock later counted the album among the foundation stones the New Wave of British Heavy Metal was built on.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 844 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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