Song · Simon and Garfunkel
“I Am A Rock” by Simon and Garfunkel
From the album Sounds of Silence (1966)
“I Am A Rock” by Simon and Garfunkel appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2020 and 2023. It was first released in 1966 on the album Sounds of Silence. Its best result is #602 on the WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,821 indie & aaa song of all time.
Paul Simon had already put "I Am a Rock" on tape once before Simon & Garfunkel got hold of it. It opened The Paul Simon Songbook, the solo album he made and put out in Britain alone in August 1965. Back with Art Garfunkel, he cut it again on December 14, 1965, and the pair set it at the very end of Sounds of Silence, which Columbia issued on January 17, 1966.
Simon wrote it alone, words and music, and the duo's version went out as a single in 1966. It came back around in 1971, too, this time as the flip side of a reissue of "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1623 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2023 | 602 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
Also listed as: I Am a Rock.
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