Song · Sly and the Family Stone
“Everybody Is a Star” by Sly and the Family Stone
Released 1969
“Everybody Is a Star” by Sly and the Family Stone appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2004 and 2020. It was first released in 1969. Its best result is #559 on the WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,942 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Everybody Is a Star" came out in December 1969 on Epic, riding the flip of "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", and since the charts then counted both sides of a single together, it shared that record's two weeks at number one on the Hot 100 in February 1970. Sly Stone wrote it, and it was slated for an album in progress with "Thank You" and "Hot Fun in the Summertime"; that LP never got finished, and all three ended up on the 1970 Greatest Hits.
It's a warm, unhurried round-robin, Sly trading the lead with Larry Graham and his siblings Freddie and Rose Stone, each of them promising that every one of us is special in our own way. It also closed the book on the Family Stone's classic era: 23 months passed before "Family Affair" arrived late in 1971.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 559 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2020 | 2009 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
Also listed as: Everybody Is A Star.
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