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“Magic Carpet Ride” by Steppenwolf

Released 1970

“Magic Carpet Ride” by Steppenwolf appears on 78 radio countdowns from 31 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1970. Its best result is #14 on the 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Scare 24. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,349 indie & aaa song of all time.

78countdowns
31stations
#14best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (Version 1969)

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Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride" came off the album The Second in 1968, and it's acid rock with its boots still on: a fuzzed-up groove that floats and stomps at the same time while John Kay growls his way through the trip. Kay wrote it with Rushton Moreve, ABC Records sent it out as the album's lead single, and it climbed to number three in the US and stuck to the charts for 16 weeks, a longer run than any other song the band ever had.

The 45 was a trimmed edit, and it even used a different vocal take for the first verse. FM radio didn't care; the jocks went straight for the full album cut, and that longer version is still the one classic rock stations spin and the one that keeps turning up on compilations.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 449 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 761 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 235 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 278 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1996 425 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 66 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 41 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 649 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2001 1757 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2001 27 KISW KISW Top 99 Rock Songs (2001) 99
2002 45 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 108 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 107 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2004 695 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2007 881 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 533 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 50 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 61 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 352 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 202 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 353 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 125 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 207 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 20 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 104 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 28 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 193 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 119 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 14 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Scare 24 24
2016 197 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 218 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 151 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 265 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 228 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 128 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 226 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 106 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 811 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 253 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 261 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 216 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 134 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 339 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 144 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 772 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 420 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 563 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 97 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 313 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 146 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 445 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2022 736 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 174 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 329 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 37 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 51 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 422 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 363 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2023 61 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 373 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 745 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 174 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 438 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 139 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 66 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 102 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 402 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 131 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 374 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 290 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 238 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 192 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 123 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 167 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 769 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 102 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 327 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 382 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

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