Song · Steve Miller Band
“Living In The U.S.A.” by Steve Miller Band
From the album Sailor (1968)
“Living In The U.S.A.” by Steve Miller Band appears on 12 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1982 and 2022. It was first released in 1968 on the album Sailor. Its best result is #119 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,283 classic rock song of all time.
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"Living in the U.S.A." rides on Sailor, the Steve Miller Band's second album, issued by Capitol in October 1968, and Steve Miller wrote it alone, words and music. The band produced it with Glyn Johns at Wally Heider Studios in Los Angeles, bunking at the Chateau Marmont while they worked.
There was pressure in the air. Capitol had signed them in 1967 with a record-breaking advance, and the debut, Children of the Future, stalled at 134 on the Billboard chart, even as the band stayed a draw around the Bay Area. Miller came to Johns wanting to rename the group Sailor and cut a concept record to match; Johns had his doubts, and in the end only the album took the name. It was also the last to feature original members Boz Scaggs and Jim Peterman.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 423 | 95.5 KLOS | KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) | 499 |
| 1997 | 765 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
| 2010 | 119 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2011 | 628 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 641 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 522 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 755 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 575 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 523 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 653 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
| 2021 | 387 | 97 Rock | 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) | 500 |
| 2022 | 1012 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) | 1025 |
Also listed as: Livin' in the USA; Living in the U.s.a.; Living In The USA; Living in the Usa.
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