Artist · chart history
Survivor
Band Chicago United States Active 1977–2020 band of “Eye of the Tiger” fame
Survivor formed in 1977 in Chicago, United States and was active until 2020. Survivor has 26 chart appearances on 26 radio countdowns from 16 stations on RockLists, spanning 1982–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Eye Of The Tiger”, which appears on 25 lists with a best position of #2. The station that charted Survivor most often is 106.7 WLLZ (Detroit, MI), with 5 appearances.
Survivor was the Chicago band Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan put together to play rock built for arenas and FM radio, and it hit the jackpot in 1982 with "Eye of the Tiger", the theme to Rocky III. That riff, all punch and chugging muscle, spent six weeks at number one in America, and the band took home the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1983.
Dave Bickler sang on the first four albums until a vocal injury forced him out, and Jimi Jamison took over in 1984, steering the band into big, polished rockers and ballads: "High on You", "The Search Is Over", "Burning Heart" and "Is This Love". The band went quiet in 1988.
The second act was a shuffle. Bickler returned in 1993, Jamison was back in 2000, and Reach in 2006 was the band's first album in 18 years. Robin McAuley took the mic after that, Jamison returned again in 2011, and in 2013 both singers toured together, until Jamison's death in 2014 closed that chapter.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Survivor on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Of The Tiger | 25 | #2 | – | – | |
| 2 | Poor Man's Son | 1 | #302 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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