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“Fox On The Run” by Sweet
From the album Desolation Boulevard (1974)
“Fox On The Run” by Sweet appears on 14 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1974 on the album Desolation Boulevard. Its best result is #204 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2024). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,845 indie & aaa song of all time and #230 of the '70s.
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"Fox on the Run" is where Sweet finally grabbed the pen. For their 14th single the glam rockers wrote the A-side themselves, Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott and Mick Tucker together, instead of leaning on their producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and it paid off. There are two versions: the original, produced by Chapman with Chinn, on the European edition of Desolation Boulevard in 1974, and the one most people know, a brighter, poppier single the band recorded and produced on their own in 1975, which also landed on Capitol's version of the album.
That single put them back in the UK top ten after "Turn It Down" flopped, and in Australia it was the biggest hit of 1975, holding number one for six weeks. Decades later a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailer sent it to the top of the iTunes rock chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 874 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
| 2011 | 915 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 960 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 727 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 786 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 734 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 973 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
| 2019 | 780 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2021 | 334 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) | 499 |
| 2021 | 702 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 231 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2023 | 698 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2024 | 204 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2024) | 500 |
| 2026 | 398 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: Fox on the Run.
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