Song · T. Rex
“Mambo Sun” by T. Rex
From the album Electric Warrior (1971)
“Mambo Sun” by T. Rex appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2019 and 2024. It was first released in 1971 on the album Electric Warrior. Its best result is #501 on The Best Opening Tracks of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,739 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Mambo Sun" turns up on Electric Warrior, the 1971 album where T. Rex shook off the folk-oriented sound of their Tyrannosaurus Rex years and strutted into flamboyant, pop-minded glam. Marc Bolan wrote it, sings it and plays electric guitar, with Steve Currie on bass, Bill Legend on drums and Mickey Finn on percussion, and Tony Visconti produced.
The backing vocals come from Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, and four engineers had a hand in the sessions: Roy Thomas Baker, Malcolm Cecil, Rik Pekkonen and Martin Rushent. The album went to number one in the UK and has since been hailed as a pivotal glam rock record.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 894 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2019 | 894 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2022 | 741 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2023 | 1114 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 501 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
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