Song · Ted Nugent
“Motor City Madhouse” by Ted Nugent
From the album Ted Nugent (1975)
“Motor City Madhouse” by Ted Nugent appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1975 on the album Ted Nugent. Its best result is #637 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,749 hard rock song of all time.
Ted Nugent wrote "Motor City Madhouse" by himself for his self-titled 1975 solo debut, the first record he made after walking out on The Amboy Dukes. He'd had it with that band's lack of effort and discipline, took the first vacation of his life, three months of deer hunting and head-clearing in the Colorado wilderness, and came back ready for a fresh start and a fresh band.
He built one fast: ex-Duke Rob Grange on bass, Cliff Davies, late of If, on drums, and singer and guitarist Derek St. Holmes out of Scott, a Michigan outfit that had opened for the Dukes. That crew hit the road first and the studio after, and the album Epic put out climbed into the Billboard Top 30 and on to multi-platinum sales.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 637 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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