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“The House Of The Rising Sun” by The Animals

From the album The Animals (1964)

“The House Of The Rising Sun” by The Animals appears on 67 radio countdowns from 25 stations between 1987 and 2026. It was first released in 1964 on the album The Animals. Its best result is #28 on the WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,705 alternative song of all time.

67countdowns
25stations
#28best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2026years charted

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"The House of the Rising Sun" is an old American folk song, a tale of a life that went to ruin in New Orleans, with roots that probably stretch back to English balladry. The Animals got hold of it in 1964 and plugged it in, and the result was a number one in Britain, America and Canada, and what has been called the first folk-rock hit.

Nobody owns this song, and that's the point: the credits simply say traditional. What the Animals did was make it sound like a confession dragged out at midnight: slow, circling and funereal, then swelling into a chorus that howls with regret.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 50 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) 100
1988 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1990 41 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1991 270 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 52 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1991 163 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 92 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 96 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 169 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1996 376 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 63 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 153 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 265 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 495 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
2001 395 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 1365 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2001 502 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 81 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 98 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 173 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 97 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2005 62 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 50 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 65 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 135 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2011 293 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 432 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 295 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 28 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2012 116 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 126 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 419 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 206 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 240 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2016 607 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2018 605 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 77 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 475 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 57 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 364 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 300 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 88 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 57 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 154 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 63 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 92 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 103 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 411 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 80 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 219 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2023 70 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 96 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 541 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 146 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 305 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 888 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 560 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places 800
2024 51 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 77 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 349 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 112 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2025 219 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 213 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 51 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 190 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 122 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 170 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 86 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: The House of the Rising Sun; House of the Rising Sun; House Of The Rising Sun; House of the Rising Su.

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