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“Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” by The Beatles

Released 1967

“Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” by The Beatles appears on 43 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1967. Its best result is #22 on the 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Lennon 24. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,751 alternative song of all time.

43countdowns
19stations
#22best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Official Video)

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"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" floats out of the Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, mostly John Lennon's work with a hand from Paul McCartney. The spark was a nursery school drawing by Lennon's son Julian; when people started spelling out LSD from the title, Lennon kept denying any drug message and pointed instead to Lewis Carroll's Alice books for all that dream imagery.

The band cut it in March 1967, and it sounds like a kaleidoscope turning. McCartney's Lowrey organ is bent and smeared by studio effects, George Harrison lays a tambura drone under everything, George Martin adds piano and produces, Geoff Emerick engineers, and Ringo Starr thumps the chorus awake while Lennon sings as if from somewhere far off. It's become one of the touchstones of psychedelia.

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

RockLists rankings

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 179 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1991 685 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 270 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1997 164 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2002 302 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2006 467 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 390 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 431 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2012 335 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 428 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 302 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 192 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 331 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 385 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 121 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 359 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 85 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 319 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 396 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 22 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Lennon 24 24
2016 377 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 204 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 220 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 222 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 500 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 207 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 158 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 286 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2020 739 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 118 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 276 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 196 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 150 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 298 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 79 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 346 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 424 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 637 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 978 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 415 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 328 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 302 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 662 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds; Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds; Lucy in the Sky With Diamond.

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