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“Let's Go” by The Cars

From the album Candy‐O (1979)

“Let's Go” by The Cars appears on 64 radio countdowns from 29 stations between 1982 and 2025. It was first released in 1979 on the album Candy‐O. Its best result is #89 on the 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,028 alternative song of all time.

64countdowns
29stations
#89best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2025years charted

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"Let's Go" was the first single off Candy-O, the Cars' second album, out on Elektra in 1979, and it's a slick, sleek little rocket of new wave and pop rock. Ric Ocasek wrote it, lifting the spirit of its hook from the Routers, but it's bassist Benjamin Orr who sings it, cool and detached as a guy leaning on a sports car. Elliot Easton and Ocasek trade guitar jabs, David Robinson keeps the drums and percussion tight, and Roy Thomas Baker's production polishes everything to a mirror shine.

It found a second life on television, too: on MTV's very first day, August 1, 1981, "Let's Go" was the 100th video the channel played.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 140 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1989 123 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1994 335 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1995 359 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 371 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 685 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 838 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 367 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1998 764 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 962 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 815 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 672 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 133 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 280 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 357 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 229 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 152 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 374 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 153 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 169 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 125 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 89 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 186 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 105 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 151 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 900 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 116 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 346 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 227 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 163 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 89 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 111 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 306 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 230 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 244 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 161 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 121 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 221 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 118 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 220 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 159 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 239 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 324 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 480 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 781 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 262 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 146 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 866 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 488 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 350 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 355 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2022 361 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 471 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 189 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 453 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 331 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 328 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2023 331 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 412 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 406 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 391 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 470 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 352 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 406 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500

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