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“Roadhouse Blues” by The Doors

From the album Morrison Hotel (1970)

“Roadhouse Blues” by The Doors appears on 101 radio countdowns from 34 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1970 on the album Morrison Hotel. Its best result is #15 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,202 alternative song of all time.

101countdowns
34stations
#15best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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The Doors - Roadhouse Blues (Official Video)

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"Roadhouse Blues" comes off Morrison Hotel, the Doors album released in February 1970, and it's the band rolling up its sleeves and getting down in the sawdust. Jim Morrison barks over a boogie that Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and John Densmore chew on like gristle, with two ringers on board: Lonnie Mack on bass and John Sebastian blowing harmonica, while Manzarek bangs away on a tack piano. Paul A. Rothchild produced and Bruce Botnick engineered, and Botnick later called it the all-time American bar band song, which sounds about right.

It went out as the B-side of "You Make Me Real", but rock stations played it anyway, the band turned it into a concert staple, and its title was even considered as the name of the album.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 25 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1991 462 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 34 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 100 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 127 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 155 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 436 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 53 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 136 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1998 145 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 129 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 89 KISW KISW Top 99 Rock Songs (2001) 99
2001 1469 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 74 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 270 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 533 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2004 269 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2004 853 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2010 86 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2010 15 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 175 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 143 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 176 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 327 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 141 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 473 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 130 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 41 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 451 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 131 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 126 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 345 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 133 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 44 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 132 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 204 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 25 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2016 486 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 253 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 307 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 101 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 138 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 475 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 87 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 222 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 470 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 326 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 141 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 184 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 171 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 361 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 415 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 142 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 759 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 192 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 120 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 230 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 129 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 295 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 200 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 206 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 234 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 29 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 385 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2022 544 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 159 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 277 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 206 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 286 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 266 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 360 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 587 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 387 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 295 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 295 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 283 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 307 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 248 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 223 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 360 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 160 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 133 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 664 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2024 378 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 299 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 311 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 249 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 299 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 191 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 172 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2025 304 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 322 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 155 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 335 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 266 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 367 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2026 97 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 456 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 442 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 310 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 21 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499

Also listed as: Road House Blues.

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