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“Tequila Sunrise” by The Eagles
From the album Desperado (1973)
“Tequila Sunrise” by The Eagles appears on 13 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1973 on the album Desperado. Its best result is #119 on the WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,460 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Tequila Sunrise" led off Desperado, the Eagles' second album, as its first single in 1973, and it marks the start of a partnership: Glenn Frey and Don Henley hadn't written together for the band's debut, but once that record was finished in London they decided to try. In their first week as a team they came up with this and "Desperado".
It came quickly. Frey was stretched out on a couch with a guitar when he found a riff he likened to Roy Orbison with a Mexican tinge, played it for Henley, and they built the song on it, naming it after a cocktail that was all the rage. Frey sings lead and plays acoustic, Bernie Leadon adds mandolin and electric guitar, Randy Meisner plays bass, and Glyn Johns produced. It stalled at 64 on the Hot 100, but it is the Eagles at their most wistful.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 151 | 104.5 KZEP | KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) | 500 |
| 1997 | 469 | 100.7 WZLX | WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) | 499 |
| 1997 | 119 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
| 2007 | 719 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2013 | 247 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) | 500 |
| 2014 | 530 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2020 | 573 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) | 1025 |
| 2021 | 275 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) | 499 |
| 2022 | 399 | 97.1 The River | River 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 277 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 234 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2023 | 249 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2023) | 500 |
| 2026 | 499 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
Also listed as: Tequilla Sunrise.
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