Song · The Jesus and Mary Chain
“I Love Rock-N-Roll” by The Jesus and Mary Chain
From the album Munki (1998)
“I Love Rock-N-Roll” by The Jesus and Mary Chain appears on 14 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1998 on the album Munki. Its best result is #1500 on the CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,223 alternative song of all time.
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"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is the Jesus and Mary Chain turning one of their own songs inside out. It started life as "I Hate Rock 'n' Roll", a June 1995 single on CD and ten-inch vinyl that reached number 61 in the UK and turned out to be the band's final release for Blanco y Negro, their label since 1985. In America its tracks only surfaced later that year on Hate Rock 'n' Roll, the band's third compilation, through American Recordings.
For Munki, their sixth album, released in 1998, the Scottish group reworked the song and flipped the title from hate to love. Jim Reid is credited with the music, and Dick Meaney mixed it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1894 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1895 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1895 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1880 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1848 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1849 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1838 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1566 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1500 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1525 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1556 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1623 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1688 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1768 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
Also listed as: I Love Rock -N- Roll; I Love Rock -n- Roll; I Love Rock'n' Roll.
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