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The Outlaws
Band United States Formed 1972 seminal US southern rock band
The Outlaws formed in 1972 in the United States. The Outlaws has 58 chart appearances on 47 radio countdowns from 18 stations on RockLists, spanning 1982–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Green Grass and High Tides”, which appears on 45 lists with a best position of #11. The station that charted The Outlaws most often is 100.7 WZLX (Boston, MA), with 13 appearances.
The Outlaws rode out of Tampa, Florida, in 1972 with more guitars than they strictly needed and every intention of using all of them. Southern rock was their home turf, but they played it for the long haul, piling guitar on guitar until the songs seemed ready to lift off the ground.
1975 brought both of the songs they're best known for: the brisk, sunny hit "There Goes Another Love Song" and "Green Grass and High Tides" from their self-titled debut on Arista, a sprawling guitar marathon that stretches out, doubles back and keeps climbing long after most bands would have called it a night. That one is the song rock radio has held on to.
Hughie Thomasson, Henry Paul and Monte Yoho have all been in the ranks, and Freddie Salem added yet another guitar from 1977 to 1983. In 1980 they took on the Stan Jones classic "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" and made it one of their calling cards. The band has kept riding in later years, with Billy Crain, Chris Hicks and Dale Oliver among the latter-day lineup.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Outlaws on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Grass and High Tides | 45 | #11 | – | – | |
| 2 | There Goes Another Love Song | 4 | #21 | – | – | |
| 3 | Ghost Riders (In the S | 5 | #717 | – | – | |
| 4 | Green Grass And High Tides Forever | 1 | #167 | – | – | |
| 5 | There Goes Another Lov | 2 | #977 | – | – | |
| 6 | Hurry Sundown | 1 | #900 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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