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Tom Rush
Solo artist Portsmouth
Tom Rush is an artist from Portsmouth. Tom Rush has 8 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2004–2020. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Urge for Going”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #352. The station that charted Tom Rush most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 8 appearances.
Tom Rush, born in 1941, sings folk and blues and plays guitar, and his own success in the '60s helped pry open the door for a whole crop of singer-songwriters coming up behind him. He cut his key records for Elektra.
Take a Little Walk With Me in 1966 carried "On the Road Again". The Circle Game in 1968 is the one to reach for first, with "Urge for Going" and "No Regrets" drifting by unhurried and a little melancholy, his guitar and voice right up front where you can feel them. The self-titled Tom Rush in 1970 brought "Child's Song" and kept that gentle, reflective mood going.
He never stopped, either: 60 years on, he's still out there singing.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Tom Rush on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urge for Going | 4 | #352 | – | – | |
| 2 | Child's Song | 1 | #720 | – | – | |
| 3 | On The Road Again | 1 | #588 | – | – | |
| 4 | No Regrets | 1 | #1987 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 720 | Child's Song | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2020 | 1795 | Urge for Going | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2020 | 1987 | No Regrets | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2010 | 396 | Urge for Going | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) |
| 2010 | 588 | On The Road Again | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) |
| 2009 | 352 | Urge for Going | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) |
| 2006 | 634 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
| 2004 | 596 | Urge for Going | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) |
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