Song · Tom Waits
“Time” by Tom Waits
From the album Rain Dogs (1985)
“Time” by Tom Waits appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2004. It was first released in 1985 on the album Rain Dogs. Its best result is #569 on the WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,074 indie & aaa song of all time.
Tom Waits cut "Time" at RCA Studios in New York in 1985 for Rain Dogs, his ninth studio album, and it's a tender, aching thing. He wrote it alone, arranged and produced it, and plays the guitar himself.
The credits are spare: William Shimmel on accordion and Larry Taylor on double bass, with Robert Musso engineering and mixing, and Island Records putting it out. In June 2026, CBS News counted it among 250 essential American songs from the last 250 years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 569 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
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