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“Dancing in the Moonlight” by Toploader
From the EP Unplugged (2001)
“Dancing in the Moonlight” by Toploader appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2001. It was first released in 2001 on the EP Unplugged. Its best result is #261 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,397 alternative song of all time.
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Toploader's "Dancing in the Moonlight" turns up on the English band's Unplugged EP, and the song wasn't theirs to begin with. Sherman Kelly wrote it back in 1969, dreaming up a kind of alternate reality where people gather for no reason but to celebrate being alive, peacefully and joyfully.
Toploader carried that daydream to a whole new crowd: their cover became a worldwide hit and piled up multi-platinum sales in the UK.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 261 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
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