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“The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys” by Traffic

From the album The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)

“The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys” by Traffic appears on 44 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1971 on the album The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. Its best result is #31 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,017 alternative song of all time.

44countdowns
17stations
#31best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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"The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" is the title track of Traffic's 1971 album on Island, a Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood song with Winwood producing, and it takes its sweet time. Far too long to put out as a single, it made its name on North American FM stations instead and has never really left classic rock radio.

The title came from the actor Michael J. Pollard, who scrawled it in Capaldi's notebook in Morocco while the two were dreaming up a film that never got made. To Capaldi the phrase caught Pollard exactly, a cowboy-booted, leather-jacketed rebel, and it stood for a whole generation of rebels hanging around on street corners with their spirits running high.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 683 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 47 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1996 107 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 705 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 467 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
2001 283 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 523 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 33 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2007 275 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2009 494 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2009 49 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 95 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2012 157 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2012 98 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 411 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 641 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 467 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 49 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2015 317 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 668 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2016 552 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 137 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2019 406 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 416 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 136 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 460 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 66 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 414 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 326 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 279 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 82 WYEP WYEP 2021 Labor Day Countdown 168
2022 31 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 352 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 292 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 161 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 174 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 140 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 40 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 130 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 114 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 137 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 79 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 55 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 83 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: Low Spark of High Heeled Boys; The Low Spark of High Healed Boys; The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys; Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys; Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys; Low Spark of High-heeled Boys.

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