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“Handle With Care” by Traveling Wilburys

From the album Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 (1988)

“Handle With Care” by Traveling Wilburys appears on 28 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1988 on the album Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1. Its best result is #109 on the WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #863 indie & aaa song of all time and #412 of the '80s.

28countdowns
13stations
#109best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1997–2026years charted

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"Handle with Care" was the song that accidentally started a band. George Harrison and Jeff Lynne cut it as a bonus track for a European Harrison single, but his record company said it was too good for that, and the Traveling Wilburys were born. It became their debut single in October 1988 and the opening track of Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1.

Harrison wrote most of it, though as with the whole album all five share the credit, and Harrison, Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty all take turns at lead vocals. Harrison and Lynne produced, with Lynne on drums and Ray Cooper on percussion. It was the Wilburys' biggest single, David Leland's video was an MTV favourite, and Petty and the Heartbreakers played it often in concert.

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

RockLists rankings

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 991 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
2007 722 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2011 495 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 498 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 268 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 342 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 694 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 421 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 214 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 268 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 445 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2019 302 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 322 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 302 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 656 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 1819 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 188 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2021 348 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 868 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 359 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 279 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 722 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2023 713 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2023 340 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 809 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 109 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 742 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2026 447 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

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