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“Lights Out” by UFO
From the album Lights Out (1977)
“Lights Out” by UFO appears on 10 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1977 on the album Lights Out. Its best result is #181 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,536 classic rock song of all time.
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"Lights Out" is the title song of UFO's sixth album, a 1977 release on Chrysalis, with Pete Way, Phil Mogg, Andrew Maynard Parker and Michael Schenker sharing the writing credit. Ron Nevison produced at a moment when the English band was stretching out: the album was their first dressed in lush strings, which Nevison had Alan McMillan arrange along with the horns, and the songs took on more intricate shapes. It was also the first to bring in Paul Raymond, playing keyboards as well as rhythm guitar.
Apart from a cover of Love's "Alone Again Or", everything on it came from the band's own pens, and this one shows a hard rock outfit with ambitions reaching past the next riff.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 181 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1994 | 485 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 450 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 616 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1997 | 456 | 104.5 KZEP | KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) | 500 |
| 1998 | 728 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 630 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2002 | 791 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2010 | 232 | 97.9 The Loop | The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) | 500 |
| 2026 | 479 | KSHE 95 | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) | 499 |
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