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“Ice Cream Man” by Van Halen

From the album Van Halen (1978)

“Ice Cream Man” by Van Halen appears on 41 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1978 on the album Van Halen. Its best result is #59 on the KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998).

41countdowns
16stations
#59best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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Van Halen didn't write "Ice Cream Man"; the credit goes to John Brim, and the band took it on for their debut album, Van Halen, released by Warner Bros. on February 10, 1978. David Lee Roth sings lead and plays acoustic guitar on it, with Edward Van Halen on electric guitar, Michael Anthony on bass and Alex Van Halen on drums, while Anthony and Eddie stack up the backing vocals.

Ted Templeman produced it and Donn Landee engineered. It keeps company on that record with "Eruption", "Runnin' with the Devil" and their cover of the Kinks' "You Really Got Me", on a debut now widely rated among rock's greatest, and it's the sound of a party band having a ball with somebody else's song.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 336 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 362 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 88 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 90 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 88 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 251 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 390 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 59 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 59 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 421 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 546 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 544 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 267 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 832 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 871 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 327 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 349 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 638 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 203 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 348 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 322 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 507 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 251 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 410 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2019 860 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 438 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 389 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2020 679 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 437 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 391 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 426 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2022 590 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 747 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 421 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 153 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2024 420 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 219 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 133 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2025 210 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 421 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2026 488 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

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