Song · Van Halen
“Little Dreamer” by Van Halen
From the album Van Halen (1978)
“Little Dreamer” by Van Halen appears on 6 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 1999. It was first released in 1978 on the album Van Halen. Its best result is #657 on the KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #911 hard rock song of all time.
"Little Dreamer" comes off Van Halen's self-titled debut, which Warner Bros. released on February 10, 1978, the same record that carried "Runnin' with the Devil", "Eruption" and the band's cover of "You Really Got Me". The writing credit is split four ways between David Lee Roth, Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony.
Roth sings lead, Eddie plays electric guitar, Anthony is on bass and Alex on drums, with Eddie and Anthony stacking the backing vocals behind Roth. Ted Templeman produced and Donn Landee engineered. The album around it went on to sell more than 10 million copies in the US, and it still crackles from one end to the other.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 724 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1994 | 741 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 657 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 824 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 799 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 862 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
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