Song · Willie Nelson
“Angel Flying to Close to the Ground” by Willie Nelson
Released 1995
“Angel Flying to Close to the Ground” by Willie Nelson appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2001 and 2004. It was first released in 1995. Its best result is #554 on the WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,499 indie & aaa song of all time.
Willie Nelson wrote and recorded "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground", words and music both, and it belongs to Honeysuckle Rose: it's in the film and on its soundtrack. Columbia sent it out in January 1981 as the soundtrack's second single, after "On the Road Again", and it went all the way, giving Nelson his seventh country chart-topper as a solo act. It held the summit for a week and stayed on the country chart for fourteen weeks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1877 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2004 | 554 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
Also listed as: Angel Flying Too Close To the Ground.
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