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Wilson Pickett
Solo artist Prattville United States
Wilson Pickett is an artist from Prattville. Wilson Pickett has 8 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Mustang Sally”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #55. The station that charted Wilson Pickett most often is WFPK (Louisville, KY), with 3 appearances.
Wilson Pickett, born in Prattville in 1941, was the wicked one: a soul shouter and Falcons alumnus who went on to tear through the '60s on Atlantic with a voice that could strip paint. "In the Midnight Hour", which he co-wrote, "Land of 1000 Dances", "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)", "Funky Broadway": every one of them is a party that starts on the first note and never lets up.
"Mustang Sally", from The Wicked Pickett in 1967, is the one rock radio still keeps in its pocket, pushed along by a gritty groove and Pickett's roar. More than 50 of his songs made the R&B charts, and plenty of them crossed over to the pop side. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him in 1991 for what he did as a songwriter and a recording artist. He died in 2006.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Wilson Pickett on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustang Sally | 3 | #55 | – | – | |
| 2 | In the Midnight Hour | 1 | #310 | – | – | |
| 3 | She's Lookin' Good | 1 | #604 | – | – | |
| 4 | Funky Broadway | 1 | #356 | – | – | |
| 5 | Land of a 1000 Dances | 1 | #67 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 706 | Mustang Sally | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 |
| 2023 | 356 | Funky Broadway | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places |
| 2010 | 55 | Mustang Sally | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) |
| 2007 | 666 | Mustang Sally | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time |
| 2006 | 244 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
| 2005 | 67 | Land of a 1000 Dances | WFPK Top 100 Party Songs |
| 2001 | 310 | In the Midnight Hour | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2001 | 604 | She's Lookin' Good | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time |
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