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Y&T
Band Oakland United States Formed 1974
Y&T formed in 1974 in Oakland, United States. Y&T has 9 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Summertime Girls”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #46. The station that charted Y&T most often is Z-Rock (United States (syndicated network)), with 5 appearances.
Y&T are an Oakland outfit that started life with the longer name Yesterday & Today, and by 1974 the classic lineup was locked in: Dave Meniketti on lead vocals and guitar, Joey Alves on second guitar, Phil Kennemore on bass and Leonard Haze on drums, with Kennemore and Haze chipping in on vocals too. Managed early on by Herbie Herbert and Lou Bramy, they cut 2 albums for London Records under the old name before trimming it down, then moved to A&M in 1981.
This is hard rock with its sleeves rolled up. Meniketti sings with real grit and plays with real fire, the guitars lock together like a pair of chainsaws, and the band never lets the flash get in the way of the songs. Mean Streak in 1983 gave the countdowns its title track and "Down & Dirty", In Rock We Trust in 1984 served up "Don't Stop Runnin" and "Lipstick and Leather", and Down for the Count in 1985 aimed straight for the radio with the fist-pumping "Summertime Girls".
Alves left in 1989, and Haze and Kennemore were gone by 2006 and 2011, but Meniketti kept the name going with new players. Over the years Y&T have piled up 18 albums, 3 greatest-hits sets and a box, and sold millions along the way.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Y&T on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summertime Girls | 5 | #46 | – | – | |
| 2 | Don't Stop Runnin | 1 | #295 | – | – | |
| 3 | Meanstreak | 1 | #567 | – | – | |
| 4 | Lipstick and Leather | 1 | #737 | – | – | |
| 5 | Down & Dirty | 1 | #898 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 499 | Summertime Girls | DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) |
| 2023 | 978 | Summertime Girls | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) |
| 2012 | 46 | Summertime Girls | WMMR Top 50 Songs of Summer (2012) |
| 2002 | 653 | Summertime Girls | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) |
| 1990 | 254 | Summertime Girls | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 295 | Don't Stop Runnin | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 567 | Meanstreak | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 737 | Lipstick and Leather | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 898 | Down & Dirty | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
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