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“Yours Is No Disgrace” by Yes
From the album The Yes Album (1971)
“Yours Is No Disgrace” by Yes appears on 13 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1971 on the album The Yes Album. Its best result is #168 on the KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,434 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Yours Is No Disgrace" kicks the door in on The Yes Album, the 1971 set from English progressive rockers Yes, and it takes nearly ten minutes to get where it's going. All five of them wrote it together: Jon Anderson singing lead, Steve Howe on guitar, Chris Squire on bass, Tony Kaye on keyboards and Bill Bruford behind the drums. Eddy Offord engineered it and produced with the band.
It works as a dry run for the long, knotty pieces Yes would chase over their next few albums, "And You and I" among them. There was no British single, but the band played it on Top of the Pops in April 1971 to push the album, and it did come out as a single in Italy and the Netherlands. It has stayed a fixture of their live shows, turning up on Yessongs along the way.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 541 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 2011 | 471 | 97.9 The Loop | The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) | 500 |
| 2011 | 899 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 944 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2012 | 795 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2014 | 615 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2021 | 769 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 417 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2025 | 899 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) | 1043 |
| 2025 | 399 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2025) | 500 |
| 2026 | 168 | KSHE 95 | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) | 499 |
| 2026 | 473 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) | 500 |
| 2026 | 408 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
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