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“Sharp Dressed Man” by ZZ Top

From the album Eliminator (1983)

“Sharp Dressed Man” by ZZ Top appears on 99 radio countdowns from 31 stations between 1983 and 2026. It was first released in 1983 on the album Eliminator. Its best result is #2 on the KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from 1983.

99countdowns
31stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1983–2026years charted

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ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]

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"Sharp Dressed Man" rolled off ZZ Top's 1983 album Eliminator with its chrome buffed to a blinding shine: a boogie stripped down to the chassis, Frank Beard's drums locked into a hard, mechanical pulse, Dusty Hill's bass throbbing underneath and Billy Gibbons growling the lead. Manager Bill Ham produced, Terry Manning recorded and mixed, and pre-production engineer Linden Hudson had his hands deep in the song's early shape. Gibbons' solo later landed at 43 on Guitar World's 2009 rundown of the 50 greatest.

The video picks up where "Gimme All Your Lovin'" left off: three women roll up in the Eliminator car, turn a lowly parking valet into a star, and the band hands him the keys. "Legs" closed out the loose trilogy.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 2 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from 1983 25

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 280 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 458 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 462 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 575 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 460 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 85 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 152 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 50 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1998 607 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 560 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 249 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 87 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 86 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 63 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 56 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 238 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 57 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 118 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 814 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 76 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 107 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 83 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 77 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 216 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 68 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 285 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 257 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 77 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 19 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 176 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 74 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 22 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Southern Rock 24 24
2016 66 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 82 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 149 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 159 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 75 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 88 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 105 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 58 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 87 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 42 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 252 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 341 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 54 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 61 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 34 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 53 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 11 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 322 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 352 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 107 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 41 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 648 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2021 128 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 307 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 316 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 288 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 242 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 127 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 148 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2022 225 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 24 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 160 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 206 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 62 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 276 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 593 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 234 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 35 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 101 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 845 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2023 108 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 168 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 146 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 68 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 24 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 167 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 27 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 481 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 165 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2024 74 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 174 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 93 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 120 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 43 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 201 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 215 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 152 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 441 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 90 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 168 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 46 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 367 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 241 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 100 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 318 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 191 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Sharped Dressed Man; Sharp-Dressed Man; Shard Dressed Man.

Charting alongside it in 1983

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