06-05-2025
Bob Seger turns 80: Here are his 8 biggest chart toppers
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan has more than its fair share of influential musicians. There's Madonna and Eminem. There are rockers like Alice Cooper, The White Stripes and Grand Funk Railroad. And, of course, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and 'the Motown Sound' the defined R&B for decades.
But none of them feel quite like home the same way Bob Seger does.
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The 'Ramblin', Gamblin' Man' turned 80 years old Tuesday. Born in Detroit and raised in Ann Arbor, Seger and his various bands became one of the state's top acts throughout the 1970s and '80s.
The now-retired Seger has sold more than 50 million records and had 31 songs hit the Billboard Hot 100. In honor of his 80th birthday, these are his eight biggest chart toppers.
OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL
Arguably his most famous song, 'Old Time Rock & Roll' spent the most weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 — 22. It was first released on his 10th studio album, 'Stranger in Town.'
The Recording Industry Association of America named it to its 'Songs of the Century' list.
SHAME ON THE MOON
'Shame on the Moon' came in a close second. It spent 21 weeks on the Hot 100, one week shy of 'Old Time Rock & Roll.'
However, while the 1979 single peaked at No. 28. 'Shame on the Moon' reached No. 2.
NIGHT MOVES
Likewise, 'Night Moves' also spent 21 weeks on the Hot 100 chart. It debuted on Dec. 11, 1976, and went on to peak at No. 4.
Bob Seger performs onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 43rd Annual Induction and Awards on June 14, 2012 in New York City. (Getty Images)
TRYIN' TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU
Seger's fourth highest-rated chart topper is a cover. 'Tryin' To Live My Life Without You' was originally written by Eugene Frank Williams and popularized by soul singer Otis Clay.
Seger's cover spent 19 weeks on the Hot 100 and peaked at No. 5.
SHAKEDOWN
'Shakedown' was Seger's only No. 1 hit. It spent 18 weeks on the Hot 100.
Seger helped bring a little more Detroit flavor to 'Beverly Hills Cop II.' The film features Eddie Murphy as a Detroit police detective who is a fish out of water while working a case in California.
STILL THE SAME
Nos. 6 through 8 show Seger's softer side, which is featured in his arguably more popular songs.
'Still the Same' hit the Hot 100 in May of 1978 and stayed there for 18 weeks, peaking at No. 4.
AGAINST THE WIND
'Against the Wind' was one of four Seger songs to hit the Top 100 in 1980, along with 'You'll Accomp'ny Me,' 'Fire Lake' and 'The Horizontal Bop.'
'Against the Wind' spent 17 weeks on the Hot 100 chart and peaked at No. 5.
WE'VE GOT TONIGHT
'We've Got Tonight' is one of the hits off of 'Stranger in Town.' It sold more than 6 million copies, the highest total aside from Seger's 1994 greatest hits compilation.
The album also includes 'Old Time Rock & Roll,' 'Hollywood Nights,' 'Still The Same' and 'Feel Like a Number.'
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