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06-05-2025
- Entertainment
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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. Sign up for the News 8 daily newsletter 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.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
Hindustan Times
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Music Review: Willie Nelson is ageless singing Rodney Crowell songs on 'Oh What A Beautiful World'
It's fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as 'ninja,' 'fishmonger' and 'absinthe,' which are among the many pleasures found in the songbook of influential country songwriter Rodney Crowell. 'Oh What A Beautiful World' is Nelson's latest album devoted to the songs of a specific songwriter, and in Crowell, he's interpreting a kindred spirit. While Crowell has a slightly different lyric vocabulary, both are Texans with a deep love of Hank Williams. The pairing – great songs and a great singer – works beautifully. The album will be out Friday, just before Nelson's 92nd birthday on April 29. He has long sounded ageless, but more than ever, Nelson sings like a sage. His reedy tenor can be a little whispery, but he displays surprising vocal range. His relaxed, conversational delivery is filled with warmth and wisdom. He'll start a phrase late, end it early and make it seem perfect. When he reminisces about childhood on 'Banks of the Old Bandera" — originally recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker — Nelson sounds just like he did in 1976, the year the song was written. Other material ranges from 'Shame on the Moon,' a 1982 pop hit for Bob Seger, to Crowell's overlooked gem 'She's Back in Town.' Also included are tunes that have been recorded by Tim McGraw and Keith Urban and a folksy ballad co-written with Guy Clark . Longtime Nelson collaborator Buddy Cannon produced the record, and the backing musicians provide graceful, tasteful support. Nelson's beloved guitar Trigger plays a significant role, including on a careening, don't-try-this-at-home solo on the title cut, a duet with Crowell. Also among the highlights is 'The Fly Boy & The Kid,' a prayerlike shuffle with playful lyrics that Nelson leans into. He's equally frisky doing roadhouse blues on 'She's Back in Town,' while elsewhere the mood tends toward contemplative. 'The days go by like flying bricks,' Nelson sings on the handsome ballad 'Open Season On My Heart.' More than any other song in the set, 'Still Learning How to Fly' seems as if it was written for Nelson. Nearing the end of the album – Nelson's 154th, according to Texas Monthly's herculean ranking of his prolific discography — he sings: 'I've got a past that I won't soon forget / And you ain't seen nothing yet.' He sounds as if he means it.
