This past Sunday, Bob Stroud did a Roots Salute to the Who in honor of Pete Townsend's 64th birthday yesterday. He played their top 14 charting singles. Strangely, they only ever had one Top Ten Bill;board Song in all those years of great music, and that one was "I Can See for Miles" in 1967, a song Pete Townsend considers his best and the song that really got me into liking the band.
Here they are. The number in parentheses is the top Billboard position according to Joel Whitburn in his "Top Pop Singles 1955-1993." Then, the year.
14. Call Me Lightning (#40) 1968
13. The Relay (#39) 1972
12. I'm Free (#37) 1969
11. Behind Blue Eyes (#34) 1971
10. Summertime Blues (#27) 1970
9. Magic Bus (#25) 1968 My favorite Who song. Love that bell.
8. Happy Jack (#24) 1967
7. Pinball Wizard (#19) 1969
6. Join Together (#17) 1972
5. Squeeze Box (#16) 1975
4. Won't Get Fooled Again (#15) 1971
3. Who Are You (#14) 1978
2. See Me, Feel Me (#12) 1970
1. I Can See for Miles (#9) 1967
Formed in London in 1964 with Roger Daltry singing, Pete Townsend on guitar and vocals, John Entwistle on bass, and Keith Moon on drums. Who can forget Townsend's guitar sweeps or those fringes on Daltry's jacket at Woodstock.
Sure Would Have Though They'd Have Had More Top Tens. --RoadDog
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