| Song on the Radio | |
| Cover: | Song_on_the_Radio_-_Al_Stewart.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Al Stewart |
| Album: | Time Passages |
| B-Side: | A Man for All Seasons |
| Released: | January 1979 |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Label: | Arista Records 0389 |
| Producer: | Alan Parsons |
| Prev Title: | Time Passages |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Midnight Rocks |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
"Song on the Radio" is a composition by Al Stewart introduced on his 1978 album release Time Passages.[1]
"Song on the Radio" was released in January 1979 as the second single from the Time Passages album, following the title cut which had been a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100[3] as well as being afforded a ten week tenure at No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[4]
"Song on the Radio" would peak at No. 29 on the Hot 100[5] and rise as high as No. 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[6]
In Canada, "Song on the Radio" also peaked at No. 29 on the national hit parade as ranked by RPM magazine[7] whose Adult Contemporary chart afforded the track a peak of No. 3.[8]
| Chart (1979) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 29 | |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 3 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] | 29 | |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] | 10 | |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 27 |
