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What is the best Big Star song?

By YPB Team

Jangly power-pop hooks sit next to darker, more fractured tracks from the band's final sessions -- chart-ready singles alongside deep cuts only diehards name-check. Which one tops your list?

  1. September Gurls — ranked #11
    September Gurls
    The lead single from 1974's Radio City, a chiming three-minute burst of power pop later covered by the Bangles.
    1000pts
  2. Daisy Glaze — ranked #22
    Daisy Glaze
    A two-part Radio City track that shifts from a slow, moody verse into a sudden uptempo rush.
    569pts
  3. In the Street — ranked #33
    In the Street
    A garage-rock #1 Record single later reworked as the theme song for That '70s Show.
    569pts
  4. When My Baby's Beside Me — ranked #44
    When My Baby's Beside Me
    A #1 Record single paired with In the Street on its original 1972 45.
    568pts
  5. Back of a Car — ranked #55
    Back of a Car
    A driving Radio City track built around a ringing guitar riff and a classic power-pop hook.
    481pts
  6. Give Me Another Chance — ranked #66
    Give Me Another Chance
    A wistful, acoustic-driven Radio City track about wanting a second shot.
    481pts
  7. O My Soul — ranked #77
    O My Soul
    The horn-driven opening track of Radio City, one of the band's most upbeat songs.
    481pts
  8. Mod Lang — ranked #88
    Mod Lang
    A loose, Stones-inflected rocker from Radio City that leans into the album's rawer side.
    481pts
  9. Kangaroo — ranked #99
    Kangaroo
    A dissonant, hypnotic track from 1978's Third/Sister Lovers, a sharp turn from the band's earlier pop sound.
    374pts
  10. The Ballad of El Goodo — ranked #1010
    The Ballad of El Goodo
    A defiant, string-laced track from 1972's #1 Record often cited as the band's emotional high point.
    374pts
  11. Life Is White — ranked #1111
    Life Is White
    A tense, harder-edged cut from Radio City with a bluesy guitar line.
    374pts
  12. Way Out West — ranked #1212
    Way Out West
    A country-tinged Radio City track carried by Andy Hummel's songwriting and vocals.
    374pts
  13. I'm in Love with a Girl — ranked #1313
    I'm in Love with a Girl
    A short, stripped-down acoustic love song, one of the band's simplest and most direct.
    240pts
  14. Thirteen — ranked #1414
    Thirteen
    A gentle acoustic ballad from #1 Record about young love, later covered by Elliott Smith and Wilco.
    240pts
  15. Watch the Sunrise — ranked #1515
    Watch the Sunrise
    The closing track on #1 Record, a hopeful acoustic send-off to the album.
    240pts

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