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Billy Squier

Data updated on 2025-04-29 09:17:23 UTC
Billy Squier is a rock icon whose powerful guitar riffs, anthemic songs, and charismatic performances defined 1980s rock music. Born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Squier began his career in the 1970s, playing in bands like Piper before launching his groundbreaking solo career. With a knack for combining hard rock energy with pop sensibility, Squier quickly rose to prominence, earning a devoted following and critical acclaim.

His 1981 album, Don’t Say No, became a defining moment in rock history, featuring massive hits like "The Stroke," "In the Dark," and "My Kinda Lover." The album went multi-platinum and cemented Squier’s reputation as a guitar-driven hitmaker. Follow-up records, including Emotions in Motion and Signs of Life, delivered more iconic tracks such as "Everybody Wants You" and "Rock Me Tonite," showcasing his versatility and flair for memorable hooks.

With his unique blend of rock, blues, and new wave influences, Squier became a staple of MTV’s golden era and influenced countless musicians. A gifted songwriter and performer, Billy Squier’s music continues to resonate, solidifying his place as one of rock’s enduring legends.

Genres

: album rock classic rock

Total plays

526.7 million
Updated on 2025-04-29

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

2,566,690

Followers

862,084

Top Cities

  1. United States
    Chicago
    50,929 listeners
  2. United States
    Dallas
    34,709 listeners
  3. United States
    Atlanta
    36,020 listeners
  4. United States
    Charlotte
    37,706 listeners
  5. Canada
    Toronto
    33,533 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
The Stroke - Remastered
The Stroke - Remastered
191,333,853 3:38 1981-01-01
Lonely Is The Night - Remastered
Lonely Is The Night - Remastered
123,966,805 4:41 1981-01-01
My Kinda Lover - Remastered
My Kinda Lover - Remastered
73,481,591 3:34 1981-01-01
Everybody Wants You - Remastered 1995
Everybody Wants You - Remastered 1995
40,264,317 3:47 1995-01-01
In The Dark - Remastered
In The Dark - Remastered
26,429,116 4:10 1981-01-01
Rock Me Tonite
Rock Me Tonite
10,985,528 4:57 1984-01-01
Everybody Wants You
Everybody Wants You
10,287,770 3:47 1982-01-01
Christmas Is The Time To Say "I Love You"
Christmas Is The Time To Say "I Love You"
6,256,759 2:55 1983-12-01
Too Daze Gone - Remastered
Too Daze Gone - Remastered
4,747,763 4:05 1981-01-01
Emotions In Motion
Emotions In Motion
2,229,331 4:58 1982-01-01
She's A Runner
She's A Runner
2,105,939 4:03 1982-01-01
The Big Beat
The Big Beat
1,890,347 3:40 1980-01-01
Love Is The Hero
Love Is The Hero
1,860,450 5:09 1986-01-01
Don't Say No - Remastered
Don't Say No - Remastered
1,793,346 3:24 1981-01-01
Don't Say You Love Me
Don't Say You Love Me
1,669,971 4:30 1989-01-01
It Keeps You Rockin'
It Keeps You Rockin'
1,542,350 4:06 1982-01-01
Take A Look Behind Ya
Take A Look Behind Ya
1,533,592 5:04 1984-01-01
All Night Long
All Night Long
1,309,702 4:49 1984-01-01
Whadda You Want From Me - Remastered
Whadda You Want From Me - Remastered
1,298,597 3:45 1981-01-01
I Need You - Remastered
I Need You - Remastered
1,251,966 3:52 1981-01-01
You Know What I Like - Remastered
You Know What I Like - Remastered
1,235,819 2:57 1981-01-01
Learn How To Live
Learn How To Live
1,042,560 4:05 1982-01-01
Rich Kid
Rich Kid
909,123 4:42 1980-01-01
Emotions In Motion - Remastered 1995
Emotions In Motion - Remastered 1995
892,156 5:00 1995-01-01
Nobody Knows - Remastered
Nobody Knows - Remastered
856,942 4:19 1981-01-01
Stronger
Stronger
806,026 4:03 1989-01-01
In Your Eyes
In Your Eyes
734,630 3:47 1982-01-01
She Goes Down
She Goes Down
675,202 4:07 1991-01-01
Shake Down
Shake Down
667,572 4:09 1985-01-01
The Stroke - Safari Riot Remix
The Stroke - Safari Riot Remix
666,068 2:36 2023-02-24
Nerves On Ice
Nerves On Ice
640,427 5:05 1991-01-01
Eye On You
Eye On You
545,285 4:41 1984-01-01
Facts Of Life "Band" Version - LP
Facts Of Life "Band" Version - LP
532,501 4:32 1991-01-01
Facts Of Life - "Band" Version
Facts Of Life - "Band" Version
532,501 4:33 1991-06-01
Keep Me Satisfied
Keep Me Satisfied
435,343 3:42 1982-01-01
Don't Let Me Go
Don't Let Me Go
427,586 5:16 1989-01-01
Catch 22
Catch 22
413,004 5:04 1982-01-01
Listen To The Heartbeat
Listen To The Heartbeat
402,808 4:25 1982-01-01
Love Is The Hero
Love Is The Hero
379,188 4:49 1986-01-01
Calley Oh
Calley Oh
370,362 4:09 1980-01-01
The Stroke - Phillip Steir Remix
The Stroke - Phillip Steir Remix
363,598 4:10 2016-01-01
Angry
Angry
316,158 4:30 1993-03-01
You Should Be High Love
You Should Be High Love
306,008 4:21 1980-01-01
Tied Up
Tied Up
303,124 3:59 1989-01-01
One Good Woman
One Good Woman
290,476 3:42 1982-01-01
Lover
Lover
257,312 4:48 1991-01-01
On Your Own
On Your Own
244,016 4:08 1985-01-22
(L.O.V.E.) Four Letter Word
(L.O.V.E.) Four Letter Word
225,277 4:57 1991-01-01
(I Put A) Spell On You
(I Put A) Spell On You
201,906 4:34 1989-01-01
Conscience Point
Conscience Point
200,356 5:27 1991-01-01
Mine Tonite
Mine Tonite
192,268 3:47 1989-01-01
Can't Get Next To You
Can't Get Next To You
178,541 4:33 1984-01-01
Harder On A Woman
Harder On A Woman
173,093 6:00 2023-03-08
Fall For Love
Fall For Love
166,641 4:51 1984-01-01
Young At Heart
Young At Heart
166,389 5:06 1991-01-01
She's A Runner - 2002 Remaster
She's A Runner - 2002 Remaster
165,016 4:05 2005-03-29
Rock Out/Punch Somebody
Rock Out/Punch Somebody
155,158 3:15 1989-01-01
Who's Your Boyfriend
Who's Your Boyfriend
146,838 3:38 1980-01-01
Reach For The Sky
Reach For The Sky
124,623 5:32 1984-01-01
Shot O' Love
Shot O' Love
121,774 4:06 1986-01-01
Alone In Your Dreams (Don't Say Goodbye)
Alone In Your Dreams (Don't Say Goodbye)
110,385 5:07 1991-01-01
Lady With A Tenor Sax
Lady With A Tenor Sax
108,347 4:24 1986-01-01
Everybody Wants You - Live
Everybody Wants You - Live
105,383 4:33 2005-03-29
Like I'm Lovin' You
Like I'm Lovin' You
105,027 3:11 1980-01-01
Happy Blues
Happy Blues
97,967 5:00 1998-09-15
Til It's Over
Til It's Over
93,333 6:07 1986-01-01
Hollywood
Hollywood
91,082 4:57 1991-01-01
Sweet Release
Sweet Release
90,835 6:18 1984-01-01
G.O.D.
G.O.D.
88,268 5:31 1989-01-01
(Another) 1984
(Another) 1984
86,345 4:55 1984-01-01
Hands Of Seduction
Hands Of Seduction
83,569 5:32 1991-01-01
All We Have To Give
All We Have To Give
79,344 5:19 1986-01-01
The Stroke - Live
The Stroke - Live
78,214 4:36 2005-03-29
Lovin' You Ain't So Hard
Lovin' You Ain't So Hard
77,320 5:18 1993-03-01
Who Knows What A Love Can Do
Who Knows What A Love Can Do
75,509 3:42 1980-01-01
Hand-Me-Downs
Hand-Me-Downs
72,423 4:21 1984-01-01
Harder On A Woman - Don't Say No Mix
Harder On A Woman - Don't Say No Mix
70,579 5:40 2024-10-21
The Work Song
The Work Song
70,166 4:00 1989-01-01
More Than Words Can Say
More Than Words Can Say
65,822 3:42 1998-09-15
Powerhouse - Safari Riot Remix
Powerhouse - Safari Riot Remix
65,461 2:13 2023-08-25
The Girl's All Right
The Girl's All Right
65,154 4:10 1993-03-01
Strange Fire
Strange Fire
63,690 4:03 1991-01-01
The Music's All Right
The Music's All Right
60,348 5:50 1980-01-01
Young Girls
Young Girls
55,578 4:14 1980-01-01
Your Love Is My Life
Your Love Is My Life
53,584 4:43 1989-01-01
The Pursuit Of Happiness
The Pursuit Of Happiness
52,386 7:43 1998-09-15
White Christmas
White Christmas
48,640 1:23 1983-12-01
Time Bomb
Time Bomb
48,323 6:58 1993-03-01
Tryin' To Walk A Straight Line
Tryin' To Walk A Straight Line
47,219 4:06 1993-03-01
Powerhouse
Powerhouse
45,186 4:18 1986-01-01
Shocked Straight
Shocked Straight
42,955 4:08 1993-03-01
Everybody Wants You
Everybody Wants You
41,854 5:20 2008-07-08
Come Home
Come Home
41,795 3:58 1986-01-01
Hercules
Hercules
40,053 4:43 1993-03-01
Break The Silence
Break The Silence
40,024 4:60 1986-01-01
Rhythm (A Bridge So Far)
Rhythm (A Bridge So Far)
39,068 7:02 1993-03-01
Inferno (Everybody Cries Sometimes)
Inferno (Everybody Cries Sometimes)
38,481 5:47 1998-09-15
Everybody Wants You - burnard remix
Everybody Wants You - burnard remix
33,293 2:08 2024-12-06
River
River
33,267 5:14 1998-09-15
Lonely One
Lonely One
33,165 4:16 1986-01-01
If You Would Hate Me Less, I'd Love You More
If You Would Hate Me Less, I'd Love You More
32,073 6:29 1998-09-15
Stroke Me Blues
Stroke Me Blues
30,682 4:42 1998-09-15
Stranger To Myself
Stranger To Myself
29,957 5:52 1993-03-01
Wink Of An Eye
Wink Of An Eye
29,933 4:55 1986-01-01
Break Down
Break Down
29,578 4:49 1993-03-01
Rock Me Tonite
Rock Me Tonite
26,511 6:20 2008-07-08
Not A Color
Not A Color
23,724 5:14 1993-03-01
Mind-Machine
Mind-Machine
21,910 4:00 1993-03-01
Grasping For Oblivian
Grasping For Oblivian
21,621 4:58 1998-09-15
She's A Runner - Remastered 1995
She's A Runner - Remastered 1995
17,065 4:04 1995-01-01
She Will
She Will
16,217 5:03 1998-09-15
In the Dark (Live Acoustic)
In the Dark (Live Acoustic)
10,265 4:31 2024-11-28
Long Way To Fall
Long Way To Fall
10,136 5:08 1998-09-15
Two
Two
8,953 2:49 1998-09-15
Young At Heart
Young At Heart
8,850 5:06 1991-06-01
I Need You - Live
I Need You - Live
7,453 5:45 2022-06-16
My Kinda Lover - Live
My Kinda Lover - Live
5,136 4:21 2022-06-16
See Saw
See Saw
3,992 3:08 2006-01-23
The Big Beat - Live
The Big Beat - Live
3,474 4:10 2022-06-16
In the Dark - Live
In the Dark - Live
3,393 3:53 2022-06-16
Lonely is the Night - Live
Lonely is the Night - Live
3,278 6:05 2022-06-16
Everybody Wants You
Everybody Wants You
3,244 1:33 2010-01-01
The Stroke - Live
The Stroke - Live
2,504 3:32 2022-06-16
Guitar Solo - Live
Guitar Solo - Live
2,386 3:27 2022-06-16
Rich Kid - Live
Rich Kid - Live
2,250 4:38 2022-06-16
Whadda You Want From Me - Live
Whadda You Want From Me - Live
2,042 4:28 2022-06-16
Young Girls - Live
Young Girls - Live
1,414 4:12 2022-06-16
You Should Be High Love - Live
You Should Be High Love - Live
1,175 6:16 2022-06-16
You Know What I Like - Live
You Know What I Like - Live
1,086 3:53 2022-06-16
The Trouble With Flying
The Trouble With Flying
< 1000 3:10 2009-10-27
Tell Me
Tell Me
< 1000 3:08 2009-10-27

New releases

Everybody Wants You (burnard remix)
Everybody Wants You (burnard remix)
2024-12-06
[2667634 Records DK2]
In the Dark (Live Acoustic)
In the Dark (Live Acoustic)
2024-11-28
[Purchase St. Records]
Harder On A Woman (Don't Say No Mix)
Harder On A Woman (Don't Say No Mix)
2024-10-21
[Spirit Music - Billy Squier]
Powerhouse (Safari Riot Remix)
Powerhouse (Safari Riot Remix)
2023-08-25
[CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)]
Harder On A Woman
Harder On A Woman
2023-03-08
[Spirit Music - Billy Squier]
The Stroke (Safari Riot Remix)
The Stroke (Safari Riot Remix)
2023-02-24
[CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)]
Nothin' To Lose (Live San Francisco '81)
Nothin' To Lose (Live San Francisco '81)
2022-06-16
[Wolf Tree]
Past Perfect
Past Perfect
2021-03-12
[UME - Global Clearing House]
The Stroke (Phillip Steir Remix)
The Stroke (Phillip Steir Remix)
2016-01-01
[CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)]
The Essential Billy Squier
The Essential Billy Squier
2011-03-25
[Capitol Records]
Absolute Hits
Absolute Hits
2005-03-29
[Capitol Records]
Happy Blue
Happy Blue
1998-09-15
[Spirit Music - Billy Squier]
The Best Of Billy Squier/16 Strokes
The Best Of Billy Squier/16 Strokes
1995-01-01
[Capitol Records]
Tell The Truth
Tell The Truth
1993-03-03
[Capitol Records]
Tell The Truth
Tell The Truth
1993-03-01
[Songs Of The Knight / Capitol]
Creatures Of Habit
Creatures Of Habit
1991-06-01
[Songs Of The Knight / Capitol]
Creatures Of Habit
Creatures Of Habit
1991-01-01
[Capitol Records]
Hear And Now
Hear And Now
1989-01-01
[Capitol Records]
Enough Is Enough
Enough Is Enough
1986-01-01
[Capitol Records]
Love Is The Hero
Love Is The Hero
1986-01-01
[Spirit Music - Billy Squier]
Signs Of Life
Signs Of Life
1984-01-01
[Capitol Records]
Christmas Is the Time to Say "I Love You"
Christmas Is the Time to Say "I Love You"
1983-12-01
[Capitol Records]
Emotions In Motion
Emotions In Motion
1982-01-01
[Capitol Records]
Don't Say No (Remastered 2010)
Don't Say No (Remastered 2010)
1981-01-01
[Capitol Records]
The Tale Of The Tape
The Tale Of The Tape
1980-01-01
[Capitol Records]