Here comes Hurricane Sandy. More than 50 million Americans have battened down their hatches in preparation for the massive storm that will bombard the U.S. East Coast with 75-mph winds and buckets of rain Monday and Tuesday. Here are 15 savage-weather tunes to help us ride out the storm.
Hurricane Sandy: 20 Musician Twitter Reactions
“Riders on the Storm” (1971) – The Doors
Hot 100 Peak: No. 14
“Rock You Like a Hurricane” (1984) – Scorpions
Hot 100 Peak: No. 25
“Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain)” (1997) – Missy Elliott
Hot 100 Peak: None
“Rainy Days and Mondays” (1971) – The Carpenters
Hot 100 Peak: No. 2
“Purple Rain” (1984) – Prince
Hot 100 Peak: No. 2
“Hurricane Drunk” (2012) – Florence + the Machine
Hot 100 Peak: None
“Blowin’ in the Wind” (1963) – Peter, Paul & Mary
Hot 100 Peak: No. 2
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“Blame It on the Rain” (1989) – Milli Vanilli
Hot 100 Peak: No. 1 (two weeks)
“Set Fire to the Rain” (2011) – Adele
Hot 100 Peak: No. 1 (two weeks)
“Dust in the Wind” (1978) – Kansas
Hot 100 Peak: No. 6
“Here Comes the Rain Again” (1984) – Eurythmics
Hot 100 Peak: No. 4
“Rain” (1993) – Madonna
Hot 100 Peak: No. 14
“Fire and Rain” (1970) – James Taylor
Hot 100 Peak: No. 3
“Can You Stand the Rain” (1989) – New Edition
Hot 100 Peak: No. 44
“Ridin’ the Storm Out” (1977) – REO Speedwagon
Hot 100 Peak: No. 94