Red Rider’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome

By Steve Newton

If anybody’s wondering why “Life is a Highway” isn’t on here, that’s because it’s from Tom Cochrane’s solo career. This list only includes songs recorded by his bands Red Rider and Tom Cochrane & Red Rider.

20. “Power (Strength in Numbers)” (Neruda, 1983)

19. “Good News” (Don’t Fight It, 1979)

18. “Citizen Cain” (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, 1986)

17. “Light in the Tunnel” (Neruda, 1984)

16. “Iron in the Soul” (Don’t Fight It, 1979)

15. “Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)” (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, 1986)

14. “Good Times” (Victory Day, 1988)

13. “Can’t Turn Back” (Neruda, 1983)

12. “Boy Inside the Man” (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, 1986)

11. “River of Stone” (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, 1986)

10. “White Hot” (Don’t Fight It, 1979)

9. “Big League” (Victory Day, 1988)

8. “Napoleon Sheds His Skin” (Neruda, 1983)

7. “Love Under Fire” (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, 1986)

6. “Make Myself Complete” (Don’t Fight It, 1979)

5. “Lunatic Fringe” (As Far as Siam, 1981)

4. “Human Race” (Neruda, 1983)

3. “Victory Day” (Victory Day, 1988)

2. “Don’t Fight It” (Don’t Fight It, 1979)

1. “The Untouchable One” (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, 1986)

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