
Billboard #1 Hits: #295: ” Frankenstein”- The Edgar Winter Group. May 26, 1973. #1 for 1 week in the Billboard Hot 100.
- Single: “Frankenstein”- The Edgar Winter Group
- Record Company- Epic
- Genre: Instrumental Rock
- Written by Edgar Winter
- Time: 3:28
- B-side: “Undercover Man”
- Album- They Only Come Out At Night
- Grade: B+
- Peaked at #1 1 week in Billboard Hot 100. #18 in UK Singles Chart.
This instrumental isn’t Edgar Winter’s only hit -he had 2 other Top 40 hits but this is the song he is most remembered by- his biggest hit- going to #1. Rolling Stone put “Frankenstein” at #7 on their list of 25 best rock instrumentals.
What a great opening riff. Always liked this one.