Top 10 Best Eddie Money Songs

Eddie Money made the kind of songs that sneak up on you fast. One minute, you are hearing a big hook, a rough-edged voice, and that bright, radio-ready punch. Next thing you know, you are halfway through the chorus like you have known it for years. That was his lane. He did not come from the polished, distant rock-star mold. He sounded like a guy who had seen some things, taken a few hits, and still showed up ready to turn the speakers up louder.

His story adds a lot to the music. Born Edward Mahoney in Brooklyn, he was raised in a family of New York police officers and even trained to join that world himself before deciding it was not for him. He left that path behind, moved to California, and chased music instead. That gamble paid off in the late 1970s when his debut album introduced a style built on blue-collar energy, pop instincts, and just enough grit to keep it from feeling too clean. Through the late 70s and 80s, he became one of those artists you could count on for songs that felt big, urgent, and made for open roads, cheap speakers, and questionable decisions.

When you get into Eddie Money's catalog, you are not just hearing catchy rock songs. You are hearing an artist who knew how to make desire, nostalgia, loneliness, and wild confidence sound like they all belonged in the same setlist. Some tracks swing hard and fast. Others slow down just enough to let the feeling sting a little. That mix is what keeps people coming back. You are not here for background music. You are here for songs with attitude, heart, and the kind of choruses that refuse to sit quietly.

The Top Ten

  1. Two Tickets to Paradise

    This one is etched in our culture. The guitar riff is an earworm, the chorus begs to be sung aloud in a crowd, and Jimmy Lyon is amazing on guitar here.

    The picture here is blue-collar rock at its finest: a man working so hard after making promises of a better life to his lady, and he is finally able to take her away for a bit to forget the stresses of everyday life. Eddie is better at capturing the essence of everyday struggles, hopes, and dreams than most other celebrated blue-collar rockers. Why he is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with them boggles the mind.

    This should be #1. I love so many of his songs, even the non-hit album tracks, but this song is part of our national lexicon. It has a positive message, a great riff, an awesome guitar solo, and is a crowd sing-along. By the way, Eddie Money has never gotten the credit he deserves, in my humble opinion. Great songwriter and performer. He rocks!

  2. Baby Hold On

    This was Eddie's first hit that said it all. He's the best blue-collar rocker, with songs everyday folks can relate to. Here he and his lady are obviously having a tough time, and he's reassuring her that he doesn't like being down and out either. In spite of not being rich, they will make it because "money can't buy you love." Indeed. It sounds like they were livin' on a prayer before Bon Jovi.

  3. Take Me Home Tonight

    I like this song, but I'm not sure why. I crank up the volume when it's on.

    Seriously? The top 3 are in the reverse order of what they should be!

    Why did this get pushed down to number 2?

  4. I Wanna Go Back

  5. Life for the Taking

    One of several songs Eddie wrote about the challenges of growing up and the important life lessons imparted to him by his father. Jimmy Lyon stands out on guitar here again.

  6. Walk on Water

  7. Think I'm in Love

    It's impossible not to get this one in your head once you hear it on the radio and not hum it later that day.

    There are many good ones on this list, and a lot of songs got votes for the best. But I'll take this one here.

    Pretty good song.

  8. Peace in Our Time

  9. Endless Nights

  10. Shakin

    This is what rock and roll was all about until the critics decided it should be angry and/or socially relevant. This is simply a song about being with your best gal, cruising fast on a hot summer night with the radio blasting, and trying to pretend you're not nervous when she wants a little lovin'. It simply takes the listener back to a simpler era. Good times. What's wrong with that?

    11. The Newcomers
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    Don't Worry

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    So Good to Be In Love Again

    Surprised this didn't become a rock radio staple. Amazingly catchy with a sort of Latin rhythm. Jimmy Lyon builds a layered guitar solo here that is amazing.

    13. The Contenders

  13. I'll Get By

  14. Call On Me

    Hauntingly beautiful deep-cut song that seems to have him missing a former lover and still letting her know he is keeping the door open, and all she has to do is call to him. It sets a mood like Sinatra's "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)." Jimmy Lyon's guitar solo is so blue it's almost like it's crying. Eddie surprisingly chose this to be one of the songs he performed on Saturday Night Live.

  15. Get a Move On

  16. Maybe I'm a Fool

  17. Can't Keep a Good Man Down

  18. My Friends, My Friends

    Eddie again takes the listener to another time, one with the friends of his youth. Who hasn't had friends who promised to stay in touch no matter what, and then life happens, you all get older, and gradually lose touch? But those were some of the best times of your life. He was observing that before Bryan Adams.

  19. Trinidad

    Just a beautiful, catchy song, beautifully played, with lyrics that take you somewhere else.

  20. Jealousys

  21. You've Really Got a Hold On Me

  22. The Big Crash

  23. Satin Angel

  24. Runnin' Away

  25. Running Back

  26. We Should Be Sleeping

  27. No Control

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