My Top 10 Favorite Songs by Ronnie James Dio …

…as played on Mostly Metal, 103.1FM, Valparaiso, IN the week of Sun Jan 31, 2021.

10. Here’s To You, off Strange Highways (1993).

9. Walk On Water, off Lock Up the Wolves (1990).

8. Faces in the Window, off Dream Evil (1987).

7. One More for the Road, off Master of the Moon (2004).

6. Sunset Superman, off Dream Evil (1987).

5. Evil Eyes, off The Last in Line (1984).

4. Don’t Talk to Strangers, off Holy Diver (1983).

3. Just Another Day, off Sacred Heart (1985).

2. Rainbow in the Dark, off Holy Diver (1983).

1. The Last in Line, off The Last in Line (1984).

…as played on Mostly Metal, 103.1FM, Valparaiso, IN the week of Sun Jan 24, 2021.

10. The River of Dreams, off River of Dreams (1993).

9. Half A Mile Away, off 52nd Street (1978).

8. Falling of the Rain, off Cold Spring Harbor (1971).

7. The Downeaster ‘Alexa’, off Storm Front (1989).

6. The Ballad of Billy the Kid, off Piano Man (1973).

5. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, off The Stranger (1977).

4. Miami 2017 (I’ve Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway), off Turnstiles (1976).

3. Piano Man, off Piano Man (1973).

2. The Entertainer, off Streetlife Serenade (1974).

1. Summer, Highland Falls, off Turnstiles (1976).

…as played on Mostly Metal, 103.1FM, Valparaiso, IN the week of Sun Jan 17, 2021.

10. Ultimate Sacrifice, off Isolate (2007).

9. Remember, off Havoc (2016).

8. The Prophecy, off The 1st Chapter (2005).

7. Loved Ones, off Havoc (2016).

6. Burn After Reading, off Nine (2012).

5. Arrival of Love, off Isolate (2007).

4. Last Goodbye, off Nine (2012).

3. Glory of the Empire, off The 1st Chapter (2005).

2. Abyss, off Isolate (2007).

1. Alive, off The 1st Chapter (2005).

…as played on Mostly Metal, 103.1FM, Valparaiso, IN the week of Sun Jan 10, 2021.

10. Another Man’s Woman, off Crisis? What Crisis? (1975).

9. An Awful Thing to Waste, off Free as a Bird (1987).

8. Child of Vision, off Breakfast in America (1979).

7. It’s Alright, off Free as a Bird (1987).

6. School, off Crime of the Century (1974).

5. Give A Little Bit, off Even in the Quietest Moments (1977).

4. Goodbye Stranger, off Breakfast in America (1979).

3. Cannonball, off Brother Where You Bound (1985).

2. Take the Long Way Home, off Breakfast in America (1979).

1. Sister Moonshine, off Crisis? What Crisis? (1975).

…as played on Mostly Metal, 103.1FM, Valparaiso, IN the week of Sun Dec 20, 2020.

10. Keeper of the Knights, off The Last Knight (2020).

9. New Horizons, off Death & Legacy 2011).

8. From Where the Dark is Born, off Words Untold and Dreams Unlived (2007).

7. Fairytales, off Fallen Sanctuary (2008).

6. The Matricide, off War of Ages (2013).

5. The Order, off Codex Atlanticus (2016).

4. Coldness Kills, off Fallen Sanctuary (2008).

3. Sail, off Codex Atlanticus (2016).

2. Fate of Light, off Codex Atlanticus (2016).

1. Shining Oasis, off War of Ages (2013).

…as played on Mostly Metal, 103.1FM, Valparaiso, IN the week of Sun Dec 13, 2020.

10. The Battle of Paridas, off Disciples of the Sun (2015).

9. Caramon’s Poem, off Immortal (2008).

8. The Bone Carver, off Legend of the Bone Carver (2006).

7. Knights in Shining Armor, off Epitaph (2020).

6. Ancient Words Within, off Legend of the Bone Carver (2006)).

5. Symphony of Tears, off Contingent (2017).

4. The Journey, off Melancholy Beast (2004).

3. Bird of Prey, off Epitaph (2020).

2. Power of Imagination, off Melancholy Beast (2004).

1. A World Divided, off Contingent (2017).

…as played on Mostly Metal, 103.1FM, Valparaiso, IN the week of Sun Dec 06, 2020.

10. The Seven Angels, off The Metal Opera II (2002).

9. Runaway Train, off The Wicked Symphony (2010).

8. Alone I Remember, off Angel of Babylon (2010).

7. Savior in the Clockwork, off The Mystery of Time (2013).

6. Devil in the Belfry, off The Scarecrow (2008).

5. Lavender, off Moonglow (2019).

4. The Scarecrow, off The Scarecrow (2008).

3. Let the Storm Descend Upon You,off Ghostlights (2016).

2. Farewell, off The Metal Opera (2001).

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1. Ghost in the Moon, off Moonglow (2019).

…as played on Mostly Metal, 103.1FM, Valparaiso, IN the week of Sun Nov 29.

10. Shades, off Stream of Consciousness (2004).

9. Out of a Distant Night (Voices), off The 25th Hour (2007).

8. The Streets of Laudomia, off 9 Degrees West of the Moon (2009).

7. 3 Men Walk on the Moon, off When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019).

6. The Sin is You, off Destination Set to Nowhere (2012).

5. Alpha & Omega, off The 25th Hour (2007).

4. 300, off When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019).

3. The Ancestors Blood, off The Perfect Machine (2005).

2. Send Me An Angel, off Send Me An Angel (2002).

1. Colours of My World, off Stream of Consciousness (2004).

…as played on Mostly Metal, 103.1FM, Valparaiso, IN the week of Sun Nov 22.

10. Zero the Hero, off Born Again (1983).

9. Lost Forever, off Eternal Idol (1987).

8. Anno Mundi, off Tyr (1990).

7. Nightmare, off Eternal Idol (1987).

6. Buried Alive, off Dehumanizer (1992).

5. When Death Calls, off Headless Cross (1989).

4. The Sign of the Southern Cross, off Mob Rules (1981).

3. Children of the Sea, off Heaven and Hell (1980).

2. Falling Off the Edge of the World, off Mob Rules (1981).

1. Heaven and Hell, off Heaven and Hell (1980).

…as played on Mostly Metal, 103.1FM, Valparaiso, IN the week of Sun Nov 15.

10. A Little Less Understanding, off Talviyo (2019).

9. Black Sheep, off Silence (2001).

8. Cloud Factory, off Pariah’s Child (2014).

7. The Harvest, off Unia (2007).

6. White Pearls, Black Oceans Pt II, off The Ninth Hour (2016).

5. Victoria’s Secret, off Winterheart’s Guild (2003).

4. Wolf and Raven, off Silence (2001).

3. Destruction Preventer, off Ecliptica (1999).

2. Don’t Say A Word, off Reckoning Night (2004).

1. Full Moon, off Ecliptica (1999).