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Trans-Europe ExpressKraftwerk

Independently chosen for2 of our lists. Here is what each of them said.

Released
1977
Label
Kling Klang
On
Krautrock and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Updated
2026-08-29
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  1. Ranked No. 4 in Krautrock

    Afrika Bambaataa built Planet Rock on it, Detroit built a genre on it, and it remains a wistful song about trains. No other record on this site has been quite so productive for people who misheard it.

  2. Picked by The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred

    A wistful song about trains that Bambaataa turned into hip-hop and Detroit turned into techno. No other record here has been quite so productive for people who misheard it.