Dead City Radio is a musical album by Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs, released by Island Records in 1990.

It was produced by Hal Willner and Nelson Lyon, with musical accompaniment from John Cale, Donald Fagen, Lenny Pickett, Chris Stein, alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra, among others.

Willner came up with the idea for the album after booking Burroughs for a December 1981 spot on Saturday Night Live, in which he read "Twilight's Last Gleaming" over a pre-recorded NBC Symphony Orchestra rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner.

Willner likened Burroughs to "true Americana," saying: "He should be right up there in front of a map or a railroad track or a flag, as you might see John Wayne or Johnny Cash.

"[3] The material performed by Burroughs on the album included excerpts from some of his famous works such as Naked Lunch, as well as a couple of items from his 1989 short story collection Tornado Alley.