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ANThology by Alien Ant Farm
ANThology is an album by Alien Ant Farm, released in 2001. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 46 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Smooth Criminal”, on 46 lists with a best position of #4.
ANThology, Alien Ant Farm's second album and their first for a major, arrived on March 6, 2001, via DreamWorks and New Noize, Papa Roach's label. The Riverside, California band had self-released a debut called Greatest Hits, worked the Los Angeles showcase circuit, and then holed up with producer Jay Baumgardner at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood at the end of 2000.
Dryden Mitchell yelps and croons over Terry Corso's crunching guitar, Tye Zamora's bass and Mike Cosgrove's drums, a bouncy blend of alt-metal, nu metal and pop-punk. The ace up the sleeve was their cheeky cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal", which landed in American Pie 2 and outran the other singles, "Movies" and "Attitude", by a mile. Tours with Linkin Park, a European run with Papa Roach and the Warped Tour followed, and the album went platinum.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from ANThology on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smooth Criminal | 46 | #4 | – | 2001–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.