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Stranger Than Fiction by Bad Religion
Stranger Than Fiction is an album by Bad Religion, released in 1994. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 31 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Infected”, on 28 lists with a best position of #39.
Stranger Than Fiction, Bad Religion's eighth studio album and their first for a major label, landed on Atlantic on August 30, 1994, and it's the sound of a Los Angeles punk institution stepping into the big leagues without checking its brains at the door. Andy Wallace produced, and the guitars of Brett Gurewitz and Greg Hetson come out sharp and clean over Jay Bentley's bass and Bobby Schayer's full-tilt drumming. Greg Graffin still sings like a man arguing a thesis, and those stacked three-part harmonies turn the sermons into singalongs.
"Infected" and the title track lead the charge, alongside a fresh recording of "21st Century (Digital Boy)", first heard four years earlier on Against the Grain. It was a farewell, too: Gurewitz quit just before release to run his Epitaph label full time, and Brian Baker took his spot. The album went gold in the US and Canada and became the band's first on the Billboard 200, peaking at 87.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Stranger Than Fiction on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infected | 28 | #39 | – | 1994–2023 | |
| 2 | Stranger than Fiction | 3 | #87 | – | 1994–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.