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One by One by Foo Fighters
One by One is an album by Foo Fighters, released in 2002. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 168 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “All My Life”, on 80 lists with a best position of #2.
One by One, Foo Fighters' fourth album, came out on October 22, 2002, through Roswell and RCA, and it very nearly didn't come out at all. The first sessions went nowhere, tempers frayed inside the band, and in the end they scrapped the lot and cut the whole thing again from scratch in two weeks at Dave Grohl's home studio in Alexandria, Virginia. Nick Raskulinecz is in the producer's credits.
It's a new lineup, too: the first album with Chris Shiflett on guitar, and the first where Grohl left the drumming entirely to Taylor Hawkins. What they came back with is heavier and meaner than anything the band had made, Grohl's attempt to bottle the fury of their live shows, with lyrics that look inward even as the guitars bulldoze outward. "All My Life" is the proof, a coiled, whispering intro that explodes into a full-throated roar. "Times Like These" shows the other side, a restless, big-hearted anthem, and "Low" grinds away in the murk.
The fans didn't need convincing. The album went to number one in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom, sold over a million copies in the States, and earned the band their second Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2004.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from One by One on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All My Life | 80 | #2 | – | 2002–2026 | |
| 2 | Times Like These | 65 | #3 | – | 2002–2026 | |
| 3 | Low | 21 | #48 | – | 2003–2014 | |
| 4 | Disenchanted Lullaby | 1 | #55 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.