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As Good as Dead by Local H
As Good as Dead is an album by Local H, released in 1996. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 65 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Bound for the Floor”, on 59 lists with a best position of #10.
As Good as Dead, Local H's second album, came out on Island on April 16, 1996, and it was made with the clock ticking. Their debut, Ham Fisted, had barely sold, the label was leaning on them, and the band hurried back into the studio. What came out is a concept record about going nowhere in a small town, drawn from the band's own roots in Zion, Illinois.
Local H were a two-man wrecking crew at this point, Scott Lucas on guitar and vocals and Joe Daniels on drums, and they make a racket that sounds like a full band with something to prove: sludgy riffs, sneering hooks, a lot of volume for so few people. "Bound for the Floor" was the one that broke through and turned a near-miss into an unexpected success, with "Eddie Vedder", "Fritz's Corner" and "High-Fiving MF" also issued as singles. It sold more than 320,000 copies and is still the band's best seller.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from As Good as Dead on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bound for the Floor | 59 | #10 | – | 1996–2026 | |
| 2 | Eddie Vedder | 3 | #22 | – | 1997–2005 | |
| 3 | Fritz's Corner | 2 | #9 | – | 1997–1999 | |
| 4 | High Fiving MF | 1 | #664 | – | 1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.