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Heavy Petting Zoo by NOFX
Heavy Petting Zoo is an album by NOFX, released in 1996. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Philthy Phil Philanthropist”, on 2 lists with a best position of #61.
Heavy Petting Zoo, NOFX's sixth studio album (the vinyl went by the name Eating Lamb), was the Los Angeles band's follow-up to Punk in Drublic, the record that had made them one of the big names of the '90s punk surge without a major label anywhere in sight. Epitaph put it out, Ryan Greene produced, and the best-known lineup is locked in: Fat Mike on bass and lead vocals, Eric Melvin on rhythm guitar, Erik Sandin on drums and El Hefe on lead guitar and trumpet.
It's fast, snotty punk rock with a smirk on its face and a bit more melodic muscle, and it paid off: it became the first NOFX album to crack the Billboard 200, and it charted in Austria, Sweden and Finland too. "Philthy Phil Philanthropist" is the song that stuck around on the countdowns.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Heavy Petting Zoo on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philthy Phil Philanthropist | 2 | #61 | – | 1996–1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.