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Conspiracy of One by The Offspring
Conspiracy of One is an album by The Offspring, released in 2000. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 39 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Original Prankster”, on 20 lists with a best position of #9.
Conspiracy of One, the Offspring's sixth album, came out on Columbia on November 14, 2000, and it very nearly arrived another way: the band, openly cheering on peer-to-peer file sharing, planned to put it out on their own website ahead of the shops until Columbia threatened to sue. Brendan O'Brien produced, and he keeps the Garden Grove punks lean, loud and hooky.
Dexter Holland yowls over guitars that slash and burn, with Greg Kriesel's bass and Ron Welty's drums keeping the whole thing at a gallop. "Original Prankster" is a goofy, bouncing party-starter, "Want You Bad" is pure bubblegum punk, and "Million Miles Away" goes for the throat. It didn't match Americana, but it went platinum all the same. It was also Welty's last album with the band; he was fired in 2003.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Conspiracy of One on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Original Prankster | 20 | #9 | – | 2000–2005 | |
| 2 | Want You Bad | 13 | #4 | – | 2000–2006 | |
| 3 | Million Miles Away | 6 | #28 | – | 2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.