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“Loser” by 3 Doors Down

From the album The Better Life (2000)

“Loser” by 3 Doors Down appears on 30 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 2000 and 2023. It was first released in 2000 on the album The Better Life. Its best result is #13 on the 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #20 alternative song of 2000, #2,922 alternative song of all time and #167 of the '00s.

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#13best position
0#1 finishes
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2000–2023years charted

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"Loser" was the second single from The Better Life, the 2000 debut by 3 Doors Down, sent to rock radio in the wake of "Kryptonite". Brad Arnold, who sang lead and is credited on drums, wrote the words from inside the head of a childhood friend hooked on cocaine, and the song doesn't look away: depression, withdrawal and hints of suicide, all delivered over a thick, grinding guitar riff.

Arnold composed it with bassist Todd Harrell and guitarist Matt Roberts, with Chris Henderson also on guitar. Paul Ebersold produced and Toby Wright mixed, keeping the guitars huge and the chorus front and center. Rock radio latched on hard: it held number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart for 21 weeks, an all-time record for that listing.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2000 52 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2000 107
2000 36 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000 105
2000 19 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000 101
2000 26 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2000 100
2000 14 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2000 93
2000 45 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2000 100
2000 43 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2000 107
2000 21 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2000 89
2000 62 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000 99
2000 38 103.3 The Edge Buffalo, NY 103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000 103
2000 19 The Edge Phoenix, AZ KEDJ Millennium Meltdown Countdown 2001 50
2000 32 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000 102
2000 15 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of Y2K 102
2000 25 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000 100
2001 54 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 106
2001 26 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 101
2001 33 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 100
2001 13 99X Atlanta, GA 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001 99
2001 45 WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001 106
2001 23 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 353 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 143 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2002 630 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2005 261 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2010 459 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2014 259 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 283 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 398 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2019 453 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2023 387 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500

Charting alongside it in 2000

Best songs of 2000 →
  1. 1JudithA Perfect Circle
  2. 2Last ResortPapa Roach
  3. 3CalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppers
  4. 4Pardon MeIncubus
  5. 5OthersideRed Hot Chili Peppers
  6. 6Kryptonite3 Doors Down

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