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“You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette

From the album Jagged Little Pill (1995)

“You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette appears on 46 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1995 and 2023. It was first released in 1995 on the album Jagged Little Pill. Its best result is #2 on The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #3 alternative song of 1995, #563 alternative song of all time and #69 of the '90s.

46countdowns
19stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
10top 10 finishes
1995–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 3 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 2 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 3 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 3 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 3 Virgin Radio United Kingdom Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1995 10
1995 39 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100
1995 5 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 2 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 86 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1995 23 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 263 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 9 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 41 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1999 90 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 54 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 41 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 114 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 117 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 496 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1276 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 75 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 10 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 1277 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1278 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 214 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 79 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1277 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1262 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 24 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003) 100
2004 273 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1263 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 275 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 93 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 1265 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 160 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 95 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 303 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 1492 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1492 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1512 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1542 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1610 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1662 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1726 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 480 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2023 2 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: You Ought to Know; You Oughtta Know.

Charting alongside it in 1995

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