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Alien Ant Farm

Band Moreno Valley United States Formed 1995 US | rock

Alien Ant Farm formed in 1995 in Moreno Valley, United States. Alien Ant Farm has 69 chart appearances on 57 radio countdowns from 29 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Smooth Criminal”, which appears on 46 lists with a best position of #4. The station that charted Alien Ant Farm most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2001.

69appearances

57countdowns

5songs charted

29stations

0#1 finishes

2001–2026years

Alien Ant Farm came out of California as a scrappy alt-metal outfit with Dryden Mitchell singing, Terry Corso on guitar, Tye Zamora on bass and Mike Cosgrove on drums. They put out their debut independently in 1999 and cheekily titled it Greatest Hits, and "Movies", a bouncy, crunchy alt-rock single, became one of their signature songs.

Then they did something nobody saw coming: they covered Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal", swapped the slinky funk for chugging guitars and a wink, and landed at the top of the Billboard alternative chart in 2001, with a spot in American Pie 2 for good measure. ANThology, the album it came from, went platinum.

For the follow-up, truANT in 2003, they called in Robert and Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots as producers, and "Glow" showed a moodier, more melodic side. Label turmoil followed, when Geffen bought out DreamWorks and shelved their next record, which eventually surfaced as Up in the Attic in 2006. The band has carried on, on and off, ever since.

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

Songs by Alien Ant Farm on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Smooth Criminal	2,947	46	#4	–	2001
2	Movies	817	16	#17	–	2001
3	Glow	137	5	#23	–	2003
4	Homage	57	1	#55	–	2015
5	Attitude	39	1	#64	–	2002

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

01 02 03 15

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	105	Smooth Criminal	101X 500 (2026)
2025	290	Smooth Criminal	99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025)
2024	93	Smooth Criminal	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs
2023	108	Smooth Criminal	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2022	142	Smooth Criminal	101X 500 (2022)
2022	190	Smooth Criminal	X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022	253	Smooth Criminal	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2021	76	Smooth Criminal	The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021)
2020	130	Smooth Criminal	The DC101 Top 500
2019	121	Smooth Criminal	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2015	55	Homage	WBER Listener Countdown 2015
2015	137	Smooth Criminal	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2014	1731	Smooth Criminal	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014	135	Smooth Criminal	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2013	1663	Smooth Criminal	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011	1600	Smooth Criminal	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010	1533	Smooth Criminal	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009	343	Smooth Criminal	Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009	1503	Smooth Criminal	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008	372	Smooth Criminal	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008	1510	Smooth Criminal	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007	1441	Smooth Criminal	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006	141	Smooth Criminal	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	269	Smooth Criminal	Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	61	Smooth Criminal	The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006)
2004	66	Smooth Criminal	Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2003	82	Glow	K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003
2003	95	Glow	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003	96	Glow	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003
2003	23	Glow	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003
2003	67	Glow	Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003
2002	69	Movies	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002
2002	45	Movies	89X Top 89 Songs of 2002
2002	33	Movies	Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002	64	Attitude	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002
2002	56	Movies	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002	79	Smooth Criminal	K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002)
2002	36	Smooth Criminal	The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial)
2001	4	Smooth Criminal	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001
2001	52	Movies	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001
2001	8	Smooth Criminal	91X Top 91 Songs of 2001
2001	17	Movies	91X Top 91 Songs of 2001
2001	8	Smooth Criminal	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001
2001	29	Movies	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001
2001	11	Smooth Criminal	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001
2001	44	Movies	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001
2001	10	Smooth Criminal	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001
2001	45	Movies	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001
2001	11	Smooth Criminal	K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001
2001	37	Movies	K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001
2001	18	Smooth Criminal	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001
2001	53	Movies	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001
2001	8	Smooth Criminal	The End Top 107 Songs of 2001
2001	97	Movies	The End Top 107 Songs of 2001
2001	35	Smooth Criminal	89X Top 89 Songs of 2001
2001	25	Smooth Criminal	CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001
2001	10	Smooth Criminal	CFNY Top 30 Songs of 2001
2001	8	Smooth Criminal	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001
2001	34	Movies	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001
2001	8	Smooth Criminal	97X Top 97 Songs of 2001
2001	10	Smooth Criminal	99X Top 99 Songs of 2001
2001	14	Smooth Criminal	WBCN Top 41 Songs of 2001
2001	20	Smooth Criminal	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2001
2001	45	Movies	97X Top 97 Songs of 2001
2001	49	Smooth Criminal	G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001
2001	100	Movies	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2001
2001	6	Smooth Criminal	Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001
2001	13	Smooth Criminal	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001
2001	51	Movies	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001

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