RockLists.com
Cover of Whatever and Ever Amen by Ben Folds Five
Cover: Whatever and Ever Amen

Song · Ben Folds Five

“Battle of Who Could Care Less” by Ben Folds Five

From the album Whatever and Ever Amen (1997)

“Battle of Who Could Care Less” by Ben Folds Five appears on 28 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1997 and 2022. It was first released in 1997 on the album Whatever and Ever Amen. Its best result is #52 on the WBER Listener Countdown 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #168 alternative song of 1997 and #1,732 alternative song of all time.

28countdowns
11stations
#52best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1997–2022years charted

Watch

Ben Folds Five - Battle Of Who Could Care Less (Official Video)

Video from YouTube (BenFoldsFiveVEVO). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube

"Battle of Who Could Care Less" is Ben Folds Five at their cheekiest, a 1997 cut from Whatever and Ever Amen, and it's proof that a piano trio can sneer as hard as any guitar band. Ben Folds wrote it and sings it, pounding the piano and adding electric piano and melodica, while Robert Sledge's bass and Darren Jessee's drums bounce along and the two of them pile on the harmonies.

Folds produced and recorded it with Caleb Southern, and Andy Wallace mixed it with a big, bright punch. In Britain it was all over the radio in the summer of 1997, climbed to 26 on the singles chart and had its video in regular rotation on MTV and VH1.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 92 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 101
1997 96 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 107
1997 52 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1997 99
1997 95 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 103
1997 94 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 677 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 1656 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 998 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 343 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1656 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 343 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1656 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 1619 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 428 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1648 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 496 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1635 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1635 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1634 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1017 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1108 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1130 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1167 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1209 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1205 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1239 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 178 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 504 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900

Also listed as: The Battle of Who Could Care Less; The Battle Of Who Could Care Less; Battle Of Who Could Care Less.

Charting alongside it in 1997

Best songs of 1997 →
  1. 1Song 2Blur
  2. 2Walkin' On The SunSmash Mouth
  3. 3TubthumpingChumbawamba
  4. 4FlySugar Ray
  5. 5The Impression That I GetThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  6. 6Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blind

Comments

Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "Battle of Who Could Care Less" by Ben Folds Five.

Be kind and stay on topic. Guidelines

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.