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“Song For The Dumped” by Ben Folds Five

From the album Whatever and Ever Amen (1997)

“Song For The Dumped” by Ben Folds Five appears on 23 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1998 and 2023. It was first released in 1997 on the album Whatever and Ever Amen. Its best result is #38 on the WBER Listener Countdown 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #95 alternative song of 1998 and #2,628 alternative song of all time.

23countdowns
10stations
#38best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1998–2023years charted

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"Song for the Dumped" comes off Ben Folds Five's 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen, written by Ben Folds with drummer Darren Jessee, and the title tells you exactly what mood you're walking into. This is the piano trio at its most gleefully bratty: Folds hammering the keys and doubling on electric piano and melodica, Robert Sledge switching between bass guitar and double bass, Jessee bashing away on drums and percussion.

Folds and Caleb Southern produced and recorded it, and Andy Wallace mixed it with plenty of bite. Jessee and Sledge pile on the backing vocals, and a little string section of violins, viola and cello lurks in the credits, a touch of chamber-pop class for a song with a grudge.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1998 80 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 101
1998 76 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 102
1998 38 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1998 98
1998 90 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998 103
1998 40 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 100
1998 90 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1922 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1918 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1917 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1902 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1862 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1864 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1851 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 870 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 1188 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1254 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1271 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1309 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1360 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1393 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1419 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 440 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2023 412 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420

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