Song · blink-182
“Josie” by blink-182
From the album Dude Ranch (1997)
“Josie” by blink-182 appears on 17 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1998 and 2019. It was first released in 1997 on the album Dude Ranch. Its best result is #11 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #45 alternative song of 1998, #2,432 alternative song of all time and #223 of the '90s.
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"Josie" is the lovesick heart of blink-182's Dude Ranch, the 1997 album that caught the San Diego band in full pop-punk sprint, and it went out as that record's fourth and last single in November 1998. Mark Hoppus wrote the words and sings them, dreaming up the perfect girlfriend with the giddy rush of a kid who can't believe his luck, while Tom DeLonge's guitar buzzes and Scott Raynor's drums hurtle along underneath. It turned out to be the final blink single with Raynor behind the kit.
Mark Trombino produced and recorded it, and the song is proudly local, name-checking hometown peers Unwritten Law and Dance Hall Crashers and even the Sombrero Mexican Food chain. Tom Lord-Alge remixed it for the single, and the video cast Alyssa Milano as Josie, with the band playing high school kids. Critics still single out its charm and its hooks, and fans have never let it go.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 | 107 |
| 1998 | 47 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 | 91 |
| 1998 | 43 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998 | 106 |
| 1998 | 43 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 | 107 |
| 1998 | 11 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 1998 | 100 |
| 1998 | 60 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 1998 | 98 |
| 1998 | 14 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36 | KROQ | KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) | 300 |
| 1999 | 457 | WHFS | WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 136 | 91X | 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 428 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2004 | 383 | 107.7 The End | The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) | 500 |
| 2006 | 174 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
| 2007 | 101 | KROQ | KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) | 500 |
| 2008 | 157 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) | 500 |
| 2009 | 251 | Live 105 | Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) | 500 |
| 2019 | 41 | X96 | X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's | 100 |
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