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“Teen Angst” by Cracker

“Teen Angst” by Cracker appears on 46 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1992 and 2026. Its best result is #14 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #20 alternative song of 1992, #305 alternative song of all time and #443 of the '90s.

46countdowns
19stations
#14best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1992–2026years charted

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Released in 1992 on Virgin, "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" was the song that introduced Cracker to the world, the first single from their self-titled debut album, and it went all the way to No. 1 on the US Modern Rock chart. The single ran just over four minutes and came backed with "Can I Take My Gun to Heaven?".

The band never let it go. It turned up again on the compilations Garage D'Or and Get On with It: The Best of Cracker, and they recut it twice: once for Greatest Hits Redux, and once with the bluegrass outfit Leftover Salmon for O' Cracker Where Art Thou?, trading the old alt-rock smirk for a front-porch grin.

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
1992 55 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 107
1992 57 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992 91
1992 14 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992 105
1992 55 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 101
1992 16 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 100
1992 39 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 210 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 57 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 276 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 477 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 17 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 385 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 261 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 392 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 29 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 324 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 737 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 26 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 324 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 27 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 329 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 53 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 329 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 854 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 104 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 329 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 329 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 170 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 328 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 504 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 153 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 494 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 453 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 459 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 471 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 481 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 492 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 697 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 509 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 528 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 368 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 863 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 502 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2023 235 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 489 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2026 889 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now); Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now); Teen Angst (what The World Needs Now); Teen Angst (what the World Needs Now).

Charting alongside it in 1992

Best songs of 1992 →
  1. 1Friday I'm in LoveThe Cure
  2. 2Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers
  3. 3DriveR.E.M.
  4. 4OneU2
  5. 5JeremyPearl Jam
  6. 6TomorrowMorrissey

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