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“Wasting My Time” by Default

From the album The Fallout (2001)

“Wasting My Time” by Default appears on 30 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 2001 on the album The Fallout. Its best result is #7 on the Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #58 alternative song of 2002, #3,910 alternative song of all time and #278 of the '00s.

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Default - Wasting My Time (Official Music Video)

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"Wasting My Time" was the song that launched Default: their debut single, released on August 28, 2001, ahead of their first album, The Fallout. The four of them wrote it together, and Chad Kroeger and Rick Parashar produced, so it's no surprise it arrives polished to a radio-ready shine.

It's a power ballad with plenty of muscle, the Canadian band leaning on big, open guitars from Jeremy Hora, a steady thump from Dave Benedict and Danny Craig, and Dallas Smith's gravelly voice straining at the chorus. It remains their biggest hit, reaching number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the Mainstream Rock chart and number three on Modern Rock, and it was the first of three singles to top Canada's rock airplay chart.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 73 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 101
2001 87 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001 100
2001 59 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001 93
2001 46 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2001 89
2001 14 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 30 Songs of 2001 30
2001 63 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001 106
2001 44 99X Atlanta, GA 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001 99
2001 70 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2001 103
2001 57 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 Songs of 2001 97
2001 86 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001 100
2002 89 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 107
2002 12 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 59 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 100
2002 41 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 92
2002 24 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 79 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 107
2002 92 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 99
2002 15 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 105
2002 16 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002 103
2002 7 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2002 954 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2010 150 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 22 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2014 357 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 385 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 430 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 477 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 408 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 468 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2026 405 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 2002

Best songs of 2002 →
  1. 1By the WayRed Hot Chili Peppers
  2. 2AerialsSystem of a Down
  3. 3ToxicitySystem of a Down
  4. 4You Know You're RightNirvana
  5. 5All My LifeFoo Fighters
  6. 6SweetnessJimmy Eat World

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