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Cover of Pickin' Up the Pieces by Fitz and the Tantrums
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“Moneygrabber” by Fitz and the Tantrums

From the album Pickin' Up the Pieces (2010)

“Moneygrabber” by Fitz and the Tantrums appears on 37 radio countdowns from 25 stations between 2010 and 2026. It was first released in 2010 on the album Pickin' Up the Pieces. Its best result is #3 on the WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #79 alternative song of 2011, #3,509 alternative song of all time and #323 of the '10s.

37countdowns
25stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
5top 10 finishes
2010–2026years charted

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Fitz And The Tantrums - MONEYGRABBER (Official Video)

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"Moneygrabber" comes off Pickin' Up the Pieces, Fitz and the Tantrums' 2010 debut on Dangerbird, and it's a strutting slice of neo soul with a sneer in its step. Chris Seefried is credited with writing it, and the band play it with retro swagger, the kind of groove that makes a small club feel like a revue.

It went out as a single in 2011, and it kept working after that, soundtracking a New Amsterdam Vodka commercial and turning up on Criminal Minds. Michael Mohan directed the video, which keeps things simple: the band, a stage, and a wash of red and blue light.

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
2010 86 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 104
2010 5 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 59 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 91
2010 69 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 16 WFIV 105.3 Knoxville, TN WFIV Top 105 of 2010 105
2011 12 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 101
2011 24 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 38 WRSI 93.9 The River Northampton / Pioneer Valley, MA WRSI Top 93 Songs of 2011 93
2011 6 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Best of 2011 50
2011 37 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2011 88
2011 22 KFOG San Francisco Bay Area, CA KFOG Foghead Favorites of 2011 50
2011 7 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 107 of 2011 105
2011 3 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2011 50
2011 23 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011 103
2011 21 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2011 107
2011 23 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2011 90
2011 23 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 103
2011 31 Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY WEXT Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 73 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 94
2011 5 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2011 25

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2011 1398 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 823 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 201 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 747 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2016 158 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2018 126 WTMD WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 896
2019 281 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 281 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2023 860 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2024 756 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 768 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 692 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 627 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 595 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 143 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 180 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 611 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: MoneyGrabber; Money Grabber.

Charting alongside it in 2011

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  5. 5You are a TouristDeath Cab for Cutie
  6. 6Rolling in the DeepAdele

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