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“All My Life” by Foo Fighters

From the album One by One (2002)

“All My Life” by Foo Fighters appears on 80 radio countdowns from 38 stations between 2002 and 2026. It was first released in 2002 on the album One by One. Its best result is #2 on the WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #7 alternative song of 2002, #521 alternative song of all time and #12 of the '00s.

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"All My Life" kicked off the Foo Fighters' fourth album, One by One, arriving on September 24, 2002, as the record's lead single through Roswell and RCA, and it's the sound of a band that had something to prove. The band produced it themselves alongside Nick Raskulinecz, who also engineered it, and Jim Scott mixed.

It's a masterclass in the slow fuse. Dave Grohl mutters the opening over a lone, scratchy guitar, the tension coils tighter and tighter, and then Chris Shiflett's guitar, Nate Mendel's bass and Taylor Hawkins' drums come crashing in all at once, with Grohl screaming himself raw. The whole thing keeps lurching between that hush and that roar, and it never lets you settle.

Radio couldn't get enough. It sat atop the Alternative Songs chart for ten weeks straight, climbed to number three on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reached the top five in the UK. It also took home the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2003, and picked up a Best Rock Song nomination too.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2002 16 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 107
2002 16 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 91
2002 26 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002 106
2002 48 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 4 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 100
2002 43 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 92
2002 42 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 6 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 107
2002 55 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 89
2002 21 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 7 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 10 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 99
2002 24 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2002 106
2002 14 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 105
2002 18 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002 104
2002 29 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2002 224
2002 21 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002 103
2002 13 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 100
2002 43 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002 99
2003 7 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107
2003 28 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 33 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 38 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 13 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 6 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 105
2003 17 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 104
2003 70 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 103
2003 73 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 103
2003 7 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 50 Songs of 2003 50
2003 34 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 103
2003 11 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2006 67 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2002 2003 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 365 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1819 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1819 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 41 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 5 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium 96
2005 1815 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 80 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 18 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 135 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 214 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 165 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 212 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 73 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 61 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 206 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 112 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 6 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2010 2 WJRR WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade 101
2010 191 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 71 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s 102
2011 188 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 185 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 571 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2013 29 BBC Radio 6 Music BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years 100
2014 181 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 78 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 85 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 330 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 262 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 84 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 202 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 395 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2021 407 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 283 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2022 208 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 210 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2022 522 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2023 660 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 136 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2024 475 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 94 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 186 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 632 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 231 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 187 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 105 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 290 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 160 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. 6SweetnessJimmy Eat World
  6. 7The MiddleJimmy Eat World

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