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Good Charlotte

Band Waldorf United States Formed 1996

Good Charlotte formed in 1996 in Waldorf, United States. Good Charlotte has 83 chart appearances on 59 radio countdowns from 26 stations on RockLists, spanning 2000–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”, which appears on 22 lists with a best position of #13. The station that charted Good Charlotte most often is WHFS (Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD), with 11 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.

83appearances
59countdowns
18songs charted
26stations
0#1 finishes
2000–2025years

Good Charlotte came out of Waldorf, Maryland, with brothers at the front: Joel Madden singing and Benji Madden on guitar and vocals, with Paul Thomas on bass and, from 1998, Billy Martin on guitar and keyboards. Their self-titled 2000 debut, with "Festival Song" and "Waldorf Worldwide", was pop-punk from the suburban-malls-and-skateparks school: fast, bratty, and built around choruses you could learn on the first listen.

The Young and the Hopeless, in 2002, is where they hit the jackpot. "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" rides a riff that bounces like a pogo stick, "The Anthem" is exactly the rallying cry its title promises, and "Girls and Boys" is a pure sugar rush. It went triple platinum in the US.

The Chronicles of Life and Death, in 2004, got darker, musically and lyrically, with "Predictable" and "I Just Wanna Live", and still went platinum. Good Morning Revival, in 2007, flirted with dance-punk on "The River", before Cardiology took them back to pop-punk in 2010. After a long break they came back in 2015, and they have been making records since, most recently Motel Du Cap in 2025.

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

Songs by Good Charlotte on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
1,198		 22 #13 – 2002
2 The Anthem
888		 17 #5 – 2003
3 Girls and Boys
312		 5 #19 – 2003
4 Predictable
303		 6 #27 – 2004
5 Little Things
258		 8 #12 – 2000
6 Hold On
134		 4 #51 – 2003
7 Anthem
103		 2 #43 – 2003
8 Rejects
97		 3 #55 – 2025
9 The River
92		 2 #45 – 2007
10 Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous
69		 1 #33 – 2002
11 Like It's Her Birthday
66		 1 #31 – 2011
12 The Young and the Hopeless
52		 3 #59 – 2003
13 Say Anything
51		 1 #45 – 2003
14 Festival Song
41		 1 #60 – 2001
15 The World is Black
38		 1 #63 – 2004
16 Young and Hopeless
24		 1 #79 – 2003
17 Waldorf Worldwide
15		 1 #86 – 2000
18 Motivation Proclamation
10		 1 #91 – 2001

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

00 01 02 03 04 07 11 25

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2025 66 Rejects The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2025
2025 55 Rejects 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2025
2025 69 Rejects WERG Top 90 of 2025
2024 57 The Anthem The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024)
2011 31 Like It's Her Birthday 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2011
2007 45 The River Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 66 The River CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 105 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2007)
2005 818 The Anthem 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004 31 Predictable WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004
2004 63 The World is Black WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004
2004 84 Predictable K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004
2004 53 Predictable 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004
2004 27 Predictable Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 54 Predictable Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004
2004 43 Predictable 99X Essential 99 of 2004
2004 65 The Anthem Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 124 Little Things Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 198 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2003 23 The Anthem KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003
2003 57 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003
2003 74 Girls and Boys KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003
2003 103 Hold On KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003
2003 61 The Anthem 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003
2003 50 The Anthem Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003
2003 57 The Anthem Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003
2003 19 Girls and Boys WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003
2003 38 The Anthem WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003
2003 51 Hold On WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003
2003 62 The Anthem K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003
2003 90 The Young and the Hopeless K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003
2003 5 The Anthem 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003
2003 45 Say Anything 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003
2003 11 The Anthem Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003 36 Girls and Boys Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003 59 The Young and the Hopeless Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003 22 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003
2003 48 The Anthem The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003
2003 93 The Young and the Hopeless The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003
2003 50 Girls and Boys Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003
2003 60 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003
2003 68 Hold On Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003
2003 85 The Anthem Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003
2003 21 The Anthem Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003
2003 22 Girls and Boys KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003
2003 43 Anthem KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003
2003 48 The Anthem 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 50 Songs of 2003
2003 59 Hold On KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003
2003 59 Anthem WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003
2003 68 The Anthem WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003
2003 79 Young and Hopeless KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003
2003 85 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003
2003 43 The Anthem Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003 72 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003
2002 50 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002
2002 32 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002
2002 42 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 22 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002
2002 66 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002
2002 71 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 72 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 45 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous The End Top 107 Songs of 2002
2002 29 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002
2002 50 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 13 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 35 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002
2002 46 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002
2002 19 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2002
2002 33 Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002
2002 43 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002
2002 51 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002
2002 65 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 55 Artist ranking WHFS Top 99 Artists of All-Time (November 2002)
2001 60 Festival Song WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001
2001 91 Motivation Proclamation WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001
2001 95 Little Things Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001
2000 97 Little Things Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000
2000 12 Little Things WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2000
2000 86 Waldorf Worldwide WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2000
2000 91 Little Things K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2000
2000 55 Little Things WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2000
2000 63 Little Things 103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000
2000 91 Little Things Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000

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