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“The Reason” by Hoobastank

From the album The Reason (2003)

“The Reason” by Hoobastank appears on 27 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 2004 and 2022. It was first released in 2003 on the album The Reason. Its best result is #5 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 2004, #2,716 alternative song of all time and #100 of the '00s.

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23stations
#5best position
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2004–2022years charted

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Hoobastank - The Reason (Official Music Video)

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"The Reason" is the title track and second single from Hoobastank's second album, from 2003, and it's the power ballad that took the band furthest. Doug Robb wrote the words and sings them with his heart on his sleeve, over a slow-building, earnest swell of guitar.

Howard Benson produced, Mike Plotnikoff recorded, Casey Stone recorded the strings and Chris Lord-Alge mixed, and the sound is polished to a mirror shine. Dan Estrin's guitar carries the tune, Markku Lappalainen's bass and Chris Hesse's drums holding it steady beneath Robb's straining vocal.

It became Hoobastank's most successful single, topping Modern Rock Tracks and stalling just one rung short of the summit on the Billboard Hot 100, and it went to number one in Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador and Italy while reaching the top 10 in 13 other countries. At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards it was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 19 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 12 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 91
2004 21 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 106
2004 20 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 101
2004 11 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004 100
2004 29 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004 93
2004 5 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004 89
2004 6 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004 99
2004 15 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 102
2004 6 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004 98
2004 7 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004 107
2004 23 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004 99
2004 18 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2004 106
2004 6 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004 105
2004 9 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004 88
2004 15 WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 106
2004 9 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2004 50
2004 8 99X Atlanta, GA 99X Essential 99 of 2004 99
2004 8 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004 100
2004 7 WIRS 107.9 College station WIRS Top 107 Songs of 2004 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 72 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 367 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 171 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 473 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2010 154 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2020 243 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 316 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500

Charting alongside it in 2004

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  2. 2American IdiotGreen Day
  3. 3Float OnModest Mouse
  4. 4Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand
  5. 5VertigoU2
  6. 6MegalomaniacIncubus

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