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“Not An Addict” by K's Choice

From the album Paradise in Me (1995)

“Not An Addict” by K's Choice appears on 51 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 1995 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the album Paradise in Me. Its best result is #10 on the 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #32 alternative song of 1997, #428 alternative song of all time and #264 of the '90s.

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K's Choice - Not An Addict (Official Video) ft. Skin

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Siblings Gert and Sam Bettens, the core of Belgian rock band K's Choice, wrote "Not an Addict" together, and it became the song that carried them far beyond Belgium. It's on their second album, Paradise in Me, cut at Jet Studios in Brussels with Jean Blaute producing and Werner Pensaert engineering.

The single first appeared at home in 1995 and rolled out to other territories from late that year into mid-1997, turning into the band's biggest hit: top 40 in several countries, number eight in Flanders and number five on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US. It also took the ZAMU Award for Best Single in 1995.

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
1997 83 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 107
1997 94 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 105
1997 21 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 101
1997 89 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 18 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 107
1997 17 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997 104
1997 10 KNRK Portland, OR KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 94
1997 10 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 106
1997 51 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1997 99
1997 15 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 64 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 72 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1997 49 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 33 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 331 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 639 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 369 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 20 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 369 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 37 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 369 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 26 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 472 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 369 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 32 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2002 1628 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 369 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 39 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2004 252 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 369 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 65 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2005 367 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 654 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2005 71 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2006 91 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 1001 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 940 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 894 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 866 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 899 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 944 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 991 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 422 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 448 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 443 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2021 553 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 501 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 413 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 390 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 498 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2025 429 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500

Also listed as: Not an Addict.

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