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Lit

Band Fullerton United States Formed 1989 rock band

Lit formed in 1989 in Fullerton, United States. Lit has 115 chart appearances on 97 radio countdowns from 36 stations on RockLists, spanning 1999–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “My Own Worst Enemy”, which appears on 64 lists and was voted number one five times. In total the artist has topped 5 countdowns. The station that charted Lit most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 13 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1999.

115appearances
97countdowns
7songs charted
36stations
5#1 finishes
1999–2026years

Lit came out of Orange County, California, with a sound that splits the difference between pop-punk sugar and post-grunge crunch, and a lineup built around A. Jay Popoff, Jeremy Popoff, Kevin Baldes and Allen Shellenberger. Their big moment was A Place in the Sun in 1999, on RCA, and "My Own Worst Enemy" was the reason: a buzzing, bratty, pogo-ready blast with a chorus that sticks like gum on a shoe. "Zip-Lock" and "Miserable" followed it up, and the album went platinum.

Atomic came along in 2001 with "Lipstick and Bruises", the Sonic Style EP brought "Over My Head" the same year, and the self-titled album in 2004 had "Looks Like They Were Right". The Popoffs and Baldes have kept Lit going since, with Taylor Carroll on drums from 2018, through 7 studio albums in all.

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

Songs by Lit on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 My Own Worst Enemy
3,988		 64 #1 5 1999
2 Miserable
1,113		 23 #7 – 2000
3 Zip-Lock
304		 8 #38 – 1999
4 Lipstick and Bruises
241		 12 #63 – 2001
5 Looks Like They Were Right
118		 4 #44 – 2004
6 Over My Head
40		 1 #56 – 2000
7 Yeah Yeah Yeah
17		 1 #74 – 2021

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.

99 00 01 04 20 21

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 125 My Own Worst Enemy 101X 500 (2026)
2026 475 My Own Worst Enemy WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026)
2025 219 My Own Worst Enemy 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025)
2025 442 My Own Worst Enemy WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025)
2024 102 My Own Worst Enemy 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024)
2024 455 My Own Worst Enemy WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024)
2024 54 My Own Worst Enemy The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024)
2023 1 My Own Worst Enemy WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2023 55 My Own Worst Enemy 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 81 My Own Worst Enemy ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time
2023 356 Miserable 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 820 My Own Worst Enemy The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 67 My Own Worst Enemy 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 146 My Own Worst Enemy 101X 500 (2022)
2022 292 My Own Worst Enemy X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022 366 Miserable 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 480 My Own Worst Enemy WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022)
2021 74 Yeah Yeah Yeah 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2021
2021 15 My Own Worst Enemy The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 74 My Own Worst Enemy 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 423 My Own Worst Enemy 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021)
2020 65 My Own Worst Enemy CD101 Top 93 Songs of 2020
2020 73 My Own Worst Enemy 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 152 My Own Worst Enemy The DC101 Top 500
2020 479 My Own Worst Enemy Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020)
2020 77 My Own Worst Enemy Top DC101 of the 90's
2019 3 My Own Worst Enemy WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2019 176 My Own Worst Enemy 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019)
2019 210 My Own Worst Enemy WLLZ 500 (2019)
2019 26 My Own Worst Enemy X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's
2015 1 My Own Worst Enemy WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2014 3 My Own Worst Enemy WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2009 46 My Own Worst Enemy Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 71 My Own Worst Enemy The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge
2008 233 My Own Worst Enemy KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 395 Miserable KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2007 116 My Own Worst Enemy KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2007 233 Miserable KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 86 My Own Worst Enemy KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 237 Miserable KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 74 My Own Worst Enemy Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2005 1719 Miserable CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 153 My Own Worst Enemy 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 306 Miserable 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 99 My Own Worst Enemy Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005)
2004 87 Looks Like They Were Right Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 74 Looks Like They Were Right Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004
2004 44 Looks Like They Were Right X96 Top 50 Songs of 2004
2004 44 Looks Like They Were Right G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004
2004 289 My Own Worst Enemy Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 94 Miserable The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 50 My Own Worst Enemy Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2002 92 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2002)
2001 87 Lipstick and Bruises KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001
2001 77 Lipstick and Bruises 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001
2001 97 Lipstick and Bruises Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001
2001 95 Lipstick and Bruises WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001
2001 84 Lipstick and Bruises K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001
2001 85 Lipstick and Bruises WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001
2001 76 Lipstick and Bruises The End Top 107 Songs of 2001
2001 73 Lipstick and Bruises The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001
2001 63 Lipstick and Bruises 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001
2001 72 Lipstick and Bruises 97X Top 97 Songs of 2001
2001 85 Lipstick and Bruises WEQX Top 102.7 of 2001
2001 78 Lipstick and Bruises Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001
2001 102 My Own Worst Enemy WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 32 Miserable KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2000
2000 42 Miserable 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000
2000 56 Over My Head 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000
2000 17 My Own Worst Enemy Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000
2000 41 Miserable Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000
2000 67 Miserable Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000
2000 36 Miserable WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2000
2000 47 Miserable K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2000
2000 53 My Own Worst Enemy K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2000
2000 65 Miserable WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2000
2000 21 Miserable The End Top 107 Songs of 2000
2000 32 Miserable 89X Top 89 Songs of 2000
2000 25 Miserable The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000
2000 93 Miserable WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2000
2000 24 My Own Worst Enemy WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000
2000 28 Miserable KEDJ Millennium Meltdown Countdown 2001
2000 71 Miserable WBCN Top 104 Songs of Y2K
2000 74 My Own Worst Enemy 103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000
2000 93 Miserable WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000
2000 7 Miserable Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000
2000 96 My Own Worst Enemy KEDJ Countdown 2000 (106 songs)
2000 88 My Own Worst Enemy Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000)
2000 56 My Own Worst Enemy DC101 Top 101 Rock Songs of the 90s
1999 4 My Own Worst Enemy KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999
1999 75 Zip-Lock KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999
1999 14 My Own Worst Enemy 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999
1999 38 Zip-Lock 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999
1999 1 My Own Worst Enemy Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999 59 Zip-Lock Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999 1 My Own Worst Enemy Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999
1999 65 Zip-Lock Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999
1999 7 My Own Worst Enemy WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999
1999 89 Zip-Lock WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999
1999 4 My Own Worst Enemy K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999
1999 4 My Own Worst Enemy WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999
1999 4 My Own Worst Enemy The End Top 107 Songs of 1999
1999 40 Zip-Lock The End Top 107 Songs of 1999
1999 3 My Own Worst Enemy 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999
1999 29 My Own Worst Enemy WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999
1999 84 Zip-Lock WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999
1999 1 My Own Worst Enemy Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999 67 Zip-Lock Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999 55 My Own Worst Enemy 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 521 My Own Worst Enemy Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 211 My Own Worst Enemy WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 305 My Own Worst Enemy The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 63 My Own Worst Enemy KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 361 My Own Worst Enemy WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 84 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Year End 1999)

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