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“Sick of Myself” by Matthew Sweet

From the album 100% Fun (1995)

“Sick of Myself” by Matthew Sweet appears on 45 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 1995 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the album 100% Fun. Its best result is #12 on the WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #30 alternative song of 1995, #646 alternative song of all time and #322 of the '90s.

45countdowns
23stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1995–2025years charted

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Matthew Sweet pulled "Sick of Myself" from 100% Fun, his fifth album, in 1995, and it became the biggest single of his career, the one that pushed him from alternative radio over into mainstream pop.

He cut it in 1994 during the album sessions and produced it with Brendan O'Brien, and the formula is simple and lethal: fuzzed-out electric guitars over a steady mid-tempo stride, verse into chorus, no detours. Critics heard power pop melody running through alternative rock's louder guitars, and that push and pull is the whole charm.

The words, written in the first person, are all self-criticism and romantic frustration, and reviewers kept noticing how cheerful the tune sounds while the lyrics tear their narrator down. Zoo Entertainment released it and worked it to alternative, modern rock and Top 40 stations across the US.

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
1995 90 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 44 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 69 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 16 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 14 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995 104
1995 67 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95 103
1995 42 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1995 50
1995 92 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100
1995 15 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 12 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 279 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1999 440 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 186 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 571 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 377 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 186 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 378 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 188 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 384 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 188 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 411 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 188 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 188 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 424 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 187 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 812 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 489 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 541 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 530 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 521 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 759 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 531 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 548 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 564 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 580 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 1276 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 395 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 362 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 900 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 363 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 370 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 168 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 561 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 395 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2025 353 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500

Also listed as: Sick Of Myself.

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