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“The Ugly Truth” by Matthew Sweet

From the album Altered Beast (1993)

“The Ugly Truth” by Matthew Sweet appears on 16 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1993 and 2014. It was first released in 1993 on the album Altered Beast. Its best result is #54 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #177 alternative song of 1993 and #1,004 alternative song of all time.

16countdowns
3stations
#54best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1993–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1993 54 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 453 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 453 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 454 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 454 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1793 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 454 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 454 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 456 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1053 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1074 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1104 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1143 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1180 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1241 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1291 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 1993

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  3. 3LingerThe Cranberries
  4. 4PlushStone Temple Pilots
  5. 5No RainBlind Melon
  6. 6Soul to SqueezeRed Hot Chili Peppers