Song · Megadeth
“Almost Honest” by Megadeth
From the album Cryptic Writings (1997)
“Almost Honest” by Megadeth appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1997 and 2023. It was first released in 1997 on the album Cryptic Writings. Its best result is #17 on the WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #17 hard rock song of 1997, #1,075 hard rock song of all time and #19 of the '90s.
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"Almost Honest" comes off Cryptic Writings, the 1997 album Megadeth went to Nashville to make with producer Dann Huff after souring on their previous man, Max Norman. Dave Mustaine co-produced, wrote the words and co-wrote the music with Marty Friedman, and the two split the electric guitars while David Ellefson plays bass and Nick Menza drums, all three singing backup behind Mustaine's lead.
It was the last studio album for that lineup, the longest-running Megadeth ever had: Menza was gone after this one. The whole record was aimed at radio, with friendlier song structures and lyrics opened up for a wider crowd, and some critics grumbled that the band was drifting away from its thrash roots. Jeff Balding recorded and mixed it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 46 | 97.1 The Eagle Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | KEGL The Eagle's Top 97 Songs of 1997 | 97 |
| 1997 | 17 | WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL | WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 960 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 631 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2002 | 448 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2023 | 96 | 94.1 WJJO | WJJO Frequent Rocker Top 100 Songs of 2023 | 100 |
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