Song · Paul Westerberg
“World Class Fad” by Paul Westerberg
From the album 14 Songs (1993)
“World Class Fad” by Paul Westerberg appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1993 and 2014. It was first released in 1993 on the album 14 Songs. Its best result is #75 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #230 alternative song of 1993 and #1,428 alternative song of all time.
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"World Class Fad" comes off 14 Songs, Paul Westerberg's 1993 album, and it's very nearly a one-man band: Westerberg wrote it, sings lead, plays the guitars and the bass, and stacks up the backing vocals with co-producer Matt Wallace, who also engineered. Josh Freese is the only other player, and he hits the drums like he's late for something. Brendan O'Brien mixed it, and it comes out loud, loose and snotty, a ragged rocker with a hook you can't shake and a title that works as a put-down all by itself.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 75 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1443 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1443 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1443 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1441 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1427 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1427 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1426 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 644 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 651 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 672 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 689 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 712 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 729 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 740 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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