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“Sell Out” by Reel Big Fish

From the album Turn the Radio Off (1996)

“Sell Out” by Reel Big Fish appears on 32 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1997 and 2024. It was first released in 1996 on the album Turn the Radio Off. Its best result is #4 on the X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #13 alternative song of 1997, #1,862 alternative song of all time and #122 of the '90s.

32countdowns
19stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1997–2024years charted

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"Sell Out" leads off Turn the Radio Off, Reel Big Fish's second album, and it was the ska-punk crew's first single, released on Mojo in 1996. Aaron Barrett and Scott Klopfenstein wrote it, and it bounces on skanking upstrokes before the punk kick lands, a song built for a sweaty room.

It caught on fast: American radio took to it, it held its own on the British charts, and the video went into regular MTV rotation, which caught bassist Matt Wong off guard. It remains their most popular release, and the band knows it. "Sell Out" usually closes their shows, and on Our Live Album Is Better than Your Live Album you can hear Barrett telling the crowd it has to wait until the end.

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
1997 12 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 107
1997 20 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 91
1997 23 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 105
1997 50 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 101
1997 20 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 66 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 107
1997 76 KNRK Portland, OR KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 94
1997 7 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 106
1997 25 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1997 99
1997 26 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 103
1997 4 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997 104
1997 26 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 194 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 290 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 363 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 774 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
2004 201 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 257 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2005 54 The Edge KEDJ Top 103 on Independent Radio 103
2005 711 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 479 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 475 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 343 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2020 163 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 577 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 179 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 642 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 181 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 365 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2023 223 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 162 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2024 95 107.7 The End The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) 100

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