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Smash Mouth

Band San Jose United States Formed 1994 US rock band from San Jose, CA

Smash Mouth formed in 1994 in San Jose, United States. Smash Mouth has 92 chart appearances on 70 radio countdowns from 30 stations on RockLists, spanning 1997–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Walkin' On The Sun”, which appears on 50 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted Smash Mouth most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.

92appearances

70countdowns

9songs charted

30stations

1#1 finishes

1997–2024years

Smash Mouth came out of San Jose, California, in 1994 with Steve Harwell singing, Greg Camp on guitar, Paul De Lisle on bass and Kevin Coleman on drums, and a record collection that spanned several decades. Fush Yu Mang, their 1997 debut, mixed ska-punk racket with a cover of War's "Why Can't We Be Friends", but "Walkin' On The Sun" was something else again: a swirling, retro groove with a lazy, sun-baked swagger and Harwell sneering over the top like a beach-bum lounge singer.

Astro Lounge, in 1999, went bigger and brighter. "All-Star" is sunshine-pop hustle with a chorus that sticks like gum, and it picked up a Grammy nomination; "Then the Morning Comes", "Stoned" and a cover of ? and the Mysterians' "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" kept the retro party going. Both of the first two albums went multi-platinum, and in 2001 they took on the Monkees' "I'm a Believer" as well.

Behind the core, the lineup never stopped shuffling, and Camp left in 2008 only to return a year later. Harwell's exit in 2021 left De Lisle as the last original member standing.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by Smash Mouth on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Walkin' On The Sun	2,520	50	#1	1	1997
2	All-Star	1,212	23	#9	–	1999
3	I'm A Believer	143	2	#25	–	2001
4	Can't Get Enough of You Baby	141	6	#50	–	1998
5	Then the Morning Comes	90	2	#53	–	1999
6	Stoned	79	3	#54	–	1999
7	Waste	25	1	#69	–	1999
8	Pacific Coast Party	23	1	#83	–	2001
9	Why Can't We Be Friends	5	2	#103	–	1997

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

97 98 99 01

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2024	71	Walkin' On The Sun	The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024)
2024	289	I'm A Believer	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs
2024	849	Why Can't We Be Friends	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs
2023	283	Walkin' On The Sun	105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023	477	Walkin' On The Sun	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2023	666	All-Star	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022	296	Walkin' On The Sun	105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022	673	Walkin' On The Sun	The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2022	897	All-Star	The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2021	311	Walkin' On The Sun	105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2020	281	Walkin' On The Sun	105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2019	451	Walkin' On The Sun	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2015	401	Walkin' On The Sun	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2014	371	Walkin' On The Sun	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2007	348	Walkin' On The Sun	KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2005	1730	Walkin' On The Sun	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004	498	Walkin' On The Sun	The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004	1728	Walkin' On The Sun	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003	1728	Walkin' On The Sun	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002	1745	Walkin' On The Sun	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	124	Walkin' On The Sun	The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial)
2001	25	I'm A Believer	G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001
2001	83	Pacific Coast Party	G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001
2001	1756	Walkin' On The Sun	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	157	Walkin' On The Sun	WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2001	274	All-Star	WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000	1756	Walkin' On The Sun	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	27	Walkin' On The Sun	Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000)
2000	55	All-Star	Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000)
2000	66	Walkin' On The Sun	DC101 Top 101 Rock Songs of the 90s
1999	14	All-Star	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999
1999	28	All-Star	91X Top 91 Songs of 1999
1999	69	Waste	91X Top 91 Songs of 1999
1999	47	All-Star	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999	91	Stoned	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999	18	All-Star	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999
1999	53	Then the Morning Comes	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999
1999	20	All-Star	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999
1999	75	All-Star	K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999
1999	12	All-Star	WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999
1999	9	All-Star	The End Top 107 Songs of 1999
1999	54	Stoned	The End Top 107 Songs of 1999
1999	15	All-Star	89X Top 89 Songs of 1999
1999	24	All-Star	WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 1999
1999	28	All-Star	WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999
1999	61	Then the Morning Comes	WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999
1999	10	All-Star	Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999	127	Walkin' On The Sun	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	459	All-Star	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999	339	Walkin' On The Sun	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	650	All-Star	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	989	Can't Get Enough of You Baby	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	104	Walkin' On The Sun	WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	187	All-Star	WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	250	Walkin' On The Sun	WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999	194	Walkin' On The Sun	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	384	All-Star	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	934	Stoned	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1756	Walkin' On The Sun	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	734	Walkin' On The Sun	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999	986	All-Star	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999	54	Walkin' On The Sun	KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999	127	All-Star	KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999	166	Walkin' On The Sun	WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999	247	All-Star	WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999	53	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Year End 1999)
1999	79	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 1999)
1998	66	Can't Get Enough of You Baby	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998
1998	75	Can't Get Enough of You Baby	91X Top 91 Songs of 1998
1998	63	Walkin' On The Sun	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998
1998	85	Can't Get Enough of You Baby	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998
1998	50	Can't Get Enough of You Baby	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1998	83	Walkin' On The Sun	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1998	93	Can't Get Enough of You Baby	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998
1998	61	Walkin' On The Sun	DC101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1998	63	Walkin' On The Sun	WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998
1998	63	Walkin' On The Sun	Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998
1997	5	Walkin' On The Sun	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997
1997	103	Why Can't We Be Friends	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997
1997	1	Walkin' On The Sun	91X Top 91 Songs of 1997
1997	5	Walkin' On The Sun	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997
1997	3	Walkin' On The Sun	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997
1997	3	Walkin' On The Sun	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997
1997	4	Walkin' On The Sun	The End Top 107 Songs of 1997
1997	3	Walkin' On The Sun	KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997
1997	4	Walkin' On The Sun	WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997
1997	8	Walkin' On The Sun	X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997
1997	12	Walkin' On The Sun	105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997
1997	32	Walkin' On The Sun	KEGL The Eagle's Top 97 Songs of 1997
1997	49	Walkin' On The Sun	WBER Listener Countdown 1997
1997	11	Walkin' On The Sun	Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997
1997	4	Walkin' On The Sun	Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997

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