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“Bottom of a Bottle” by Smile Empty Soul
From the album Smile Empty Soul (2003)
“Bottom of a Bottle” by Smile Empty Soul appears on 16 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 2003 and 2019. It was first released in 2003 on the album Smile Empty Soul. Its best result is #10 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #46 alternative song of 2003, #5,961 alternative song of all time and #443 of the '00s.
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"Bottom of a Bottle" was the debut single from Smile Empty Soul, lifted from their self-titled 2003 album, and it barrels in with the chunky, churning heft of the era's nu metal. Don't take the title at face value, though: the song's talk of drugs is a metaphor, a push to chase whatever keeps you going and makes you feel alive. It connected, too, climbing to number seven on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 62 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2003 | 63 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 31 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 26 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 | 92 |
| 2003 | 11 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 19 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 35 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 | 99 |
| 2003 | 10 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2003 | 80 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 | 103 |
| 2003 | 24 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 | 103 |
| 2003 | 83 | 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2003 | 60 | WBCN Boston, MA | WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 | 104 |
| 2003 | 18 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 418 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 451 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 468 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
Also listed as: Bottom Of A Bottle; Bottom of A Bottle.
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