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“Mommy's Little Monster” by Social Distortion

From the album Mommy's Little Monster (1983)

“Mommy's Little Monster” by Social Distortion appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1983 on the album Mommy's Little Monster. Its best result is #794 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,965 alternative song of all time.

15countdowns

2stations

#794best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1999–2023years charted

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The title track of Mommy's Little Monster, the album Social Distortion put out early in 1983, belongs to Mike Ness from top to bottom: he wrote it, sings it and plays guitar on it alongside Dennis Danell. Brent Liles on bass and Derek O'Brien on drums, who also chips in backing vocals, keep it tight and snotty, and Chaz Ramirez co-produced with the band.

It's fast, bratty and a little rough around the edges in all the right ways. One station's countdowns kept coming back to it for years.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#1,965 of all time

Indie & Adult Alternative

#1,344 of the '80s

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	1495	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	1495	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	1495	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	1493	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2003	1472	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2004	1472	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	1471	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	1435	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	1370	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	1265	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	1163	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	1098	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	1078	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	1058	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013
2023	794	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s	850

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