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“Story of My Life” by Social Distortion

From the EP Story of My Life...And Other Stories (1990)

“Story of My Life” by Social Distortion appears on 36 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1990 and 2024. It was first released in 1990 on the EP Story of My Life...And Other Stories. Its best result is #7 on the CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #124 alternative song of 1990 and #240 alternative song of all time.

36countdowns
10stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1990–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 40 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 107
2005 91 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 87 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 154 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 206 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1998 127 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 214 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 32 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 443 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 89 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1027 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 26 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 26 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 19 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 12 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1945 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 11 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 172 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 106 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 10 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 7 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 137 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 47 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 91 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 358 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 136 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 351 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 166 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 344 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 329 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 323 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 579 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 324 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 317 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 746 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 49 107.7 The End The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) 100

Also listed as: Story of my Life; Story Of My Life.

Charting alongside it in 1990

Best songs of 1990 →
  1. 1Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'Connor
  2. 2The Only One I KnowThe Charlatans
  3. 3Blue Sky MineMidnight Oil
  4. 4Enjoy the SilenceDepeche Mode
  5. 5Here's Where The Story EndsThe Sundays
  6. 6The Emperor's New ClothesSinéad O'Connor