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“Creep” by Stone Temple Pilots

From the album Core (1992)

“Creep” by Stone Temple Pilots appears on 77 radio countdowns from 32 stations between 1993 and 2026. It was first released in 1992 on the album Core. Its best result is #44 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #91 alternative song of 1994, #178 alternative song of all time and #425 of the '90s.

77countdowns
32stations
#44best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1993–2026years charted

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Stone Temple Pilots - Creep (Official Music Video)

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"Creep" is the sullen comedown in the middle of Stone Temple Pilots' 1992 debut, Core, the seventh track on the album and eventually its third and final single for Atlantic. Robert DeLeo wrote the music and shared lyric duties with Scott Weiland, and Brendan O'Brien produced it, with Nick DiDia engineering.

"Creep" slumps and sways: Dean DeLeo's guitars shift from a woozy, half-acoustic strum to a thick, grinding chorus, Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz keep it loose and heavy-lidded, and Weiland mumbles and croons like someone watching himself from across the room. It all moves with a lazy, narcotic grace.

It later landed on the band's hits album Thank You, and a live version with Aaron Lewis on vocals showed up on the Family Values 2001 Tour release.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1993 44 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91
1994 51 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 49 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 843 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 756 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 798 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 280 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 163 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 191 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 95 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 55 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 104 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 652 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2000 55 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 52 The Edge KEDJ Countdown 2000 (106 songs) 106
2001 59 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 202 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 59 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 105 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 147 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 59 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 121 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 59 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 183 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 63 WBCN WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004) 104
2005 62 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 81 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 240 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 81 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 371 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 76 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 173 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 83 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 81 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 168 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 52 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 86 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 89 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 93 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 94 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 214 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 206 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2016 523 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 334 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2019 88 X96 X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's 100
2019 172 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2019 202 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 708 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 209 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 57 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2020 184 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 970 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 323 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 53 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2021 372 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2022 284 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2022 56 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 362 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 378 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 773 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 444 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 317 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 245 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 47 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 652 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 130 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 431 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 378 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 100 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 207 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 987 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 74 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 552 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 153 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 256 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500
2026 46 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 465 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500

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