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“Dead and Bloated” by Stone Temple Pilots

From the album Core (1992)

“Dead and Bloated” by Stone Temple Pilots appears on 26 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1992 on the album Core. Its best result is #121 on the 105.9 The X July 420 (2023). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,001 alternative song of all time.

26countdowns
12stations
#121best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

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Dead & Bloated (2017 Remaster)

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"Dead and Bloated" kicks off Core, Stone Temple Pilots' 1992 debut, and it's about as heavy as this band ever got: Dean DeLeo's guitar lurching like a wounded animal while Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz grind out a sludgy bottom end. Scott Weiland wrote the words and shared the music with Robert DeLeo, and Brendan O'Brien produced, with Nick DiDia engineering.

The famous trick comes right at the top: Weiland sings the opening line straight into the pickup of Dean's guitar, an unnerving little welcome mat. Atlantic sent it out only as a promo, never a proper commercial single, yet it has stayed a fan favorite and a regular in the band's concerts.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 660 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 624 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 498 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 903 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 834 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 156 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 1444 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2004 138 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 339 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 287 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 202 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 444 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 359 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2019 342 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2020 408 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 182 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 412 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 154 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 154 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 380 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 121 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2024 382 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 273 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 415 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 236 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 434 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Dead And Bloated; Dead & Bloated.

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