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“Pretty Penny” by Stone Temple Pilots
From the album Purple (1994)
“Pretty Penny” by Stone Temple Pilots appears on 14 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album Purple. Its best result is #183 on the 105.9 The X July 420 (2021). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,009 alternative song of all time.
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"Pretty Penny" is the deep breath in the middle of Purple, Stone Temple Pilots' 1994 second album: a hushed acoustic interlude parked between the woozy "Still Remains" and the menacing "Silvergun Superman". It grew out of a rehearsal-room jam, with Robert and Dean DeLeo trading an acoustic line while bandmate Eric tapped out a rhythm on a pair of microphones and an Indian drum made of stretched leather. Scott Weiland took the cassette home, found the verse melody, and wrote the words in the third person, only later realizing they were about himself; he described the song as a last, desperate try at convincing himself he wasn't an addict.
In 2013, without Weiland, the other three brought it back with Chester Bennington singing.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 867 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 1332 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1332 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1333 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1332 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1870 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1317 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1317 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1317 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2005 | 987 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
| 2020 | 190 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) | 420 |
| 2021 | 183 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) | 420 |
| 2022 | 250 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) | 420 |
| 2023 | 275 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) | 420 |
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