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The All-American Rejects

Band Stillwater United States Formed 2000 US rock band

The All-American Rejects formed in 2000 in Stillwater, United States. The All-American Rejects has 58 chart appearances on 48 radio countdowns from 26 stations on RockLists, spanning 2002–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Swing Swing”, which appears on 19 lists with a best position of #16. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted The All-American Rejects most often is 88.3 The Sting (Cleveland, OH), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.

58appearances

48countdowns

12songs charted

26stations

1#1 finishes

2002–2026years

The All-American Rejects came out of Stillwater, Oklahoma, built around the songwriting pair of Tyson Ritter, who sings and plays bass, and guitarist Nick Wheeler, who writes most of the music while Ritter handles the words. Mike Kennerty on rhythm guitar and Chris Gaylor on drums filled out the band after the debut.

That self-titled debut arrived in 2002, and "Swing, Swing" was the hit that made it: pop-punk polish over a chorus big enough to fill a high school gym. Move Along, in 2005, went bigger and brighter. "Dirty Little Secret" buzzed with nervous energy, the title track rode a marching beat, and "It Ends Tonight" slowed things to a slow-building swell. All 3 went top fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Gives You Hell", from When the World Comes Down in 2008, became their biggest song of all. Oklahoma put them in its Music Hall of Fame the same year, and they have kept going since, releasing Kids in the Street in 2012 and, after a long wait, Sandbox in 2026.

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

Songs by The All-American Rejects on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Swing Swing	901	19	#16	–	2003
2	Move Along	444	10	#7	–	2006
3	Gives You Hell	333	9	#1	1	2009
4	Dirty Little Secret	234	7	#35	–	2005
5	Easy Come, Easy Go	93	2	#24	–	2025
6	The Last Song	89	3	#70	–	2003
7	Flagpole Sitta	86	1	#14	–	2025
8	Last Song	65	1	#37	–	2003
9	It Ends Tonight	45	2	#75	–	2007
10	Sandbox	42	1	#52	–	2025
11	Someday's Gone	7	1	#83	–	2012
12	Sweat	3	1	#86	–	2017

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

02 03 05 06 07 08 09 12 17 25

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	255	Dirty Little Secret	101X 500 (2026)
2026	303	Move Along	101X 500 (2026)
2026	328	Gives You Hell	101X 500 (2026)
2025	81	Easy Come, Easy Go	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2025
2025	14	Flagpole Sitta	WERG Top 90 of 2025
2025	24	Easy Come, Easy Go	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2025
2025	52	Sandbox	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2025
2022	94	Artist ranking	The End Top 100 Alternative Artists of All Time
2022	414	Gives You Hell	X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022	466	Move Along	X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022	892	Gives You Hell	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2017	86	Sweat	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2017
2012	83	Someday's Gone	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2012
2009	1	Gives You Hell	WERG Top 90 of 2009
2009	54	Gives You Hell	WBER Listener Countdown 2009
2009	73	Gives You Hell	WVBR Top 93 of 2009
2009	88	Gives You Hell	99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009
2008	31	Gives You Hell	WBER Listener Countdown 2008
2008	75	Gives You Hell	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2008
2007	77	It Ends Tonight	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007
2006	28	Move Along	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006
2006	60	Dirty Little Secret	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006
2006	96	Move Along	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006
2006	7	Move Along	89X Top 89 Songs of 2006
2006	52	Move Along	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006
2006	75	It Ends Tonight	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006
2005	72	Move Along	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005
2005	59	Move Along	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005
2005	59	Move Along	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005
2005	100	Dirty Little Secret	CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005
2005	35	Dirty Little Secret	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2005
2005	44	Dirty Little Secret	X96 Top 50 Songs of 2005
2005	67 (tie)	Dirty Little Secret	WBER Listener Countdown 2005
2005	147	Move Along	ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005	254	Dirty Little Secret	ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005	62	Swing Swing	KEDJ Top 103 on Independent Radio
2005	984	Swing Swing	99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2003	62	Swing Swing	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003
2003	16	Swing Swing	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003
2003	42	Swing Swing	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003
2003	34	Swing Swing	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003
2003	68	Swing Swing	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003	26	Swing Swing	CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003
2003	21	Swing Swing	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003
2003	91	The Last Song	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003
2003	28	Swing Swing	Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003
2003	23	Swing Swing	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 50 Songs of 2003
2003	23	Swing Swing	WBER Listener Countdown 2003
2003	37	Last Song	KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003
2003	54	Swing Swing	Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003
2003	62	Swing Swing	WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003
2003	70 (tie)	The Last Song	WBER Listener Countdown 2003
2003	88	The Last Song	Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003
2003	32	Swing Swing	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003	489	Swing Swing	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2002	90	Swing Swing	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002
2002	79	Swing Swing	89X Top 89 Songs of 2002
2002	99	Swing Swing	Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002

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