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“In This Diary” by The Ataris

From the album So Long, Astoria (2003)

“In This Diary” by The Ataris appears on 13 radio countdowns from 13 stations in 2003. It was first released in 2003 on the album So Long, Astoria. Its best result is #19 on the Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #62 alternative song of 2003.

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"In This Diary" led the charge for So Long, Astoria, the Ataris' fourth album, arriving as its first single in February 2003 on Columbia. Kristopher Roe wrote it, and it's pop-punk with its heart pinned to its sleeve: bright, chiming guitars, a driving beat and a big, wistful chorus built for shouting along.

It reached number 11 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and later played out the end credits of The Perfect Score in 2004. The video simply caught the band playing live at Capitol Milling in California, and the footage from that shoot grew into the live DVD Live at Capitol Milling.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
2003	67	KROQ Los Angeles, CA	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003	107
2003	33	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 2003	91
2003	63	WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003	100
2003	64	K-Rock New York, NY	K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003	92
2003	66	Y100 Philadelphia, PA	Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003	100
2003	41	The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003	99
2003	74	Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA	Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003	105
2003	47	WBCN Boston, MA	WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003	104
2003	21	88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 50 Songs of 2003	50
2003	93	102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany)	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003	103
2003	19	103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL	Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003	103
2003	78	102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003	102
2003	57	Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart)	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003	100

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