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The Knack

Band Los Angeles United States Active 1978–2010 Los Angeles power pop band “My Sharona”

The Knack formed in 1978 in Los Angeles, United States and was active until 2010. The Knack has 41 chart appearances on 41 radio countdowns from 22 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “My Sharona”, which appears on 41 lists with a best position of #54. The station that charted The Knack most often is 100.7 WZLX (Boston, MA), with 7 appearances.

41appearances

41countdowns

1songs charted

22stations

0#1 finishes

1996–2026years

The Knack came out of Los Angeles in 1978 with a lean, hook-first power pop sound. Doug Fieger sang lead and played rhythm guitar, Berton Averre handled lead guitar and backing vocals, Prescott Niles held down the bass and Bruce Gary drummed.

"My Sharona" did it: a stuttering drum intro, a bass-and-guitar riff that won't let go, and Fieger's hiccuping vocal. It was their debut single and it pushed their first album, Get the Knack, to number one in several countries, plus a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. The follow-ups, ...But The Little Girls Understand and Round Trip, didn't come close, and the band broke up.

They kept coming back, though: reunions produced Serious Fun, Zoom and Normal as the Next Guy, and they only called it a day for good after Fieger died in 2010. "My Sharona" never needed them anyway; that riff still rules the countdowns on its own.

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

Songs by The Knack on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	My Sharona	1,380	41	#54	–	–

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	648	My Sharona	WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time
2024	268	My Sharona	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	486	My Sharona	KQRS KQ 500 (2024)
2023	284	My Sharona	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023)
2023	412	My Sharona	97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023)
2023	431	My Sharona	WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023	649	My Sharona	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time
2023	1036	My Sharona	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2022	199	My Sharona	River 500 (2022)
2022	205	My Sharona	KSLX Arizona 500 (2022)
2022	774	My Sharona	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	974	My Sharona	KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022)
2022	54	My Sharona	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s
2021	69	My Sharona	WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021)
2021	266	My Sharona	KSLX Arizona 500 (2021)
2021	315	My Sharona	97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021)
2021	751	My Sharona	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2020	392	My Sharona	97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020)
2020	885	My Sharona	KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020)
2017	402	My Sharona	97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017)
2016	856	My Sharona	100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016
2015	850	My Sharona	100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015)
2014	773	My Sharona	100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014)
2014	953	My Sharona	BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014)
2013	842	My Sharona	100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013)
2012	371	My Sharona	BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012)
2012	984	My Sharona	100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012)
2012	536	My Sharona	WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2011	877	My Sharona	100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011)
2007	559	My Sharona	WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time
2006	402	My Sharona	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2005	201	My Sharona	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004	315	My Sharona	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2002	473	My Sharona	WZLX Memorial 500 (2002)
2002	1089	My Sharona	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001	437	My Sharona	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
1999	332	My Sharona	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	699	My Sharona	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999	98	My Sharona	Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999)
1998	201	My Sharona	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1996	77	My Sharona	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)

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