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“Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)” by The Offspring

From the album Americana (1998)

“Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)” by The Offspring appears on 38 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1998 and 2014. It was first released in 1998 on the album Americana. Its best result is #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #6 alternative song of 1998, #1,166 alternative song of all time and #24 of the '90s.

38countdowns
14stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1998–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1998 14 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 107
1998 2 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 91
1998 35 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998 106
1998 28 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 101
1998 12 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 100
1998 30 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 102
1998 4 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 107
1998 1 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 100
1998 67 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998 102
1999 27 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999 107
1999 38 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999 106
1999 47 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999 101
1999 28 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999 92
1999 41 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 32 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 68 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 78 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 225 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 209 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 122 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 979 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 26 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2001 158 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 70 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2004 250 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 117 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2005 96 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2006 83 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 108 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 1972 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 340 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 1934 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 255 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 1893 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1831 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1909 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1899 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1927 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Pretty Fly (For a White Guy); Pretty Fly (For A White Guy); Pretty Fly (For A White Guy; Pretty Fly for a White Guy; Pretty Fly For A White Guy.

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