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“Self-Esteem” by The Offspring

From the album Smash (1994)

“Self-Esteem” by The Offspring appears on 110 radio countdowns from 40 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1994 on the album Smash. Its best result is #1 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #4 alternative song of 1994, #69 alternative song of all time and #33 of the '90s.

110countdowns
40stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
18top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

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"Self-Esteem" was the second single from Smash, the Offspring's third studio album from 1994, and it sits eighth on the record. Dexter Holland wrote it and sings it with a nasal, half-cracked yelp, riding a riff that crawls along low and lazy before the band stomps on the distortion and the whole thing bursts into a shout-along.

Noodles plays guitar, Greg Kriesel plays bass and Ron Welty plays drums, and Thom Wilson produced and engineered, keeping it raw and punchy: punk rock with a hook big enough to carry it anywhere.

Carry it did. Epitaph's single became a worldwide hit and went to number one in Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Latvia. It earned a nomination for Best Song at the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards, Darren Lavett directed its video, and the band put it on their 2005 Greatest Hits.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 4 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 1 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 14 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 3 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 21 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1994 11 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW 25 Greatest Rock Songs from 1994 25
1994 3 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 100
1994 17 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 177 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1994 822 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 39 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 18 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1995 461 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1995 42 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 389 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 187 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 464 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 503 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1998 80 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 3 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 79 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 8 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 52 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 127 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 6 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 251 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 20 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
1999 521 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
1999 99 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 68 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 53 DC101 DC101 Top 101 Rock Songs of the 90s 101
2000 39 103.3 The Edge 103.3 The Edge Top 103 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 103
2000 63 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2000 45 The Edge KEDJ Countdown 2000 (106 songs) 106
2001 49 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 24 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 34 K-Rock K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) 92
2002 181 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 41 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2002 154 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 539 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 146 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 77 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2004 5 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 38 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 84 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 81 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2005 10 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 10 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the 90s 96
2005 74 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2005 95 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2006 7 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 7 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 27 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 98 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 22 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 335 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 18 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 290 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 5 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 8 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 285 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 6 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 26 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 275 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 278 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 32 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2013 283 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 142 KBPI KBPI Top 200 Songs of All Time 200
2013 47 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 288 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 69 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 69 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2016 463 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2019 8 X96 X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's 100
2019 55 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2019 26 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 139 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 89 DC101 Top DC101 of the 90's 101
2020 254 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 46 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2020 173 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 64 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2021 817 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 18 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2021 976 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 47 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2021 213 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 75 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2022 798 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 20 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 314 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 9 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2022 29 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 207 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 28 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2023 77 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 41 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 23 ALT 104.5 ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time 104
2023 570 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 314 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 34 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2024 94 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 27 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2025 211 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500
2025 89 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2025 93 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 944 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 10 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500
2026 48 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Self Esteem.

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