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“Self-Esteem” by The Offspring

From the album Smash (1994)

“Self-Esteem” by The Offspring appears on 62 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1994 and 2025. 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, #136 alternative song of all time and #23 of the '90s.

62countdowns
19stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
14top 10 finishes
1994–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

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 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
1995 39 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 18 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
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
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 99 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 68 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 63 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
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 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 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 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
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
2023 28 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2025 944 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Self Esteem.

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