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“The Kids Aren't Alright” by The Offspring

From the album Americana (1998)

“The Kids Aren't Alright” by The Offspring appears on 35 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1999 and 2021. It was first released in 1998 on the album Americana. Its best result is #3 on The End Top 107 Songs of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 1999, #1,538 alternative song of all time and #45 of the '90s.

35countdowns
14stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
7top 10 finishes
1999–2021years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 5 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999 107
1999 5 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999 91
1999 6 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999 106
1999 4 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999 101
1999 9 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999 100
1999 10 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999 92
1999 30 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999 99
1999 3 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1999 107
1999 22 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999 89
1999 97 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999 100
1999 22 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 88 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 365 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 287 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 941 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 279 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
2002 22 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2004 274 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 107 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2006 131 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 128 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 80 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 1991 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 117 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 1963 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 113 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 97 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 1895 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 119 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 1816 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1891 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 13 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2013 1879 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1872 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 78 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100

Also listed as: The Kids Aren't All Right.

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