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“Why Don't You Get a Job?” by The Offspring

From the album Americana (1998)

“Why Don't You Get a Job?” by The Offspring appears on 27 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1998 and 2009. It was first released in 1998 on the album Americana. Its best result is #8 on The End Top 107 Songs of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #10 alternative song of 1999, #2,299 alternative song of all time and #67 of the '90s.

27countdowns
12stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1998–2009years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1998 105 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998 106
1998 72 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 100
1999 22 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999 107
1999 29 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999 91
1999 16 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999 106
1999 14 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999 101
1999 29 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999 100
1999 27 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999 92
1999 11 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999 99
1999 8 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1999 107
1999 18 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999 89
1999 16 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 105 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 233 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 441 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 419 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 395 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 847 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
2001 383 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 64 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2004 223 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 195 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2006 239 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 389 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 226 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2008 434 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 239 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500

Also listed as: Why Don't You Get A Job; Why Don't You Get a Job; Why Don't You Get A Job?.

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