Song · The Replacements
“Unsatisfied” by The Replacements
From the album Let It Be (1984)
“Unsatisfied” by The Replacements appears on 12 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2001 and 2023. It was first released in 1984 on the album Let It Be. Its best result is #65 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,264 alternative song of all time.
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"Unsatisfied" sits on Let It Be, the Replacements' third studio album, from 1984, and it was barely a song when Paul Westerberg brought it into the studio: little more than the one title phrase, with the rest worked out on the spot. Westerberg later described it as about as melancholy as the band could get while still being alive.
The take is rough and proud of it. By Westerberg's account they ran it down once, Bob Stinson walked in partway through and started adding guitar licks to a song he had never heard, Steve Fjelstad hit record, and that was that. Westerberg plays 12-string and lap steel and sings like his throat is coming apart, with Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars keeping it upright. It was never a single, but it has become one of the band's most acclaimed songs and a regular in their live sets.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1867 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2001 | 172 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2002 | 1942 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1954 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 461 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2014 | 373 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2018 | 116 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2020 | 1202 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2021 | 65 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2022 | 974 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2022 | 252 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2023 | 233 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2023 | 849 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
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