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The Used

Band Orem United States Formed 2001 American post hardcore band

The Used formed in 2001 in Orem, United States. The Used has 114 chart appearances on 89 radio countdowns from 36 stations on RockLists, spanning 2002–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Buried Myself Alive”, which appears on 19 lists with a best position of #12. The station that charted The Used most often is X96 (Salt Lake City, UT), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.

114appearances
89countdowns
17songs charted
36stations
0#1 finishes
2002–2023years

The Used came roaring out of Orem, Utah, with Bert McCracken shrieking and crooning like a kid who'd just discovered both heartbreak and the scream, and their self-titled debut in June 2002 made them stars almost overnight. With Quinn Allman, Jeph Howard on bass and Branden Steineckert alongside him, they bolted pop-punk hooks onto post-hardcore wreckage: "Buried Myself Alive", "The Taste of Ink" and "Blue and Yellow" swing between melody and meltdown without warning.

In Love and Death, in September 2004, raised the stakes with "Take It Away" and "All That I've Got", and after Dan Whitesides took over the drums in 2006, Lies for the Liars followed in May 2007 with "The Bird and the Worm". Artwork came in August 2009, and they kept churning out records well past the decade that made them, from Vulnerable and Imaginary Enemy to The Canyon in 2017, Heartwork in 2020 and Toxic Positivity in 2023.

Their records have gone gold and platinum around the world, and the emo scene's own press crowned them its kings for the 2000s.

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

Songs by The Used on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Buried Myself Alive
721		 19 #12 – 2003
2 Blood On My Hands
674		 11 #6 – 2009
3 The Taste of Ink
667		 23 #15 – 2002
4 Blue and Yellow
462		 14 #3 – 2003
5 The Bird and the Worm
412		 8 #4 – 2007
6 All That I've Got
383		 9 #19 – 2005
7 Take It Away
270		 12 #47 – 2004
8 I Come Alive
224		 4 #6 – 2012
9 Pretty Handsome Awkward
86		 2 #51 – 2007
10 I Caught Fire
84		 2 #80 – 2005
11 Maybe Memories
69		 1 #70 – 2002
12 Giving Up
68		 1 #17 – 2023
13 Cry
46		 2 #32 – 2014
14 Under Pressure
32		 1 #35 – 2005
15 Born to Quit
13		 2 #97 – 2009
16 Over And Over Again
12		 1 #81 – 2017
17 The Lighthouse
4		 1 #49 – 2020

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

02 03 04 05 07 09 12 14 17 20 23

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2023 17 Giving Up X96 Music Quorum 2023 Top 50 Songs
2023 404 The Taste of Ink WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2022 223 The Taste of Ink X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022 376 Blue and Yellow X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2020 49 The Lighthouse X96 Top 50 Songs of 2020
2019 411 The Taste of Ink WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2017 81 Over And Over Again 91X Top 91 Songs of 2017
2015 321 The Taste of Ink WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2014 32 Cry X96 Top 50 Songs of 2014
2014 82 Cry 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2014
2014 295 The Taste of Ink WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2012 6 I Come Alive 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2012
2012 26 I Come Alive X96 Top 50 Songs of 2012
2012 54 I Come Alive 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012
2012 66 I Come Alive 97X Top 97 Songs of 2012
2009 13 Blood On My Hands Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009
2009 14 Blood On My Hands 89X Top 89 Songs of 2009
2009 6 Blood On My Hands KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2009
2009 19 Blood On My Hands X96 Top 50 Songs of 2009
2009 32 Blood On My Hands 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009
2009 39 Blood On My Hands Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009
2009 48 Blood On My Hands X103.9 Top Songs of 2009
2009 49 Blood On My Hands WVBR Top 93 of 2009
2009 73 Blood On My Hands 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009
2009 81 Blood On My Hands 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009
2009 97 Born to Quit X103.9 Top Songs of 2009
2009 99 Born to Quit 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009
2009 32 Blood On My Hands WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009
2007 104 The Bird and the Worm KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007
2007 70 The Bird and the Worm 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007
2007 97 The Bird and the Worm Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007
2007 30 The Bird and the Worm Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 20 The Bird and the Worm The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007 62 Pretty Handsome Awkward The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007 35 The Bird and the Worm 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007
2007 4 The Bird and the Worm 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007
2007 40 The Bird and the Worm KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007
2007 51 Pretty Handsome Awkward 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007
2006 448 The Taste of Ink KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2005 83 All That I've Got Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005
2005 20 All That I've Got 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005
2005 81 All That I've Got CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005
2005 74 All That I've Got The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005
2005 19 All That I've Got X96 Top 50 Songs of 2005
2005 35 Under Pressure X96 Top 50 Songs of 2005
2005 78 (tie) All That I've Got WBER Listener Countdown 2005
2005 80 (tie) I Caught Fire WBER Listener Countdown 2005
2005 81 All That I've Got Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005
2005 95 All That I've Got ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 365 Blue and Yellow ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 495 The Taste of Ink 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 724 Buried Myself Alive 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 67 The Taste of Ink 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium
2005 86 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Biggest Bands of All-Time (July 2005)
2004 48 Take It Away 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004
2004 80 Take It Away Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004 92 Take It Away WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004
2004 66 Take It Away WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 47 Take It Away 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004
2004 90 Take It Away Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 90 Take It Away The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004
2004 82 Take It Away WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2004
2004 48 Take It Away X96 Top 50 Songs of 2004
2004 66 Take It Away 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004
2004 96 All That I've Got G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004
2004 186 (tie) I Caught Fire WBER Listener Countdown 2004
2004 199 (tie) Take It Away WBER Listener Countdown 2004
2004 83 Take It Away Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004
2003 71 Buried Myself Alive KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003
2003 91 Blue and Yellow KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003
2003 74 Buried Myself Alive Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003
2003 83 Blue and Yellow Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003
2003 55 Buried Myself Alive Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003
2003 52 Buried Myself Alive WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003
2003 81 Blue and Yellow WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003
2003 66 Buried Myself Alive K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003
2003 74 Blue and Yellow K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003
2003 54 Buried Myself Alive WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003 3 Blue and Yellow 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003
2003 36 Buried Myself Alive 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003
2003 54 The Taste of Ink 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003
2003 71 Buried Myself Alive Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003 40 Buried Myself Alive CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003
2003 53 Blue and Yellow The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003
2003 75 Buried Myself Alive The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003
2003 9 Blue and Yellow 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 50 Songs of 2003
2003 15 The Taste of Ink 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 50 Songs of 2003
2003 53 Buried Myself Alive KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003
2003 66 Blue and Yellow WBER Listener Countdown 2003
2003 68 (tie) Buried Myself Alive WBER Listener Countdown 2003
2003 72 Buried Myself Alive Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003
2003 87 Blue and Yellow KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003
2003 91 Blue and Yellow WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003
2003 94 Buried Myself Alive WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003
2003 99 Buried Myself Alive WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003
2003 99 Blue and Yellow Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003
2003 65 Buried Myself Alive Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003 81 Blue and Yellow Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003 98 The Taste of Ink Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003
2002 88 The Taste of Ink KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002
2002 99 Buried Myself Alive KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002
2002 62 The Taste of Ink 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002
2002 82 The Taste of Ink Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002
2002 84 The Taste of Ink Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 82 The Taste of Ink WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002
2002 77 The Taste of Ink WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 88 The Taste of Ink Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 81 The Taste of Ink The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002
2002 12 Buried Myself Alive 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2002
2002 56 The Taste of Ink WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002
2002 67 The Taste of Ink WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002
2002 70 (tie) Maybe Memories WBER Listener Countdown 2002
2002 75 The Taste of Ink Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002
2002 92 The Taste of Ink Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002

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