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“Pork And Beans” by Weezer
From the album Weezer (2008)
“Pork And Beans” by Weezer appears on 38 radio countdowns from 27 stations between 2008 and 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the album Weezer. Its best result is #1 on the 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #2 alternative song of 2008, #3,640 alternative song of all time and #94 of the '00s.
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"Pork and Beans" came off Weezer's 2008 self-titled album, the one fans call the Red Album, and it's Rivers Cuomo in full crunch-and-singalong mode. He wrote it alone, sang every part and played guitar, Patrick Wilson walloped the drums, and Jacknife Lee produced. The riff chugs, the chorus bursts wide open, and the whole thing sounds like a band happily shrugging off whatever anyone expected of it.
Radio got it that April, and it went on to spend eleven weeks at number one on Billboard's Modern Rock chart. The video nearly stole the show: stuffed with YouTube stars and memes of the day, it premiered on YouTube itself, drew huge numbers of viewers in the weeks after, and won the Grammy for Best Music Video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 81 | WFNX | WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) | 101 |
| 2009 | 460 | Live 105 | Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) | 500 |
| 2010 | 46 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium | 200 |
| 2010 | 194 | 94.1 The Zone | 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade | 210 |
| 2011 | 75 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s | 102 |
| 2013 | 1947 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1867 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2014 | 377 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 405 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 459 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2022 | 447 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2022 | 259 | X96 | X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time | 500 |
| 2023 | 460 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
| 2025 | 482 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
Also listed as: Pork and Beans; Pork & Beans.
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