Red Hot Chili Peppers: Top 50 Songs

Red Hot Chili Peppers Top 50 Songs left to right: Flea, Anthony Kiedes, John Frusciante, Chad Smith

Rap-styled alternative funk-rock group which formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. Members: Anthony Kiedes (vocals: 1983-present) Michael “Flea” Balzay (bass/trumpet/piano/backing vocals: 1983-present) Chad Smith (drums, percussion: 1988-present) John Frusciante (guitar/keyboards/backing vocals: 1988-92, 1998-2009, 2019-present) Cliff Martinez (drums: 1983-86) Hillel Slovak (guitar/backing vocals: 1984-88). Died of a heroin overdose on 6/25/88 at age 26. Jack Irons (drums: 1983, 1986-88) Zander Schloss (bass: 1992) Arik Marshall (drums: 1992) Jesse Tobias (drums: 1992) Dave Navarro (guitar: 1994-97) Josh Klinghoffer (guitars/keyboards/backing vocals: 2009-2019) Click here to see other best-of lists from performers and here to see other best-of lists from songwriters and/or producers. Spotify Podcast: Check out Dave’s Music Database podcast: The Best of the Red Hot Chili Peppers based on this list. It debuts April 26, 2022 at 7pm CST. Tune in every Tuesday at 7pm for a new episode based on the lists at Dave’s Music Database.

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Top 50 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.) DMDB Top 1%: 1. Under the Bridge (1991) #1 US, CB, AU DMDB Top 2%: 2. Dani California (2006) #1 AR, MR, AA, CN DMDB Top 5%: 3. Give It Away (1991) #1 MR 4. Californication (1999) #1 AR, MR 5. By the Way (2002) #1 AR, MR 6. Scar Tissue (1999) #1 AR, MR 7. Otherside (1999) #1 MR DMDB Top 10%: 8. Snow (Hey Oh) (2006) #1 MR 9. Soul to Squeeze (1991) #1 MR 10. My Friends (1995) #1 AR, MR 11. Can’t Stop (2002) #1 MR DMDB Top 20%: 12. Breaking the Girl (1991) 13. Tell Me Baby (2006) #1 MR 14. Aeroplane (1995) 15. The Zephyr Song (2002) #1 AA 16. Dark Necessities (2016) #1 AR, MR, AA 17. Higher Ground (1989) 18. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie (2011) #1 MR, AA Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 19. Behind the Sun (1987) 20. Suck My Kiss (1991) 21. Around the World (1999) 22. True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes (1984) 23. Fortune Faded (2003) 24. Knock Me Down (1989) 25. Love Rollercoaster (1996) 26. Me & My Friends (1987) 27. Show Me Your Soul (1989) 28. Fight Like a Brave (1987) 29. Road Trippin’ (1999) 30. Parallel Universe (1999) 31. Black Summer (2022) #1 MR 32. Warped (1995) 33. Hump de Bump (2006) 34. Hollywood (Africa) (1985) 35. Dosed (2002) 36. Go Robot (2016) 37. Get Up and Jump (1984) 38. Look Around (2011) 39. Hard to Concentrate (2006) 40. Taste the Pain (1989) 41. If You Want Me to Stay (1985) 42. Fire (1987) 43. Universally Speaking (2002) 44. Backwoods (1987) 45. Desecration Smile (2006) 46. Monarchy of Roses (2011) 47. Catholic School Girls Rule (1985) 48. Junle Man (1985) 49. Goodbye Angels (2016) 50. Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Red Hot Chili Peppers Dave’s Music Database: “Best-of Lists for Performers” Dave’s Music Database: “Best-of Lists for Songwriters and/or Producers” First posted 3/6/2022; last updated 4/27/2022.