The best Red Hot Chili Peppers songs
The top 3 according to 1,723 votes from people: Under the Bridge · Can't Stop · Scar Tissue. (Updated Oct 17, 2022.)
Funk, rock and California: the Chili Peppers songs fans and critics rank highest, from Give It Away to Can't Stop.
Top 17
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1
Under the Bridge
1991. Their most famous song, a ballad about loneliness in Los Angeles.
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2
Can't Stop
2002. Frusciante's riff; first for the AOTY community.
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3
Scar Tissue
1999. The comeback with Frusciante; second for Rolling Stone.
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4
Californication
1999. The dark side of the California dream.
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5
Otherside
1999. About friends lost to addiction.
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By the Way
2002. The title track that switches from frantic to melodic.
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Give It Away
1991. Flea's bass across the whole neck.
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8
Snow (Hey Oh)
2006. Endless arpeggios from Stadium Arcadium.
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Higher Ground
1989. Their Stevie Wonder cover.
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10
Dani California
2006. A video that runs through rock history.
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11
The Zephyr Song
2002. A breezy summer song.
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12
Suck My Kiss
1991. Raw funk from Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
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13
Breaking the Girl
1991. A waltz with odd percussion.
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14
Road Trippin'
1999. Acoustic and string-laden.
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15
Soul to Squeeze
1993. A gentle B-side that became a hit.
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16
Around the World
1999. The bass-heavy opener of Californication.
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17
Aeroplane
1995. The single from One Hot Minute with Dave Navarro.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (6)
Give It Away live with Flea going crazy is the best thing ever
Soul to Squeeze is my comfort song
Can't Stop over Under the Bridge, finally someone gets it
Under the Bridge is overplayed but it's still a beautiful song
Frusciante era > everything else
Snow (Hey Oh) should be top 5, that guitar never stops