10 Most Popular Red Hot Chili Peppers Songs Ranked In Order

Californication is the most popular song by Red Hot Chili Peppers. To many, it is the perfect encapsulation of RHCP's brand of music.

Key Lyrics:

Psychic spies from China try to steal your mind's elation

And little girls from Sweden dream of Silver Screen Quotation

And if you want these kind of dreams it's Californication

The song is the intro to their album of the same name. The record sold more than six million units in the US and an additional four million in Europe.

Under the Bridge is a haunting track that reflects the singer's desperation, solitude, and struggle. It is one of RHCP's most popular songs.

Key Lyrics:

Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner

Sometimes I feel like my only friend

It is from their fifth studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The album was released in 1991 and is regarded as their best by many.

Can't Stop is a thunderous track filled with nonsensical rhymes. However, Kiedis' delivery saves the song from itself, and makes it an RHCP classic.

Key Lyrics:

Can't stop, addicted to the shindig

Chop Top, he says I'm gonna win big

The songwriting of this track is quite unique with the addition of punk and funk sounds making it a melodic and rhythmic rock song.

The lyrics addresses the various decisions of the singer surrounding his failures, successes, and philosophy.

Scar Tissue is from the critically acclaimed album Californication (1999). It is a powerful and mournful tune that is perfect to listen to when feeling wistful.

Key Lyrics:

Scar tissue that is wish you saw

Sarcastic mister know-it-all

The meaning refers to the consequences of indulging in drugs (heroin) which makes a person susceptible to mental, emotional, and financial damage in their life.

Otherside talks about the fight between addicts against their addiction. Lead singer Anthony Kiedis had a long and well-known battle with substance abuse.

Key Lyrics:

Once you know you can never go back

I gotta take it on the other side 

Otherside is also from the seventh studio album "Californication." It is one of the group's darkest songs.

Snow (Hey Oh) was popular for being featured in Billboard Modern Rock for five straight weeks. Their record still holds to this date.

Key Lyrics:

Come to decide that the things that I tried

Were in my life just to get high on

The song's lyrics meaning refers to starting fresh in life. It aspires the listeners to move on from their past and begin a new journey in life.

Dani California is a fun song that sees the group meld various influences. The music video is widely regarded as their best.

It showcases the members transforming from various eras of Rock music, from the 50s to the present day.

Key Lyrics:

Getting born in the state of Mississippi

Papa was a copper, and her mama was a hippy

The lyrics are quite humorous, and the funk of the music gives a sense of adventure to the listeners. It describes the nostalgia and euphoric experience of individuals.

By the Way is an attack on commercialism, consumerism, and people's gravitation toward materialistic things in their life. It features classic RHCP rapping.

Key Lyrics: 

Standing in line

To see the show tonight

And there's a light on

The song is the title track of the band's eighth studio album of the same title. The catchy bass and mix of abstract sounds make the track a unique presentation from the band. 

Give It Away is one of the finest examples of the group's rap-rock style. It also has a lot of funk to it, and is the first RHCP song many heard.

Key Lyrics:

Oh, oh

What I got, you got to give it to your mama

What I got, you've got to give it to your papa

As the lyrics and title of the song suggest, it is a philanthropic and altruistic track that urges people to give it away and gain satisfaction from the art of giving rather than relying on greed.

Dark Necessities is the most recent song on this list. It is from their album, The Get Away.

Key Lyrics:

Coming Out to the light of day

We got many moons that are deep at play

The song is from the band's eleventh studio album, which starts with bombastic funk bass. The lyrics meaning refers to, the influence of our dark side in our creative expression.

Red Hot Chili Peppers albums in order of release date include thirteen studio albums starting from their debut self-titled album.

The band has released thirteen studio albums, two live albums, twelve compilation albums, twelve video albums, and fifty-three video albums as well.

Red Hot Chili Peppers best-selling albums are 1. Blood Sugar Sex Magik 2. One Hot Minute 3. Californication 4. By the Way 5. Stadium Arcadium 6. I'm With You. These six albums have all been certified platinum sales.

That said, Californication is one the best-selling rock album of all time. It went 7 times RIAA platinum, 8 times ARIA platinum, and 4 times BPI platinum. 

Similarly, except for the band's debut album, all of their albums went gold. While the sales of their latest album are yet to register, the music collection was well-received by critics and audiences. 

Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album is Return of the Dream Canteen. The record was released on October 14, 2022

It was positioned third in the US and Canadian charts. The album also achieved the 2nd and 1st position in Australia and Austria's charts respectively.

The sales of the album are yet to be registered. However, it is critically well received with a  6.3/10 rating from Pitchfork and a 69/100 review from Metacritic.

The album's singles include Tippa My Tongue and Eddie, the other fifteen tracks of the songs are as follows:

• Peace and Love
• Reach Out
• Fake as Fu@k
• Bella
• Roulette
• My Cigarette
• Afterlife
• Shoot Me a Smile
• Handful
• The Drummer
• Bag of Grins
• La La La La
• Copperbelly
• Carry Me Home
• In the Snow

Return of the Dream Canteen most popular songs are 1. Tippa My Tongue 2. The Drummer 3. Eddie.

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