8. “Kryptonite,” 3 Doors Down, No. 3, Nov. 11, 2000
Kryptonite’s journey from being an insignificant demo song for a local play to its historical position as number 3 on the Billboard Top 100 Chart is nothing short of extraordinary. Written and performed by the American rock band 3 Doors Down, Kryptonite is the band’s highest charting single on the Billboard Top 100.
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Though the song’s title makes it sound like it is all about Superman, the band had clarified that that is not the case and that the song was written even before the Superman movies came out.