The Reason

Why it's moving

Why it's here

"The Reason" is Hoobastank's biggest hit, peaking at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2004 and number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and it was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 2005 Grammy Awards. [1] Its ongoing use in short-form video dates to a 2021 TikTok confessional format under the hashtag #NotAPerfectPerson, in which users set admissions of past mistakes to the song's opening line "I'm not a perfect person"; Hoobastank posted their own entry on January 27, 2021. [2] The band continues to perform the song on the road, with Hoobastank booked on 2026 festival and touring dates including the Summer of '99 and Beyond Festival on July 18-19, 2026. [3]

In culture

Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.

• Written by Dan Estrinsource
• Written by Doug Robbsource
• Covered worrywartsource
• Covered Kidz Bopsource
• Covered Westlifesource
• Covered Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machinesource
• Covered Gabriella Quevedosource
• Covered First to Elevensource
• Covered Boyce Avenuesource
• Covered fox capture plansource
• Covered Lady Partssource
• Covered Illuminating Daydreamsource
• Covered Tay Watts, Jake Coco & Corey Graysource
• Covered The Cover Opssource

Across markets · earliest pickup first

Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly. One recording, one history: this table also counts the rows sources published under 1 other handle of this record (remasters, official videos).

1. MarketFirst seenLatestDaysPeakRank path
2. Singaporesg · deezer shazam spotify · 1 city2026-07-202026-10-06#15766#13
   #157
3. Portugalpt · deezer shazam spotify2026-07-202026-09-29#18441#20
   #184
4. New Zealandnz · shazam2026-07-202026-08-12#15024#26
   #150
5. Argentinaar · deezer shazam · 1 city2026-07-202026-10-06#4364#27
   #43
6. Spaines · shazam · 3 cities2026-07-202026-10-06#10164#27
   #101
7. United Statesus · shazam spotify · 14 cities2026-07-202026-10-06#16366#28
   #163
8. Uruguayuy · shazam2026-07-202026-10-06#11253#29
   #112
9. Chilecl · shazam · 1 city2026-07-202026-10-06#10460#31
   #104
10. Show all 35 markets

Worldwide feeds · not markets

A source's own worldwide chart. These are feeds, not places, so they are kept out of the market count above.

1. MarketFirst seenLatestDaysPeakRank path
2. World feedworld · shazam2026-07-202026-10-06#1565#14
   #15
3. Global feedglobal · spotify youtube2026-07-222026-10-06#47130#168
   #471

City pickups

City charts record their parent country as the market, so these do not add to the market count above. One line per country: how many of its rooms picked the song up, and the best of them.

1. us 14 cities · best #28 corpus christi
2. es 3 cities · best #27 sevilla
3. ar 1 city · best #27 buenos aires
4. cl 1 city · best #31 santiago
5. mx 1 city · best #35 monterrey
6. pe 1 city · best #45 lima
7. sg 1 city · best #13 singapore

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Editions

1. 2026-09-30Chart-only edition#40