Songs written by Dave Grohl&nbsp;&nbsp;

09/1991

① Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

from Nevermind

264

6
US

14
dance

7
rock

✫1
alt.

7
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #9]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

Weird Al Yankovic

04/1992

Smells Like Nirvana by Weird Al Yankovic

from Off the Deep End

35
US

35
rock

58
UK

[parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana]
[Scotti Brothers 75314]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

, Krist Novoselic & Weird Al Yankovic

03/1993

Oh, the Guilt by Nirvana [American band]

12
UK

written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

Abigail

07/1994

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Abigail

from Feel Good

29
UK

written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

05/1995

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

145
UK

[R]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

07/1995

⑤ This Is a Call by Foo Fighters

from Foo Fighters

166

6
rock

2
alt.

5
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl

09/1995

I'll Stick Around by Foo Fighters

from Foo Fighters

12
rock

8
alt.

18
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl

12/1995

For All the Cows by Foo Fighters

from Foo Fighters

28
UK

written by Dave Grohl

01/1996

Big Me by Foo Fighters

from Foo Fighters

18
rock

3
alt.

19
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl

10.

05/1997

Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters

from The Colour and the Shape

9
rock

9
alt.

12
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl

, Nate Mendel & Pat Smear (as Georg Ruthenberg)

11.

08/1997

Everlong by Foo Fighters

from The Colour and the Shape

4
rock

3
alt.

18
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl

12.

01/1998

My Hero by Foo Fighters

from The Colour and the Shape

8
rock

6
alt.

21
UK

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl

, Nate Mendel & Pat Smear (as Georg Ruthenberg)

13.

06/1998

Walking After You by Foo Fighters

from The Colour and the Shape

12
alt.

20
UK

written by Dave Grohl

Foo Fighters / Ween

14.

08/1998

Walking After You / Beacon Light by Foo Fighters / Ween

20
UK

written by Dave Grohl

& Ween

15.

01/1999

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

145
UK

[R]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

16.

10/1999

Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters

from There Is Nothing Left to Lose

151

19
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

21
UK

written by Dave Grohl

17.

01/2000

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

166
UK

[R]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

18.

02/2000

Stacked Actors by Foo Fighters

from There Is Nothing Left to Lose

9
rock

25
alt.

written by Dave Grohl

19.

03/2000

Generator by Foo Fighters

from There Is Nothing Left to Lose

151
UK

written by Dave Grohl

20.

04/2000

Breakout by Foo Fighters

from There Is Nothing Left to Lose

11
rock

8
alt.

29
UK

written by Dave Grohl

21.

09/2000

Next Year by Foo Fighters

from There Is Nothing Left to Lose

17
alt.

42
UK

written by Dave Grohl

Iommi

22.

10/2000

Goodbye Lament by Iommi

from Iommi

10
rock

featuring Dave Grohl
written by Bob Marlette, Dave Grohl

& Tony Iommi

23.

12/2001

The One by Foo Fighters

from Orange County: The Soundtrack

121
US

20
rock

14
alt.

77
UK

[Columbia album cut]
written by Dave Grohl

24.

09/2002

④ All My Life by Foo Fighters

from One By One

190

43
US

3
rock

✫1
alt.

5
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Roswell/RCA album cut]
written by Dave Grohl

25.

01/2003

from One By One

123

65
US

5
rock

5
alt.

12
UK

[Roswell/RCA album cut]
written by Dave Grohl

26.

07/2003

Low by Foo Fighters

from One By One

23
rock

15
alt.

21
UK

written by Dave Grohl

27.

10/2003

Have It All by Foo Fighters

from One By One

37
UK

written by Dave Grohl

Nirvana vs. Adam Freeland

28.

03/2004

Smells Like Freeland by Nirvana vs. Adam Freeland

165
UK

written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

29.

05/2005

③ Best of You by Foo Fighters

from In Your Honor

241

18
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

4
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
[Roswell/RCA]
written by Dave Grohl

30.

09/2005

DOA by Foo Fighters

from In Your Honor

68
US

5
rock

✫1
alt.

25
UK

[Roswell/RCA]
written by Dave Grohl

31.

12/2005

Resolve by Foo Fighters

from In Your Honor

32
UK

written by Dave Grohl

32.

02/2006

No Way Back by Foo Fighters

from In Your Honor

6
rock

2
alt.

64
UK

charted as No Way Back / Cold Day in the Sun in UK charts
written by Dave Grohl

33.

01/2007

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

104
UK

[R]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

34.

07/2007

Best of You by Foo Fighters

from In Your Honor

38
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

35.

07/2007

All My Life by Foo Fighters

107
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

36.

07/2007

Everlong by Foo Fighters

95
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

37.

07/2007

Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters

87
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

38.

07/2007

My Hero by Foo Fighters

from Skin and Bones

93
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

, Nate Mendel & Pat Smear (as Georg Ruthenberg)

39.

07/2007

58
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

40.

08/2007

The Pretender by Foo Fighters

from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

162

37
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

8
UK

[Roswell/RCA]
written by Dave Grohl

41.

09/2007

Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters

159
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

, Nate Mendel & Pat Smear (as Georg Ruthenberg)

42.

11/2007

Long Road to Ruin by Foo Fighters

from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

89
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

35
UK

[Roswell/RCA]
written by Dave Grohl

43.

04/2008

Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) by Foo Fighters

from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

194
UK

written by Dave Grohl

44.

04/2008

Let It Die by Foo Fighters

from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

106
US

5
rock

✫1
alt.

[RCA album cut]
written by Dave Grohl

45.

06/2008

All My Life by Foo Fighters

142
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

46.

06/2008

Best of You by Foo Fighters

59
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

47.

06/2008

Everlong by Foo Fighters

117
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

48.

06/2008

Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters

110
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

49.

06/2008

Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters

125
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

, Nate Mendel & Pat Smear (as Georg Ruthenberg)

50.

06/2008

My Hero by Foo Fighters

88
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

, Nate Mendel & Pat Smear (as Georg Ruthenberg)

51.

06/2008

101
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

52.

01/2009

The Pretender by Foo Fighters

108
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

53.

01/2009

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

140
UK

[R]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

54.

04/2009

from Greatest Hits

113
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

55.

10/2009

Wheels by Foo Fighters

from Greatest Hits

72
US

4
rock

3
alt.

22
UK

[Roswell/RCA]
written by Dave Grohl

56.

11/2009

Best of You by Foo Fighters

from Greatest Hits

97
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

57.

11/2009

Everlong by Foo Fighters

81
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

58.

11/2009

Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters

from Greatest Hits

161
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

Them Crooked Vultures

59.

11/2009

New Fang by Them Crooked Vultures

from Them Crooked Vultures

13
rock

10
alt.

156
UK

written by Josh Homme, John Paul Jones & Dave Grohl

60.

04/2010

Mind Eraser, No Chaser by Them Crooked Vultures

from Them Crooked Vultures

39
alt.

written by Josh Homme, John Paul Jones & Dave Grohl

61.

03/2011

Rope by Foo Fighters

from Wasting Light

104

68
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

22
UK

[Roswell/RCA]
written by Dave Grohl

62.

05/2011

Best of You by Foo Fighters

106
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

63.

06/2011

Walk by Foo Fighters

from Wasting Light

83
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

57
UK

[Roswell/RCA]
written by Dave Grohl

64.

09/2011

Arlandria by Foo Fighters

from Wasting Light

79
UK

written by Dave Grohl

65.

09/2011

The Pretender by Foo Fighters

176
UK

[R]
written by Dave Grohl

66.

10/2011

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

from Nevermind [20th anniversary edition]

11
UK

[R]
[re-entered UK charts due to a Facebook anti-X-Factor campaign]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

67.

10/2011

These Days by Foo Fighters

from Wasting Light

111
US

3
rock

2
alt.

169
UK

written by Dave Grohl

68.

04/2012

Bridge Burning by Foo Fighters

from Wasting Light

14
rock

25
alt.

written by Dave Grohl

, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear

69.

01/2013

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

from Nevermind [20th anniversary edition]

100
UK

[R]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl

Corey Taylor, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen & Scott Reeder

70.

02/2013

From Can to Can't by Corey Taylor, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen & Scott Reeder

from Sound City: Real to Reel

2
rock

36
alt.

written by Dave Grohl (as David Grohl)

, Corey Taylor, Rick Nielsen & Scott Reeder

Jay-Z

71.

07/2013

② Holy Grail by Jay-Z

from Magna Carta Holy Grail

243

4
US

2
R&B

7
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
featuring Justin Timberlake
[Roc-A-Fella LP Cut]
written by Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z (as Shawn Carter), The-Dream (as Terius "The-Dream" Nash), Timbaland (as Timothy Mosley), J-Roc (as Jerome Harmon), No I.D. (as Ernest Wilson), Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl