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TIL that Smash Mouth's "I'm A Believer" only hit #25 on the Hot 100, and "Walkin' On The Sun" was ineligible as it was never released as a physical single in the US. Their biggest hit after "All Star" was the #11 hit "Then The Morning Comes".

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