WHTG G-Rock Radio's Top 105 Songs of 2005

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I know this isn't a major market station, but it is one of the country's most respected Alternative stations anyway- and it services the best and most important state in the nation. Their playlist is extremely well rounded, and they lead in breaking so many new Alternative songs. They play all the UK rock hits and are also very loyal to 90's bands, so yeah, they pretty much are the epitome of what an Alternative station should sound like in my opinion. No blue collar Southerm active rock!

105 Bat Country Avenged Sevenfold
104 Lostprophets I Don't Know
103 Dare Gorillaz
102 Stockholm Syndrome Muse
101 Stars Switchfoot
100 Finding Out True Love Is Blind Louis XIV
99 Krafty New Order
98 Bullet-Proof Skin Institute (feat. Gavin Rossdale)
97 LSF (Lost Souls Forever) Kasabian
96 Speak Easy 311
95 Pressure Point The Zutons
94 Futures Jimmy Eat World
93 Buried A Lie Senses Fail
92 The Comeback Shout Out Louds
91 Give It Up Pepper
90 Better Now Collective Soul
89 Familiar Realm CKY
88 Chocolate Snow Patrol
87 The Widow Mars Volta
86 Not Now Blink 182
85 Ohio Is For Lovers Hawthorne Heights
84 Truth Seether
83 One Way Ticket The Darkness
82 Drive Away Gratitude
81 Hypnotize System Of A Down
80 Beating Heart Baby Head Automatica
79 Bom Bom Bom Living Things
78 Don't Push The Exit
77 Club Foot Kasabian
76 She Says Unwritten Law
75 Unconditional The Bravery
74 C'on Baby Wakefield
73 Evil Interpol
72 Talk Coldplay
71 Photograph Nickelback
70 Jerk It Out The Caesars
69 Mercy Me Alkaline Trio
68 Highway 101 Social Distortion
67 Stand Up Trapt
66 King Without A Crown Matisyahu
65 The Ghost Of You My Chemical Romance
64 Everybody's Changing Keane
63 Juicebox The Strokes
62 City Of Blinding Lights U2
61 Speak Slow Tegan & Sara
60 The Bucket Kings Of Leon
59 Banquet Bloc Party
58 Always Love Nada Surf
57 Little Sister Queens Of The Stone Age
56 Save Me Shinedown
55 The Suffering Coheed and Cambria
54 Helena My Chemical Romance
53 Different Acceptance
52 We Are All On Drugs Weezer
51 Move Along All-American Rejects
50 Car Underwater Armor For Sleep
49 Sweet Troubled Soul stellastarr*
48 Perfect Situation Weezer
47 Let Me Go 3 Doors Down
46 Love And Memories O.A.R.
45 Goodnight Goodnight Hot Hot Heat
44 Remedy Seether
43 Fix You Coldplay
42 Sometimes You Can't
Make It On Your Own U2
41 Save Me Unwritten Law
40 Dance, Dance Fall Out Boy
39 Twisted Transistor Korn
38 Precious Depeche Mode
37 My Doorbell White Stripes
36 Under Pressure The Used/ My Chemical Romance
35 Dakota Stereophonics
34 All That I've Got The Used
33 I Predict A Riot Kaiser Chiefs
32 American Baby Dave Matthews Band
31 The Hand That Feeds Nine Inch Nails
30 Good People Jack Johnson
29 Bleed Like Me Garbage
28 Doesn't Remind Me Audioslave
27 Lyla Oasis
26 Don't Tread On Me 311
25 Wake Me Up When September Ends Green Day
24 Middle Of Nowhere Hot Hot Heat
23 An Honest Mistake The Bravery
22 Girl Beck
21 Do You Want To? Franz Ferdinand
20 Blue Orchid White Stripes
19 Work Jimmy Eat World
18 DOA Foo Fighters
17 Right Here Staind
16 Why Do You Love Me Garbage
15 Sitting, Waiting, Wishing Jack Johnson
14 Soul Meets Body Death Cab For Cutie
13 Only Nine Inch Nails
12 All These Things That I've Done The Killers
11 Be Yourself Audioslave
10 Speed Of Sound Coldplay
9 Holiday Green Day
8 Sugar, We're Goin Down Fall Out Boy
7 Scars Papa Roach
6 Swing Life Away Rise Against
5 E-Pro Beck
4 Smile Like You Mean It The Killers
3 Beverly Hills Weezer
2 Best Of You Foo Fighters
1 Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz

I like their list a lot. It's nice seeing songs like "Smile Like You Mean It" and "Swing Life Away" in the Top 10. They were both huge at the station, so its good their using that criteria instead of the Billboard charts for their countdown. One thing I'm surprised by is Stereophonics "Dakota" - that song has been a staple of the station since early summer, so I thought it would be Top 15 for sure.

[zak]

Now this is a station I wish I got. I think I'm just out of its area, and it really pisses me off. "Dakota" is an amazing song

[RedDragon]

I'm glad to see at #24 Hot Hot Heat "Middle Of Nowhere", because is one of my favorite songs from this year. Really good list.

[tozion]

This is just a list of songs released in 2005 I guess because last time I checked, "Mr Brightside" was their most played song this year.

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tozion said:

This is just a list of songs released in 2005 I guess because last time I checked, "Mr Brightside" was their most played song this year.

I think they said they based it on their most requested songs of 2005. But really, who knows? I can't think of a single station that follows Mediabase for their year-end countdown.

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zak said:

Now this is a station I wish I got. I think I'm just out of its area, and it really pisses me off. "Dakota" is an amazing song

You don't get it? That sucks! What part of Jersey are you in? I'm in Morristown and I can get it in my house if I move the antena a certain way, and when I'm driving I get it sometimes.

[tozion]

jerseyboy said:

tozion said:

This is just a list of songs released in 2005 I guess because last time I checked, "Mr Brightside" was their most played song this year.

I think they said they based it on their most requested songs of 2005. But really, who knows? I can't think of a single station that follows Mediabase for their year-end countdown.

Yeah, but "Mr. Brightside" isn't even in the Top 105. lol

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tozion said:

jerseyboy said:

I think they said they based it on their most requested songs of 2005. But really, who knows? I can't think of a single station that follows Mediabase for their year-end countdown.

Yeah, but "Mr. Brightside" isn't even in the Top 105. lol

OH. LOL, yeah that's weird then.

[zak]

I'm in Morristown too. I haven't tried all the rooms in my house though, only my room, and all I get is static.

[zak]

They probably just didn't include songs that made the list in 2004, which Mr. Brightside most certainly did. Maybe

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zak said:

I'm in Morristown too. I haven't tried all the rooms in my house though, only my room, and all I get is static.

Whoa man, small world. Anyway, it's weird because sometimes it comes in my room perfectly and other times I only get static, too. So, keep trying... you should be able to get it at least once in a while, especially with some antena help.