Showing posts with label Wilco. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Americana: Top 100 All-Time Albums

Americana:

The Top 100 Albums

Americana has become a catch-all phrase for roots-oriented music that taps primarily into folk and country. It has, however, become a genre that also builds off the folk-rock movement of the ‘60s, the country rock movement of the ‘70s, and the alt-country movement of the ‘90s.

The DMDB aggregated more than 30 lists and then took those albums from 3 or more lists and ranked them according to overall DMDB points. It should be noted that I have created separate lists for country and folk/folk-rock albums, but some of those titles also appear here. Check out other best-of-genre/category lists here.

1. Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks (1975)
2. Neil Young After the Gold Rush (1970)
3. The Band The Band (1969)
4. The Band Music from Big Pink (1968)
5. Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)
6. Grateful Dead American Beauty (1970)
7. The Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
8. Bob Dylan The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963)
9. Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour (2018)
10. Bruce Springsteen Nebraska (1982)

11. Sufjan Stevens Illinois (2005)
12. Chris Stapleton Traveller (2015)
13. Gram Parsons Grievous Angel (1974)
14. Beck Sea Change (2002)
15. Mumford & Sons Sigh No More (2009)
16. Grateful Dead Workingman’s Dead (1970)
17. Mumford & Sons Babel (2012)
18. The Flying Burrito Brothers The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969)
19. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raising Sand (2007)
20. Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes (2008)

21. Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
22. Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
23. Creedence Clearwater Revival Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
24. Nick Drake Pink Moon (1972)
25. Sturgill Simpson A Sailor’s Guide to Earth (2016)
26. Joanna Newsom Ys (2006)
27. Bob Dylan Nashville Skyline (1969)
28. John Prine John Prine (1972)
29. Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
30. Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)

31. Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell (2015)
32. Gram Parsons G.P. (1973)
33. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1972)
34. Kacey Musgraves Same Trailer, Different Park (2013)
35. Bon Iver Bon Iver (2011)
36. Chris Stapleton Starting Over (2020)
37. Johnny Cash American Recordings (1994)
38. Bright Eyes I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning (2005)
39. Elliott Smith Either/Or (1997)
40. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit The Nashville Sound (2017)

41. Emmylou Harris Wrecking Ball (1995)
42. Brandi Carlile By the Way, I Forgive You (2018)
43. Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
44. Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues (2011)
45. Bruce Springsteen Western Stars (2019)
46. Gillian Welch Time (The Revelator) (2001)
47. The Lumineers The Lumineers (2012)
48. Bruce Springsteen We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006)
49. Father John Misty I Love You, Honeybear (2015)
50. John Hiatt Bring the Family (1987)

51. Noah Kahan Stick Season (2022)
52. Phoebe Bridgers Punisher (2020)
53. Zach Bryan American Heartbreak (2022)
54. Tom Petty Wildflowers (1994)
55. The Highwomen The Highwomen (2019)
56. Chris Stapleton From a Room, Volume 1 (2017)
57. Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020)
58. Kacey Musgraves Star-Crossed (2021)
59. Hozier Hozier (2014)
60. Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams (1988)

61. Steve Earle Guitar Town (1986)
62. Billy Bragg & Wilco Mermaid Avenue (1998)
63. Ryan Adams Heartbreaker (2000)
64. Zach Bryan Zach Bryan (2023)
65. Wilco Being There (1996)
66. The Avett Brothers I and Love and You (2009)
67. Uncle Tupelo No Depression (1990)
68. Brandi Carlile In These Silent Days (2021)
69. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise the Roof (2021)
70. Neko Case Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (2006)

71. The Decemberists The Crane Wife (2006)
72. Johnny Cash American III: Solitary Man (2000)
73. Joanna Newsom Have One on Me (2010)
74. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit Reunions (2020)
75. Kris Kristofferson Kristofferson (aka “Me and Bobby McGee”) (1970)
76. The Microphones The Glow Pt. 2 (2001)
77. The Jayhawks Hollywood Town Hall (1992)
78. Jason Isbell Southeastern (2013)
79. The Lumineers Cleopatra (2016)
80. Guy Clark Old No. 1 (1975)

81. Los Lobos How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
82. Johnny Cash American V: A Hundred Highways (2006)
83. The Decemberists Picaresque (2005)
84. The Flying Burrito Brothers Burrito Deluxe (1970)
85. Dillard & Clark The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark (1969)
86. Ry Cooder Paradise and Lunch (1974)
87. Townes Van Zandt Townes Van Zandt (1969)
88. Gillian Welch The Harrow and the Harvest (2011)
89. John Hiatt Slow Turning (1988)
90. Bonnie “Prince” Billy I See a Darkness (1999)

91. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit Weathervanes (2023)
92. Ryan Adams & the Cardinals Cold Roses (2005)
93. Iron & Wine Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)
94. Mount Eerie A Crow Looked at Me (2017)
95. Rhiannon Giddens Freedom Highway (2017)
96. Iris DeMent Infamous Angel (1992)
97. Gene Clark White Light (1971)
98. Neko Case Blacklisted (2002)
99. Joanna Newsom The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004)
100. Calexico Feast of Wire (2003)

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First posted 3/22/2024; last updated 11/1/2025.

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Jeff Tweedy's book World Within a Song

Jeff Tweedy:

World Within a Song

Here’s the description on Amazon of this book by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, full title World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music: “An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Tweedy, sharing fifty songs that changed his life, the real-life experiences behind each one, as well as what he’s learned about how music and life intertwine and enhance each other.”

“What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do the lives we live help us write better songs?”

I’ve provided the list here of the 50 songs Tweedy writes about. They are not ranked or listed in chronological order. They are simply listed in the order in which they appear in the book. It should also be noted that these are not necessarily songs Tweedy loves. For example, he despites “I Will Always Love You” and “Wanted Dead or Alive.”

Click here to see other lists from critics and individuals and here to see other lists from publications and/or organizations.

Spotify Playlist:

You can listen to all these songs via the Spotify playlist World Within a Song.

  1. Deep Purple “Smoke on the Water” (1973)
  2. Leo Sayer “Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)” (1974)
  3. Bachman-Turner Overdrive “Takin’ Care of Business” (1974)
  4. Bob Dylan “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” (1963)
  5. Paul McCartney & Wings “Mull of Kintyre” (1977)
  6. Aphrodite’s Child “Loud, Loud, Loud” (1972)
  7. Joni Mitchell “Both Sides Now” (1968)
  8. Lene Lovich “Lucky Number” (1978)
  9. Patti Smith “Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)” (1976)
  10. Slovenly “As if It Always Happens” (1987)

  11. Over the Rainbow” (1939)
  12. The Clash “Death or Glory” (1979)
  13. The Knack “My Sharona” (1979)
  14. Randy Newman “In Germany Before the War” (1977)
  15. Abba “Dancing Queen” (1976)
  16. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “The Message” (1982)
  17. Volcano Suns “Balancing Act” (1985)
  18. Suicide “Frankie Tearrdrop” (1977)
  19. 10cc “I’m Not in Love” (1975)
  20. The Rolling Stones “Connection” (1967)

  21. The Undertones “Forever Paradise” (1981)
  22. Uncle Tupelo “Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down” (1975)
  23. The Replacements “God Damn Job”
  24. The Allman Brothers Band “Ramblin’ Man” (1973)
  25. The Minutemen “History Lesson Part 2” (1984)
  26. Television “Little Johnny Jewel” (1975)
  27. John Cage “4:33” (1952)
  28. Michelle Shocked “Anchorage” (1988)
  29. Otis Redding “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” (1968)
  30. Jimmie Davis “You Are My Sunshine” (1940)

  31. Dolly Parton “I Will Always Love You” (1974)
  32. Bon Jovi “Wanted Dead or Alive” (1986)
  33. Souled American “Before Tonight” (1996)
  34. Junior Walker & the All Stars “Shotgun” (1965)
  35. The Band “The Weight” (1968)
  36. The Shirelles “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (1960)
  37. Lynyrd Skynrd “Free Bird” (1973)
  38. Francis Scott Key (words), John Stafford Smith (music) “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814)
  39. R.E.M. “Radio Free Europe” (1981)
  40. Ramones “I’m Against It” (1978)

  41. Rosalía “Bizcochito” (2022)
  42. The Beatles (no particular song noted)
  43. Arthur Russell “Close My Eyes” (2008)
  44. Patty S. Hill & Mildred J. Hill (songwriters) “Happy Birthday to You” (1893)
  45. Diane Izzo “Love Like a Wire” (2014?)
  46. Billie Eilish “I Love You” (2019)
  47. Velvet Underground “Who Loves the Sun” (1970)
  48. Herman’s Hermits “I’m into Something Good” (1964)
  49. Duke Ellington “I’m Beginning to See the Light” (1944)
  50. The Staple Singers “I’ll Take You There” (1972)

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

The 2000s: The Top 909 at 90.9 The Bridge

2000-2009:

Top 909 Songs According to
90.9 The Bridge

Over the fourth of July holiday in 2022, Kansas City radio station 90.9 The Bridge did a countdown of the top 909 songs of the 2000s, as determined by listener votes. I’ve attempted to make this list as accurate as possible, which includes correcting mistakes such as incomplete titles. I’ve added the years of the songs’ releases. Sharp readers will note there are some songs outside of the 2000-2009 window. I’m not sure how they ended up on the list. In addition, they have mistakenly listed Michael Atchison’s show Revival as the #452 song.

You can also check out other countdowns done by the Bridge over the years by clicking here.

You can also check out other “songs of the decade” lists here.

1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps” (2003)
2. TV on the Radio “Wolf Like Me” (2006)
3. Modest Mouse “Float On” (2004)
4. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003)
5. Wilco “Jesus, Etc.” (2002)
6. Arcade Fire “Wake Up” (2004)
7. The Postal Service “Such Great Heights” (2003)
8. Gorillaz “Feel Good Inc.” (2005)
9. Muse “Knights of Cydonia” (2006)
10. Brandi Carlile “The Story” (2007)

11. Eminem “Lose Yourself” (2002)
12. Radiohead “House of Cards” (2007)
13. The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army” (2003)
14. M.I.A. “Paper Planes” (2007)
15. Lady Gaga “Poker Face” (2009)
16. Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová “Falling Slowly” (2006)
17. The Shins “New Slang” (2001)
18. Interpol “Obstacle 1” (2002)
19. U2 “Beautiful Day” (2000)
20. The Flaming Lips “Do You Realize?” (2002)

21. Jimmy Eat World “Bleed American” (2001)
22. Gorillaz “Dirty Harry” (2005)
23. Fountains of Wayne “Stacy's Mom” (2003)
24. Amy Winehouse “Rehab” (2006)
25. Alicia Keys “Fallin’” (2001)
26. Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out” (2004)
27. Radiohead “Everything in Its Right Place” (2000)
28. The White Stripes “Hotel Yorba” (2001)
29. LCD Soundsystem “All My Friends” (2007)
30. Britney Spears “Toxic” (2003)

31. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Cheated Hearts” (2006)
32. Avett Brothers “Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise” (2009)
33. AFI “Girl's Not Grey” (2003)
34. The Killers “Mr. Brightside” (2004)
35. Death Cab for Cutie “Soul Meets Body” (2005)
36. Radiohead “There There” (2003)
37. Amy Winehouse “You Know I'm No Good” (2006)
38. The Strokes “Is This It” (2001)
39. Neko Case “Hold on Hold On” (2006)
40. Eve 6 “Here's to the Night” (2000)

41. Audioslave “Like a Stone” (2002)
42. Norah Jones “Come Away with Me” (2002)
43. Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” (2009)
44. Green Day “American Idiot” (2004)
45. The Killers “All These Things That I’ve Done” (2004)
46. Wilco “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” (2001)
47. Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Crazy in Love” (2003)
48. LCD Soundsystem “Losing My Edge” (2002)
49. MGMT “Time to Pretend” (2007)
50. Arctic Monkeys “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” (2005)

51. Jay-Z “99 Problems” (2003)
52. Animal Collective “My Girls” (2009)
53. Thre Rapture “House of Jealous Lovers” (2003)
54. The Strokes “Last Nite” (2001)
55. Missy Elliott “Get Ur Freak On” (2001)
56. Johnny Cash “Hurt” (2003)
57. Radiohead “Idioteque” (2000)
58. Arcade Fire “Rebellion (Lies)” (2004)
59. Daft Punk “One More Time” (2000)
60. MGMT “Kids” (2007)

61. Jay-Z with Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind” (2009)
62. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006)
63. Grizzly Bear “Two Weeks” (2009)
64. OutKast “Ms. Jackson” (2000)
65. Peter Bjorn and John “Young Folks” (2006)
66. Phoenix “1901” (2009)
67. Kanye West with Jamie Foxx “Gold Digger” (2005)
68. Sufjan Stevens “Chicago” (2005)
69. Queens of the Stone Age “No One Knows” (2002)
70. Bon Iver “Skinny Love” (2007)

71. Kanye West “Jesus Walks” (2004)
72. The XX “Crystalised” (2009)
73. Kelis “Milkshake” (2003)
74. The Walkmen “The Rat” (2004)
75. OutKast “BOB (B.O.B.) (Bombs Over Baghdad)” (2000)
76. The Roots with Cody Chesnutt “The Seed (2.0)” (2002)
77. Gorillaz “Clint Eastwood” (2001)
78. Justice “DANCE (D.A.N.C.E.)” (2007)
79. Missy Elliott “Work It” (2002)
80. Coldplay “Yellow” (2000)

81. The Hives “Hate to Say I Told You So” (2000)
82. Fleet Foxes “White Winter Hymnal” (2008)
83. Phoenix “Lisztomania” (2009)
84. Bat for Lashes “Daniel” (2009)
85. Vampire Weekend “A-Punk” (2008)
86. The Strokes “Hard to Explain” (2001)
87. Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008)
88. Santigold “LES (L.E.S.) Artistes” (2008)
89. The Libertines “Can't Stand Me Now” (2004)
90. Snoop Dogg with Pharrell Williams “Drop It Like It's Hot” (2004)

91. Bloc Party “Banquet” (2004)
92. Aaliyah “Try Again” (2000)
93. Dizzee Rascal “Fix Up, Look Sharp” (2003)
94. Dirty Projectors “Stillness Is the Move” (2009)
95. 50 Cent “In Da Club” (2002)
96. Feist “One Two Three Four (1234)” (2007)
97. TV on the Radio “Staring at the Sun” (2004)
98. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Zero” (2009)
99. Eminem “The Real Slim Shady” (2000)
100. The Streets “Dry Your Eyes” (2004)

101. M.I.A. “Galang” (2004)
102. MGMT “Electric Feel” (2008)
103. Daft Punk “Harder Better Faster Strong” (2001)
104. Lily Allen “Smile” (2006)
105. Arcade Fire “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” (2004)
106. Madonna “Music” (2000)
107. Jay-Z “IZZO (H.O.V.A.)” (2001)
108. Band of Horses “The Funeral” (2006)
109. At the Drive-in “One-Armed Scissor” (2000)
110. Cat Power “The Greatest” (2006)

111. New Pornographers “Letter from an Occupant” (2000)
112. Kanye West with Daft Punk “Stronger” (2007)
113. Bright Eyes “First Day of My Life” (2005)
114. Basement Jaxx “Where's Your Head At?” (2001)
115. La Roux “Bulletproof” (2009)
116. LCD Soundsystem “Daft Punk Is Playing at My House” (2005)
117. Spoon “The Way We Get By” (2002)
118. Lily Allen “The Fear” (2009)
119. Art Brut “Formed a Band” (2004)
120. The White Stripes “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” (2001)

121. My Chemical Romance “Welcome to the Black Parade” (2006)
122. Republic Tigers “Buildings and Mountains” (2008)
123. Avril Lavigne “Complicated” (2002)
124. Jimmy Eat World “The Middle” (2002)
125. D'Angelo “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” (2000)
126. The Postal Service “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” (2003)
127. Spoon “I Turn My Camera On” (2005)
128. Fatboy Slim “Weapon of Choice” (2001)
129. The Soggy Bottom Boys “Man of Constant Sorrow” (2001)
130. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Y Control” (2003)

131. The Avalanches “Frontier Psychiatrist” (2000)
132. The National “Mistaken for Strangers” (2007)
133. Mary J. Blige “Family Affair” (2001)
134. Linkin Park “In the End” (2000)
135. Hot Chip “Over and Over” (2006)
136. Justin Timberlake “Sexyback” (2006)
137. Mark Ronson with Amy Winehouse “Valerie” (2007)
138. Mountain Goats “This Year” (2005)
139. Interpol “Slow Hands” (2004)
140. Beck “Lost Cause” (2002)

141. Norah Jones “Don't Know Why” (2002)
142. Linkin Park “Numb” (2003)
143. Moby with Gwen Stefani “South Side” (1999)
144. The White Stripes “Fell in Love with a Girl” (2001)
145. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Heads Will Roll” (2009)
146. Ben Harper “Steal My Kisses” (1999)
147. The Strokes “Someday” (2001)
148. PJ Harvey “You Said Something” (2000)
149. Wilco “Impossible Germany” (2007)
150. The Gaslight Anthem “The ‘59 Sound” (2008)

151. Jimmy Eat World “A Praise Chorus” (2001)
152. Moby “Porcelain” (1999)
153. Amerie “One (1) Thing” (2005)
154. Amy Winehouse “Back to Black” (2006)
155. Radiohead “Pyramid Song” (2001)
156. Coldplay “Clocks” (2002)
157. The Libertines “Time for Heroes” (2002)
158. Amadou & Mariam “Sabali” (2008)
159. Bob Dylan “Mississippi” (2001)
160. Hot Chip “Ready for the Floor” (2008)

161. The National “Fake Empire” (2007)
162. Junior Senior “Move Your Feet” (2003)
163. The Raconteurs “Steady As She Goes” (2006)
164. Franz Ferdinand “Do You Want To” (2005)
165. Estelle with Kanye West “American Boy” (2008)
166. New Order “Crystal” (2001)
167. Kaiser Chiefs “I Predict a Riot” (2004)
168. Animal Collective “Summertime Clothes” (2009)
169. The Killers “When You Were Young” (2006)
170. Gorillaz “Dare” (2005)

171. System of a Down “Chop Suey!” (2001)
172. Doves “There Goes the Fear” (2002)
173. The Strokes “12:51” (2003)
174. Junior Boys with Andi Toma “In the Morning” (2007)
175. The Ting Tings “That's Not My Name” (2008)
176. Spoon “The Underdog” (2007)
177. Basement Jaxx “Romeo” (2001)
178. The White Stripes “My Doorbell” (2005)
179. Ladytron “Destroy Everything You Touch” (2005)
180. Beirut “Postcards from Italy” (2006)

181. M83 “Kim and Jessie” (2008)
182. The Knife “Heartbeats” (2002)
183. Nelly “Hot in Herre” (2002)
184. Talib Kweli with Mos Def, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, & Jay-Z “Get By” (2002)
185. Interpol “Evil” (2004)
186. Muse “Supermassive Black Hole” (2006)
187. Roots Manuva “Witness (One Hope)” (2001)
188. Alicia Keys “You Don't Know My Name” (2003)
189. Bob Dylan “Things Have Changed” (2000)
190. Los Campesinos! “You! Me! Dancing!” (2008)

191. Feist “Mushaboom” (2005)
192. Chemical Brothers “Galvanize” (2004)
193. Beyoncé “Irreplaceable” (2006)
194. Bruce Springsteen “The Rising” (2002)
195. Interpol “NYC” (2002)
196. Florence the Machine “Dog Days Are Over” (2008)
197. Arcade Fire “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)” (2004)
198. R.E.M. “Imitation of Life” (2001)
199. Duffy “Mercy” (2008)
200. Nelly Furtado with Timbaland “Promiscuous” (2006)

201. Foo Fighters “Best of You” (2005)
202. Jet “Are You Going to Be My Girl” (2003)
203. Morrissey “Irish Blood, English Heart” (2004)
204. The Dixie Chicks “Not Ready to Make Nice” (2006)
205. The Vines “Get Free” (2002)
206. Dandy Warhols “Bohemian Like You” (2000)
207. Coldplay “Fix You” (2005)
208. Foo Fighters “All My Life” (2002)
209. Radiohead “The National Anthem” (2000)
210. Interpol “PDA” (2002)

211. Empire of the Sun “Walking on a Dream” (2016)
212. Weezer “Island in the Sun” (2001)
213. Red Hot Chili Peppers “By the Way” (2002)
214. Coldplay “In My Place” (2002)
215. U2 “Vertigo” (2004)
216. Death Cab for Cutie “The Sound of Settling” (2003)
217. Sum 41 “Fat Lip” (2001)
218. Queens of the Stone Age “Little Sister” (2004)
219. Keane “Somewhere Only We Know” (2004)
220. Camera Obscura “Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken” (2006)

221. M.I.A. “Sunshowers” (2004)
222. Eminem with Dido “Stan” (2000)
223. Brandi Carlile “Throw It All Away” (2005)
224. LCD Soundsystem “Someone Great” (2007)
225. Mike Doughty “Busting Up a Starbucks” (2002)
226. Dr. Dre with Eminem “Forgot About Dre” (1999)
227. The Flaming Lips “Fight Test” (2002)
228. Temper Trap “Sweet Disposition” (2009)
229. Bon Iver “For Emma” (2007)
230. New Pornographers “Challengers” (2007)

231. Pete Yorn “Life on a Chain” (2001)
232. Flogging Molly “Drunken Lullabies” (2002)
233. Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (2004)
234. Built to Spill “Hindsight” (2009)
235. T.a.t.u. “All the Things She Said” (2002)
236. Alicia Keys “No One” (2007)
237. Andrew Bird “Imitosis” (2007)
238. The Joy Formidable “Whirring” (2011)
239. Kelis “Bossy” (2006)
240. Bird and the Bee “Polite Dance Song” (2009)

241. The Postal Service “We Will Become Silhouettes” (2003)
242. Modest Mouse “Missed the Boat” (2007)
243. The Decemberists “The Crane Wife Pt. 3” (2006)
244. Ray LaMontagne “Trouble” (2004)
245. David Gray “Babylon” (1998)
246. Muse “Resistance” (2009)
247. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club “Stop” (2003)
248. Wilco “I'm the Man Who Loves You” (2001)
249. The Hold Steady “Constructive Summer” (2008)
250. Regina Spektor “Us” (2004)

251. Elbow “One Day Like This” (2008)
252. The Killers “Somebody Told Me” (2004)
253. Alien Ant Farm “Smooth Criminal” (2001)
254. Mavis Staples “Eyes on the Prize” (2007)
255. Neko Case “People Got a Lotta Nerve” (2009)
256. Metric “Gold Guns Girls” (2009)
257. Jason Mraz “I’m Yours” (2008)
258. Radiohead “Reckoner” (2007)
259. Fiona Apple “Better Version of Me” (2005)
260. Annie “Chewing Gum” (2004)

261. Tom Petty “The Last DJ” (2002)
262. Kathleen Edwards “Asking for Flowers” (2008)
263. Avett Brothers “Kick Drum Heart” (2009)
264. Johnny Cash “Personal Jesus” (2002)
265. Iron & Wine “Such Great Heights” (2009)
266. Republic Tigers “Trust Fall” (2020)
267. Foo Fighters “Times Like These” (2002)
268. Adele “Chasing Pavement” (2008)
269. Spoon “Don't You Evah” (2007)
270. Jayhawks “Save It for a Rainy Day” (2003)

271. Iron & Wine “Boy with a Coin” (2007)
272. The Fray “Over My Head (Cable Car)” (2005)
273. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Gold Lion” (2006)
274. Kid Cudi vs. Crookers “Day N Nite” (2009)
275. Damien Rice “The Blower's Daughter” (2004)
276. Train “Calling All Angels” (2003)
277. The White Stripes “The Hardest Button to Button” (2003)
278. Mos Def “Umi Says” (1999)
279. The Black Keys “Your Touch” (2006)
280. Scissor Sisters “Take Your Mama” (2004)

281. Travis “Sing” (2001)
282. Evanesence with Paul McCoy “Bring Me to Life” (2003)
283. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “100 Days 100 Nights” (2007)
284. Kings of Leon “The Bucket” (2004)
285. Los Lonely Boys “Heaven” (2003)
286. John Butler Trio “Zebra” (2005)
287. Fall Out Boy “Dance Dance” (2005)
288. Jack Johnson “Flake” (2001)
289. Yael Naim “New Soul” (2008)
290. Ben Harper “With My Own Two Hands” (2003)

291. Beck “E-Pro” (2005)
292. Nikka Costa “Like a Feather” (2001)
293. The Go! Team “Ladyflash” (2004)
294. Mavis Staples “We Shall Not Be Moved” (2007)
295. KT Tunstall “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” (2004)
296. The Shins “Phantom Limb” (2007)
297. Metric “Gimme Sympathy” (2009)
298. Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire “Two Way Action” (2001)
299. Elbow “Grounds for Divorce” (2008)
300. Neko Case “This Tornado Loves You” (2009)

301. Sufjan Stevens “John Wayne Gacy Jr.” (2005)
302. The Hold Steady “Sequestered in Memphis” (2008)
303. Jimmy Eat World “Sweetness” (2002)
304. John Mayer “No Such Thing” (2001)
305. Nelly “Hot Shit (Country Grammar)” (2000)
306. Frightened Rabbit “Swim Until You Can’t See Land” (2009)
307. LCD Soundsystem “North American Scum” (2007)
308. Rilo Kiley “Portions for Foxes” (2004)
309. Kasabian “Club Foot” (2004)
310. St. Vincent “Now Now” (2021)

311. Jem “They” (2004)
312. Passion Pit “The Reeling” (2009)
313. Hot Hot Heat “Goodnight Goodnight” (2005)
314. Plain White T's “Hey There Delilah” (2005)
315. Tegan & Sara “Walking with a Ghost” (2004)
316. Damian Marley “Welcome to Jamrock” (2005)
317. The Strokes “Reptilia” (2003)
318. Joseph Arthur “Honey and the Moon” (2002)
319. Annie “Heartbeat” (2004)
320. LCD Soundsystem “Give It Up” (2003)

321. Stereophonics “Maybe Tomorrow” (2003)
322. Radiohead “Kid A” (2000)
323. Lucinda Williams “Get Right with God” (2001)
324. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah “Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)” (2005)
325. Avett Brothers “I and Love and You” (2009)
326. Amos Lee “Arms of a Woman” (2005)
327. Paul Westerberg “Love You in the Fall” (2006)
328. Rage Against the Machine “Renegades of Funk” (2000)
329. Arctic Monkeys “Fluorescent Adolescent” (2007)
330. Modest Mouse “Dashboard” (2007)

331. Ben Folds “The Luckiest” (2001)
332. Raphael Saadiq “100 Yard Dash” (2008)
333. Gwen Stefani “Hollaback Girl” (2005)
334. Lissie “Little Lovin’” (2010)
335. Kathleen Edwards “Six O’Clock News” (2003)
336. Coldplay “The Scientist” (2002)
337. My Morning Jacket “Golden” (2003)
338. Amos Lee “Keep It Loose Keep It Tight” (2005)
339. Scissor Sisters “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’” (2006)
340. Paramore “Misery Business” (2007)

341. John Mayer “Your Body Is a Wonderland” (2001)
342. Rufus Wainwright “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk” (2001)
343. M. Ward “Never Had Nobody Like You” (2009)
344. Cake “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” (2001)
345. Goldfrapp “Ooh La La” (2005)
346. Ben Folds “Rockin’ the Suburbs” (2001)
347. Elliott Smith “Son of Sam” (2000)
348. The Hold Steady “Stuck Between Stations” (2006)
349. Regina Spektor “Fidelity” (2006)
350. Sea Wolf “You're a Wolf” (2007)

351. Incubus “Wish You Were Here” (2001)
352. Silversun Pickups “Lazy Eye” (2006)
353. Ben Harper “Diamonds on the Inside” (2003)
354. Gnarls Barkely “Gone Daddy Gone” (2006)
355. PJ Harvey with Thom Yorke “This Mess We're In” (2000)
356. Wilco “I'm a Wheel” (2004)
357. Sara Bareilles “Love Song” (2008)
358. Modest Mouse “Ocean Breathes Salty” (2004)
359. Mike Doughty “Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well” (2003)
360. The Big Pink “Dominos” (2009)

361. Dashboard Confessional “Hands Down” (2003)
362. Royksopp “Poor Leno” (2001)
363. Michael Franti & Spearhead “Say Hey (I Love You)” (2008)
364. Bloc Party “The Prayer” (2007)
365. Bell X1 “The Great Defector” (2009)
366. Phantom Planet “California” (2002)
367. Los Lobos “The Road to Gila Bend” (2006)
368. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros “Home” (2009)
369. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)” (2007)
370. The Flaming Lips “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot” (2002)

371. Destiny’s Child “Independent Women” (2000)
372. Kings of Leon “Use Somebody” (2008)
373. Morrissey “You Have Killed Me” (2006)
374. Wilco “Heavy Metal Drummer” (2001)
375. The Decemberists “O Valencia!” (2006)
376. Arcade Fire “Keep the Car Running” (2007)
377. Jason Mraz “The Remedy (I Won't Worry)” (2002)
378. Matt and Kim “Daylight” (2009)
379. Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg “The Next Episode” (1999)
380. Death Cab for Cutie “Tiny Vessels” (2003)

381. Zero 7 “Throw It All Away” (2006)
382. M83 “Graveyard Girl” (2008)
383. Audioslave “Show Me How to Live” (2002)
384. Fiona Apple “O Sailor” (2005)
385. Björk “Hidden Place” (2001)
386. The Decemberists “Sixteen (16) Military Wives” (2005)
387. José González “Heartbeats” (2006)
388. The Shins “Caring Is Creepy” (2001)
389. Phantom Planet “Lonely Day” (2002)
390. Eels “Trouble with Dreams” (2005)

391. Avett Brothers “January Wedding” (2009)
392. Train “Cab” (2005)
393. My Morning Jacket “I'm Amazed” (2008)
394. Angelique Kidjo with Peter Gabriel “Salala” (2007)
395. The Raconteurs “Level” (2006)
396. Laura Veirs “Don’t Lose Yourself” (2007)
397. Ray LaMontagne “Forever My Friend” (2004)
398. Broken Social Scene “7/4 Shoreline” (2005)
399. The Joy Formidable “The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade” (2008)
400. Dashboard Confessional “Screaming Infidelities” (2001)

401. Silversun Pickups “Panic Switch” (2009)
402. Gorillaz “19-2000” (2001)
403. Cake “Love You Madly” (2001)
404. Mat Kearney “Nothing Left to Lose” (2006)
405. N*E*R*D “Dont Worry About It” (2004)
406. Laura Veirs “Galaxies” (2005)
407. Delta Spirit “Trash Can” (2008)
408. M83 “Teen Angst” (2005)
409. Mark Lanegan “Methamphetamine Blues” (2004)
410. Beastie Boys “Ch-Check It Out” (2004)

411. John Legend with Will.i.am “Ordinary People” (2004)
412. Ben Folds “Annie Waits” (2001)
413. Radiohead “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” (2007)
414. Frank Turner “The Real Damage” (2007)
415. Snow Patrol “Run” (2004)
416. Ben Orton “Conceived” (2006)
417. Jurassic 5 “What's Golden” (2002)
418. Puddle of Mudd “Blurry” (2001)
419. Fruit Bats “The Ruminant Band” (2009)
420. The Hives “Walk Idiot Walk” (2004)

421. Kanye West with Lupe Fiasco “Touch the Sky” (2005)
422. Pearl Jam “The Fixer” (2009)
423. Steve Earle “The Revolution Starts Now” (2004)
424. Old 97's “Dance with Me” (2008)
425. New Pornographers “All the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth” (2007)
426. Pete Yorn “Crystal Village” (2003)
427. Sheryl Crow “Soak Up the Sun” (2002)
428. Matisyahu “King Without a Crown” (2005)
429. Jack Johnson “Sitting Waiting Wishing” (2005)
430. Green Day “Holiday” (2005)

431. Mates of State “Fraud in the '80s” (2006)
432. Of Montreal “Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games” (2005)
433. Moby “We Are All Made of Stars” (2002)
434. Groove Armada “I See You Baby” (2000)
435. The Flaming Lips “The W.A.N.D.” (2006)
436. Stereophonics “Dakota (You Made Me Feel Like the One)” (2005)
437. Mos Def “Quiet Dog Bite Hard” (2009)
438. Goldfrapp “Number 1” (2005)
439. Jack's Mannequin “The Mixed Tape” (2005)
440. Rodrigo Y Gabriela “Tamacun” (2006)

441. Destiny’s Child “Survivor” (2001)
442. Regina Spektor “Better” (2006)
443. The Killers “Jenny Was a Friend of Mine” (2004)
444. Beirut “Elephant Gun” (2007)
445. The Streets “Fit But You Know It” (2004)
446. Guster “Satellite” (2006)
447. Nelly “EI (E.i.)” (2000)
448. Eve with Gwen Stefani “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” (2001)
449. Cold War Kids “Hang Me Up to Dry” (2007)
450. Coldplay “Viva La Vida” (2008)

451. Johnny Cash “One” (2000)
452. ? (The Bridge lists Michael Atchison’s Revival here, but that’s one of the station’s shows, not a song) 453. Carbon Leaf “What About Everything” (2004)
454. Michael Andrews & Gary Jules “Mad World” (2002)
455. System of a Down “BYOB (B.Y.O.B.)” (2005)
456. Miike Snow “Animal” (2009)
457. Mavis Staples “99 ½” (2007)
458. Andrew WK “Party Hard” (2001)
459. She Wants Revenge “Tear You Apart” (2005)
460. Gomez “Airstream Driver” (2009)

461. Indigo Girls “Perfect World” (2004)
462. Jack Johnson “Bubbletoes” (2001)
463. The Thrills “Big Sur” (2003)
464. Hard-Fi “Hard to Beat” (2005)
465. Doves “Black and White Town” (2005)
466. Chuck Prophet “Summertime Thing” (2002)
467. The White Stripes “Blue Orchid” (2005)
468. Nine Inch Nails “The Hand That Feeds” (2005)
469. Augustana “Stars and Boulevards” (2005)
470. Dresden Dolls “Coin Operated Boy” (2003)

471. Wolfmother “Woman” (2005)
472. M. Ward “Chinese Translation” (2006)
473. The Hold Steady “Lord I’m Discouraged” (2008)
474. Kathleen Edwards “Back to Me” (2005)
475. The Decemberists “The Perfect Crime #2” (2006)
476. John Mayer “Waiting on the World to Change” (2006)
477. M.I.A. “Bucky Done Gun” (2005)
478. Loretta Lynn with Jack White “Portland, Oregon” (2004)
479. Death Cab for Cutie “The New Year” (2003)
480. Le Tigre “TKO” (2004)

481. Belle & Sebastian “Step Into My Office Baby” (2003)
482. Bloc Party “Helicopter” (2004)
483. OutKast “So Fresh So Clean” (2000)
484. Rufus Wainwright “Hallelujah” (2001)
485. Rilo Kiley “Silver Lining” (2007)
486. Hot Chip with Peter Gabriel “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” (2008)
487. Calexico “Quattro (World Drifts In)” (2003)
488. Wilco “Handshake Drugs” (2004)
489. The Shins “Kissing the Lipless” (2003)
490. Passion Pit “Sleepyhead” (2009)

491. Phish “Heavy Things” (2000)
492. TV on the Radio “Dancing Choose” (2008)
493. Brazilian Girls “Good Time” (2008)
494. Amos Lee “Shout Out Loud” (2006)
495. 311 “Love Song” (2004)
496. Tilly & the Wall “Beat Control” (2008)
497. The Strokes “New York City Cops” (2001)
498. Cut Copy “Lights and Music” (2008)
499. Jill Scott “Golden” (2004)
500. Belle & Sebastian “Another Sunny Day” (2006)

501. Nada Surf “Always Love” (2005)
502. Ben Harper “Get It Like You Like You Like” (2006)
503. Arcade Fire “No Cars Go” (2007)
504. Bon Iver “Flume” (2007)
505. The National “Lit Up” (2005)
506. Tori Amos “Sleeps with Butterflies” (2005)
507. Evanescence “My Immortal” (2003)
508. Drive-by Truckers “72 (This Highways Mean)” (2001)
509. David Byrne & Brian Eno “Strange Overtones” (2008)
510. Mike Doughty “27 Jennifers” (2003)

511. Doves “Words” (2002)
512. Santigold “Lights Out” (2008)
513. Rilo Kiley “It’s a Hit” (2004)
514. My Morning Jacket “Off the Record” (2005)
515. Rufus Wainwright “Poses” (2001)
516. Bruce Springsteen “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” (2007)
517. Sufjan Stevens “Casimir Pulaski Day” (2005)
518. Spoon “Sister Jack” (2005)
519. Beck “Think I’m in Love” (2006)
520. Fleet Foxes “Mykonos” (2009)

521. LCD Soundsystem “Disco Infiltrator” (2005)
522. Apples in Stereo “Can You Feel It” (2007)
523. Bush, Kate “King of the Mountain” (2005)
524. Ida Maria “I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked” (2008)
525. Roots Manuva “Let the Spirit” (2008)
526. Something Corporate “I Woke Up in a Car” (2002)
527. Frank Black “If Your Poison Gets You” (2006)
528. The Von Bondies “C'mon C'mon” (2004)
529. Yeasayer “Tightrope” (2009)
530. Sia “Breathe Me” (2004)

531. The Subways “Rock and Roll Queen” (2005)
532. Gillian Welch “I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll” (2001)
533. Feist “My Moon My Man” (2007)
534. Corinne Bailey Rae “Put Your Records On” (2006)
535. The Heavy “How You Like Me Now?” (2009)
536. Hot Chip “The Warning” (2006)
537. Camera Obscura “French Navy” (2009)
538. Kaiser Chiefs “Ruby” (2007)
539. RJD2 “Ghostwriter” (2002)
540. Eminem “Without Me” (2002)

541. Jem “Just a Ride” (2005)
542. Andrew Bird “Fitz and the Dizzy Spells” (2009)
543. Mike Doughty “Unsingable Name” (2003)
544. John Mayer “Why Georgia” (2001)
545. U2 “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” (2004)
546. No Doubt “Underneath It All” (2001)
547. Franz Ferdinand “No You Girls” (2009)
548. Muse “Time Is Running Out” (2003)
549. Metric “Help I’m Alive” (2009)
550. Kings of Convenience “I'd Rather Dance with You” (2004)

551. Avett Brothers “Die Die Die” (2007)
552. Muse “Uprising” (2009)
553. Lily Allen “Friday Night” (2006)
554. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Soft Shock” (2009)
555. Keane “Everybody's Changing” (2004)
556. Loretta Lynn “Van Lear Rose” (2004)
557. Fergie “Clumsy” (2006)
558. Flogging Molly “Float” (2008)
559. Bright Eyes “Lua” (2004)
560. Eagles of Death Metal “I Only Want You” (2004)

561. The Fratellis “Chelsea Dagger” (2006)
562. Nas with Will.i.am “Hip Hop Is Dead” (2006)
563. New Pornographers “Myriad Harbour” (2007)
564. Common “The People” (2007)
565. Panda Bear “Bros” (2006)
566. Rachael Yamagata “Worn Me Down” (2004)
567. Daft Punk “Something About Us” (2001)
568. Wombats “Moving to New York” (2008)
569. Radiohead “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” (2007)
570. Mark Ronson with Ghostface & Nate Dogg “Ooh Wee” (2003)

571. Blur “Out of Time” (2003)
572. The Black Keys “Strange Times” (2008)
573. Arctic Monkeys “Crying Lightning” (2009)
574. Joseph Arthur “Even Tho” (2004)
575. Iron & Wine “Love Vigilantes” (2009)
576. Wilco “What Light” (2007)
577. Zero 7 “Home” (2004)
578. R.E.M. “All the Way to Reno (You’re Gonna Be a Star)” (2001)
579. My Chemical Romance “Helena (So Long and Goodnight)” (2004)
580. The Flaming Lips “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song” (2008)

581. Wilco “The Late Greats” (2004)
582. Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals “In the Colors” (2007)
583. The Killers “Human” (2008)
584. Ringside “Tired of Being Sorry” (2005)
585. Secret Machines “Nowhere Again” (2004)
586. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybear “Sugarfoot” (2008)
587. Editors “Munich” (2005)
588. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah “The Skin of My Yellow Country” (2005)
589. Lucinda Williams “Joy” (1998)
590. Appleseed Cast “Fight Song” (2003)

591. Sleater-Kinney “Modern Girl” (2005)
592. Ok Go “Here It Goes Again” (2006)
593. Pearl Jam “Just Breathe” (2009)
594. Bright Eyes “Old Soul Song (For the New World)” (2005)
595. Miley Cyrus “Party in the U.S.A.” (2009)
596. Weezer “Beverly Hills” (2005)
597. Air “Cherry Blossom Girl” (2004)
598. Tegan & Sara “Back in Your Head” (2007)
599. The White Stripes “I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself” (2003)
600. Guided by Voices “Chasing Heather Crazy” (2001)

601. Death Cab for Cutie “Crooked Teeth” (2005)
602. Coldplay “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face” (2002)
603. The Good, the Bad, and the Queen “Herculean” (2006)
604. Kooks “She Moves in Her Own Way” (2006)
605. Regina Spektor “Samson” (2002)
606. Jill Scott “A Long Walk” (2000)
607. Damien Rice “Volcano” (2005)
608. The Postal Service “Clark Gable” (2003)
609. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros “Forty (40) Day Dream” (2009)
610. TV on the Radio “Golden Age” (2008)

611. Fiona Apple “Extraordinary Machine” (2005)
612. Vampire Weekend “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” (2008)
613. Kings of Leon “Sex on Fire” (2008)
614. Modest Mouse “The World at Large” (2004)
615. Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” (2006)
616. Jack Johnson “The Horizon Has Been Defeated” (2003)
617. KT Tunstall “Suddenly I See” (2004)
618. The XX “VCR” (2009)
619. Damien Rice “Cannonball” (2003)
620. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists “Me and Mia” (2004)

621. Frou Frou “Let Go” (2002)
622. Eels “Fresh Feeling” (2001)
623. Joss Stone “Right to Be Wrong” (2004)
624. Vampire Weekend “Oxford Comma” (2008)
625. Rodrigo Y Gabriela “Buster Voodoo” (2009)
626. Ben Folds “Still Fighting It” (2001)
627. Black Kids “I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You” (2008)
628. Avril Lavigne “Sk8er Boi” (2002)
629. Kanye West “Diamonds from Sierra Leone” (2005)
630. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Can't Stop” (2002)

631. The Ting Tings “Shut Up and Let Me Go” (2008)
632. Cage the Elephant “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” (2008)
633. Death Cab for Cutie “I Will Possess Your Heart” (2008)
634. Citizen Cope with Carlos Santana “Son's Gonna Rise” (2004)
635. Jenny Lewis & Elvis Costello “Carpetbaggers” (2008)
636. PJ Harvey “Good Fortune” (2000)
637. Lucinda Williams “Righteously” (2003)
638. Muse “Starlight” (2006)
639. Kathleen Edwards “Hockey Skates” (2002)
640. Hot Hot Heat “Talk to Me Dance with Me” (2003)

641. Daft Punk “Digital Love” (2001)
642. Shaggy with Ricardo "Rik Rok" Ducent “It Wasn't Me” (2000)
643. Cake “Comfort Eagle” (2001)
644. U2 “In a Little While” (2000)
645. Goo Goo Dolls “Sympathy” (2002)
646. Travis “Side” (2001)
647. Prince “Musicology” (2004)
648. The Walkmen “In the New Year” (2008)
649. Rage Against the Machine “Testify” (1999)
650. Tori Amos “A Sorta Fairytale” (2002)

651. The Mooney Suzuki “Alive and Amplified” (2005)
652. Keller Williams “Freeker by the Speaker” (2002)
653. R.E.M. “Leaving New York” (2004)
654. Elders “Packy Go Home” (2004)
655. Warren Zevon “Keep Me in Your Heart” (2004)
656. Spoon “Anything You Want” (2001)
657. The Roots “Here I Come” (2006)
658. Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)” (2007)
659. The Bravery “An Honest Mistake” (2005)
660. Ben Folds “Not the Same” (2001)

661. The Joy Formidable “Austere” (2008)
662. My Morning Jacket “Gideon” (2005)
663. Semisonic “Chemistry” (2001)
664. Coldplay “Speed of Sound” (2005)
665. The Bravery “Swollen Summer” (2005)
666. Lily Allen “Fuck You” (2009)
667. Doves “Catch the Sun” (2000)
668. Paul Simon “Father and Daughter” (2002)
669. Band of Horses “Is There a Ghost” (2007)
670. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Snow (Hey Oh)” (2006)

671. Regina Spektor “On the Radio” (2006)
672. Wolf Parade “Shine a Light” (2005)
673. Zero 7 with Sia “Destiny” (2001)
674. K'Naan “Wavin’ Flag” (2009)
675. Death Cab for Cutie “Cath…” (2008)
676. Pearl Jam “World Wide Suicide” (2006)
677. Landon Pigg “Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop” (2008)
678. Radiohead “Like Spinning Plates” (2001)
679. Of Montreal “An Eludarian Instance” (2008)
680. Loudon Wainwright III “Daughter” (2007)

681. Feist “I Feel It All” (2007)
682. Train “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” (2001)
683. Regina Spektor “Laughing With” (2009)
684. Zutons “Valerie” (2006)
685. Nada Surf “Whose Authority” (2008)
686. Dido “White Flag” (2003)
687. Jet “Look What You’ve Done” (2003)
688. Death Cab for Cutie “I Will Follow You into the Dark” (2005)
689. Alexi Murdoch “Orange Sky” (2004)
690. Jem “24” (2005)

691. Common with Kanye West & John Mayer “Go!” (2005)
692. India.Arie “Video” (2001)
693. Ben Lee “Catch My Disease” (2005)
694. Lucinda Williams “Essence” (2001)
695. Jack Johnson “Good People” (2005)
696. Bird and the Bee “La La La” (2007)
697. Cake “No Phone” (2004)
698. Kings of Convenience “Boat Behind” (2009)
699. The Wiseguys “Start the Commotion” (2001)
700. Better Than Ezra “A Lifetime” (2005)

701. Wilco with Leslie Feist “You and I” (2009)
702. Fountains of Wayne “Hey Julie” (2003)
703. Editors “All Sparks” (2006)
704. Vampire Weekend “The Kids Don't Stand a Chance” (2008)
705. Imogen Heap “Goodnight and Go” (2005)
706. Caesars “Jerk It Out” (2005)
707. Air “Surfing on a Rocket” (2004)
708. The Shins “So Says I” (2003)
709. Ray LaMontagne “You Are the Best Thing” (2008)
710. Steriogram “Walkie Talkie Man” (2004)

711. No Doubt “Hella Good” (2001)
712. Linkin Park “Faint” (2003)
713. Bat for Lashes “What's a Girl to Do?” (2006)
714. School of Seven Bells “Iamundernodisguise” (2008)
715. Beck “Girl” (2005)
716. Glasvegas “Geraldine” (2008)
717. Ben Folds “Landed” (2005)
718. Mike Doughty “You Should Be Doubly Gratified” (2009)
719. John Mayer “Clarity” (2003)
720. Wilco “You Never Know” (2009)

721. The Fray “How to Save a Life” (2005)
722. Arcade Fire “Black Mirror” (2007)
723. The Killers “Smile Like You Mean It” (2004)
724. Rodrigo Y Gabriela “Diablo Rojo” (2006)
725. Death Cab for Cutie “Title and Registration” (2003)
726. Michael Franti & Spearhead “Everyone Deserves Music” (2003)
727. Marc Broussard “Home” (2005)
728. The Helio Sequence “Lately” (2008)
729. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dani California” (2006)
730. The Postal Service “Brand New Colony” (2003)

731. The Postal Service “Sleeping In” (2003)
732. Rufus Wainwright “Grey Gardens” (2001)
733. New Pornographers “Sing Me Spanish Techno” (2005)
734. R.E.M. “Supernatural Superserious” (2008)
735. U2 “Walk On” (2000)
736. The Darkness “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” (2003)
737. Los Lonely Boys “Real Emotion” (2004)
738. Amy Winehouse “Tears Dry on Their Own” (2006)
739. The Streets “Could Well Be In” (2004)
740. Lily Allen “LDN (London)” (2006)

741. Coldplay “Violet Hill” (2008)
742. Chk Chk Chk (!!!) “Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story)” (2003)
743. Donavon Frankenreiter with Jack Johnson “Free” (2004)
744. The Avalanches “Since I Left You” (2000)
745. The Decemberists “Valerie Plame” (2008)
746. Ambulance Ltd. “Primitive (The Way I Treat You)” (2003)
747. Yo La Tengo “You Can Have It All” (2000)
748. Panic! At the Disco “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” (2005)
749. Jenny Lewis “Pretty Bird” (2008)
750. Dave Matthews Band “Where Are You Going?” (2002)

751. U2 “Stuck in a Moment You Cant Get Out Of” (2000)
752. The Go! Team “Doing It Right” (2007)
753. Apples in Stereo “Go” (2000)
754. Wilco “Theologians” (2004)
755. Arcade Fire “Neon Bible” (2007)
756. Modest Mouse “Tiny Cities Made of Ashes” (2000)
757. William Shatner “Common People” (2004)
758. Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” (2007)
759. The Fratellis “Flathead” (2007)
760. Vampire Weekend “Mansard Roof” (2007)

761. Pete Yorn “Strange Condition” (2001)
762. Wombats “Let's Dance to Joy Division” (2007)
763. Sondre Lerche “Two Way Monologue” (2004)
764. The XX “Islands” (2009)
765. Phoenix “Lasso” (2009)
766. Kings of Leon “Molly's Chambers” (2003)
767. Belle & Sebastian “Funny Little Frog” (2006)
768. Ozomotli “Who Discovered America?” (2004)
769. Ingrid Michaelson “The Way I Am” (2007)
770. Florence the Machine “You've Got the Love” (2009)

771. The White Stripes “We're Going to Be Friends” (2001)
772. Kaiser Chiefs “Never Miss a Beat” (2008)
773. Guster “Amsterdam (Gonna Write You a Letter)” (2003)
774. Madlib “Slim's Return” (2003)
775. The Polyphonic Spree “Light and Day” (2003)
776. Flobots “Handlebars” (2008)
777. Amos Lee “Colors” (2003)
778. Regina Spektor “Dance Anthem of the 80s” (2009)
779. Ben Kweller “Run” (2006)
780. R.E.M. “Bad Day” (2003)

781. Carbon Leaf “Life Less Ordinary” (2004)
782. Beastie Boys with Nas “Too Many Rappers” (2009)
783. Midlake “Roscoe” (2006)
784. Aqualung “Brighter Than Sunshine” (2003)
785. Blitzen Trapper “Silver Moon” (2009)
786. Blue Merle “Burning in the Sun” (2005)
787. Kings of Leon “On Call” (2007)
788. Adele “Right As Rain” (2008)
789. The Ting Tings “Great DJ” (2008)
790. System of a Down “Aerials” (2001)

791. Blink 182 “The Rock Show” (2001)
792. Belle & Sebastian “The Blues Are Still Blue” (2006)
793. Spoon “Everything Hits at Once” (2001)
794. Janelle Monáe “Many Moons” (2010)
795. Radiohead “Bodysnatchers” (2007)
796. Stereophonics “Have a Nice Day” (2001)
797. Oasis “The Shock of the Lightning” (2008)
798. Kathleen Edwards “The Cheapest Key” (2008)
799. Paolo Nutini “New Shoes” (2006)
800. The Beta Band “Squares” (2002)

801. Elvis Presley vs. JXL “A Little Less Conversation” (2002)
802. Fiery Furnaces “Here Comes the Summer” (2003)
803. Augustana “Boston” (2005)
804. Five for Fighting “Superman (It’s Not Easy)” (2000)
805. Sigur Rós “Hoppipolla” (2005)
806. Amy Winehouse “Wake Up Alone” (2006)
807. OutKast with Sleepy Brown “The Way You Move” (2003)
808. Brendan Benson “Cold Hands (Warm Heart)” (2005)
809. Ben Folds with Regina Spektor “You Don't Know Me” (2008)
810. Maximo Park “Girls Who Play Guitars” (2007)

811. Radiohead “2 + 2 = 5” (2003)
812. Ben Orton “Concrete Sky” (2002)
813. Foo Fighters “The Pretender” (2007)
814. Mavis Staples “Have a Little Faith” (2004)
815. Delta Spirit “People C’mon” (2008)
816. The Hives “Tick Tick Boom” (2007)
817. Citizen Cope “Bullet and a Target” (2004)
818. Jack's Mannequin “Dark Blue” (2005)
819. Green Day “Wake Me Up When September Ends” (2004)
820. RJD2 “Smoke and Mirrors” (2002)

821. Alejandro Escovedo “Sister Lost Soul” (2008)
822. The White Stripes “Hello Operator” (2000)
823. David Gray “The One I Love” (2005)
824. Mates of State “Goods (All in Your Head)” (2006)
825. The White Stripes “The Denial Twist” (2005)
826. Snow Patrol “Chocolate” (2004)
827. Eels “Mrs. E's Beautiful Blues” (2000)
828. Bruce Springsteen “Radio Nowhere” (2007)
829. James Blunt “You’re Beautiful” (2005)
830. The Raconteurs “Salute Your Solution” (2008)

831. Wheatus “Teenage Dirtbag” (2000)
832. U2 “City of Blinding Light” (2004)
833. TV on the Radio “Dlz” (2008)
834. Vampire Weekend “Cousins” (2009)
835. M. Ward “Big Boat” (2005)
836. Portishead “Machine Gun” (2008)
837. Phoenix “Armistice” (2009)
838. Eve 6 “Promise” (2000)
839. Moby “Beautiful” (2005)
840. Interpol “The Heinrich Maneuver” (2007)

841. Phish “The Connection” (2004)
842. The Raveonettes “Love in a Trash Can” (2005)
843. The Mars Volta “The Widow” (2005)
844. Handsome Boy Modeling School “Breakdown” (2004)
845. Nelly with City Spud “Ride Wit Me” (2001)
846. Appleseed Cast “Here We Are (Family in the Hallways)” (2006)
847. Damien Rice “9 Crimes” (2006)
848. Dashboard Confessional “Vindicated” (2004)
849. Fall Out Boy “Sugar Were Going Down” (2005)
850. Hockey “Song Away” (2009)

851. Liz Phair “Extraordinary” (2003)
852. N*E*R*D “Maybe” (2004)
853. Dan Auerbach “Heartbroken in Disrepair” (2009)
854. Nikka Costa “Stuck to You” (2008)
855. Yeasayer “2080” (2007)
856. Regina Spektor “Eet” (2009)
857. Spiritualized “Soul on Fire” (2008)
858. Abileen “It Was Nothing” (2006)
859. Eddie Vedder “Hard Sun” (2007)
860. Guided by Voices “Glad Girls” (2001)

861. Keane “Bend and Break” (2004)
862. Ziggy Marley “Love Is My Religion” (2006)
863. Wilco “War on War” (2001)
864. Daft Punk “Robot Rock” (2005)
865. Azure Ray “New Resolution” (2003)
866. Thom Yorke “Black Swan” (2006)
867. Wheat “I Met a Girl” (2004)
868. The Shins “Australia” (2007)
869. Jack Johnson “Wasting Time” (2003)
870. Jason Mraz “Wordplay” (2005)

871. The Black Keys “I Got Mine” (2008)
872. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Date with the Night” (2003)
873. Jack Johnson “Taylor” (2003)
874. We Are Scientists “Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt” (2006)
875. My Chemical Romance “Teenagers” (2006)
876. Bright Eyes “Soul Singer in a Session Band” (2007)
877. New Pornographers “All for Swinging You Around” (2003)
878. One Eskimo “Kandi” (2009)
879. The Libertines “Up the Bracket” (2002)
880. Remy Zero “Save Me” (2001)

881. Dandy Warhols “We Used to Be Friends” (2003)
882. OutKast “Roses” (2003)
883. Washed Out “Feel It All Around” (2009)
884. Dandy Warhols “Godless” (2000)
885. The Thrills “One Horse Town” (2003)
886. New Pornographers “The Bleeding Heart Show” (2005)
887. The Decemberists “The Sporting Life” (2005)
888. Mystic “The Life” (2001)
889. Fela Kuti “Water No Get Enemy” (2005)
890. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club “Ain't No Easy Way” (2005)

891. Of Montreal “Gronlandic Edit” (2007)
892. All American Rejects “Gives You Hell” (2008)
893. Modest Mouse “Perpetual Motion Machine” (2009)
894. Nickelback “How You Remind Me” (2001)
895. Afroman “Because I Got High” (2001)
896. Rilo Kiley “The Moneymaker” (2007)
897. The White Stripes “Icky Thump” (2007)
898. Eddie Vedder “You've Got to Hide Your Love Away” (2002)
899. Incubus “Drive” (2001)
900. 311 “Amber” (2001)

901. Rilo Kiley “Breakin' Up” (2007)
902. Mark Ronson with Lily Allen “Oh My God” (2007)
903. Beck “Nausea” (2006)
904. Jason Mraz “Curbside Prophet” (2002)
905. Calexico “Bisbee Blue” (2006)
906. Depeche Mode “Precious” (2005)
907. Crazy Town “Butterfly” (2000)
908. Elvis Costello “Monkey to Man” (2004)
909. Liam Lynch “United States of Whatever” (2002)

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Saturday, September 23, 2017

Concert: Wilco

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Venue: Midland Theater in Kansas City, MO

Opening Act: Creamer

I didn’t know a lot about Wilco, other than a handful of songs and their alt-country roots. I was surprised that the performance was much more electric and genre-bending than I expected. It definitely will get me exploring their catalog more.

Set 1:

1. Ashes of American Flags
2. If I Ever Was a Child
3. Cry All Day
4. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
5. Art of Almost
6. Pickled Ginger
7. Side with the Seeds
8. Passenger Side
9. Someone to Lose
10. Via Chicago
11. Bull Black Nova
12. Reservations
13. Impossible Germany
14. Whole Love
15. California Stars
16. Christ for President
17. Heavy Metal Drummer
18. I’m the Man Who Loves You
19. Casino Queen
20. Hummingbird

Encore:

21. Random Name Generator
22. Jesus Etc.
23. Locator
24. Spiders (Kidsmoke)

Encore 2:

25. Monday
26. Outtaside (Outta Mind)

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Tuesday, April 23, 2002

Wilco “Jesus, Etc.” released

Jesus, Etc.

Wilco

Writer(s): Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett (see lyrics here)

Released: April 23, 2002

First Charted: --

Peak: 11 DF (Click for codes to charts.)

Sales (in millions): --

Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 9.16 video, 127.90 streaming

Awards:

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About the Song:

When singer Jay Farrar left the alternative rock group Uncle Tupelo, the remaining members formed Wilco in Chicago in 1994. The band’s lineup changed frequently over their first decade with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt being constants. On the band’s fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, the lineup also included multi-instrumentalists Jay Bennett and Leroy Bach as well as drummer Glenn Kotche.

The album, initially scheduled for released on September 11, 2001, was pushed back in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. However, the album’s song “Jesus, Etc.” eerily sounded like it could have been written about the horrific events with lines like “Tall buildings shake, voices escape” and “Skyscrapers are scraping together.”

Tweedy acknowledged that the album had “a lot of eerie echoes of 9/11” WK saying it focused a lot on “being introspective about America. I understood how people could hear that in it. I’m obviously very, very honored if anybody found any kind of consolation in that record.” WK

“Jesus, Etc.” “is often hailed as one of the best…from the band’s entire discography.” WK “The production is about as fine as the band would ever achieve; a keyboard and bass line bounce over a snare drum; the string section melts over Tweedy’s lost landscapes.” CO Stereogum.com’s Chris Deville called it “a tender midtempo glide that strikes some impossible balance between the Eagles and Steve Reich. It may be the finest song of Tweedy’s lifetime, and it continues to turn my orbit around to this day.” WK

The song was one of the last recorded for the album. Tweedy fired Bennett and drummer Ken Coomer during the making of the album and this was one of the only things new drummer Glenn Kotche played on. Tweedy said, “It's one of the first songs of the new lineup and it came about very quickly. And then it got a really inspired performance.” SF He explained that the song also featured “the first string arrangement that I've done untutored or without someone else charting stuff out and helping.” SF

Jay Bennett said the original title was intended to be “Jesus Don’t Cry” but he got lazy, writing “Jesus, Etc.” and the name stuck. WK

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Tuesday, September 18, 2001

Wilco released Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

Released: September 18, 2001

Charted: May 4, 2002

Peak: 13 US, 40 UK, 43 AU

Sales (in millions): 0.67 US

Genre: alternative country rock

Tracks:

Song Title (date of single release, chart peaks) Click for codes to singles charts.

  1. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
  2. Kamera
  3. Radio Cure
  4. War on War (5/21/02, --)
  5. Jesus, Etc.
  6. Ashes of American Flags
  7. Heavy Metal Drummer
  8. I’m the Man Who Loves You
  9. Pot Kettle Black
  10. Poor Places
  11. Reservations

Total Running Time: 51:51

The Players:

  • Jeff Tweedy (vocals, guitar)
  • John Stirratt (bass)
  • Leroy Bach (keyboards, guitar, bass, saxophone)
  • Glenn Kotche (drums)
  • Jay Bennett (mixing, multiple instruments)

Rating:

4.047 out of 5.00 (average of 28 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album:

“Few bands can call themselves contemporaries of both the heartbreakingly earnest self-destruction of Whiskeytown and the alienating experimentation of Radiohead’s post-millennial releases, but on the painstaking Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco seem to have done just that. In early 2001, the Chicago-area band focused on recording their fourth album, which ultimately led to the departure of guitarist Jay Bennett and tensions with their record label.” AMG Wilco wouldn’t change the album and Reprise Records dropped them. Welco bought the studio tapes for $50,000, left the label, AMG and posted the album for free on the internet. RS’20 “Two-hundred-thousand downloads later, Nonesuch Records (owned by the same company as Reprise) released the album, and it became critical and commercial gold.” RS’20

“The turmoil surrounding the recording and distribution of the album in no way diminishes the sheer quality of the genre-spanning pop songs written by frontman Jeff Tweedy and his bandmates. After throwing off the limiting shackles of the alt-country tag that they had been saddled with through their 1996 double album Being There, Wilco experimented heavily with the elaborate constructs surrounding their simple melodies on Summerteeth. The long-anticipated Yankee Hotel Foxtrot continues their genre-jumping and worthwhile experimentation.” AMG “Its pretty acoustic-guitar melodies battled noise, skidded into dissonance, or got chopped off abruptly. Its lyrics pitted hope against doubt, with all bets off.” RS’20

“The sprawling, nonsensical I Am Trying to Break Your Heart is as charmingly bleak as anything Tweedy has written to date, while the positively joyous Heavy Metal Drummer jangles through bright choruses and summery reminiscences. Similarly, Kamera dispels the opening track’s gray with a warm acoustic guitar and mixer/multi-instrumentalist/ ‘fifth Beatle’ Jim O’Rourke’s unusual production.” AMG

“The true high points of the album are when the songwriting is at its most introspective, as it is during the heartwrenching Ashes of American Flags, which takes on an eerie poignancy in the wake of the attacks at the World Trade Center. ‘All my lies are always wishes,’ Tweedy sings, ‘I know I would die if I could come back new.’” AMG

“As is the case with many great artists, the evolution of the band can push the music into places that many listeners (and record companies for that matter) may not be comfortable with, but, in the case of Wilco, their growth has steadily led them into more progressive territory. While their songs still maintain the loose intimacy that was apparent on their debut A.M., the music has matured to reveal a complexity that is rare in pop music, yet showcased perfectly on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.” AMG

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