Frag's 25-year Top 500! (up to 51)

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130 Truth Hurts - Brixton Alley (2023, #1, YEC #9) First appearance

129 Forget It - MID CITY (2020, #1, YEC #4) 4th appearance

128 You Drove Me to It - Hell Is For Heroes (2003, #2, YEC #1) 2nd & final appearance

127 Vibe - Editors (2022, #1, YEC #12) 2nd appearance

126 Bliss - Muse (2001, #1, YEC #4) 16th appearance

125 Flatline - Lawmaker (2022, #2, YEC #4) 4th appearance

124 Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999) 2nd & final appearance

123 Day in Day Out - Feeder (1999) 10th appearance

122 Don't Stop - Bad Nerves (2021, #2, YEC #10) 3rd & final appearance

121 Want You Bad - The Offspring (2001, #3, YEC #47) 3rd appearance



Hell Is For Heroes are the only artist to have a year-end #1 that wasn't also a FragChart #1, as it spend three weeks at #2 behind Audioslave's 'Cochise' (#214 on this list).

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120 Limbo - Royal Blood (2021, #5, YEC #9) 7th appearance

119 Wasted All My Days - The Vanities (2021, #1, YEC #10) Only appearance

118 Hypnotize - The White Stripes (2003) 4th appearance

117 Party Hard - Andrew WK (2001, #2, YEC #26) Only appearance

116 Shake It Out - Florence & The Machine (2011) Best of 5[/b]

115 Date With The Night - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2003) 2nd appearance

114 Fear of Flying - Feeder (2019, #1, YEC #4) 11th appearance

113 Not Going Anywhere - Potty Mouth (2021, #1, YEC #2) Best of 4

112 Good Samaritan - The Hives (2019, #1, YEC #13) First appearance

111 Hey, Johnny - Lawmaker (2021, #1, YEC #7) 5th appearance



Some strong #1s from Feeder and Lawmaker missing out on the top 100, plus one-hit wonder Andrew WK storming in at #117. Two female-fronted acts bow out at this stage: 2020s punk-pop from Potty Mouth, and the haunting beauty of Florence & The Machine. "It's always darkest before the dawn"

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110 Dammit, I Changed Again - The Offspring (2000) 4th appearance

109 Headstone - Cold Years (2021, #1, YEC #6) Best of 2

108 You Get What You Give - New Radicals (1999, #6, YEC #60) Only appearance

107 You Bring Me Down - Blood Red Shoes (2008, #2, YEC #11) First appearance

106 An Animal - Blood Red Shoes (2014, #1, YEC #2) 2nd appearance

105 The Bartender And The Thief - Stereophonics (1999) Only appearance

104 Tick - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2003) Best of 3

103 Glass Towns - The K's (2018, #1, YEC #7) Only appearance

102 The Handler - Muse (2015) 17th appearance

101 Hate To Say I Told You So - The Hives (2002, #1, YEC #30) Best of 2



These are the ten songs that just missed out on the top 100, including the first entries for Blood Red Shoes. There's more to come from them, but we won't be seeing Yeah Yeah Yeahs or The Hives in the top 100.



A few questions for those of you reading this thread - what do you think is still to come? Any predictions for #1? Which songs have been shockingly low-placed? What would be in your top 100 over the same time period?

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100 Scapegoat - Saturday's Heroes (2023, #2, YEC #8) Only appearance



We start the top 100 with the latest-released song to make it to this list - it was released in November 2023, by which time I'd already ranked half of this list. It's the first song I've heard from the Swedish band, but hopefully not the last!



99 Mr. Brightside - The Killers (2004) 3rd & final appearance



A huge hit in the mid-noughties, which was a floor-filler in "cheese music" nights at Uni, but generally too mainstream for indie nights.



98 Time is Running Out - Muse (2003, #1, YEC #4) 18th appearance



The opening single from 'Absolution' was one of a few Muse songs to spend four weeks at #1. You won't be surprised to hear that there's more to come...



97 Oblivion - Royal Blood (2021, #4, YEC #8) 8th & final appearance



Effortlessly cool British rockers Royal Blood, however, bow out here.



96 The Great Escape - We Are Scientists (2005, #1, YEC #2) 2nd & final appearance



This was We Are Scientists' breakthrough hit in my chart, and one that they never really lived up to.



95 No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age (2002, #1, YEC #31) 2nd & final appearance



Another band that were very big in the noughties, this was QOTSA's debut hit in my chart. I specifically sought out a live version for my playlists, after being blown away by the extended version at Reading festival in 2005.



94 Old Habits - MID CITY (2019, #2, YEC #5) 5th & final appearance



Melbourne-based MID CITY had a big 2019, with four songs in my year-end top 50. The relentless pace of this one meant it won out over 'Fake Friends Forever' (#170) and 'No Surrender' (#158), both in 2019 and now.



93 Melanie - Miss Vincent (2018, #1, YEC #4) Only appearance



Southampton-based Miss Vincent had five weeks at #1 with 'Melanie', a tragic song of a girl who's lost hope.



92 All My Life - Foo Fighters (2002, #1, YEC #41) 2nd appearance



This was Foo Fighters' debut hit in my chart (they now have 25), and the first of three #1s - the other two are still to come.



91 Back To Bed - Brixton Alley (2023, #1, YEC #6) 2nd & final appearance



Brixton Alley are three Australia-based Brits who reached #1 on debut with this foot-tapping tune about disappointing weather.

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90 Run - Foo Fighters (2017, #1, YEC #6) 3rd appearance



One of the heavier Foos riffs features here, with Dave Grohl even getting a bit screamy in places.



89 Munich - Editors (2006, #1, YEC #7 [2005], #5 [2006]) 3rd & final appearance



People are fragile things, you should know by now

Possibly the only song to manage year-end top 10 appearances two years ago, thanks to a re-release.



88 Monster - The Automatic (2006, #1, YEC #2) 5th & final appearance



What's that coming over the hill?



87 Orpheus - Ash (2004, #2) 5th appearance



Perhaps an underrated song from Meltdown, the chorus here is euphoric: I need the sunshine in the morning

(Written from a sunny morning commute)



86 Pork And Beans - Weezer (2008, #1, YEC #1) Only appearance



2008's self-affirming year-end #1 brings with it a fantastic video, making homage to mid-2000s internet memes that are still memorable today.







85 Chop Suey - System Of A Down (2001, #1, YEC #7) 2nd & final appearance



Wake up! Wstffflknlnlwkw shake up!



84 Pyramid Song - Radiohead (2001, #18, YEC #234) 5th & final appearance



One look at the year-end chart position tells you that this song took time to grow on me! Now one of my favourite Radiohead songs, although several from that category are too early for this list.



83 Joy Kicks Darkness - Ash (2009, #1, YEC #23) 6th appearance



I'm loathe to mention "euphoric" in an Ash song for the second time this week, but they're masterful at this sort of thing! This was "B" from the A-Z series, perhaps overshadowed by "C" (still to come in this list) - largely thanks to the A-Z Series, they're second in the all-time list of most prolific FragChart artists, with 41 hits.



82 My Boulder - The King Blues (2008, #1, YEC #7) Only appearance



Fantastic song about supporting your mates: "You can lean on me, cry on my shoulder; If I'm Obelix, you are my boulder"



81 Kicks - Randells (2021, #1, YEC #14) 4th & final appearance



All I want is some kicks, gimme gimme some kicks

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80 - 71



80 Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire (2005, #1, YEC #1) 7th & final appearance

79 When We Wake Up - Asylums (2018, #1, YEC #6) Only appearance

78 Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (2004, #1, YEC #) 5th & final appearance

77 Fractured Fairy Tale - The Young Rochelles (2023, #2, YEC #7) 2nd & final appearance

76 Tuesday - Mercy Music (2020, #1, YEC #3) Only appearance

75 C'mon C'mon - The Von Bondies (2004) 2nd & final appearance

74 Follow - Bottle Note (2017, #1, YEC #23) Only appearance

73 You're My Evergreen - Feeder (1999) 12th appearance

72 Renegades - Feeder (2010, #1, YEC #3) 13th appearance

71 Comatose - Planet Mercury (2021, #1, YEC #1) Only appearance



A set bookended by year-end #1s sixteen years apart. The Arcade Fire were huge in FragChart in the mid-noughties, scoring several #1s in succession. Planet Mercury on the other hand are one-hit wonders.



In between them are a couple of hits from 2004, including a predictable entry at the top of my list of favourite Franz Ferdinand songs. We've got another grower from late 2003 too, with The Young Rochelles somehow missing out on #1 with 'Fractured Fairy Tale', but succeeding in both year-end top 10 and 25-year-end top 80.



The only artist here that we'll see again is Feeder: one classic from 'Yesterday Went Too Soon', and the title track from their 'Renegades' album (video not-linked as NSFW)

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70 - 61

70 Kids - MGMT (2008, #1, YEC #5) 2nd & final appearance
A family of treeeeeees

69 Something Global - Fight Like Apes (2009, #1, YEC #2) 5th & final appearance
Something different, something whoa, something trendy at the mo; give me my hook! Give me my hook!

68 California - Mallory Knox (2017, #2, YEC #3) 2nd & final appearance
I found my heart in California on the other side of the sea

67 America - The Indelicates (2008, #1, YEC #4) 2nd & final appearance
When they pin me to the wall, I'll say I'm with America; with Godless America, I'll stand and I'll fall

66 Capital F - The Pink Spiders (2018, #1, YEC #5) Only appearance
In case you wanna argue, then capital F, and capital U

65 Right Now - SR-71 (2001) Only appearance
She taught me how to trust, and to believe in us, and then she taught me how to cuss - that b****, it's over!

64 Something - Samiam (2023, #1, YEC #4) Only appearance
I wanna be something I still wanna be, but I need something to believe in

63 Off the Floor - Arcane Roots (2017, #1, YEC #2) Only appearance
Won't you pick me up off the floooooooor (builds to rocky crescendo)

62 Arcadia - Ash (2009, #1, YEC #1) 7th appearance
Far over the seas, I return in my dreams

61 Breakout - Foo Fighters (1999) 4th appearance
Breakout, breakout, breakooouuuuuuuuut, go go go!

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60 MK Ultra - Muse (2009) 19th appearance
Pace setting on that riff: ultra.

59 Million Miles Away - The Offspring (2001, #1, YEC #22) 5th appearance
Once my favourite Offspring song, and one of three successive tracks on 'Conspiracy of One' to feature on this rundown. The other two were 'Dammit, I Changed Again' (#110) and 'Living In Chaos' (#434).

58 Mixed Tapes - The Go Set (2020, #1, YEC #7) Only appearance
A nostalgic song about music fandom - the good old days of making up mixtapes (I still have my mix-CDs somewhere, although the cassettes might have gone at some point).

57 Heartbeat Song - The Futureheads (2010, #1, YEC #5) 9th & final appearance
"We're singing out of tune, but I still wanna sing with you"
Only four artists have more appearances than The Futureheads' nine.

56 Youth - Only Sun (2018, #1, YEC #12) 3rd & final appearance
Wycombe-based Only Sun put out a song every month in 2018, but sadly seem to have disappeared since then.

55 Great Expectations - The Gaslight Anthem (2009, #1, YEC #4) 2nd & final appearance
The Gaslight Anthem are still going, though. After a 5-week stint at #1 with 'Great Expectations', they haven't had very much success in my chart since, although 'Ocean Eyes' reached the top 10 just this month.

54 Marianna - NOBRO (2020, #1, YEC #5) Only appearance
53 Monday Morning - Lawmaker (2023, #1, YEC #5) 6th appearance
52 Everything - The Dollyrots (2019, #1, YEC #6) Only appearance

A trio of more recent songs now, bookended by female-fronted punk from NOBRO and The Dollyrots. In between them is another appearance from Boston-based rockers Lawmaker, whose songs are the aural equivalent of raucous bar-room brawls; this one is about a grumpy office worker, and came out just when I was starting a new job (and was decidedly un-grumpy about it!)

51 A Little Shake - Broadway Calls (2023, #1, YEC #3) Only appearance

Four weeks at #1 last year for Oregon-based punk pop artist (punk-poppers?) Broadway Calls last year.