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Y-Rock Year End Poll (2008) |
If you missed Y-Rock On XPN's Top 100 Songs of 2008, here's the list of songs and all the results from the Year End Poll. And Congratulations to Jim DeChristy of Audubon, NJ, our Year End Poll contest winner who receives a Zune Music Player!
Top 100 Songs of 2008
100. Man Man - Top Drawer
99. Tokyo Police Club - Tessellate
98. Of Montreal - Id Engager
97. LCD Soundsystem - Big Ideas
96. Cold War Kids - I've Seen Enough
95. Does It Offend You, Yeah? - We Are Rockstars
94. British Sea Power - Waving Flags
93. The Whigs - Right Hand On My Heart
92. REM - Hollow Man
91. Elvis Costello - American Gangster Time
90. Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams
89. Cut Copy - Lights And Music
88. Santogold - Creator
87. The Raveonettes - Dead Sound
86. Los Campesinos! - Death To Los Campesinos!
85. TV On The Radio - Crying
84. Bloc Party - Mercury
83. Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why
82. Ra Ra Riot - Ghost Under Rocks
81. Portishead - Machine Gun
80. Nada Surf - Whose Authority
79. The B-52's - Funplex
78. Ours - The Worst Things Beautiful
77. Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
76. My Morning Jacket - Highly Suspicious
75. The Cure - The Only One
74. David Byrne & Brian Eno - Strange Overtones
73. Nine Inch Nails - Discipline
72. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
71. Flight Of The Conchords - Ladies Of The World
70. Mike Doughty – 27 Jennifers
69. The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be
68. The Wombats - Let’s Dance To Joy Division
67. Vampire Weekend – Mansard Roof
66. Ben Folds - Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)
65. We Are Scientists - After Hours
64. The Verve - Love Is Noise
63. Elbow - Grounds For Divorce
62. Beck - Chemtrails
61. Amanda Palmer (of The Dresden Dolls) - Leeds United
60. Oasis - The Shock Of The Lightning
59. The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer
58. Gnarls Barkley - Run
57. The National - Fake Empire
56. Delta Spirit - Trashcan
55. Beck - Modern Guilt
54. Dr. Dog - The Old Days
53. Nada Surf – See These Bones
52. My Morning Jacket - Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt. 2
51. The Moldy Peaches - Anyone Else But You 50. Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss A Beat 49. Coldplay - Lovers In Japan 48. Yeasayer - 2080 47. Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook 46. TV On The Radio - Dancing Choose 45. Death Cab For Cutie - No Sunlight 44. Against Me! - Stop! 43. The Ting Tings - Great DJ 42. Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor 41. The Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution 40. MGMT - Electric Feel 39. Coldplay - Lost! 38. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! 37. REM - Supernatural Superserious 36. Radiohead – Nude 35. Santogold - Lights Out 34. Dr. Dog - The Ark 33. Weezer - Troublemaker 32. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody 31. Beck - Gamma Ray 30. Snow Patrol - Take Back The City 29. The Black Keys - Strange Times 28. My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed 27. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue 26. Keane - Spiralling 25. The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go 24. The Decemberists - Valerie Plame 23. Kate Nash – Foundations 22. Coldplay - Violet Hill 21. Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma 20. MGMT - Kids 19. Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes 18. The Killers - Human 17. Death Cab For Cutie - Cath... 16. Weezer - Pork And Beans 15. The Hold Steady - Sequestered In Memphis 14. The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight 13. Band Of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You 12. Cold War Kids - Something Is Not Right With Me 11. Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal 10. Radiohead – House of Cards 9. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name 8. Coldplay - Viva La Vida 7. Vampire Weekend - A-Punk 6. Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You 5. Ben Folds - You Don't Know Me 4. MGMT - Time To Pretend 3. M.I.A. – Paper Planes 2. Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart 1. Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
See what the Y-Rock deejays picked as their favorite songs of 2008 here. Best Album of 2008 1. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend 2. Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 3. Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs 4. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular 5. Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night 6. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes 7. Beck – Modern Guilt 8. TV On The Radio – Dear Science 9. The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing 10. (tie) The Hold Steady – Stay Positive 10. (tie) Weezer – The Red Album 12. My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges 13. Santogold – Santogold 14. Dr. Dog – Fate 15. (tie) Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords 15. (tie) Ben Folds – Way To Normal 15. (tie) R.E.M. – Accelerate 18. Kate Nash – Made Of Bricks 19. Juno Soundtrack 20. (tie) The Killers – Day & Age 20. (tie) The Raconteurs – Consolers Of The Lonely
Best New Artist of 2008 1. Vampire Weekend 2. MGMT 3. Fleet Foxes 4. The Ting Tings 5. Santogold
Best Artist of 2008 1. Vampire Weekend 2. Coldplay 3. Death Cab For Cutie 4. Radiohead 5. Kings Of Leon 6. MGMT 7. My Morning Jacket 8. TV On The Radio 9. (tie) Ben Folds 9. (tie) Weezer
Biggest Comeback of 2008 1. The Verve 2. The B-52’s 3. Portishead 4. Guns N’ Roses 5. My Bloody Valentine
Best Music Video of 2008 1. Weezer – Pork and Beans 2. Flight of The Conchords – Ladies of The World 3. Radiohead – House Of Cards 4. Coldplay – Viva La Vida 5. The Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go
Most Anticipated New Music in 2009 1. The Decemberists 2. U2 3. Wilco 4. (tie) Muse 4. (tie) Pearl Jam 6. (tie) Lily Allen 6. (tie) Franz Ferdinand 8. (tie) Beastie Boys 8. (tie) Green Day 10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Best Concert of 2008 1. Radiohead @ Suquehanna Bank Center 2. Coldplay @ Wachovia Center (either show) 3. R.E.M./Modest Mouse/The National @ Mann Center 4. Ben Folds w/orchestra @ Mann Center 5. (tie) Kings Of Leon w/ We Are Scientists & The Whigs @ Electric Factory 5. (tie) XPoNential Music Festival 7. My Morning Jacket @ Festival Pier 8. Pearl Jam @ Suquehanna Bank Center 9. Death Cab For Cutie @ Mann Center 10. Nine Inch Nails @ Wachovia Center
Best Philly Local Artist of 2008 1. Dr. Dog 2. Santogold 3. G. Love 4. The Roots 5. (tie) Illinois 5. (tie) Man Man 7. Ween 8. Zolof The Rock N’ Roll Destroyer 9. The War On Drugs 10. Andrew Lipke
Best Y-Rock Radio Takeover of 2008 1. Ben Folds 2. Rainn Wilson 3. Weezer 4. Cold War Kids 5. Foo Fighters (Taylor & Nate)
Best Movie of 2008 1. The Dark Knight 2. Iron Man 3. Wall-E 4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall 5. Pineapple Express 6. Slumdog Millionare 7. Burn After Reading 8. Milk 9. Tropic Thunder 10. (tie) Cloverfield 10. (tie) Zack and Miri Make A Porno
Worst Movie of 2008 1. Beverly Hills Chihuhua 2. The Love Guru 3. You Don’t Mess With The Zohan 4. Twilight 5. Sex and the City
Most Unnecessary Sequel of 2008 1. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2. Saw V 3. Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull 4. The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor 5. The X-Files: I Want To Believe
Best TV Drama of 2008 1. Lost 2. House 3. Dexter 4. Mad Men 5. The Wire
Best TV Comedy of 2008 1. The Office 2. 30 Rock 2. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia 4. The Family Guy 5. How I Met Your Mother
Best Late Night TV Show of 2008 1. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart 2. The Colbert Report 3. Late Night with Conan O’Brien 4. Saturday Night Live 5. The Soup
Best Reality/Game/Celebrity Show of 2008 1. Mythbusters 2. They All Stink! 3. Project Runway 4. Top Chef 5. Ace of Cakes
Biggest News Story of 2008 1. Presidential Election & Campaign/Obama Wins 2. Phillies Win World Series! 3. Economic Crisis 4. Beijing Olympics 5. Gas Prices Rise and Fall
Biggest Celebrity News Story of 2008 1. Heath Ledger's Mysterious Death 2. OJ Simpson Armed Robbery & Kidnapping Trial/Conviction 3. Travis Barker & DJ AM Survive Plane Crash 4. Britney Spears 5. Larry Mendte/Alycia Lane Scandal
Saddest Celebrity Death of 2008 1. Heath Ledger 2. George Carlin 3. Bernie Mac 4. Paul Newman 5. Tim Russert
Best Video Game System 1. Nintendo Wii 2. Xbox 360 3. Playstation 3 4. PC / Mac 5. Nintendo DS
Best Video Game of 2008 1. Guitar Hero: World Tour 2. Rock Band 2 3. Wii Fit 4. Mario Kart Wii 5. Grand Theft Auto IV
Phavorite Philly Sports Team 1. Phillies 2. Eagles 3. Flyers 4. Sixers 5. Kixx
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