Y-Rock Year End Poll (2008)
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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