Triple M's Top 2005 countdown.

[Goreripper]

Anyone else follow this? Maiden came in at 1678.

 

[Spruce Goose]

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Blister in the Sun. What a joke

 

[Spruce Goose]

But actually... It was pretty entertaining radio. They played some stuff that never usually gets a run and it was refreshing not to hear the same songs every day.

 

[Goreripper]

I'm not that surprised it came in at number 1. If you've ever been in a bar, nightclub or a party when that song comes on, it's like Jesus has returned.

 

[spawn]

But if Jesus came down, hed be shot

 

[Goreripper]

In case anyone's interested, here's the Top 100:

100 Bring me to Life - Evanescence
99 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
98 In the End - Linkin Park
97 Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
96 Soul to Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers
95 Unwell - matchbox 20
94 Hotel California - Eagles
93 Dead Heart - Midnight Oil
92 Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger
91 Even Flow - Pearl Jam
90 Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
89 Roll Over DJ - Jet
88 One - U2
87 Rock the Casbah - The Clash
86 Wherever you Will go - The Calling
85 Roxanne - The Police
84 Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers
83 Thunderstruck - AC/DC
82 These Days - Powderfinger
81 Figured You Out - Nickelback
80 Forgotten Years - Midnight Oil
79 Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
78 November Rain - Guns N Roses
77 Hanging by a Moment - Lifehouse
76 Rock Lobster - B-52's
75 Don't Panic - Coldplay
74 Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc
73 Chemical Heart - Grinspoon
72 Rush - Big Audio Dynamite
71 Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
70 Mascara - Killing Heidi
69 You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
68 Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
67 Self Esteem - The Offspring
66 With or Without You - U2
65 By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
64 Blue Monday 88 remix - New Order
63 When I Come Around - Green Day
62 Burn For You - INXS
61 Alive - Pearl Jam
60 Khe Sahn - Cold Chisel
59 Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry
58 It's My Life - No Doubt
57 Creep - Radiohead
56 Orange Crush - REM
55 You Get What You Give - New Radicals
54 Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
53 All the Small Things - blink 182
52 Holy Grail - Hunters & Collectors
51 Love Cats – The Cure
50 Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
49 Highway to Hell - AC/DC
48 Sunsets – Powderfinger
47 I Alone - Live
46 Walk this Way - Aerosmith/Run DMC
45 She's so High - Tal Bachman
44 Going Under - Evanescence
43 Blue Sky Mine - Midnight Oil
42 Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters
41 Yellow - Coldplay
40 Need You Tonight - INXS
39 Around the World - Red Hot Chili Peppers
38 How You Remind Me - Nickelback
37 All I Want is You - U2
36 Gone Away – The Offspring
35 Are You Still Having Fun - Eagle Eye Cherry
34 Are You Going to go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
33 Great Southern Land - Icehouse
32 On My Mind - Powderfinger
31 Wonderwall - Oasis
30 Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
29 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
28 Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
27 Come as You Are - Nirvana
26 Message in a Bottle - Police
25 Look What You've Done - Jet
24 US Forces - Midnight Oil
23 All Star - Smashmouth
22 Zephyr Song - Red Hot Chili Peppers
21 Don't Change - INXS
20 Losing My Religion - REM
19 Times Like These - Foo Fighters
18 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
17 Better Man - Pearl Jam
16 Drops of Jupiter - Train
15 Pride (In the Name of Love) - U2
14 Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5
13 Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters & Collectors
12 Clocks - Coldplay
11 Power & the Passion – Midnight Oil
10 Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
9 Beautiful Day - U2
8 So Beautiful - Pete Murray
7 Song 2 - Blur
6 Another Brick in the Wall Pt II - Pink Floyd
5 My Happiness - Powderfinger
4 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
3 Time of Your Life – Green Day
2 Are You Gonna be My Girl - Jet
1 Blister in the Sun - Violet Femmes

 

[Spiff]

Wow, that's surprising. A couple of years ago they did a top 500 on Triple M and "Alive" came in at number one.

I guess since they've changed their sound to be pretty much an 80s station to go with their modern and classic rock they've had to change their top whatevers accordingly... although there aren't many 80s songs in the 60 below "Alive". Go figure.

Moral of this story: never pay attention to Spiffo.

 

[Goreripper]

I actually like Triple M's format now. After they get knocked off being the No.1 station in the early 90s they've really struggled to find one that works; I think the whole idea of the Countdown was to give them an idea of what their listenship wants to hear. Overall, it was a pretty good list, although I was a bit disappointed that "Rooster" didn't get a look in. What are people thinking, not to vote for that?

 

[chrisvp]

anyone who likes Violet Femmes and especially that track Blister IN The Sun is a hippie and should be nailed to the wall and have french excocet missiles fired up their assess.
Fucking they should have put Maiden at the top of the chart , most of the other stuff is all contract fodder for bands that had a hit and then woo hoo end up in a cover band because the original band split up and they need to pay the record company back cocaine money
I'm off , before I really let loose on the subject of commercial radio, fucking whores.

 

[KoichCPA]

If Carcass would have gotten number 1 would have complained that they were hippies?

 

[Bucko]

lol

 

[Celestial-Todd]

The only MAJOR complaint I have about the entire countdown is Jet being no.2

 

[Goreripper]

Considering how often it's been played, I can't imagine why so many people wanted to hear more of it. Might as well have got them to play "Lust for Life", or "Won't Get Fooled Again", which sounds like that other song of theirs.

 

[plattopus]

It'd be interesting to see where Jet places in a 2010 countdown... there's always a few songs that are currently popular in countdowns which tend to slide as their popularity wanes. I can't see Jet being named as an all-time great band in years to come. Same goes for Pete Murray... I can't believe he's even close to Song 2, which literally everyone knows.

I also think that Bring Me To Life and Going Under should be switched.

And how the fuck did Rock Lobster make it into the top 100?

 

[TinMan666]

Looks like it's a fairly even mix between respectable classic songs, and utter shite that should never have made it to radio in the first place.

Luckilly I got my car CD player fixed a few months ago so I don't have to put up with the shit music on the radio anymore.

 

[chrisvp]

If Carcass would have gotten number 1 would have complained that they were hippies?

Carcass were hippies !

:Spin:

 

[KoichCPA]

Exactly, but you wouldn't complain about them being hippies.

 

[Goreripper]

Carcass were left-leaning vegans (at least the original line-up was). I'm not sure that makes them "hippies", but it's close.

 

[Southy]

bloody vegans....

 

[KoichCPA]

Carcass were left-leaning vegans (at least the original line-up was). I'm not sure that makes them "hippies", but it's close.

They were hippies. They clearly wore hemp. Members joined Spiritual Beggers. They were hippies.