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“505” by Arctic Monkeys
From the album Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)
“505” by Arctic Monkeys appears on 14 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2008 and 2026. It was first released in 2007 on the album Favourite Worst Nightmare. Its best result is #13 on the Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #275 alternative song of 2008 and #1,307 alternative song of all time.
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"505" closes Arctic Monkeys' second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, from 2007, with Alex Turner's words over music credited to Jamie Cook, Matt Helders and Nick O'Malley. James Ford and Mike Crossey produced, Alan Moulder mixed, and Miles Kane added guitar.
It's a slow smolder: a patient, hypnotic build with Turner crooning low, then a crash of guitars when the tension finally breaks. It was a sleeper, barely scraping the UK chart at 74 in 2007, then late in 2022 TikTok dragged it back into the light, and it became the band's third-most-streamed song on Spotify, with 2.6 billion plays by February 2026. A live take from the Royal Albert Hall came out as a promotional single on 19 November 2020.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2008 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 66 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) | 100 |
| 2017 | 43 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) | 100 |
| 2018 | 37 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) | 100 |
| 2019 | 36 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) | 100 |
| 2020 | 19 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) | 100 |
| 2021 | 13 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) | 100 |
| 2022 | 13 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) | 100 |
| 2023 | 20 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) | 100 |
| 2024 | 20 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) | 100 |
| 2024 | 908 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 640 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 24 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) | 100 |
| 2026 | 948 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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