Year-end countdown · CRNC 90.1 · 2005

CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005

The year-end countdown for 2005 from CRNC 90.1 in Niagara / Toronto, ON ranks 91 songs, with “Best of You” by Foo Fighters at number one. The list features 70 different artists; Green Day has the most entries with four songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Best of You Foo Fighters 75 #1
2 Speed of Sound Coldplay 45 #2
3 Holiday Green Day 74 #2
4 Mr. Brightside The Killers 114 #1
5 Only Nine Inch Nails 44 #5
6 All Because of You U2 27 #6
7 Sitting, Waiting, Wishing Jack Johnson 28 #7
8 Romantic Rights Death From Above 1979 3 #8
9 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) The Arcade Fire 26 #9
10 Right Here Staind 19 #1
11 Existentialism on Pro Straylight Run 1 #11
12 Little Sister Queens of the Stone Age 35 #2
13 The Hand That Feeds Nine Inch Nails 54 #1
14 Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day 96 #1
15 DOA Foo Fighters 43 #9
16 Dead Disco Metric 2 #16
17 All These Things That I've Done The Killers 50 #2
18 Beverly Hills Weezer 56 #4
19 Middle of Nowhere Hot Hot Heat 22 #6
20 E-Pro Beck 41 #2
21 Do You Want To Franz Ferdinand 34 #10
22 Be Yourself Audioslave 32 #4
23 Sugar, We're Goin' Down Fall Out Boy 43 #4
24 Pieces Sum 41 17 #1
25 Wake Me Up When September Ends Green Day 44 #2
26 An Honest Mistake The Bravery 34 #3
27 Blue Orchid The White Stripes 35 #5
28 Swing Life Away Rise Against 20 #4
29 When the Night Feels Bedouin Soundsystem 1 #29
30 Precious Depeche Mode 35 #3
31 Lyla Oasis 14 #31
32 We Are All on Drugs Weezer 21 #28
33 Where Are You Our Lady Peace 12 #10
34 Slow Hands Interpol 39 #10
35 Cocaine Cowgirl Matt Mays 1 #35
36 The Widow The Mars Volta 28 #7
37 Rebellion (Lies) The Arcade Fire 47 #6
38 City of Blinding Lights U2 16 #38
39 This Fire Franz Ferdinand 30 #21
40 I Predict a Riot Kaiser Chiefs 31 #5
41 Goodnight Goodnight Hot Hot Heat 23 #15
42 Fix You Coldplay 47 #13
43 Santa Monica Theory of a Deadman 6 #43
44 Soul Meets Body Death Cab for Cutie 64 #2
45 Not So Bright The Marble Index 2 #25
46 Girl Beck 36 #17
47 Doesn't Remind Me Audioslave 31 #4
48 Don't Tread on Me 311 27 #18
49 Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz 80 #1
50 Twin Cinema The New Pornographers 3 #50
51 Smile Like You Mean It The Killers 29 #10
52 Monster Hospital Metric 4 #52
53 Club Foot Kasabian 21 #22
54 So She's Leavin The Trews 1 #54
55 Finding Out True Love is Blind Louis XIV 25 #5
56 You are a Runner Wolf Parade 1 #56
57 Riot Radio The Dead 60s 5 #24
58 Stars Switchfoot 12 #34
59 Banquet Bloc Party 34 #14
60 Shine Andy Stochansky 1 #60
61 Crucial K-OS 5 #26
62 Everything Changes Staind 6 #15
63 All Used Up Sloan 2 #45
64 Breakin' The Music 15 #46
65 Beautiful Thornley 2 #65
66 I'll Bring the Sun Jason Collett 1 #66
67 Talk Coldplay 37 #7
68 Big Shot (Hands in th Straylight Run 1 #68
69 Save Me Unwritten Law 14 #23
70 Let Me Go 3 Doors Down 8 #38
71 Black History Month Death From Above 1979 2 #71
72 Beautiful Social Code 2 #34
73 Chocolate Snow Patrol 21 #11
74 Always Love Nada Surf 19 #41
75 Constant Lover Magnetta Lane 1 #75
76 It's Not Okay (I Promise) My Chemical Romance 5 #29
77 Work Jimmy Eat World 28 #6
78 Save Your Scissors Dallas Green 1 #78
79 Jesus of Suburbia Green Day 35 #11
80 Count On Me Default 6 #24
81 Temporary Insanity Weekend 1 #81
82 Love and Death The Stills 1 #82
83 Up In This Town Boy 2 #32
84 Different Acceptance 3 #37
85 Love in a Trashcan The Raveonettes 12 #65
86 No Surprise Theory of a Deadman 8 #15
87 Why Do You Love Me Garbage 24 #26
88 On A Train The Waking Eyes 2 #88
89 Gus: The Polar Bear The Tragically Hip 1 #89
90 Scars Papa Roach 29 #10
90.1 Coin-Operated Boy The Dresden Dolls 21 #1

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About this countdown

CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005 was broadcast by CRNC 90.1 (Niagara / Toronto, ON). Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

Contributed by Brendan Kelly. Thank you!

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