All-time countdown · The Current · May 12, 2025

893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now

The all-time countdown (May 12, 2025) from The Current in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN ranks 893 songs, with “Number 1” by Goldfrapp at number one. The list features 446 different artists; Kendrick Lamar has the most entries with nine songs.

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Listener-voted 20th-anniversary poll of songs released 2005-2025 that The Current has played; counted down over 5 broadcast days, May 12-16, 2025, across https://www.thecurrent.org/song-countdown/893-essential-songs-of-the-current--2005-to-now and its --734-526, --525-307, --306-134 and --133-1 pages. The source lists U2's "Every Breaking Wave" (Songs of Innocence) twice, at both #234 and #233; both occurrences are transcribed as printed.

# Song ListsBest
893 Number 1 Goldfrapp 3 #74
892 Marigold J. Roddy Walston and the Business 4 #22
891 I Have the Answer Been Stellar 2 #87
890 Off the Ground The Record Company 16 #3
889 Sabali Amadou and Mariam 2 #158
888 Come Jain 4 #69
887 Ice Cream Battles 1 #887
886 Our Hearts Are Wrong Jessica Lea Mayfield 7 #33
885 Gigawaabamin (Come Through) Bizhiki 1 #885
884 Catastrophe Rainer Maria 1 #884
883 The Adults Are Talking The Strokes 18 #1
882 Everybody Hurts Al Green 1 #882
881 American Dream J.S. Ondara 2 #42
880 Descending To Nowhere Rodrigo y Gabriela 7 #49
879 We the Common (For Valerie Bolden) Thao and the Get Down Stay Down 4 #36
878 I Keep Faith Billy Bragg 2 #870
877 Arizona Palmyra 3 #22
876 Speeding 72 Momma 10 #9
875 Summertime Clothes Animal Collective 11 #6
874 Jerk It Out The Caesars 28 #17
873 Some Chords Deadmau5 1 #873
872 Future Enemies Yola 4 #64
871 The Spot Your Smith 4 #42
870 Lockdown Anderson. Paak 6 #2
869 Astral Plane Valerie June 11 #42
868 Quiet Town The Killers 11 #5
867 Off My Mind Joe P 6 #19
866 In Transit Albert Hammond, Jr. 1 #866
865 Contact High Caitlyn Smith 2 #89
864 Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces The Jayhawks 10 #16
863 Brighter Than Sunshine Aqualung 11 #52
862 Right On The Roots 1 #862
861 Lipstick Lover Janelle Monae 4 #6
860 Monday The Regrettes 4 #3
859 Can U Hear Alan Sparhawk 1 #859
858 Racist, Sexist Boy - Live at LA Public Library) The Linda Lindas 2 #61
857 Compression Monica LaPlante 2 #87
856 You Must Be Out Of Your Mind The Magnetic Fields 2 #61
855 Guy Fawkes Tesco Dissociation jasmine.4.t 2 #567
854 Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken Camera Obscura 9 #220
853 Tenuousness Andrew Bird 2 #30
852 Polite Dance Song The Bird And The Bee 2 #240
851 A&W Lana Del Rey 5 #1
850 Do the Dance Sid Sriram 1 #850
849 Bunny Is A Rider Caroline Polachek 4 #42
848 Baby No More Anjimile 2 #75
847 Pearl Cadillac Gary Clark Jr. 4 #46
846 On the Rocks The Rural Alberta Advantage 2 #86
845 Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) Florence And The Machine 5 #25
844 Wherever You Go The Avalanches 3 #24
843 Juicy Lucy Sonny Knight and The Lakers 1 #843
842 Work Out Chance The Rapper 6 #34
841 Deadly Valentine Charlotte Gainsbourg 2 #469
840 Line of Fire Junip 7 #44
839 The Sporting Life The Decemberists 2 #839
838 Spit Of You Sam Fender 6 #18
837 Tears Run Dry Abraham Alexander 11 #9
836 She Belongs To Me (Live) Cat Power 1 #836
835 Better Man Ber 2 #74
834 Man On Fire Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 9 #13
833 Witness Benjamin Booker 3 #33
832 Keep Your Head Up Preservation Hall Jazz Band 6 #94
831 Norway Beach House 11 #8
830 Where Are We Now? David Bowie 5 #31
829 Gold Chains Genesis Owusu 2 #75
828 Love You So Bad Ezra Furman 3 #49
827 Kiss with a Fist Florence And The Machine 9 #22
826 MALAMENTE (Cap.1 Augurio) Rosalia 1 #826
825 Optimist Gully Boys 1 #825
824 King Of Sweden Future Islands 2 #69
823 Jungle Tash Sultana 8 #3
822 Get Over It Solid Gold 2 #22
821 Speed of Sound Coldplay 45 #2
820 Dylan Thomas Better Oblivion Community Center 14 #9
819 Stoplight Kisses The Cactus Blossoms 2 #51
818 Someone to Love Fountains of Wayne 7 #43
817 Cool Soccer Mommy 4 #70
816 Queen Of Tomorrow The Twilight Hours 1 #816
815 Don't You Give Up on Me Lissie 9 #41
814 Letter To You Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 13 #2
813 Autumn Colin Bracewell 1 #813
812 Older Lizzy McAlpine 1 #812
811 Civilian Wye Oak 3 #22
810 The Heinrich Maneuver Interpol 19 #18
809 After You Chastity Brown 2 #71
808 Sober Bartees Strange 5 #30
807 I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked Ida Maria 11 #18
806 Hallways Islands 1 #806
805 Honey in the Sun Camera Obscura 2 #658
804 The Middle Trampled by Turtles 6 #33
803 In State Kathleen Edwards 4 #803
802 The Blacker The Berry Kendrick Lamar 1 #802
801 I Want You To Love Me Fiona Apple 8 #13
800 Going To A Town Rufus Wainwright 4 #79
799 Wilderness Sleater-Kinney 1 #799
798 Mercury Steve Lacy 1 #798
797 Say I Love You Anderson East 3 #48
796 Magnificent Hurt Elvis Costello and The Imposters 13 #11
795 Big Time Angel Olsen 7 #22
794 Killing The Blues Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 4 #293
793 Mood Ring Lorde 5 #60
792 The Blues Are Still Blue Belle & Sebastian 3 #144
791 Ambling Alp Yeasayer 11 #4
790 Little Numbers Boy 5 #40
789 Heads Gonna Roll Jenny Lewis 4 #19
788 The Angel of 8th Ave. Gang of Youths 6 #6
787 March March The Chicks 4 #27
786 48 Hours Humbird 1 #786
785 Rolling Michael Kiwanuka 7 #8
784 Starlight Muse 57 #1
783 Happiness The Heavy Heavy 10 #16
782 Dark Star Polica 10 #12
781 Elephant Tame Impala 30 #6
780 GMF (Greatest Living Creature) John Grant 2 #20
779 Safari Song Greta Van Fleet 7 #7
778 Tunnel Vision Beach Bunny 3 #21
777 Eat Your Young Hozier 19 #2
776 Perfect Places Lorde 6 #21
775 May I Have This Dance (remix) Francis and the Lights 3 #11
774 Calgary Bon Iver 16 #25
773 Would That Not Be Nice Divine Fits 9 #6
772 Out of my League Fitz and the Tantrums 33 #1
771 The John Wayne Little Green Cars 9 #29
770 Wes Anderson Alex Lahey 1 #770
769 Time Waited My Morning Jacket 15 #1
768 Shiny One Belly 5 #15
767 Dancer Idles 5 #38
766 The Way You Used To Do Queens of the Stone Age 17 #1
765 Bless Yourself Jack White 2 #103
764 Silence Is Golden The Beths 6 #73
763 Black Mambo Glass Animals 6 #8
762 Anything But Me Muna 4 #59
761 Bad Dreams Teddy Swims 9 #20
760 God Knows Tunde Adebimpe 6 #7
759 Slow Motion PHOX 4 #72
758 Black Myself Amythyst Kiah 14 #2
757 Ain't No Man Avett Brothers 21 #4
756 Closer Tegan and Sara 11 #39
755 Something For Your M.I.N.D. Superorganism 4 #4
754 Strange Overtones David Byrne and Brian Eno 19 #8
753 Earfquake Tyler, the Creator 3 #23
752 Just Breathe Willie Nelson 2 #752
751 Your Power Billie Eilish 8 #21
750 Knights of Cydonia Muse 60 #1
749 The '59 Sound The Gaslight Anthem 15 #28
748 Little Grace Hippo Campus 2 #56
747 She Plays Bass Beabadoobee 3 #35
746 Leadfoot Billy Strings 2 #35
745 White Flag Joseph 15 #7
744 WTF OK Go 5 #61
743 Rescued Foo Fighters 19 #2
742 When I Go Deaf Low 1 #742
741 All Comes Crashing Metric 12 #1
740 Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Vampire Weekend 13 #10
739 That's Not My Name The Ting Tings 18 #9
738 Sleepyhead Passion Pit 15 #12
737 Hypotheticals Lake Street Dive 21 #1
736 Gardenia Iggy Pop 14 #6
735 Pay Gap Margo Price 2 #87
734 Thinking About You Beck 14 #25
733 Cure For Me Aurora 2 #90
732 Favorite Fontaines D.C. 18 #3
731 Kick/Push Lupe Fiasco 2 #19
730 The Kill Maggie Rogers 3 #47
729 Run Away To Mars Talk 13 #1
728 Stand By Me Stephen Wilson Jr. 1 #728
727 Stand For Myself Yola 9 #9
726 Wraith Pinned To The Mist (and other games) Of Montreal 3 #432
725 Fever Pitch Rainbow Kitten Surprise 19 #6
724 Ain't No Easy Way Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 16 #35
723 Mystery Turnstile 6 #7
722 The Gold Manchester Orchestra 25 #1
721 Runner Alex G 10 #4
720 Best Kept Secret case/lang/veirs 7 #8
719 Please Baby Please David Bazan 1 #719
718 Are You Gonna Run? Low Cut Connie 9 #10
717 Trauma Queen Durry 2 #65
716 Take My Picture Nur-D 1 #716
715 Gotta Get To Know Ya Seratones 7 #14
714 Geraldine Glasvegas 8 #51
713 Breakin' Up Rilo Kiley 2 #713
712 Street Fighter Mas Kamasi Washington 3 #277
711 While You Wait for the Others Grizzly Bear 5 #17
710 Earth Intruders Björk 6 #31
709 Two Weeks FKA twigs 4 #43
708 Nobody Mitski 9 #10
707 An Arrow In The Wall Death Cab for Cutie 7 #17
706 Broken Man St. Vincent 16 #4
705 Thread Now Now 1 #705
704 Phoenix Big Red Machine 7 #29
703 Lofticries Purity Ring 2 #61
702 Water Fountain TuneYards 9 #10
701 Queen Perfume Genius 2 #85
700 Pirate Radio Jean Dawson 9 #6
699 Sinister Kid The Black Keys 2 #40
698 Insistor Tapes 'n Tapes 2 #698
697 I Won't Let You Down OK Go 2 #67
696 Archbishop Harold Holmes Jack White 12 #2
695 Night Moves Lissie 6 #37
694 Mississippi The Cactus Blossoms 1 #694
693 Holding On The War On Drugs 18 #3
692 Right As Rain Adele 12 #3
691 Bury Me Jason Isbell 7 #8
690 You And I Margaret Glaspy 10 #6
689 Let's Be Still The Head and the Heart 9 #36
688 Coming Home Leon Bridges 23 #4
687 Angela Lumineers 17 #2
686 Go Home Lucius 1 #686
685 Nancy From Now On Father John Misty 6 #13
684 Capricorn Vampire Weekend 14 #11
683 Redesigning Women Highwomen 6 #17
682 N95 Kendrick Lamar 3 #23
681 Dang Caroline Polachek 2 #102
680 Sista Big Bones Anthony Hamilton 1 #680
679 catch these fists Wet Leg 21 #1
678 Gold Lion Yeah Yeah Yeahs 29 #12
677 Crystalised The xx 17 #6
676 Galvanize The Chemical Brothers 22 #8
675 Ready For The Floor Hot Chip 4 #69
674 Nothing Left To Lose Everything But The Girl 8 #6
673 Always Love Nada Surf 19 #41
672 Lonesome Drifter Charley Crockett 10 #9
671 Change The Sheets Kathleen Edwards 10 #19
670 Tell Me A Tale Michael Kiwanuka 10 #4
669 Want You Back Haim 6 #30
668 When I'm Small Phantogram 2 #396
667 3121 Prince 1 #667
666 Conceited Lola Young 3 #28
665 Valerie Mark Ronson 16 #20
664 ROCKMAN Mk.gee 3 #29
663 Formed A Band Art Brut 4 #31
662 TCR Sleaford Mods 1 #662
661 Shake It Out Florence And The Machine 53 #3
660 You're Not Alone Semisonic 7 #20
659 Death Wish Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 8 #10
658 Under the Pressure The War On Drugs 24 #2
657 Master Hunter Laura Marling 3 #121
656 Now or Never Now Metric 2 #41
655 Freedom At 21 Jack White 15 #12
654 The Writing's On The Wall OK Go 6 #22
653 Ya Hey Vampire Weekend 7 #10
652 Forgiving Ties Deer Tick 14 #7
651 Letting Go Angie McMahon 2 #67
650 It Takes A Woman Chris Stapleton 1 #650
649 Is There a Ghost Band of Horses 18 #41
648 The Overload Yard Act 2 #648
647 Chasing Cars Snow Patrol 40 #1
646 Heart It Races Architecture in Helsinki 3 #19
645 These Days Foo Fighters 33 #3
644 Hold On To Love Kiss the Tiger 2 #37
643 Joy To You Baby Josh Ritter 6 #20
642 Fire Beth Ditto 8 #69
641 Sadie Goth Babe 3 #40
640 Monsoon Hippo Campus 2 #54
639 Bad As Me Tom Waits 3 #33
638 Most People Dawes 13 #4
637 Faraway Look Yola 6 #6
636 Leave a Trace CHVRCHES 9 #20
635 Trojans Atlas Genius 40 #3
634 This Is Why We Fight The Decemberists 36 #2
633 Mistaken for Strangers The National 13 #44
632 Ready Or Not Shakey Graves 6 #14
631 The Woodpile Frightened Rabbit 17 #13
630 stabilise Nilufer Yanya 3 #27
629 Over Everything Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile 5 #5
628 Someday Baby Bob Dylan 4 #322
627 Ooh La La Goldfrapp 5 #345
626 The House That Heaven Built Japandroids 15 #4
625 Unbelievers Vampire Weekend 27 #3
624 Fluorescent Adolescent Arctic Monkeys 19 #11
623 I Follow Rivers Lykke Li 7 #58
622 Beverly Low Cut Connie 11 #4
621 Super America (Remastered 2023) Bad Bad Hats 1 #621
620 Can't Break Me Down Billy Idol 5 #42
619 Pon Pon Khruangbin 4 #10
618 Brazil Declan McKenna 18 #2
617 She's Not Me Jenny Lewis 6 #17
616 Stockholm Jason Isbell 12 #2
615 Brace for Impact (Live a Little) Sturgill Simpson 8 #19
614 Recovery Frank Turner 22 #4
613 Headstart Jade Bird 8 #38
612 Anna Sun Walk the Moon 22 #2
611 Guitar Prince 1 #611
610 Hello Hello Hello Remi Wolf 4 #17
609 Impressively Average Brigitte Calls Me Baby 8 #34
608 Blue Banisters Lana Del Rey 1 #608
607 (You Will) Set The World On Fire David Bowie 1 #607
606 Burning Yeah Yeah Yeahs 18 #1
605 In Your Love Tyler Childers 11 #26
604 Never Let Me Go Depeche Mode 1 #604
603 Wildest Moments Jessie Ware 1 #603
602 The Fall Gregory Alan Isakov 6 #32
601 Ancient Light I'm With Her 4 #30
600 Time Stands Nathaniel Rateliff 13 #3
599 Plimsoll Punks Alvvays 4 #86
598 Here We Go Crazy Bob Mould 5 #53
597 Wolves Garbage 5 #20
596 Shelter Song Temples 12 #32
595 Moneygrabber Fitz and the Tantrums 37 #3
594 One Bullet Left Yam Haus 1 #594
593 Run Away with Me Cold War Kids 8 #11
592 Mohabbat Arooj Aftab 1 #592
591 The Only Place Best Coast 7 #55
590 Stylo Gorillaz 30 #11
589 Don't Swallow The Cap The National 19 #16
588 You Dont Get Me High Anymore Phantogram 17 #4
587 The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 9 #99
586 The Otter CAAMP 8 #12
585 Jackpot Nikki Lane 8 #32
584 Angry The Rolling Stones 14 #2
583 Highway Tune Greta Van Fleet 21 #3
582 Evil Urges My Morning Jacket 7 #35
581 Detroit Basketball Bad Bad Hats 2 #19
580 Mythological Beauty Big Thief 2 #66
579 Freak Out Tapes 'n Tapes 2 #38
578 Do I Have To Talk You Into It Spoon 7 #10
577 Call Your Girlfriend Robyn 4 #199
576 Here It Goes Again OK Go 29 #2
575 One Day Sharon Van Etten 2 #66
574 Angel First Aid Kit 4 #34
573 Silver Rider Low 1 #573
572 Falling Slowly Glen Hansard 20 #16
571 Fresh Blood The Eels 4 #34
570 Salad Blondshell 5 #14
569 Figure It Out Royal Blood 11 #9
568 When I'm Alone Lissie 5 #24
567 Girl From The Record Shop Frank Turner 8 #27
566 Massachusetts Jensen Mcrae 1 #566
565 Charmer Aimee Mann 3 #69
564 Cruel St. Vincent 12 #17
563 Low Sun Hermanos Gutierrez 7 #39
562 Laydown Prince 1 #562
561 Born Again Teen Lucius 9 #32
560 i Kendrick Lamar 6 #36
559 Walking On A Dream Empire of the Sun 19 #4
558 Until I Found You Stephen Sanchez 5 #4
557 Atom Bomb Bully 3 #29
556 22 Over Soon Bob Moose Extended Cab Version Bon Iver 1 #556
555 Girl Beck 36 #17
554 My Type Saint Motel 16 #1
553 Gold On The Ceiling The Black Keys 53 #1
552 Happy Pharrell Williams 7 #8
551 Cranes in the Sky Solange 7 #50
550 Smooth Sailin' Leon Bridges 22 #10
549 Bovine Excision Samia 5 #36
548 Sex On Fire Kings of Leon 82 #1
547 My Doorbell The White Stripes 42 #7
546 Lunch Billie Eilish 9 #8
545 Leaving The Light Genesis Owusu 15 #2
544 Drew Barrymore SZA 3 #42
543 Waitress Song First Aid Kit 2 #25
542 Five More Minutes The War and Treaty 9 #1
541 Cowbell Tapes 'n Tapes 1 #541
540 Forever Haim 6 #18
539 Dirty Paws Of Monsters And Men 14 #27
538 American Dreaming Sierra Ferrell 9 #20
537 Missed the Boat Modest Mouse 28 #4
536 Apple Charli XCX 4 #20
535 Simulation Swarm Big Thief 18 #2
534 The Feminine Urge Last Dinner Party 14 #15
533 No Hell Cloud Cult 3 #23
532 The Only Heartbreaker Mitski 8 #14
531 Don't Haunt This Place The Rural Alberta Advantage 2 #23
530 Here Alessia Cara 3 #46
529 1234 Feist 22 #2
528 Hurtin' (On the Bottle) Margo Price 7 #40
527 Where Is My Mind Trampled by Turtles 2 #198
526 Vertigo Beach Bunny 7 #5
525 Turntables Janelle Monae 12 #2
524 Wait By The River Lord Huron 16 #24
523 Zebra Beach House 9 #7
522 Madness Muse 49 #2
521 Holiday Turnstile 6 #2
520 Sailor Song Gigi Perez 13 #16
519 I Feel It All Feist 14 #10
518 Birth in Reverse St. Vincent 6 #36
517 Violen Shiver Benjamin Booker 16 #15
516 Stubborn Love Lumineers 29 #9
515 River Bishop Briggs 18 #2
514 Fur Elise - Batiste Jon Batiste 2 #30
513 Floating Parade Michael Kiwanuka 15 #5
512 Default Django Django 14 #8
511 Stay Gold First Aid Kit 11 #6
510 The Field Mason Jennings 2 #6
509 People I've Been Sad Christine and the Queens 6 #5
508 Boomer Bartees Strange 5 #38
507 Left Hand Free Alt J 30 #2
506 Almost (Sweet Music) Hozier 14 #8
505 Lake Song The Decemberists 1 #505
504 Violet! Jeremy Messersmith 2 #35
503 Let's Make a Mistake Tonight Tennis 3 #43
502 Sick Of You Cake 45 #4
501 Future People Alabama Shakes 5 #25
500 God Gave Me Feet For Dancing Ezra Collective 2 #148
499 Crush Nur-D 2 #73
498 Ruin Cat Power 3 #86
497 Walk Foo Fighters 54 #1
496 The Waitress Atmosphere 1 #496
495 Freeway Aimee Mann 7 #32
494 I Contain Multitudes Bob Dylan 3 #36
493 Windows Are Rolled Down Amos Lee 26 #1
492 Not Dead Yet Lord Huron 17 #3
491 Fidelity Regina Spektor 26 #4
490 Gila Monster King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 2 #80
489 Let Us Die King Princess 2 #43
488 ooh la la Run the Jewels 4 #16
487 Old Tape Lucius 11 #26
486 Bloodstyle Caroline Smith 1 #486
485 Home to My Baby LAAMAR 2 #79
484 I Don't Recall Lavender Diamond 2 #83
483 Connected By Love Jack White 10 #29
482 Pork And Beans Weezer 38 #1
481 Rill Rill Sleigh Bells 7 #3
480 I sat by the Ocean Queens of the Stone Age 16 #17
479 Prom Queen Beach Bunny 2 #58
478 Ruby Kaiser Chiefs 29 #2
477 Solar Power Lorde 19 #6
476 $20 Boygenius 9 #9
475 Motel Room Kiss the Tiger 2 #79
474 Heat Wave Snail Mail 6 #13
473 Fake Palindromes Andrew Bird 5 #244
472 Get Out CHVRCHES 6 #9
471 Uh-huh Jade Bird 18 #1
470 She Cleans Up Father John Misty 11 #9
469 The Underdog Spoon 38 #3
468 Dilemma Green Day 7 #1
467 Ice Cream (Pay Phone) Black Pumas 10 #25
466 Silk Chiffon Muna 4 #10
465 Leave The Door Open Silk Sonic 8 #13
464 BOYTROUBLE Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL 1 #464
463 Bad Bad News Leon Bridges 20 #1
462 Swim Until You Can't See Land Frightened Rabbit 16 #11
461 Jealous Moon Sarah Jarosz 6 #18
460 O Valencia! The Decemberists 23 #12
459 Pickles from the Jar Courtney Barnett 4 #51
458 In The Living Room Maggie Rogers 9 #10
457 Almost Like the Blues Leonard Cohen 3 #79
456 Last Lion of Albion Neko Case 7 #42
455 Green Light Lorde 13 #6
454 Tighten Up The Black Keys 82 #1
453 I'm Writing a Novel Father John Misty 12 #35
452 Bug Like an Angel Mitski 12 #17
451 Can't Let Go Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 16 #4
450 I'd Miss The Birds Joy Oladokun 3 #26
449 Dial Drunk Noah Kahan 17 #1
448 Horchata Vampire Weekend 21 #9
447 Adore Amy Shark 8 #2
446 Cinderella Remi Wolf 6 #10
445 The Hardest Cut Spoon 22 #4
444 Stuck Between Stations Hold Steady 19 #117
443 Don't Delete The Kisses Wolf Alice 14 #9
442 Banquet Bloc Party 34 #14
441 High Ball Stepper Jack White 4 #61
440 Ship To Wreck Florence And The Machine 26 #3
439 Here To Forever Death Cab for Cutie 19 #4
438 Much Ado About Nothing Waxahatchee 4 #10
437 Boy With A Coin Iron and Wine 15 #20
436 Phantom Limb The Shins 39 #3
435 Best Days Lissie 9 #28
434 Serotonin Girl In Red 9 #7
433 Just Breathe Pearl Jam 62 #2
432 More Than a Love Song Black Pumas 18 #3
431 Bite The Hand Boygenius 6 #19
430 Steady, As She Goes The Raconteurs 48 #2
429 Extraordinary Machine Fiona Apple 10 #158
428 I Get No Joy Jade Bird 12 #9
427 Make You Better The Decemberists 21 #4
426 Come A Little Closer Cage The Elephant 34 #4
425 Diane Young Vampire Weekend 26 #6
424 9 Crimes Damien Rice 9 #2
423 From The Start Laufey 10 #9
422 The Alcott The National 7 #6
421 Be More Stephen Sanchez 6 #38
420 No Roots Alice Merton 26 #3
419 Master Power Jon Batiste 3 #26
418 Someone Great LCD Soundsystem 11 #7
417 Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 8 #2
416 Sadness As A Gift Adrianne Lenker 5 #26
415 No One's Gonna Love You Band of Horses 13 #72
414 Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise Avett Brothers 18 #2
413 Nina Cried Power Hozier 16 #1
412 Q.U.E.E.N. Janelle Monae 4 #48
411 HUMBLE. Kendrick Lamar 8 #1
410 Nothing Matters Last Dinner Party 22 #3
409 Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins) Father John Misty 14 #8
408 tv off Kendrick Lamar 4 #2
407 Good Grief Dessa 3 #40
406 Don't Hurt Yourself Beyoncé 4 #19
405 chinatown Bleachers 4 #63
404 Atomic City U2 14 #18
403 The Barrel Aldous Harding 6 #47
402 Supernatural Superserious R.E.M. 19 #3
401 Room For You Ber 2 #33
400 Dreamsicle Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 15 #13
399 Star Witness Neko Case 11 #100
398 No You Girls Franz Ferdinand 26 #4
397 Gooey Glass Animals 19 #2
396 Legend Has It Run the Jewels 2 #58
395 Suicide Saturday Hippo Campus 3 #2
394 Under the Table Fiona Apple 11 #2
393 Just A Girl (From The Original Series "Yellowjackets") Florence And The Machine 1 #393
392 Coming of Age Durry 2 #6
391 Boozophilia Low Cut Connie 7 #391
390 Hell N Back Bakar 14 #10
389 Dreams Tonite Alvvays 2 #389
388 Fool For Love Lord Huron 13 #3
387 Colorado Chastity Brown 2 #58
386 Beyond Here Lies Nothin' Bob Dylan 7 #47
385 How Not To Drown CHVRCHES 7 #1
384 Making Me Crazy Colin Bracewell 1 #384
383 Wow Beck 24 #1
382 All The Good Times Angel Olsen 6 #6
381 Dominos Big Pink 17 #7
380 Summon The Fire The Comet Is Coming 2 #84
379 Put Your Records On Corinne Bailey Rae 15 #48
378 Sisyphus Andrew Bird 15 #5
377 Francesca Hozier 14 #5
376 Bags Clairo 6 #10
375 Gimme All Your Love Alabama Shakes 11 #1
374 She's Leaving You M J Lenderman 17 #1
373 Stolen Dance Milky Chance 32 #4
372 All I Need Radiohead 7 #38
371 817 Oakland Avenue Charlie Parr 7 #7
370 When We Were Close Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 15 #4
369 Afraid of Heights Boygenius 2 #35
368 The Crane Wife 3 The Decemberists 12 #121
367 Beverly Hills Weezer 56 #4
366 Depreston Courtney Barnett 9 #17
365 Fireworks First Aid Kit 10 #2
364 Now And Then The Beatles 15 #2
363 Space Song Beach House 10 #58
362 Bambi Hippo Campus 11 #10
361 Wherever Is Your Heart Brandi Carlile 13 #11
360 Pretty Voice Cloud Cult 2 #360
359 Peach Fuzz CAAMP 15 #5
358 Just One of the Guys Jenny Lewis 13 #9
357 All Your Favorite Bands Dawes 16 #3
356 The Lion's Roar First Aid Kit 1 #356
355 North Side Gal JD McPherson 16 #11
354 I Learned The Hard Way Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings 6 #3
353 Charyse Low Cut Connie 2 #66
352 Superspreader Ber 2 #9
351 Aint no Rest for the Wicked Cage The Elephant 65 #1
350 Bad Day Gully Boys 2 #78
349 Trying Bully 4 #55
348 Cleopatra Lumineers 24 #2
347 French Navy Camera Obscura 12 #24
346 Seasons (Waiting On You) Future Islands 28 #2
345 Giant Peach Wolf Alice 4 #34
344 Jackie and Wilson Hozier 17 #30
343 Float Janelle Monae 7 #2
342 Dashboard Modest Mouse 46 #2
341 Inside Out Spoon 15 #26
340 Boyfriend Best Coast 12 #18
339 Alright Kendrick Lamar 9 #37
338 Rumor Has It Adele 28 #3
337 Dangerous Big Data 24 #1
336 Lisztomania Phoenix 54 #1
335 Hurt Arlo Parks 17 #5
334 Cardinal Kacey Musgraves 18 #2
333 Silver Lining Rilo Kiley 17 #27
332 Don't Forget Me Maggie Rogers 14 #1
331 Over CHVRCHES 4 #43
330 Von Dutch Charli XCX 4 #1
329 Doin' It Right Daft Punk 7 #8
328 Que Onda Guero Beck 6 #30
327 Ride Out In The Country Yola 3 #34
326 Drive Slow Chastity Brown 2 #57
325 re: stacks Bon Iver 3 #325
324 bad idea right? Olivia Rodrigo 3 #10
323 Use Somebody Kings of Leon 64 #1
322 Be Sweet Japanese Breakfast 22 #2
321 Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 14 #1
320 Call It Dreaming Iron and Wine 10 #27
319 Bury A Friend Billie Eilish 10 #15
318 Soup Remi Wolf 2 #41
317 Get Inspired Genesis Owusu 10 #7
316 Deeper Well Kacey Musgraves 7 #8
315 Losers Club Durry 2 #21
314 Digital Witness St. Vincent 20 #5
313 Blessings Chance The Rapper 2 #24
312 Motion Sickness Phoebe Bridgers 19 #8
311 Right On Time Brandi Carlile 16 #1
310 Fighter Joseph 10 #21
309 Everything Is Peaceful Love Bon Iver 14 #2
308 Shut Up Kiss Me Angel Olsen 12 #7
307 1x1x1 Cloud Cult 2 #25
306 Tourniquet Jeremy Messersmith 2 #17
305 Clueless Beach Bunny 1 #305
304 Puppy And A Truck Jenny Lewis 5 #25
303 The Bones Of You Elbow 3 #303
302 Furr Blitzen Trapper 6 #234
301 Black Moon Rising Black Pumas 14 #6
300 Serpents Sharon Van Etten 11 #51
299 Waking Light Beck 2 #64
298 Helplessness Blues Fleet Foxes 27 #5
297 Who Believes In Angels? Elton John and Brandi Carlile 2 #45
296 Hello Adele 19 #3
295 Not The Kid Communist Daughter 2 #42
294 Russian Doll Gully Boys 2 #25
293 Say Goodbye Green Day 1 #293
292 You Atmosphere 8 #9
291 Worth It RAYE 4 #34
290 Anxiety Doechii 5 #10
289 Clearest Blue CHVRCHES 6 #32
288 Wake Up Chastity Brown 2 #20
287 You Don'T Know Me Ben Folds 20 #1
286 Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party Courtney Barnett 9 #16
285 Airplanes Local Natives 9 #14
284 How Long Do I Have To Wait For You Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings 1 #284
283 One Way Out of a Hole Cloud Cult 2 #6
282 The Steps Haim 16 #1
281 I Can Change LCD Soundsystem 17 #11
280 Magazine Caroline Smith 2 #10
279 When My Time Comes Dawes 24 #9
278 So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings Caroline Polachek 2 #16
277 Changes Charles Bradley 11 #45
276 We Were Never Alive Brigitte Calls Me Baby 10 #30
275 Youth Without Youth Metric 17 #7
274 Mr. Tillman Father John Misty 16 #4
273 No Comprende Low 2 #35
272 Northern Attitude Noah Kahan 10 #4
271 Seventeen Going Under Sam Fender 14 #1
270 Hold Out Your Hand Brandi Carlile 7 #1
269 El Bueno Y El Malo Hermanos Gutierrez 2 #42
268 Do You Spoon 20 #4
267 Kill Bill SZA 3 #13
266 Next To Normal Lucius 14 #2
265 Young Folks Peter Bjorn & John 37 #4
264 BLACK PARADE Beyoncé 4 #9
263 Burn The Witch Radiohead 18 #5
262 Oh, To Be Cool Ber 1 #262
261 Two Weeks Grizzly Bear 26 #5
260 Cold War Janelle Monae 4 #21
259 Sound & Color Alabama Shakes 15 #20
258 Flume Bon Iver 6 #258
257 Feel It Still Portugal. The Man 46 #1
256 That's Where I Am Maggie Rogers 11 #2
255 Simple Song The Shins 37 #3
254 I Need You Jon Batiste 19 #1
253 Stay High Brittany Howard 18 #4
252 Sixteen Saltines Jack White 16 #13
251 Sweet Disposition The Temper Trap 49 #2
250 Down By The Water The Decemberists 36 #8
249 Coffee Sylvan Esso 16 #5
248 Hollywood Forever Cemetary Sings Father John Misty 10 #11
247 Heavy Bells J. Roddy Walston and the Business 15 #1
246 Heat Waves Glass Animals 17 #1
245 All The Stars Kendrick Lamar 4 #28
244 The Last Man on Earth Wolf Alice 6 #31
243 New Song No. 2 Gully Boys 2 #54
242 We Are Young fun. 47 #1
241 Dare Gorillaz 40 #1
240 Lost In My Mind The Head and the Heart 30 #4
239 JU$T Run the Jewels 5 #1
238 I Can't Give Everything Away David Bowie 6 #16
237 Shameika Fiona Apple 12 #4
236 It's So Hard To Hold On Trampled by Turtles 2 #9
235 Long Time Cake 29 #9
234 Every Breaking Wave U2 6 #36
233 Every Breaking Wave U2 6 #36
232 Free Life Dan Wilson 1 #232
231 Are You Alright? Lucinda Williams 8 #83
230 Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience Parquet Courts 3 #7
229 I'm Shakin' Jack White 15 #7
228 Dancing On My Own Robyn 14 #27
227 This Year The Mountain Goats 14 #11
226 It's Only Dancing Jeremy Messersmith 2 #7
225 River Leon Bridges 6 #131
224 Reasons I Drink Alanis Morissette 7 #32
223 The Less I Know the Better Tame Impala 23 #1
222 Boys In The Better Land Fontaines D.C. 10 #4
221 Cigarette Daydreams Cage The Elephant 28 #4
220 brutal Olivia Rodrigo 6 #3
219 Little Bit of Sun Semisonic 2 #12
218 I Remember Everything Zach Bryan 6 #11
217 The Chaconne Dessa 2 #19
216 The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness The National 20 #4
215 Lonely Boy The Black Keys 78 #1
214 Whirring Joy Formidable 27 #4
213 Makeba Jain 2 #5
212 South Hippo Campus 2 #9
211 Oxford Comma Vampire Weekend 21 #10
210 Vampire Empire Big Thief 14 #3
209 This Too Shall Pass OK Go 20 #11
208 You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen 14 #5
207 This Is Why Paramore 16 #3
206 Lightning Bolt Jake Bugg 21 #2
205 Myth Beach House 14 #19
204 Ho Hey Lumineers 63 #1
203 Hang Me Up to Dry Cold War Kids 29 #2
202 I Will Wait Mumford & Sons 57 #1
201 Turn the Radio On The Suburbs 2 #42
200 On The Radio Spoon 6 #53
199 Mykonos Fleet Foxes 23 #9
198 Tessellate Alt J 16 #12
197 Break My Soul Beyoncé 9 #6
196 You'll Be Bright Cloud Cult 2 #16
195 Beyond Leon Bridges 18 #2
194 Work Song Hozier 10 #28
193 Zero Yeah Yeah Yeahs 28 #10
192 The High Road Broken Bells 57 #1
191 FREEDOM Jon Batiste 19 #2
190 Thinkin Bout You Frank Ocean 13 #43
189 You and Me On The Rock Brandi Carlile 11 #3
188 Little Talks Of Monsters And Men 56 #1
187 Black Sweat Prince 1 #187
186 You Wouldn't Like Me The Beths 2 #72
185 Time To Pretend MGMT 51 #1
184 Black Man in a White World Michael Kiwanuka 4 #48
183 There You Are (Beautiful) Kiss the Tiger 2 #33
182 And It's Still Alright Nathaniel Rateliff 18 #1
181 The Cave Mumford & Sons 72 #1
180 Breathing Underwater Metric 15 #21
179 Hurricane Party Dessa 2 #5
178 Everybody Knows The Jayhawks 6 #57
177 Red Eyes The War On Drugs 33 #11
176 Kismet Kill HALEY 1 #176
175 All in My Head The Linda Lindas 6 #12
174 Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? Arctic Monkeys 18 #6
173 Special Lizzo 2 #173
172 Maria Tambien Khruangbin 7 #43
171 Gimme Sympathy Metric 13 #4
170 Chasing Pavements Adele 16 #12
169 The Curse of the Blackened Eye Orville Peck 2 #3
168 Heartless Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 10 #9
167 I Need Never Get Old Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 20 #4
166 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 9 #3
165 A Girl, a Boy, and a Graveyard Jeremy Messersmith 2 #34
164 Alaska Maggie Rogers 22 #3
163 Little Black Submarines The Black Keys 41 #3
162 Paprika Japanese Breakfast 9 #13
161 Impossible Germany Wilco 29 #1
160 Masseduction St. Vincent 7 #28
159 Danny Nedelko Idles 2 #159
158 Bright Horses Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 2 #54
157 Moaning Lisa Smile Wolf Alice 20 #12
156 1901 Phoenix 86 #1
155 Good Kisser Lake Street Dive 20 #7
154 R U Mine? Arctic Monkeys 29 #1
153 A Little Bit of Everything Dawes 20 #2
152 Texas Sun Khruangbin & Leon Bridges 17 #1
151 Redbull and Hennessy Jenny Lewis 15 #11
150 Smart Went Crazy Atmosphere 1 #150
149 Lilacs Waxahatchee 14 #10
148 Way It Goes Hippo Campus 3 #17
147 Archie, Marry Me Alvvays 12 #88
146 Saying Goodbye J.S. Ondara 13 #3
145 White Winter Hymnal Fleet Foxes 26 #9
144 Vampire Olivia Rodrigo 5 #2
143 Fitzpleasure Alt J 12 #18
142 Revolution Rock N Roll Low Cut Connie 10 #21
141 Viva La Vida Coldplay 65 #1
140 Seventeen Sharon Van Etten 22 #5
139 Gild The Lily Billy Strings 15 #5
138 Modern Girl Bleachers 15 #1
137 Jackie Down The Line Fontaines D.C. 13 #1
136 Make Some Noise Beastie Boys 29 #11
135 Help, Im Alive Metric 31 #2
134 As It Was Harry Styles 11 #2
133 Howlin' for You The Black Keys 58 #1
132 Let It Happen Tame Impala 30 #5
131 Human The Killers 36 #6
130 Wandering Star Polica 4 #16
129 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Radiohead 13 #29
128 Pretty Pimpin' Kurt Vile 25 #2
127 On Melancholy Hill Gorillaz 20 #18
126 Lazy Eye Silversun Pickups 54 #1
125 Blame Brett The Beaches 6 #1
124 Too Sweet Hozier 21 #1
123 Fallingwater Maggie Rogers 8 #24
122 All My Friends LCD Soundsystem 21 #10
121 Soul Meets Body Death Cab for Cutie 64 #2
120 Kyoto Phoebe Bridgers 20 #1
119 Lose Yourself To Dance Daft Punk 8 #16
118 Get Lucky Daft Punk 36 #1
117 What Was I Made For? Billie Eilish 6 #3
116 Minnesota Nice Atmosphere 1 #116
115 Kelly's Bar Trampled by Turtles 2 #25
114 Honey Samia 8 #8
113 Walkman Bad Bad Hats 2 #64
112 Tightrope Janelle Monae 13 #10
111 The Tornado Loves You Neko Case 21 #5
110 Hawk For The Dove Amanda Shires 4 #17
109 Sedona Houndmouth 30 #1
108 Song for Zula Phosphorescent 21 #1
107 Not Big Thief 15 #6
106 The Eye Brandi Carlile 14 #6
105 Redbone Childish Gambino 19 #3
104 Video Games Lana Del Rey 24 #2
103 Harmony Hall Vampire Weekend 32 #1
102 The Mother we Share CHVRCHES 21 #5
101 Your Little Hoodrat Friend Hold Steady 5 #101
100 Private Lives Low Cut Connie 14 #11
99 My Girls Animal Collective 18 #2
98 The Wire Haim 17 #6
97 Midnight on the Interstate Trampled by Turtles 7 #22
96 Light On Maggie Rogers 21 #9
95 Hold up Beyoncé 4 #66
94 First Day of My Life Bright Eyes 17 #57
93 Daft Punk Is Playing At My House LCD Soundsystem 20 #51
92 Everything Is Alright Motion City Soundtrack 5 #7
91 Days Like These Low 3 #4
90 Sunshine Atmosphere 1 #90
89 My Silver Lining First Aid Kit 20 #5
88 S.O.B. Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 34 #1
87 Messy Lola Young 15 #1
86 The Trench Coat Museum Yard Act 6 #8
85 Givin' 'Em What They Love Janelle Monae 3 #22
84 Worthy Mavis Staples 16 #19
83 Fake Empire The National 24 #34
82 There's so Much Energy in Us Cloud Cult 2 #82
81 Broken Horses Brandi Carlile 17 #5
80 Hide and Seek Imogen Heap 11 #1
79 For Emma Bon Iver 7 #79
78 I Don't Mind Sturgill Simpson 5 #10
77 The Funeral Band of Horses 21 #31
76 Cold Little Heart Michael Kiwanuka 21 #2
75 This Land Gary Clark Jr. 8 #3
74 100 Day, 100 Nights Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings 14 #29
73 Starburster Fontaines D.C. 21 #1
72 I Turn My Camera On Spoon 27 #20
71 Do I Wanna Know Arctic Monkeys 60 #1
70 Midnight City M83 55 #4
69 Skeleton Key Dessa 2 #14
68 Best of You Foo Fighters 75 #1
67 Chicago Sufjan Stevens 27 #15
66 24 Frames Jason Isbell 24 #11
65 The Mother Brandi Carlile 5 #4
64 Electric Feel MGMT 42 #2
63 Alone Trampled by Turtles 4 #7
62 I Will Follow You Into the Dark Death Cab for Cutie 40 #1
61 I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor Arctic Monkeys 48 #2
60 Royals Lorde 38 #1
59 The American Dream Is Killing Me Green Day 15 #2
58 Eddie My Love Brigitte Calls Me Baby 5 #23
57 Who's Laughing Now Durry 3 #18
56 Pedestrian At Best Courtney Barnett 22 #4
55 Mine Forever Lord Huron 12 #2
54 Icky Thump The White Stripes 54 #1
53 Boys Who Kiss You In Their Car Ber 2 #13
52 Kids MGMT 66 #1
51 King Kunta Kendrick Lamar 11 #2
50 Paper Planes M.I.A. 43 #2
49 Lazarus David Bowie 18 #1
48 Wolf Like Me TV on the Radio 36 #2
47 Wet Dream Wet Leg 9 #1
46 Dont Wanna Fight Alabama Shakes 26 #1
45 Turn it Around Lucius 11 #34
44 You Should See Me In A Crown Billie Eilish 10 #1
43 Lazaretto Jack White 21 #1
42 Dixon's Girl Dessa 2 #10
41 Rolling in the Deep Adele 52 #1
40 Not Strong Enough Boygenius 23 #1
39 Love in Real Life Lizzo 1 #39
38 Little Lion Man Mumford & Sons 82 #1
37 Holocene Bon Iver 20 #13
36 Make Me Feel Janelle Monae 22 #2
35 Dance Yrself Clean LCD Soundsystem 19 #3
34 Good Luck Babe! Chappell Roan 14 #1
33 You Know I'm No Good Amy Winehouse 28 #9
32 Dog Days Are Over Florence And The Machine 73 #1
31 Breezeblocks Alt J 37 #2
30 A-Punk Vampire Weekend 44 #6
29 Someone like You Adele 28 #2
28 I and Love and You Avett Brothers 37 #1
27 Grrrls Lizzo 1 #27
26 Midway Bad Bad Hats 2 #6
25 Not Like Us Kendrick Lamar 4 #8
24 Drunk Drivers Car Seat Headrest 2 #5
23 Home Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 57 #1
22 Right Back to It Waxahatchee 20 #1
21 Rehab Amy Winehouse 40 #3
20 Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz 80 #1
19 Heads Will Roll Yeah Yeah Yeahs 20 #4
18 Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye 65 #1
17 Colors Black Pumas 25 #1
16 Bad Guy Billie Eilish 26 #1
15 Pink Pony Club Chappell Roan 4 #3
14 Take Me To Church Hozier 47 #1
13 Back to Black Amy Winehouse 29 #8
12 Avant Gardener Courtney Barnett 23 #3
11 Bloodbuzz Ohio The National 47 #2
10 Hold On Alabama Shakes 38 #1
9 Emmylou First Aid Kit 14 #5
8 The Joke Brandi Carlile 24 #1
7 Skinny Love Bon Iver 27 #7
6 This is America Childish Gambino 21 #1
5 We the People A Tribe Called Quest 7 #5
4 The Story Brandi Carlile 25 #1
3 Wait So Long Trampled by Turtles 5 #3
2 If We Were Vampires Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 17 #1
1 Chaise Longue Wet Leg 29 #1

About this countdown

893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now was voted by The Current’s listeners (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN) in May 12, 2025. 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 Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: The Current, "893 Essential Songs of the Current: 2005 to Now".

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