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