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WBER Listener Countdown 1997

The year-end countdown (1997) from WBER in Rochester, NY ranks 99 songs, with “Halls Of Illusions” by Insane Clown Posse at number one. The list features 79 different artists; Korn has the most entries with three songs. From WBER's countdown archive page: listeners vote for their five favourite songs of the year and the station counts down the results on New Year's Day. Tied positions are marked 'T' on the page. Names printed surname-first or as 'National, The' are turned around, and obvious misspellings are corrected where spotted. #9 is printed with an artist (Lords of Acid) but no title and is left out. Names the page shortens or censors are written in full: #35 The Porn Kings ('The P Kings'), #63 Stinkfist ('Stink'). Missing positions: 9. Artist credits normalized to the site's format (e.g. "X (ft. Y)" written "X feat. Y").

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# Song ListsBest
1 Halls Of Illusions Insane Clown Posse 1 #1
2 Counterfeit Limp Bizkit 2 #2
3 Dammit blink-182 80 #1
4 A.D.I.D.A.S. Korn 17 #4
5 My Own Summer (Shove It) Deftones 13 #5
6 Brick Ben Folds Five 65 #6
7 Breathe The Prodigy 40 #2
8 Super Bon Bon Soul Coughing 38 #8
10 Paranoid Android Radiohead 82 #5
11 Good God Korn 1 #11
12 The Perfect Drug Nine Inch Nails 50 #12
13 Smack The Prodigy 1 #13
14 Hell Squirrel Nut Zippers 45 #10
15 Around The World Daft Punk 21 #15
16 Da Da Da Trio 40 #16
17 Insomnia Faithless 16 #15
18 Megalomaniac KMFDM 1 #18
19 Song 2 Blur 124 #1
20 Sugar Is Sweeter CJ Bolland 1 #20
21 Engine No. 9 Deftones 2 #21
22 Tubthumping Chumbawamba 51 #3
23 Firestarter The Prodigy 37 #13
24 Female of the Species Space 30 #22
25 Sell Out Reel Big Fish 32 #4
26 Karma Police Radiohead 125 #2
27 Da Funk Daft Punk 24 #10
28 R Lords Of Acid 1 #28
29 Gap 311 1 #29
30 Blue Skies BT 3 #30
31 Fire Water Burn Bloodhound Gang 21 #31
32 (tie) Long Hard Road Out Of Hell Marilyn Manson & Sneaker Pimps 1 #32
32 (tie) Your Woman White Town 39 #14
34 Tourniquet Marilyn Manson 1 #34
35 Up To No Good The Porn Kings 2 #32
36 Born Slippy (Nuxx) Underworld 41 #5
37 Atari Teenage Riot Atari Teenage Riot 1 #37
38 Aenema Tool 24 #38
39 (tie) Caboose Snapcase 1 #39
39 (tie) Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve 113 #1
39 (tie) The Freshmen The Verve Pipe 52 #6
42 (tie) Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts Less Than Jake 2 #42
42 (tie) The Horrible People Marilyn Manson 1 #42
42 (tie) The Ghost of Tom Joad Rage Against the Machine 13 #42
42 (tie) Forty Six And 2 Tool 19 #30
46 The Impression That I Get The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 70 #1
47 (tie) Block Rockin' Beats The Chemical Brothers 53 #19
47 (tie) Automatic Less Than Jake 2 #47
49 Walkin' On The Sun Smash Mouth 50 #1
50 Nancy Boy Placebo 2 #50
51 Not An Addict K's Choice 51 #10
52 Battle of Who Could Care Less Ben Folds Five 28 #52
53 Tesko Suicide Sneaker Pimps 1 #53
54 Fly Sugar Ray 41 #1
55 Are You out There Dar Williams 5 #47
56 (tie) In Or Out (Live) Ani DiFranco 1 #56
56 (tie) No Place to Hide Korn 7 #10
58 (tie) Joyful Girl Ani DiFranco 1 #58
58 (tie) #1 Crush Garbage 40 #24
60 (tie) The Box Orbital 11 #7
60 (tie) Christiansands Tricky 2 #60
62 I Will Survive Cake 30 #9
63 Stinkfist Tool 73 #2
64 James Bond Theme Moby 1 #64
65 Shake Hands With Beef Primus 2 #65
66 The Good Life Weezer 15 #61
67 Kids Are United Atari Teenage Riot 1 #67
68 Exactly What You Wanted Helmet 1 #68
69 I'm Afraid of Americans David Bowie 29 #42
70 Dopeman Less Than Jake 9 #46
71 Soft Serve Soul Coughing 4 #71
72 Mutilated Lips Ween 2 #36
73 Believe Gus Gus 2 #73
74 (tie) Ain't Talkin' Bout Dub Apollo Four Forty 1 #74
74 (tie) Delicious Catherine Wheel 2 #70
76 All Mine Portishead 4 #76
77 (tie) Summertime The Sundays 30 #32
77 (tie) Lovefool The Cardigans 36 #14
77 (tie) Crash Into Me Dave Matthews Band 70 #4
77 (tie) Everything to Everyone Everclear 59 #8
77 (tie) Me Keoki 1 #77
77 (tie) Orangecrush Snapdragon 2 #77
83 (tie) She Cries Your Name Beth Orton 14 #35
83 (tie) Why's Everybody Always Picking on Me Bloodhound Gang 2 #40
83 (tie) Criminal Fiona Apple 47 #8
86 (tie) Orange Fuel 1 #86
86 (tie) Building a Mystery Sarah McLachlan 36 #10
88 Chick Magnet MxPx 6 #88
89 Out All Night Pietasters 2 #83
90 Atom Bomb Fluke 1 #90
91 (tie) She Has a Girlfriend Now Reel Big Fish 3 #35
91 (tie) Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind 63 #1
93 (tie) The New Pollution Beck 63 #8
93 (tie) Hitchin' A Ride Green Day 42 #25
93 (tie) 2 Wicky Hooverphonic 5 #86
93 (tie) Zombie Prescription Snapcase 1 #93
93 (tie) Busy Child The Crystal Method 24 #17
98 Transylvania Concubine (The Manson Mix) Rasputina 1 #98
99 Get In The Car Moxy Fruvous 2 #99
100 Setting Sun The Chemical Brothers 14 #26

From WBER's countdown archive page: listeners vote for their five favourite songs of the year and the station counts down the results on New Year's Day. Tied positions are marked 'T' on the page. Names printed surname-first or as 'National, The' are turned around, and obvious misspellings are corrected where spotted. #9 is printed with an artist (Lords of Acid) but no title and is left out. Names the page shortens or censors are written in full: #35 The Porn Kings ('The P Kings'), #63 Stinkfist ('Stink'). Missing positions: 9. Artist credits normalized to the site's format (e.g. "X (ft. Y)" written "X feat. Y").

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About this countdown

WBER Listener Countdown 1997 was voted by WBER’s listeners (Rochester, NY) in 1997. 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.

Source: WBER 90.5, "Countdowns".

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