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Year-end countdown · WBER · 2001

WBER Listener Countdown 2001

The year-end countdown (2001) from WBER in Rochester, NY ranks 191 songs, with “Chop Suey” by System of a Down at number one. The list features 149 different artists; New Found Glory has the most entries with four 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. Album names printed after titles as '(CD: ...)' are removed. A block of songs repeated from the 2002 list after #193 is left out. Missing positions: 149, 178.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Chop Suey System of a Down 86 #1
2 Clint Eastwood Gorillaz 74 #2
3 Yellow Coldplay 98 #3
4 Frontier Psychiatrist The Avalanches 21 #4
5 Hash Pipe Weezer 66 #2
6 Pistolero Juno Reactor 1 #6
7 One More Time Daft Punk 17 #7
8 Out Of Sight Hooverphonic 1 #8
9 You're Always Gone To Soon Matthew Jay 1 #9
10 Romeo Basement Jaxx 2 #10
11 This Mess We're In PJ Harvey 6 #11
12 Rockin The Suburbs Ben Folds 19 #12
13 I Wish You Were Here Incubus 59 #5
14 Schism Tool 92 #1
15 Island in the Sun Weezer 60 #4
16 Sometimes Wanna Die Joydrop 3 #16
17 Return To Me Marina Belica 1 #17
18 Striking Out Delta Force 23 1 #18
19 Side Travis 9 #19
20 Short Skirt/Long Jacket Cake 60 #2
21 (tie) When You're Falling Afro Celt Sound System 9 #5
21 (tie) National Anthem Radiohead 1 #21
23 Stupify Disturbed 32 #1
24 Hit or Miss New Found Glory 14 #24
25 Strange Little Girl Tori Amos 5 #25
26 Screaming Infidelities Dashboard Confessional 25 #3
27 At Your Funeral Saves the Day 6 #8
28 Special K Placebo 2 #28
29 The Middle Jimmy Eat World 76 #1
30 Bleed American Jimmy Eat World 17 #21
31 Trouble Coldplay 36 #1
32 Shiver Coldplay 23 #32
33 Last Night The Strokes 13 #5
34 Unemployed In The Summertime Emiliana Torrini 1 #34
35 Weapon of Choice Fatboy Slim 20 #21
36 Hell Bent Kenna 2 #30
37 (tie) One Armed Scissor At the Drive In 23 #37
37 (tie) Still Fighting It Ben Folds 9 #37
39 Sing Travis 20 #8
40 Illuminate Orbital 1 #40
41 Senorita James 1 #41
42 I Might Be Wrong Radiohead 26 #9
43 Wrecking Ball Creeper Lagoon 2 #43
44 Haunted Poe 2 #44
45 Sucker New Found Glory 2 #45
46 Alive P.O.D. 39 #4
47 Invalid Litter Department At the Drive In 2 #47
48 (tie) 19-2000 Gorillaz 18 #15
48 (tie) Left Behind Slipknot 8 #28
50 Digital Love Daft Punk 5 #50
51 (tie) Where's Your Head At? Basement Jaxx 22 #4
51 (tie) Synthetic Spineshank 1 #51
53 Crystal New Order 20 #9
54 Dream On Depeche Mode 17 #24
55 Cut Here The Cure 5 #14
56 Voices Disturbed 12 #13
57 Heartbreak Even Ani DiFranco 3 #57
58 Strange Built To Spill 3 #58
59 Pure Pleasure Seeker Moloko 1 #59
60 (tie) Hidden Place Björk 3 #60
60 (tie) Fat Lip Sum 41 50 #3
62 Elevation (remix) U2 1 #62
63 (tie) Daylight Delerium 1 #63
63 (tie) Weakened State Sarah Harmer 1 #63
63 (tie) This Charming Man Stars 1 #63
63 (tie) Latarelus Tool 1 #63
67 I Know What I'm Here For James 1 #67
68 Walk On U2 33 #7
69 (tie) Circles Omniblank 2 #45
69 (tie) Name of the Game The Crystal Method 9 #29
71 Renegades of Funk Rage Against the Machine 54 #5
72 The Rock Show blink-182 41 #2
73 (tie) Kehoe Less Than Jake 1 #73
73 (tie) Divine Intervention Pennywise 5 #57
75 Duvet Boa 1 #75
76 (tie) Free At Last G. Love & Special Sauce 1 #76
76 (tie) This is Not Static-X 4 #76
76 (tie) Evolution Revolution Love Tricky 10 #65
79 Killing Time Hed P.E. 2 #79
80 (tie) Stay Together for the Kids blink-182 27 #16
80 (tie) Feel So Numb Rob Zombie 10 #24
82 Madskillz BT 1 #82
83 We Come One Faithless 1 #83
84 (tie) Fierce Flawless Ani DiFranco 1 #84
84 (tie) Love You Madly Cake 18 #24
84 (tie) Youth of the Nation P.O.D. 39 #1
84 (tie) Snibe Sunny Day Real Estate 1 #84
88 (tie) End Credits Laptop 1 #88
88 (tie) Simple Creed Live 9 #56
88 (tie) True Believers Bouncing Souls 2 #56
88 (tie) Mr. X Citement They Might Be Giants 1 #88
92 (tie) The Days of the Phoenix AFI 7 #32
92 (tie) Photograph Weezer 20 #41
94 (tie) Not 17 Mandalay 1 #94
94 (tie) Wild World Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 4 #33
94 (tie) So Far Away Stabbing Westward 8 #57
97 (tie) Cedar Room Doves 2 #68
97 (tie) Knives Out Radiohead 11 #49
97 (tie) Byrd Joel Red House Painters 1 #97
100 Eyesore New Found Glory 1 #100
101 Deep Nine Inch Nails 10 #45
102 (tie) Praise Sevendust 9 #34
102 (tie) Down and Dirty Stereo MC's 1 #102
104 (tie) How I Could Just Kill a Man Rage Against the Machine 7 #38
104 (tie) In Too Deep Sum 41 25 #24
106 Killed By An Angel Sunny Day Real Estate 1 #106
107 (tie) You Wouldn't Believe 311 19 #30
107 (tie) Work It Out Brassy 2 #89
107 (tie) Stick 'Em Up Quarashi 10 #61
110 Daddy I'm Fine Sinéad O'Connor 2 #44
111 Let Me Move On Gene 2 #70
112 (tie) Nice to Know You Incubus 33 #3
112 (tie) What I Always Wanted Kittie 2 #77
114 (tie) Ex Miss New Found Glory 1 #114
114 (tie) For Nancy Pete Yorn 1 #114
114 (tie) Imitation of Life R.E.M. 18 #10
117 (tie) The Dark Is Rising Mercury Rev 3 #14
117 (tie) Bombshell Powerman 5000 2 #98
119 Good Fortune PJ Harvey 17 #2
120 Mr. Oysterhead Oysterhead 2 #102
121 (tie) Unified G. Love & Special Sauce 2 #71
121 (tie) Cyclops Rock They Might Be Giants 1 #121
123 Sunny Days Long Beach Dub All-Stars 1 #123
124 New York, New York Ryan Adams 11 #6
125 Days of the Week Stone Temple Pilots 16 #41
126 Squares The Beta Band 2 #126
127 Analyse The Cranberries 3 #69
128 Superstylin' Groove Armada 3 #48
129 (tie) Overcome Live 7 #65
129 (tie) Meant to Say Mary Fahl 2 #61
131 Up All Night Unwritten Law 11 #3
132 (tie) When It All Goes Wrong Again Everclear 8 #75
132 (tie) Threesome Fenix TX 8 #11
134 (tie) Death Blooms Mudvayne 2 #80
134 (tie) Back to the Primitive Song Soulfly 1 #134
134 (tie) Bloodless Tom McRae 2 #21
137 (tie) Cadillac Mest 1 #137
137 (tie) The Next Big Thing MxPx 1 #137
139 Adios Rammstein 1 #139
140 Roseability Idlewild 1 #140
141 Black and White Static-X 2 #89
142 (tie) Falling Down 40 Below Summer 3 #66
142 (tie) Innocent Q-Burns Abstract Message 1 #142
144 (tie) Careful With That Mic Clutch 2 #47
144 (tie) Ya Mamma Fatboy Slim 1 #144
144 (tie) Surf Song Fenix TX 1 #144
147 (tie) Wild Butterfly Balligomingo 1 #147
147 (tie) Yesterday's Gone Reeves Gabrels 2 #65
150 (tie) Lusid Ohgr 1 #150
150 (tie) Beat A Drum R.E.M. 1 #150
152 Stuck in America Sugarcult 2 #75
153 This Life Primer 55 2 #99
154 Killing Blow Suicide Machines 1 #154
155 (tie) Perish Curve 2 #80
155 (tie) Come On People Richard Ashcroft 1 #155
157 Freakin' Out Adema 2 #64
158 (tie) Links 2,3,4 Rammstein 1 #158
158 (tie) Underdog Turnin Breaks 1 #158
160 Rage Atari Teenage Riot 1 #160
161 (tie) Catch the Sun Doves 17 #63
161 (tie) Utopia Goldfrapp 1 #161
161 (tie) Staunton Lick Lemon Jelly 1 #161
161 (tie) Grant Park Marvelous Three 1 #161
161 (tie) You Know It's Hard The Crystal Method 1 #161
161 (tie) When It All Comes Down Unspun 1 #161
167 Closet Pete Yorn 1 #167
168 (tie) Buck Rodgers Feeder 1 #168
168 (tie) Glad Girls Guided By Voices 20 #54
168 (tie) Lover Boy/Lover Girl Lords Of Acid 1 #168
171 (tie) Bring You Down Left Front Tire 2 #80
171 (tie) Grace Ruby 1 #171
171 (tie) Going Blind The Go-Betweens 1 #171
174 I Tried To Rock You But You Leona Naess 1 #174
175 (tie) Can't Get the Best of Me Cypress Hill 2 #51
175 (tie) Chinatown (live) Luna 1 #175
175 (tie) Insecure Vic Mauro 2 #58
179 (tie) Chance of a Lifetime Creeper Lagoon 2 #88
179 (tie) Good Souls Starsailor 8 #34
181 (tie) Official Chemical Dub Pistols 1 #181
181 (tie) The Two of Us Freebeat 1 #181
181 (tie) Forever Kid Rock 5 #52
181 (tie) New Disease Spineshank 3 #56
185 (tie) Tempted Mary Simon 2 #74
185 (tie) This Magic Stuff Nina Hynes 1 #185
185 (tie) Supermoves Overseer 1 #185
188 (tie) He Thinks He's In Love Eleni Mandell 1 #188
188 (tie) Whole Eliza Carthy 1 #188
188 (tie) Golden Boys Res 1 #188
188 (tie) No Longer Now Sense Field 2 #88
188 (tie) The Body Says No The New Pornographers 1 #188
193 Found That Souls Manic Street Preachers 1 #193

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. Album names printed after titles as '(CD: ...)' are removed. A block of songs repeated from the 2002 list after #193 is left out. Missing positions: 149, 178.

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About this countdown

WBER Listener Countdown 2001 was voted by WBER’s listeners (Rochester, NY) in 2001. 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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