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WBER Listener Countdown 2004

The year-end countdown (2004) from WBER in Rochester, NY ranks 227 songs, with “Float On” by Modest Mouse at number one. The list features 176 different artists; Modest Mouse 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. Missing positions: 193.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Float On Modest Mouse 91 #1
2 Such Great Heights The Postal Service 58 #2
3 Proof Twin-A 1 #3
4 Somebody Told Me The Killers 75 #1
5 Mr. Brightside The Killers 114 #1
6 Tech Romance Her Space Holiday 1 #6
7 Run Snow Patrol 43 #7
8 Maps Yeah Yeah Yeahs 64 #1
9 Dry Your Eyes The Streets 20 #1
10 The First Single The Format 4 #1
11 Vertigo U2 75 #4
12 Somewhere Only We Know Keane 58 #12
13 Time Is Running Out Muse 43 #6
14 Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades Brand New 5 #14
15 Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day 96 #1
16 Hey Julie Fountains of Wayne 8 #16
17 Fit But You Know It The Streets 6 #17
18 Carry Me Ohio Sun Kil Moon 6 #18
19 Vindicated Dashboard Confessional 27 #4
20 The Sound of Settling Death Cab for Cutie 14 #20
21 Against All Odds The Postal Service 1 #21
22 Organ Donor (Live) DJ Shadow 1 #22
23 The Dirty Glass Dropkick Murphys 3 #15
24 No Phone Cake 24 #24
25 Ocean Breathes Salty Modest Mouse 46 #5
26 Almost Sarah Harmer 3 #26
27 Only One Yellowcard 13 #25
28 (tie) American Idiot Green Day 86 #1
28 (tie) The Future Freaks Me Out Motion City Soundtrack 1 #28
30 Signing Emo MC Lars 1 #30
31 The Mob Goes Wild Clutch 1 #31
32 This Fire Franz Ferdinand 30 #21
33 Slow Hands Interpol 39 #10
34 27 Jennifers Mike Doughty 15 #15
35 Ch-Check It Out Beastie Boys 35 #6
36 Pretty (Ugly Before) Elliott Smith 3 #36
37 Teenage Wristband The Twilight Singers 12 #37
38 One Big Holiday My Morning Jacket 28 #17
39 Leaving New York R.E.M. 12 #26
40 Transdermal Celebration Ween 12 #40
41 (tie) I Miss You blink-182 50 #8
41 (tie) Animal Ani DiFranco 1 #41
41 (tie) Megalomaniac Incubus 47 #1
41 (tie) Big Brat Phantom Planet 23 #20
41 (tie) Spitfire The Prodigy 1 #41
46 (tie) A Favor House Atlantic Coheed and Cambria 19 #2
46 (tie) A Decade Under the Influence Taking Back Sunday 18 #1
48 (tie) Pictures of You (Live) The Cure 1 #48
48 (tie) Televators The Mars Volta 4 #48
48 (tie) English Summer Rain Placebo 2 #48
51 (tie) The Outsider A Perfect Circle 22 #8
51 (tie) Ocean Avenue Yellowcard 21 #6
53 (tie) Ways + Means Mike Doughty 1 #53
53 (tie) Duality Slipknot 42 #4
55 Lucky Me Sarah Slean 1 #55
56 (tie) Here Come the Waterworks Scout 1 #56
56 (tie) Outside of a Dream The Pushstars 1 #56
58 Slayed Overseer 1 #58
59 (tie) That Crown Don't Make You a Prince Murder By Death 1 #59
59 (tie) Kissing the Lipless The Shins 8 #59
61 (tie) Since We Last Spoke RJD2 1 #61
61 (tie) Elevator Love Letter Stars 1 #61
63 (tie) Tie the Rope The Format 1 #63
63 (tie) Loosen Your Hold South 1 #63
65 I'm a Wheel Wilco 2 #65
66 (tie) On the Dl Caviar 3 #66
66 (tie) 21St Century Living Matthew Good 1 #66
66 (tie) NYC Interpol 12 #66
69 Heaven Is a Better Place Now The Tragically Hip 1 #69
70 Who Is It Björk 1 #70
71 (tie) Born Too Slow The Crystal Method 12 #12
71 (tie) Don't Give Up on Me Graham Colton Band 1 #71
71 (tie) I Like You Morrissey 1 #71
74 (tie) The Ghost of You and Me Less Than Jake 1 #74
74 (tie) So Says I The Shins 8 #40
74 (tie) Until the Day I Die Story of the Year 28 #13
74 (tie) Cute Without the E Taking Back Sunday 2 #50
78 (tie) I Still Feel Autumndivers 1 #78
78 (tie) Los Angeles Is Burning Bad Religion 17 #21
78 (tie) The Teeth Collector Pretty Girls Make Graves 1 #78
78 (tie) Jackin' (It Got Ugly) Rhymefest 1 #78
82 (tie) Pain Jimmy Eat World 47 #4
82 (tie) Haven't Tried It Piebald 1 #82
82 (tie) I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself The White Stripes 21 #26
82 (tie) Worn Me Down Rachael Yamagata 5 #78
86 One Chance Modest Mouse 1 #86
87 The End of the World The Cure 28 #17
88 (tie) Silver and Cold AFI 24 #16
88 (tie) Triple Trouble Beastie Boys 18 #22
88 (tie) The Letter PJ Harvey 2 #16
88 (tie) Spitting Games Snow Patrol 14 #22
88 (tie) Marbleyezed Soviet 1 #88
93 (tie) I Am the Highway Audioslave 52 #4
93 (tie) Igeneration MC Lars 1 #93
93 (tie) Red Hot Moon Rancid 14 #51
96 (tie) So Alive Ryan Adams 9 #44
96 (tie) When I Am King Great Big Sea 2 #96
98 (tie) My Girlfriends Boyfriend Her Space Holiday 1 #98
98 (tie) The World At Large Modest Mouse 16 #32
100 (tie) Falling Away With You Muse 1 #100
100 (tie) Ruthless Something Corporate 4 #27
102 (tie) Don't Believe Letter Kills 1 #102
102 (tie) My Coco Stellastarr* 16 #14
104 (tie) Beyond The Gray Sky 311 3 #79
104 (tie) Right Right Now Now Beastie Boys 6 #46
104 (tie) Move Your Feet Junior Senior 4 #87
104 (tie) January 1, 1970 The Strokes 2 #38
108 Some Days Wheat 1 #108
109 (tie) Perfect Time of Day (Remix) Howie Day 1 #109
109 (tie) Everything The Hoodies 1 #109
109 (tie) Talk to Me, Dance With Me Hot Hot Heat 8 #26
109 (tie) Still In Love Song The Stills 15 #14
109 (tie) Prevenge They Might Be Giants 9 #56
109 (tie) Walking Down the Hill Travis 1 #109
115 C'mon C'mon The Von Bondies 25 #27
116 (tie) Can't Exist Joseph Arthur 2 #75
116 (tie) All of Us Blindside 2 #73
116 (tie) All of This blink-182 3 #55
116 (tie) Long Time Coming Delays 2 #116
116 (tie) Saturday Morning The Eels 2 #56
116 (tie) Beautiful Ways Pat Mcgee Band 1 #116
116 (tie) Nowhere Again Secret Machines 19 #22
123 (tie) My Day Baxter 1 #123
123 (tie) She Says Howie Day 1 #123
123 (tie) Saturday Fall Out Boy 1 #123
123 (tie) Chocolate Snow Patrol 21 #11
127 (tie) I Love You Cause I Have To Dogs Die in Hot Cars 6 #54
127 (tie) Darts of Pleasure Franz Ferdinand 2 #79
127 (tie) Astronaut G. Love & Special Sauce 1 #127
127 (tie) Walk Idiot Walk The Hives 28 #32
127 (tie) Futures Jimmy Eat World 4 #74
127 (tie) Saturday Night Ozomatli 1 #127
133 (tie) Vitamin R (Leading Us Along) Chevelle 29 #4
133 (tie) See You Dead Helmet 2 #73
133 (tie) Right on Time O.A.R. 2 #94
136 (tie) Mexican Wine Fountains of Wayne 4 #47
136 (tie) Quality Revenge at Last Hey Mercedes 1 #136
136 (tie) Grace Mary Simon 1 #136
136 (tie) Salvador Sanchez Sun Kil Moon 1 #136
136 (tie) This Photograph is Proof Taking Back Sunday 7 #62
136 (tie) Y-Control Yeah Yeah Yeahs 16 #46
142 (tie) When She Believes Ben Harper 1 #142
142 (tie) Friend of Mine Liz Phair 1 #142
142 (tie) Hello Cruel World Roses Are Red 1 #142
145 (tie) Perfect Boyfriend The Irises 1 #145
145 (tie) Fortune Faded Red Hot Chili Peppers 25 #12
145 (tie) Rock You The Roots 1 #145
148 (tie) Pavement Cracks Annie Lennox 2 #148
148 (tie) The Brightest Bulb Has Burned Out/screws Fall Out Less Than Jake 1 #148
148 (tie) All Downhill From Here New Found Glory 14 #42
148 (tie) If I Turn Away October Project 1 #148
148 (tie) Act on (Feeling Alone) Reubens Accomplice 1 #148
153 (tie) Last of the Golds Caviar 1 #153
153 (tie) Promise Matchbook Romance 1 #153
153 (tie) Silence Is Easy Starsailor 2 #153
153 (tie) Closer to Mercury Wheat 1 #153
157 (tie) Turncoat Anti-Flag 2 #102
157 (tie) Tom the Model Beth Gibbons 1 #157
157 (tie) Priceless Incubus 1 #157
157 (tie) My Lagan Love Sinéad O'Connor 1 #157
157 (tie) Ride The Vines 23 #43
162 (tie) The Clincher Chevelle 9 #15
162 (tie) Tunnel Vision Orbital 2 #87
162 (tie) Anthem of Our Dying Day Story of the Year 17 #3
165 (tie) Down blink-182 26 #15
165 (tie) I'm Gonna Kick You Out The Caesars 1 #165
165 (tie) Alt.End The Cure 6 #27
165 (tie) Drain the Blood The Distillers 11 #50
165 (tie) Cross My Heart Home Grown 1 #165
165 (tie) Pilcher's Squad Primus 1 #165
165 (tie) It's A Hit Rilo Kiley 3 #165
165 (tie) Those to Come The Shins 1 #165
173 A Number, Not a Name Statistics 1 #173
174 (tie) Good Morning Beautiful Deftones 1 #174
174 (tie) Blood Bleeds Helio Sequence 2 #65
174 (tie) Mono Courtney Love 7 #71
174 (tie) East Coast E. Matt Pond Pa 1 #174
174 (tie) Got Carried Away The Trash Can Sinatras 2 #85
179 (tie) Buses/no Buses Bear Vs. Shark 1 #179
179 (tie) Fall Behind Me The Donnas 6 #52
179 (tie) World Full of Hate Dropkick Murphys 1 #179
179 (tie) The Great Unknown Mary Fahl 1 #179
179 (tie) Closest (Lookout) Matt Pond Pa 1 #179
179 (tie) We Want It All Zack de la Rocha 2 #99
179 (tie) White Lights Rufio 1 #179
186 (tie) Take Me Over Nicole Mckenna 1 #186
186 (tie) I Caught Fire The Used 2 #80
187 (tie) Rapid Hope Loss Dashboard Confessional 3 #66
187 (tie) Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones The Hives 11 #68
187 (tie) Iron Tusk Mastodon 1 #187
187 (tie) Freedom Fighters The Music 2 #88
187 (tie) Sidewalks Story of the Year 1 #187
187 (tie) Light in Your Eyes Voodoo Child 1 #187
194 (tie) I Don't Understand The Chesterfield Kings 1 #194
194 (tie) 15 Minutes to Rock Chomsky 1 #194
194 (tie) Birth, School, Work, Death Local H 1 #194
194 (tie) My Week Beats Your Year Telefon Tel Aviv 1 #194
194 (tie) Man Yeah Yeah Yeahs 1 #194
199 (tie) I Will Always Be Your Soldier Marit Bergman 2 #75
199 (tie) Pony Ride Bumblebeez 81 3 #101
199 (tie) Lost Souls Forever Kasabian 2 #79
199 (tie) Right Now Korn 14 #28
199 (tie) Automatic Girl Lola Ray 3 #86
199 (tie) Velocity Shift Overseer 1 #199
199 (tie) Yesterdays Pennywise 3 #56
199 (tie) One Horse Town The Thrills 14 #37
199 (tie) Take It Away The Used 12 #47
208 (tie) Get Um Up Army of Freshmen 2 #91
208 (tie) Moon Trills Johnny Greenwood 1 #208
208 (tie) Chain Me Free The Matches 1 #208
208 (tie) Breakin' The Music 15 #46
212 (tie) Panasonic Youth The Dillinger Escape Plan 1 #212
212 (tie) No Fear Abra Moore 1 #212
212 (tie) Will You (Remix) P.O.D. 1 #212
212 (tie) Red Light Fever Liz Phair 1 #212
216 (tie) All In The Suit That You Wear Stone Temple Pilots 10 #41
216 (tie) The Killer The Twilight Singers 1 #216
218 (tie) Wake Up Damageplan 1 #218
218 (tie) Mona Lisa Jesse Malin 2 #218
220 I'm Not Deaf, I'm Ignoring You T. Raumscmiere 1 #220
221 (tie) The Hard Way Bowling for Soup 1 #221
221 (tie) Believe Earl Slick 1 #221
223 (tie) Here I Am The Explosion 5 #41
223 (tie) Control Rufio 1 #223
225 (tie) Faith in Me Interference 1 #225
225 (tie) Absolute Affirmation Radio 4 2 #84
227 Animal Machine The Vines 1 #227

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. Missing positions: 193.

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About this countdown

WBER Listener Countdown 2004 was voted by WBER’s listeners (Rochester, NY) in 2004. 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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