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WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009

The year-end countdown (2009) from WBRU in Providence, RI ranks 96 songs, with “Panic Switch” by Silversun Pickups at number one. The list features 69 different artists; Kings of Leon has the most entries with three songs.

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Fan transcription posted on the We Want Airwaves blog (April 2010). The blog numbers the countdown 1 to 96 (the half position of the Top 95.5 is not marked); ranks kept as printed. Obvious typos corrected (Machester, Amberlin, Matishyahu, Caraolina, Offsprong, Audrdyre Sessions, Grafitti, StellaStarr, Social Scenc).

# Song ListsBest
1 Panic Switch Silversun Pickups 59 #1
2 1901 Phoenix 86 #1
3 Aint no Rest for the Wicked Cage The Elephant 65 #1
4 Sometime Around Midnight The Airborne Toxic Event 53 #1
5 Uprising Muse 81 #1
6 Use Somebody Kings of Leon 64 #1
7 (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To Weezer 49 #4
8 Sink Into Me Taking Back Sunday 17 #8
9 Help, Im Alive Metric 31 #2
10 Percussion Gun White Rabbits 9 #6
11 Kings & Queens 30 Seconds to Mars 41 #9
12 Brick By Boring Brick Paramore 21 #4
13 Sleepyhead Passion Pit 15 #12
14 No You Girls Franz Ferdinand 26 #4
15 I've Got Friends Manchester Orchestra 20 #9
16 Grapevine Fires Death Cab for Cutie 10 #10
17 One In A Million Monty Are I 1 #17
18 At the Bottom Brand New 5 #12
19 Greatest Man That Ever Lived Weezer 2 #19
20 Spaceman The Killers 25 #9
21 Non Dairy Creamer Third Eye Blind 5 #21
22 The Reeling Passion Pit 15 #2
23 Hate Everyone Say Anything 3 #23
24 Zero Yeah Yeah Yeahs 28 #10
25 Back Against the Wall Cage The Elephant 45 #2
26 Ignorance Paramore 26 #10
27 Savior Rise Against 41 #1
28 Wheels Foo Fighters 38 #6
29 Audience Of One Rise Against 29 #3
30 I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked Ida Maria 11 #18
31 New Fang Them Crooked Vultures 26 #19
32 Blood On My Hands The Used 11 #6
33 Feel Good Drag Anberlin 34 #1
34 Dine With the Devil Viennagram 1 #34
35 Don't Believe a Word Third Eye Blind 4 #35
36 Meet Me On The Equinox Death Cab for Cutie 35 #13
37 Take Me Home After Midnight Project 7 #27
38 Notion Kings of Leon 28 #7
39 I Know What I Am Band Of Skulls 4 #4
40 21 Guns Green Day 34 #3
41 Wishing Well The Airborne Toxic Event 8 #19
42 Too Fake Hockey 6 #24
43 Breaking Anberlin 14 #2
44 The Fixer Pearl Jam 47 #2
45 New Divide Linkin Park 31 #4
46 One Day Matisyahu 24 #8
47 Heavy cross The Gossip 4 #2
48 Mountain Man Crash Kings 26 #2
49 Funny the Way It Is Dave Matthews Band 19 #4
50 Substitution Silversun Pickups 26 #18
51 Mess of Me Switchfoot 15 #7
52 Singularity Fairhaven 1 #52
53 Shake It Out Manchester Orchestra 8 #53
54 Changing Saosin 7 #31
55 Gold, Guns, Girls Metric 23 #6
56 Slow Poison The Bravery 15 #44
57 East Jesus Nowhere Green Day 17 #27
58 Oh My God Ida Maria 1 #58
59 She's a Genius Jet 17 #21
60 A Dustland Fairytale The Killers 8 #38
61 Jars Chevelle 22 #2
62 Show Me What I'm Looking For Carolina Liar 6 #31
63 Bonfire Third Eye Blind 8 #27
64 Hey You 311 21 #18
65 Go Getter Greg Ludo 4 #65
66 Kristy, Are You Doing Ok? The Offspring 17 #16
67 Around the Bend Asteroids Galaxy Tour 2 #16
68 Ghost Town Shiny Toy Guns 10 #32
69 Brother Pearl Jam 19 #36
70 Why I Am Dave Matthews Band 13 #7
71 Closer Kings of Leon 5 #24
72 Get on Your Boots U2 18 #18
73 So What If.. For the Love of Sloan 1 #73
74 Wrong Depeche Mode 28 #5
75 Medicate AFI 23 #10
76 Know Your Enemy Green Day 31 #3
77 Dominos Big Pink 17 #7
78 Half Truism The Offspring 11 #15
79 I Love College Asher Roth 4 #19
80 I Caught Myself Paramore 1 #80
81 Check My Brain Alice In Chains 29 #10
82 Magnificent U2 19 #2
83 Treat Me Like Your Mother The Dead Weather 8 #15
84 Never Take Us Alive Madina Lake 1 #84
85 Dirt Room Blue October 18 #3
86 Turn Me Off The Audreye Sessions 2 #79
87 Again Flyleaf 23 #3
88 Life in Technicolor Coldplay 15 #6
89 Just Breathe Pearl Jam 62 #2
90 Evening Wear Mindless Self Indulgence 1 #90
91 Nothing to Worry About Peter Bjorn & John 8 #16
92 Graffiti Eyes Stellastarr* 4 #15
93 100 Little Curses Street Sweeper Social Club 9 #46
94 Worth It All Fairhaven 2 #49
95 Letter From a Thief Chevelle 19 #6
96 For What It's Worth Placebo 6 #11

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About this countdown

WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 was broadcast by WBRU (Providence, RI) in 2009. 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: We Want Airwaves (fan blog), "WBRU Top 95.5 of 2009".

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