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Year-end countdown · ALT 104.5 · 2008

Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2008

The year-end countdown (2008) from ALT 104.5 in Philadelphia, PA ranks 51 songs, with “I'm Outta Time” by Oasis at number one. The list features 37 different artists; Coldplay has the most entries with four songs.

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The station says the list was 'decided by all of you that sent in your Radio 104.5 Obligatory Year End Survey'. Printed counting down from 50; the half-step slot is printed last as '.5 Sonic Youth - Superstar' with an honorable-mention note (the song dates from 1994 but was a hit from the Juno soundtrack) and is recorded as 50.5 in that position. 'Shut Up And Let Me Go' (41) corrected.

# Song ListsBest
50 I'm Outta Time Oasis 1 #50
49 Gamma Ray Beck 14 #10
48 The Greatest Man That Ever Lived Weezer 3 #34
47 Psycho Puddle of Mudd 13 #1
46 Take Back The City Snow Patrol 10 #17
45 Missing Cleveland Scott Weiland 5 #45
44 Supernatural Superserious R.E.M. 19 #3
43 Decode Paramore 25 #3
42 Cath Death Cab for Cutie 33 #20
41 Shut Up And Let Me Go The Ting Tings 11 #16
40 Given Up Linkin Park 18 #6
39 Don't Stop Innerpartysystem 3 #28
38 Use Somebody Kings of Leon 64 #1
37 Lost! Coldplay 21 #1
36 Peace, Love & Happiness G. Love & Special Sauce 5 #34
35 Shadowplay The Killers 21 #8
34 Love Hurts Incubus 25 #1
33 I Don't Care Fall Out Boy 3 #33
32 Shut Your Eyes Snow Patrol 5 #28
31 Propane Nightmares Pendulum 11 #13
30 Re-Education (Through Labor) Rise Against 27 #4
29 Let It Die Foo Fighters 29 #2
28 Time To Pretend MGMT 51 #1
27 Volet Hill Coldplay 25 #12
26 Non Dairy Creamer Third Eye Blind 5 #21
25 I Don't Care Apocalyptica 26 #1
24 Missed the Boat Modest Mouse 28 #4
23 Time Is Running Out Muse 43 #6
22 Shattered (Turn the Car Around) O.A.R. 4 #8
21 That's Not My Name The Ting Tings 18 #9
20 If I Had Eyes Jack Johnson 24 #1
19 Lovers in Japan Coldplay 12 #11
18 Paper Planes M.I.A. 43 #2
17 Human The Killers 36 #6
16 Pork And Beans Weezer 38 #1
15 Love Me Dead Ludo 13 #2
14 Bleed It Out Linkin Park 31 #5
13 I'm Not Over Carolina Liar 14 #13
12 A-Punk Vampire Weekend 44 #6
11 Read My Mind The Killers 32 #2
10 Scream Chris Cornell 1 #10
9 Sometime Around Midnight The Airborne Toxic Event 53 #1
8 I Will Possess Your Heart Death Cab for Cutie 43 #1
7 Troublemaker Weezer 19 #7
6 Believe The Bravery 32 #2
5 Handlebars Flobots 18 #2
4 Knights of Cydonia Muse 60 #1
3 Sex On Fire Kings of Leon 82 #1
2 The Pretender Foo Fighters 78 #1
1 Viva La Vida Coldplay 65 #1
50.5 Superstar Sonic Youth 7 #47

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About this countdown

Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2008 was voted by ALT 104.5’s listeners (Philadelphia, PA) in 2008. 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: Radio 104.5, "2008 Obligatory Year End Awards: The Top 50.5 Songs of 2008" (Wayback copy).

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