My Top 100 Songs of 2005

Submitted by Wezzo on Fri, 12/09/2005 - 11:33
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  1. NB. The songs don't actually have to have been released in 2005; indeed, barely any of them are
  2. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
  3. REM - Near Wild Heaven
  4. The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice
  5. The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
  6. Keane - Everybody's Changing
  7. REM - Find the River
  8. Ben Folds - Landed
  9. REM - Don't Go Back To Rockville
  10. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
  11. Radiohead - No Surprises
  12. The Police - Every Breath You Take
  13. REM - Aftermath
  14. The Beach Boys - Fun Fun Fun
  15. Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town
  16. REM - Strange Currencies
  17. The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
  18. REM - Fall on Me
  19. They Might Be Giants - I've Got A Match
  20. Sha-Na-Na - Those Magic Changes
  21. The Beach Boys - Sloop John B
  22. They Might Be Giants - Love Is Etenity
  23. REM - I'll Take The Rain
  24. U2 - With or Without You
  25. They Might Be Giants - Destination Moon
  26. Keane - This Is The Last Time
  27. Bruce Springsteen - Badlands
  28. Travis - Tied to the '90s
  29. Guided By Voices - Hold on Hope
  30. They Might Be Giants - Experimental Film
  31. The Eagles - Take It To The Limit
  32. The Beach Boys - Kokomo
  33. U2 - Angel of Harlem
  34. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
  35. REM - Gardening At Night
  36. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
  37. The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'
  38. Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
  39. REM - Time After Time (Annelise)
  40. Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again
  41. Ronnie Milsap - A Legend In My Time
  42. They Might Be Giants - Why Must I Be Sad?
  43. Colin Hay - Overkill
  44. Status Quo - All Around My Hat
  45. Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways
  46. Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic
  47. They Might Be Giants - Mr. Me
  48. Bryan Adams - Cloud No. 9
  49. Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
  50. M*A*S*H - Suicide Is Painless
  51. REM - Driver 8
  52. Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman
  53. The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
  54. They Might Be Giants - The World's Address
  55. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
  56. Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Cabelle - Barcelona
  57. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
  58. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
  59. REM - At My Most Beautiful
  60. Bellamy Brothers - If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body
  61. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
  62. U2 - Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
  63. Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
  64. REM - New Test Leper
  65. Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
  66. Daniel Powter - Bad Day
  67. They Might Be Giants - Kiss Me Son Of God
  68. REM - Leave
  69. Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
  70. Queen - Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)
  71. They Might Be Giants - No-One Knows My Plan
  72. Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
  73. Human League - Together In Electric Dreams
  74. Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon
  75. Abba - Fernando
  76. Jigsaw - Sky High
  77. REM - The Ascent Of Man
  78. Weezer - Island In The Sun
  79. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
  80. Blue Mink - Banner Man
  81. Meme - Look Into My Eyes
  82. Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train
  83. Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
  84. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
  85. Tony Cristie - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
  86. They Might Be Giants - Rhythm Section Want Ad
  87. Wizzard - Angel Fingers
  88. Steve Brookstein - Against All Odds
  89. REM - I've Been High
  90. Kraftwerk - The Model
  91. Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  92. They Might Be Giants - Everything Right Is Wrong Again
  93. Queen - Too Much Love Will Kill You
  94. REM - Me In Honey
  95. Robbie Williams - Strong
  96. They Might Be Giants - AKA Driver
  97. Bryan Adams - This Side Of Paradise
  98. Slade - Far Far Away
  99. Robbie Williams - Sexed Up
  100. They Might Be Giants - Dead
  101. The Fall - Wings
Author Comments: 

Artists with more than two songs:
REM - 16 (!)
They Might Be Giants - 13
The Beach Boys - 5
U2 - 4
Bruce Springsteen - 3
Keane - 3
Queen - 3