iPod Top 100: 2005

So, I’ve had the old iPod a year now, and have dutifully tracked which songs get played the most. In the tradition of Casey Kasem, here’s my top 100 songs of 2005:

1. All the Money or the Simple Life Honey – The Dandy Warhols
2. Such Great Heights – The Postal Service
3. Portions for Foxes – Rilo Kiley
4. Concrete Bed – Nada Surf
5. Everything to Me – Liz Phair
6. No Sleep Tonight – The Faders
7. Trees – Marty Casey
8. I Will Follow You Into the Dark – Death Cab for Cutie
9. Black Betty – Spiderbait
10. Jukebox – Bent Fabric
11. Money in the Bag (K&S Remix) – Kraak & Smaak
12. New Slang – The Shins
13. Bad Boyfriend – Garbage
14. Blue Orchid – The White Stripes
15. Give It Up – Pepper
16. Somebody Told Me – The Killers
17. Golden Touch – Razorlight
18. Rocks – Primal Scream
19. Born with a Tail – Supersuckers
20. God is a Bullet – Concrete Blonde
21. Boyz in the Hood – Dynamite Hack
22. Wonderful Night – Fatboy Slim
23. Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
24. Bombs Away – Paris Texas
25. She’s a Knockout – Social Distortion
26. Back in the High Life Again – Steve Winwood
27. My Favorite Game – The Cardigans
28. Heroin Girl – Everclear
29. Club Foot – Kasabian
30. Figured You Out – Nickelback
31. Too Bad About Your Girl – The Donnas
32. Lives of Crime – The Fruit Bats
33. Cold Hard Bitch – Jet
34. Bom Bom Bom – Living Things
35. Walkie Talkie Man – Steriogram
36. C’mon C’mon – The Von Bondies
37. Mr. Jones – Counting Crows
38. Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
39. Mr. Brightside – The Killers
40. Love Spreads – The Stone Roses
41. Kids in America – The Wynona Riders
42. Girls and Boys – Blur
43. Jerk It Out – Caesars
44. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
45. Ashes to Ashes – Steve Earle
46. Intergalactic – Beastie Boys
47. Pistolero (Juno Reactor Mix) – Juno Reactor
48. I Predict A Riot – Kaiser Chiefs
49. I Melt With You – Nouvelle Vague
50. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Santa Esmerelda
51. 4 UR Ears – Timo Maas
52. Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
53. Ya Think She’d Be Good to Me – CC Adcock
54. Bad Moon Rising – Credence Clearwater Revival
55. I Love You ‘Cause I Have To – Dogs Die in Hot Cars
56. Take It Off – The Donnas
57. Hate to Say I Told You So – The Hives
58. What I Got – Sublime
59. Diamonds and Guns – The Transplants
60. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
61. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
62. Hey Ladies – Beastie Boys
63. Hard to Handle – The Black Crowes
64. The Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang
65. Everything Zen – Bush
66. Santa Monica – Everclear
67. Do You Want To – Franz Ferdinand
68. Polyester Bride – Liz Phair
69. Girlfriend – Matthew Sweet
70. Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) – The Offspring
71. Steve McQueen – Sheryl Crow
72. Bad Luck – Social Distortion
73. Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
74. The Geeks Get the Girls – American Hi-Fi
75. Song 2 – Blur
76. Butterfly – Crazy Town
77. Young Americans – David Bowie
78. I’m No Angel – Gregg Allman
79. Instant Karma (We All Shine On) – John Lennon
80. Come Out and Play – The Offspring
81. Theme from “Endless Summer” – The Sandals
82. Santeria – Sublime
83. Battle Without Honor or Humanity – Tomayasu Hotei
84. Hey Ya! – Andre 3000
85. Rock the Casbah – The Clash
86. What It’s Like – Everlast
87. You Better Run – Iggy and the Stooges
88. (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man – Muddy Waters
89. Cigarettes and Alcohol – Oasis
90. Self Esteem – The Offspring
91. Saturday Night – Ozomatli
92. Debaser – The Pixies
93. No One Knows – Queens of the Stone Age
94. Sleep Now in the Fire – Rage Against the Machine
95. Story of My Life – Social Distortion
96. Ball and Chain – Social Distortion
97. Dance Me In – Sons and Daughters
98. Date Rape – Sublime
99. Hash Pipe – Weezer
100. Fearless – The Bravery

The iPod’s play counts were all reset yesterday, and the tracking begins anew.

• Pacific Northwest gentleman and scholar John Bartol had this comment about the list: “It’s lovely. Except for the faintness of the KEXP shout-out. It is the premier indie/college/alt/KCRW-like station in the great Pacific Northwest! The Engine of Jet City! The Gem of Emerald City! The Inky Black Yummy in our Espresso!

  “Or something like that… ”

  So noted.

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