The 2005 WOXY.com Modern Rock 500
Artist Song Album
1 Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart single / Substance compilation
2 Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit Nevermind
3 The Smiths How Soon Is Now? Meat Is Murder
4 Sex Pistols Anarchy In The UK Never Mind The Bollocks
5 The Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop The Ramones
6 Pixies Monkey Gone To Heaven Doolittle
7 Jane's Addiction Been Caught Stealing Ritual De Lo Rabitual
8 U2 New Year's Day War
9 R.E.M. Radio Free Europe Murmur
10 The Stone Roses I Wanna Be Adored The Stone Roses
11 The Clash London Calling London Calling
12 Pearl Jam Alive Ten
13 Radiohead Creep Pablo Honey
14 Sex Pistols God Save The Queen Never Mind The Bollocks
15 Nine Inch Nails Head Like A Hole Pretty Hate Machine
16 New Order Blue Monday "Power, Corruption and Lies"
17 Talking Heads Psycho Killer Talking Heads : 77
18 Violent Femmes Blister In The Sun Violent Femmes
19 The Police Roxanne Outlandos d' Amour
20 Red Hot Chili Peppers Under The Bridge Blood Sugar Sex Magik
21 Jane's Addiction Jane Says Nothing's Shocking
22 Pearl Jam Jeremy Ten
23 Green Day Longview Dookie
24 Beck Loser Mellow Gold
25 Faith No More Epic The Real Thing
26 Nirvana In Bloom Nevermind
27 Blondie Heart Of Glass Parallel Lines
28 The B-52's Rock Lobster The B-52's
29 Beastie Boys Fight For Your Right Licensed To Ill
30 Fugazi Waiting Room Fugazi EP
31 U2 With Or Without You The Joshua Tree
32 David Bowie Space Oddity Space Oddity
33 Depeche Mode Personal Jesus Violator
34 The Ramones I Wanna Be Sedated Road To Ruin
35 Pixies Where Is My Mind? Surfer Rosa
36 Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song Weezer (debut)
37 Iggy Pop Lust For Life Lust For Life
38 Smashing Pumpkins Today Siamese Dream
39 Bauhaus Bela Lugosi's Dead single / 1979 - 1983 compilation
40 Elvis Costello Radio Radio This Year's Model
41 Red Hot Chili Peppers Give It Away Blood Sugar Sex Magik
42 Lou Reed Walk On The Wild Side Transformer
43 Husker Du Makes No Sense At All Flip Your Wig
44 Pixies Here Comes Your Man Doolittle
45 Radiohead Paranoid Android OK Computer
46 Television Marquee Moon Marquee Moon
47 Patti Smith Dancing Barefoot Wave
48 U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday War
49 My Bloody Valentine Only Shallow Loveless
50 Sonic Youth Teenage Riot Daydream Nation
51 Talking Heads Burning Down The House Speaking In Tounges
52 The Clash Train In Vain London Calling
53 The Replacements Alex Chilton Pleased To Meet Me
54 The Stooges I Wanna Be Your Dog The Stooges
55 Dead Milkmen Bitchin' Camaro Big Lizard In My Back Yard
56 Elvis Costello "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding " Armed Forces
57 Psychedelic Furs Pretty In Pink Talk Talk Talk
58 Nine Inch Nails Hurt The Downward Spiral
59 R.E.M. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Document
60 Beastie Boys Sabotage Ill Communication
61 Pearl Jam Even Flow Ten
62 Public Enemy Bring The Noise Attack Of The Killer B's
63 The Cure Boys Don't Cry Boys Don't Cry
64 Bob Marley "Get Up, Stand Up" Burnin'
65 The White Stripes Seven Nation Army Elephant
66 XTC Dear God Skylarking
67 Devo (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
68 New Order Bizarre Love Triangle Brotherhood
69 Lo Fidelity All Stars Battle Flag How To Operate With A Blown Mind
70 David Bowie Changes Hunky Dory
71 Blondie Rapture Autoamerican
72 U2 Pride (In The Name Of Love) The Unforgettable Fire
73 Gary Numan Cars The Pleasure Principle
74 Nirvana Come As You Are Nevermind
75 Pavement Cut Your Hair "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain"
76 Modern English I Melt With You After The Snow
77 Blur Song 2 Blur
78 Radiohead Fake Plastic Trees The Bends
79 Oasis Wonderwall (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
80 The Velvet Underground Sweet Jane Rock 'N' Roll Animal
81 R.E.M. Losing My Religion Out Of Time
82 Lenny Kravitz Are You Gonna Go My Way? Are You Gonna Go My Way?
83 Camper Van Beethoven Take The Skinheads Bowling Telephone Free Landslide Victory
84 Modest Mouse Float On Good News For People Who Love Bad News
85 Talking Heads Take Me To The River More Songs About Buildings And Food
86 The Cure Just Like Heaven "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me "
87 Folk Implosion Natural One Kids OST
88 Nirvana All Apologies In Utero
89 Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
90 Weezer Say It Ain't So Weezer (debut)
91 David Bowie Suffragette City The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust
92 The Jesus And Mary Chain Just Like Honey Psycho Candy
93 Nine Inch Nails Closer The Downward Spiral
94 Beck Where It's At Odelay
95 The Cure Love Song Disintegration
96 Elvis Costello Alison My Aim Is True
97 The Clash Rock The Casbah Combat Rock
98 Primus Tommy The Cat Sailing The Seas of Cheese
99 Jeff Buckley Last Goodbye Grace
100 Boomtown Rats I Don't Like Mondays The Fine Art of Surfacing
101 Green Day Welcome To Paradise Dookie
102 Smashing Pumpkins Disarm Siamese Dream
103 Depeche Mode People Are People Some Great Reward
104 Bob Marley Jamming Exodus
105 Talking Heads Life During Wartime Fear of Music
106 The Clash Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Combat Rock
107 The Velvet Underground Rock & Roll Loaded
108 Weezer Hash Pipe Weezer (Green)
109 Nirvana Heart-Shaped Box In Utero
110 Devo Whip It Freedom Of Choice
111 Soundgarden Black Hole Sun Superunknown
112 Siouxsie & The Banshees Cities In Dust Tinderbox
113 Elvis Costello Pump It Up This Year's Model
114 U2 One Achtung Baby
115 The Flaming Lips Do You Realize? Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
116 The Breeders Cannonball Last Splash
117 The Cult She Sells Sanctuary Love
118 Beastie Boys So What'cha Want Check Your Head
119 Tori Amos Silent All These Years Little Earthquakes
120 The Jesus And Mary Chain Head On Automatic
121 R.E.M. The One I Love Document
122 The Postal Service Such Great Heights Give Up
123 Dead Kennedys Holiday In Cambodia Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegtables
124 Afghan Whigs Rebirth Of The Cool Uptown Avondale EP
125 Cake The Distance Fashion Nugget
126 The Jam Town Called Malice The Gift
127 The Cure In Between Days The Head On The Door
128 The Verve Bittersweet Symphony Urban Hymns
129 Radiohead Karma Police OK Computer
130 Matthew Sweet Girlfriend Girlfriend
131 The Police Message In A Bottle Regatta de Blanc
132 Coldplay Clocks A Rush Of Blood To The Head
133 James Laid Laid
134 Squeeze Tempted East Side Story
135 Cracker Low Kerosene Hat
136 Social Distortion Ball And Chain Social Distortion
137 R.E.M. Orange Crush Green
138 Jim Carroll Band People Who Died Catholic Boy
139 The Dandy Warhols Bohemian Like You Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia
140 Joe Jackson Is She Really Going Out With Him? Look Sharp
141 Kate Bush Running Up That Hill Hounds Of Love
142 Pulp Common People Different Class
143 Public Image Limited Rise Compact Disc
144 Screaming Trees Nearly Lost You Sweet Oblivion
145 Faith No More We Care A Lot Introduce Yourself
146 Pixies Gigantic Surfer Rosa
147 Oasis Live Forever Definitely Maybe
148 Radiohead Just The Bends
149 Modest Mouse Ocean Breathes Salty Good News For People Who Love Bad News
150 Killing Joke Eighties Night Time
151 The Charlatans UK The Only One I Know Some Friendly
152 New Order True Faith Substance
153 Echo And The Bunnymen Lips Like Sugar Echo And The Bunnymen
154 Violent Femmes Kiss Off Violent Femmes
155 The La's There She Goes The La's
156 The Smiths Big Mouth Strikes Again The Queen is Dead
157 Soundgarden Spoonman Superunknown
158 Nirvana Lithium Nevermind
159 Soul Coughing Screenwriter's Blues Ruby Vroom
160 Midnight Oil Beds Are Burning Diesel And Dust
161 Interpol PDA Turn On The Bright Lights
162 The Replacements The Ledge Pleased To Meet Me
163 Ministry Stigmata The Land Of Rape And Honey
164 The White Stripes Fell In Love With A Girl White Blood Cells
165 Smashing Pumpkins Bullet With Butterfly Wings Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness
166 Spoon Everything Hits At Once Girls Can Tell
167 Gang Of Four I Love A Man In A Uniform Songs Of The Free
168 Franz Ferdinand Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand
169 Guided By Voices Teenage FBI Do The Collapse
170 Cracker Teen Angst Cracker
171 Living Colour Cult Of Personality Vivid
172 Weezer Buddy Holly Weezer (debut)
173 Joy Division She's Lost Control Unknown Pleasures
174 The Church Under The Milky Way Starfish
175 Green Day When I Come Around Dookie
176 Tears For Fears Shout Songs From The Big Chair
177 The Killers Mr. Brightside Hot Fuss
178 Public Enemy 911 Is A Joke Fear Of A Black Planet
179 Talking Heads And She Was Little Creatures
180 Patti Smith Gloria Horses
181 XTC Senses Working Overtime English Settlement
182 David Bowie Ziggy Stardust The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust
183 Happy Mondays Step On Pills 'n' Thrills & Bellyaches
184 The Police Every Breath You Take Synchronicity
185 Muse Time Is Running Out Absolution
186 Wall Of Voodoo Mexican Radio Call Of The West
187 Talking Heads Once In A Lifetime Remain In Light
188 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax Welcome To The Pleasuredome
189 Psychedelic Furs Love My Way Forever Now
190 The Smiths Panic single / Louder Than Bombs compilation
191 The Shins New Slang "Oh, Inverted World"
192 The Godfathers "Birth, School, Work, Death" "Birth, School, Work, Death"
193 Coldplay Yellow Parachutes
194 The Sugarcubes Birthday Life's Too Good
195 Peter Murphy Cuts You Up Deep
196 Veruca Salt Seether American Thighs
197 Prodigy Firestarter The Fat Of The Land
198 U2 Bullet The Blue Sky The Joshua Tree
199 U2 I Will Follow Boy
200 R.E.M. Pretty Persuasion Reckoning
201 Red Hot Chili Peppers Higher Ground Mothers Milk
202 The Jam Going Underground single / Snap! Compilation
203 Afghan Whigs Debonair Gentlemen
204 The Vapors Turning Japanese New Clear Days
205 Peter Gabriel In Your Eyes So
206 Pixies Debaser Doolittle
207 Cake Never There Prolonging The Magic
208 The Alarm Strength Strength
209 Primus Jerry Was A Race Car Driver Sailing The Seas of Cheese
210 B-52's Private Idaho Wild Planet
211 Interpol Obstacle 1 Turn On The Bright Lights
212 The Chemical Brothers Block Rockin' Beats Dig Your Own Hole
213 The Flaming Lips She Don't Use Jelly Transmissions From The Satellite Heart
214 The Ramones Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio End Of The Century
215 Rancid Ruby Soho And Out Come The Wolves
216 Bob Marley I Shot The Sheriff Burnin'
217 Blondie One Way Or Another Parallel Lines
218 Roxy Music Love Is The Drug Siren
219 Talking Heads Crosseyed And Painless Remain In Light
220 Depeche Mode Enjoy The Silence Violator
221 Social Distortion Bad Luck Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
222 The English Beat Save It For Later Special Beat Service
223 Love And Rockets So Alive Love And Rockets
224 Urge Overkill Sister Havana Saturation
225 The Shins So Says I Chutes Too Narrow
226 Primal Scream Movin' On Up Screamadelica
227 Outkast Hey Ya! Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
228 Oingo Boingo Dead Man's Party Dead Man's Party
229 The Velvet Underground Pale Blue Eyes The Velvet Underground
230 Belly Feed The Tree Star
231 INXS The One Thing Shabooh Shoobah
232 XTC Mayor of Simpleton Oranges And Lemons
233 Modest Mouse Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes The Moon And Antarctica
234 Tom Tom Club Genius Of Love Tom Tom Club
235 Oasis Supersonic Definitely Maybe
236 Tori Amos God Under The Pink
237 Dinosaur Jr. Feel The Pain Without A Sound
238 Sonic Youth Kool Thing Goo
239 Nine Inch Nails Down In It Pretty Hate Machine
240 Fatboy Slim The Rockafeller Skank You've Come A Long Way Baby
241 Mazzy Star Fade Into You So Tonight That I Might See
242 The Specials A Message To You Rudy The Specials
243 Violent Femmes Gone Daddy Gone Violent Femmes
244 Jane's Addiction No One's Leaving Ritual De Lo Habitual
245 The Dead Milkmen Punk Rock Girl Beelzebubba
246 Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy Television The Drug Of A Nation Hypocisy Is The Greatest Luxury
247 L7 Pretend We're Dead Bricks Are Heavy
248 Bob Mould Sunspots / Wishing Well Workbook
249 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Maps Fever To Tell
250 Buzzcocks Ever Fallen In Love Love Bites
251 Billy Idol White Wedding Billy Idol
252 The Replacements I Will Dare Let It Be
253 Pavement Shady Lane Brighten The Corners
254 The English Beat Mirror In The Bathroom I Just Can't Stop It
255 The Stone Roses Fools Gold single / The Stone Roses (reissue)
256 Sunny Day Real Estate Pillars How It Feels To Be Something On
257 Massive Attack Safe From Harm Blue Lines
258 Elliott Smith Miss Misery Good Will Hunting OST
259 Simple Minds Don't You (Forget About Me) Live In The City Of Light
260 Ministry Everyday Is Halloween Everyday Is Halloween EP
261 Suicidal Tendencies Institutionalized Suicidal Tendencies
262 Queens Of The Stone Age No One Knows Songs For The Deaf
263 The Ramones Sheena Is A Punk Rocker Leave Home
264 Romeo Void Never Say Never Benefactor
265 The Police Can't Stand Losing You Outlandos d' Amour
266 Sinead O'Connor Mandinka The Lion And The Cobra
267 Thomas Dolby She Blinded Me With Science The Golden Age Of Wireless
268 R.E.M. Stand Green
269 Elvis Costello Watching The Detectives My Aim Is True
270 Suede Metal Mickey Suede
271 Marcy Playground Sex And Candy Marcy Playground
272 Peter Gabriel Shock The Monkey Security
273 The Smiths Girlfriend In A Coma "Strangeways, Here We Come"
274 The Jam In The City In The City
275 They Might Be Giants Birdhouse In Your Soul Flood
276 The Killers Somebody Told Me Hot Fuss
277 The Buggles Video Killed The Radio Star The Age Of Plastic
278 Portishead Sour Times Dummy
279 U2 Bad (Live) Wide Awake In America
280 Meat Puppets Backwater Too High To Die
281 Mission Of Burma That's When I Reach For My Revolver "Signals, Calls and Marches"
282 Harvey Danger Flagpole Sitta Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?
283 The Cure Pictures Of You Disintegration
284 Cake Rock & Roll Lifestyle Motorcade of Generosity
285 Bjork Joga Homogenic
286 Tricky Black Steel Maxinquay
287 Wilco Heavy Metal Drummer Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
288 R.E.M. So. Central Rain Reckoning
289 Dramarama Anything Anything Cinema Verite
290 The Smithereens Blood And Roses Especially For You
291 The Replacements Bastards Of Young Tim
292 The Pretenders My City Was Gone Learning To Crawl
293 Smashing Pumpkins 1979 Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness
294 Sonic Youth 100% Dirty
295 Modest Mouse Polar Opposites The Lonesome Crowded West
296 The The Uncertain Smile Soul Mining
297 Tones On Tail Go! Tones On Tail
298 Juliana Hatfield My Sister Become What You Are
299 The Waterboys The Whole Of The Moon This Is The Sea
300 Paul Westerberg Dyslexic Heart Singles OST
301 Iggy Pop Real Wild Child Blah Blah Blah
302 Dada Dizz Knee Land Puzzle
303 Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer So
304 The White Stripes The Hardest Button To Button Elephant
305 Moby Southside Play
306 U2 Where The Streets Have No Name The Joshua Tree
307 The Smiths There Is A Light That Never Goes Out The Queen is Dead
308 Urban Dance Squad Deeper Shade Of Soul Mental Floss For The Globe
309 Belle & Sebastian Your Cover's Blown Books EP
310 G. Love And Special Sauce Rodeo Clowns Philadelphonic
311 Soul Coughing Super Bon Bon Irresistable Bliss
312 U2 Two Hearts Beat As One War
313 Bob Marley Could You Be Loved? Uprising
314 Soundgarden Fell On Black Days Superunknown
315 Radiohead Optimistic Kid A
316 The Velvet Underground White Light / White Heat White Light / White Heat
317 Blur Girls And Boys Parklife