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ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005

The year-end countdown for 2005 from ModernRock.com in Online ranks 400 songs, with “The Hand That Feeds” by Nine Inch Nails at number one. The list features 254 different artists; System of a Down has the most entries with seven songs.

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1 The Hand That Feeds Nine Inch Nails 54 #1
2 Best of You Foo Fighters 75 #1
3 Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day 96 #1
4 Holiday Green Day 74 #2
5 Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz 80 #1
6 Beverly Hills Weezer 56 #4
7 Remedy Seether 14 #3
8 Right Here Staind 19 #1
9 Mr. Brightside The Killers 114 #1
10 Be Yourself Audioslave 32 #4
11 B.Y.O.B. System of a Down 33 #1
12 Little Sister Queens of the Stone Age 35 #2
13 Doesn't Remind Me Audioslave 31 #4
14 Only Nine Inch Nails 44 #5
15 Sugar, We're Goin' Down Fall Out Boy 43 #4
16 Happy? Mudvayne 16 #2
17 E-Pro Beck 41 #2
18 Wake Me Up When September Ends Green Day 44 #2
19 DOA Foo Fighters 43 #9
20 Cold Crossfade 20 #8
21 Scars Papa Roach 29 #10
22 Save Me Shinedown 16 #8
23 Photograph Nickelback 13 #9
24 The Clincher Chevelle 9 #15
25 Don't Tread on Me 311 27 #18
26 Speed of Sound Coldplay 45 #2
27 The Widow The Mars Volta 28 #7
28 Sooner or Later Breaking Benjamin 9 #17
29 Home Three Days Grace 12 #13
30 All These Things That I've Done The Killers 50 #2
31 Stricken Disturbed 17 #3
32 Bat Country Avenged Sevenfold 24 #13
33 Helena My Chemical Romance 32 #4
34 Question! System of a Down 13 #12
35 Stand Up Trapt 7 #18
36 Work Jimmy Eat World 28 #6
37 Soul Meets Body Death Cab for Cutie 64 #2
38 Pain Jimmy Eat World 47 #4
39 Wasteland 10 Years 14 #7
40 An Honest Mistake The Bravery 34 #3
41 Passive A Perfect Circle 16 #41
42 Can't Repeat The Offspring 10 #30
43 Smile Like You Mean It The Killers 29 #10
44 So Cold Breaking Benjamin 26 #1
45 Blue Orchid The White Stripes 35 #5
46 Let Me Go 3 Doors Down 8 #38
47 I'm Not Okay (I Promise) My Chemical Romance 36 #21
48 Ugly The Exies 5 #30
49 No Surprise Theory of a Deadman 8 #15
50 My Doorbell The White Stripes 42 #7
51 Burning Bright Shinedown 4 #51
52 Twisted Transistor Korn 17 #14
53 Hypnotize System of a Down 28 #10
54 Save Me Unwritten Law 14 #23
55 We Are All on Drugs Weezer 21 #28
56 So Far Away Crossfade 6 #21
57 Dirty Little Thing Velvet Revolver 5 #26
58 Look What You've Done Jet 33 #23
59 When I'm Gone No Address 4 #33
60 Swing Life Away Rise Against 20 #4
61 Before I Forget Slipknot 9 #19
62 Do You Want To Franz Ferdinand 34 #10
63 All Because of You U2 27 #6
64 Hysteria Muse 40 #3
65 Perfect Situation Weezer 36 #7
66 Girl Beck 36 #17
67 Middle of Nowhere Hot Hot Heat 22 #6
68 Colors Crossfade 6 #21
69 Juicebox The Strokes 32 #12
70 Pieces Sum 41 17 #1
71 Precious Depeche Mode 35 #3
72 Why Do You Love Me Garbage 24 #26
73 Sitting, Waiting, Wishing Jack Johnson 28 #7
74 Your Time Has Come Audioslave 12 #44
75 Another Brick In The Wall, Parts 1, 2, 3 Korn 1 #75
76 Evil Interpol 31 #5
77 Calling Taproot 5 #19
78 Stars Switchfoot 12 #34
79 Attack 30 Seconds to Mars 8 #18
80 Good People Jack Johnson 23 #20
81 Forget to Remember Mudvayne 3 #40
82 The Ghost of You My Chemical Romance 14 #48
83 Finding Out True Love is Blind Louis XIV 25 #5
84 Give It Up Pepper 8 #44
85 Walking Dead Z-Trip 6 #33
86 Take Me Papa Roach 5 #28
87 Brother Dark New Day 2 #63
88 Fall to Pieces Velvet Revolver 24 #6
89 Fix You Coldplay 47 #13
90 Guarded Disturbed 4 #31
91 Truth Seether 3 #41
92 Cigaro System of a Down 4 #73
93 Talk Coldplay 37 #7
94 King Without a Crown Matisyahu 43 #1
95 All That I've Got The Used 9 #19
96 Vermilion Slipknot 8 #6
97 Happens All the Time Cold 3 #20
98 The Suffering Coheed and Cambria 11 #56
99 Behind Those Eyes 3 Doors Down 2 #20
100 I Predict a Riot Kaiser Chiefs 31 #5
101 Reach for the Sky Social Distortion 32 #21
102 Banquet Bloc Party 34 #14
103 Lyla Oasis 14 #31
104 Falling Staind 6 #29
105 Count On Me Default 6 #24
106 Stronger Trust Company 3 #71
107 I Don't Know Lostprophets 5 #74
108 New Slang The Shins 54 #3
109 The Bucket Kings of Leon 20 #28
110 If I Die Tomorrow Motley Crue 2 #39
111 Make a Move Incubus 7 #48
112 Under Pressure The Used / My Chemical Romance 2 #66
113 Bullet Proof Skin Institute 4 #42
114 City of Blinding Lights U2 16 #38
115 Club Foot Kasabian 21 #22
116 Goodnight Goodnight Hot Hot Heat 23 #15
117 Jesus of Suburbia Green Day 35 #11
118 Dance, Dance Fall Out Boy 28 #9
119 This Fire Franz Ferdinand 30 #21
120 Dare Gorillaz 40 #1
121 Find The Real Alter Bridge 3 #76
122 Personal Jesus Marilyn Manson 16 #16
123 Love and Memories O.A.R. 11 #34
124 Not Now blink-182 9 #32
125 Dakota Stereophonics 17 #17
126 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own U2 24 #17
127 Get Stoned Hinder 5 #25
128 Ohio is for Lovers Hawthorne Heights 8 #41
129 Where Are You Our Lady Peace 12 #10
130 Riot Radio The Dead 60s 5 #24
131 Unconditional The Bravery 13 #22
132 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) The Arcade Fire 26 #9
133 Time To Waste Alkaline Trio 7 #33
134 Different Acceptance 3 #37
135 Numb/Encore Linkin Park/Jay-Z 13 #35
136 Wings of a Butterfly HIM 11 #16
137 We Don't Care Anymore Story of the Year 5 #34
138 Live for Today 3 Doors Down 2 #59
139 Ugly Sevendust 2 #39
140 Chocolate Snow Patrol 21 #11
141 Futures Jimmy Eat World 4 #74
142 Bom Bom Bom Living Things 16 #38
143 Stockholm Syndrome Muse 14 #42
144 Such Great Heights The Postal Service 58 #2
145 Give it All Rise Against 5 #16
146 Gangsters and Thugs Transplants 10 #46
147 Move Along The All-American Rejects 10 #7
148 Hollow Submersed 2 #105
149 Over My Head (Cable Car) The Fray 8 #72
150 Move Thousand Foot Krutch 3 #49
151 Walking With A Ghost Tegan and Sara 33 #4
152 American Baby Dave Matthews Band 7 #41
153 Pressure Point The Zutons 8 #17
154 Somewhere Only We Know Keane 58 #12
155 Alone The Prom Kings 2 #64
156 Blue Jeans Silvertide 2 #37
157 Scream Billy Idol 1 #157
158 The World At Large Modest Mouse 16 #32
159 I'm The One Static-X 3 #77
160 L.S.F. Kasabian 12 #47
161 Rain Breaking Benjamin 2 #91
162 Nth Degree Morningwood 20 #8
163 Panic Prone Chevelle 2 #66
164 Bleed Like Me Garbage 16 #42
165 Counting the Days Collective Soul 7 #31
166 American Idiot Green Day 86 #1
167 Mississippi Queen Ozzy Osbourne 1 #167
168 Pressure Skindred 2 #54
169 Out of Exile Audioslave 9 #52
170 Galvanize The Chemical Brothers 22 #8
171 This Photograph is Proof Taking Back Sunday 7 #62
172 Love To Let You Down Life of Agony 1 #172
173 Better Now Collective Soul 2 #69
174 Wake Up The Arcade Fire 31 #6
175 Suicide Messiah Black Label Society 2 #36
176 Jerk It Out The Caesars 28 #17
177 Narc Interpol 14 #70
178 Hello Lonely Theory of a Deadman 3 #41
179 Revolution Judas Priest 2 #65
180 In My Head Queens of the Stone Age 4 #40
181 She Says Unwritten Law 4 #33
182 Animals Nickelback 8 #22
183 The Great Divide Scott Stapp 2 #43
184 Next To You The Offspring 4 #45
185 Heard That Sound MxPx 5 #68
186 Come On, Come In Velvet Revolver 2 #51
187 We're All To Blame Sum 41 14 #14
188 Life Less Frightening Rise Against 3 #71
189 Tear You Apart She Wants Revenge 28 #14
190 Always Love Nada Surf 19 #41
191 Rebellion (Lies) The Arcade Fire 47 #6
192 Lights and Sounds Yellowcard 17 #24
193 A Lifetime Better Than Ezra 3 #47
194 Goodbye for Now P.O.D. 3 #86
195 Sick Love Song Motley Crue 2 #78
196 Face to Face Sevendust 2 #74
197 Shadow Burden Brothers 1 #197
198 Fade Away Day of Fire 1 #198
199 Because of You Nickelback 2 #85
200 Show Me A Sign Breaking Point 1 #200
201 Highway 101 Social Distortion 5 #27
202 Familiar Realm CKY 3 #98
203 Drive Away Gratitude 2 #77
204 Beating Heart Baby Head Automatica 6 #1
205 Rabbits Are Roadkill on Route 37 AFI 6 #30
206 Tryin' to Be Me Tommy Lee 2 #34
207 Jenny Was a Friend of Mine The Killers 7 #65
208 Lovercall Danko Jones 2 #94
209 Image of the Invisible Thrice 3 #72
210 Rough Justice The Rolling Stones 1 #210
211 Killin' Me Drowning Pool 1 #211
212 Death Or Glory Social Distortion 11 #56
213 Slow Hands Interpol 39 #10
214 Blood Red Summer Coheed and Cambria 8 #30
215 Everything Changes Staind 6 #15
216 Fallen Angels RA 2 #61
217 Simple Man Shinedown 5 #2
218 Fortress Pinback 5 #16
219 Road To Joy Bright Eyes 3 #45
220 Existentialism On Prom Night Straylight Run 5 #20
221 Bug Eyes Dredg 6 #62
222 Bullet and a Target Citizen Cope 22 #12
223 Breakin' The Music 15 #46
224 Molly's Chambers Kings of Leon 22 #27
225 Golden Touch Razorlight 15 #39
226 I Turn My Camera On Spoon 27 #20
227 Badfish/Boss DJ Jack Johnson 4 #61
228 The Denial Twist The White Stripes 27 #1
229 Broken Wings Alter Bridge 1 #229
230 Burn The Witch Queens of the Stone Age 8 #230
231 Fire It Up Black Label Society 2 #52
232 Thousand Mile Wish Finger Eleven 2 #8
233 L'Via L'Viaquez The Mars Volta 3 #43
234 No Hard Feelings Bloodhound Gang 2 #62
235 We Will Become Silhouettes The Postal Service 5 #47
236 Shallow Porcupine Tree 2 #74
237 In This River Black Label Society 2 #27
238 Devil's Daughter Silvertide 2 #85
239 Don't Take Me For Granted Social Distortion 2 #66
240 Bitemarks & Bloodstains Finch 3 #82
241 Wasted Goldfinger 4 #60
242 Bullet With A Name Nonpoint 5 #2
243 The Nameless Slipknot 2 #47
244 Are You With Me VAUX 1 #244
245 Are You In Incubus 8 #9
246 Just Like You Three Days Grace 29 #6
247 Sucker Train Blues Velvet Revolver 2 #90
248 Cash Machine Hard-Fi 21 #41
249 Everyday Future Leaders of the World 2 #79
250 Sunshine Highway Dropkick Murphys 4 #38
251 Rock & Roll Queen The Subways 21 #33
252 When You Sleep Long-View 2 #50
253 Wrecking Hotel Rooms MxPx 1 #253
254 Dirty Little Secret The All-American Rejects 7 #35
255 The Mixed Tape Jack's Mannequin 6 #97
256 Sick Inside Modern Day Zero 1 #256
257 Enemy Sevendust 10 #7
258 The Guitar Man Cake 9 #67
259 Someone Earshot 1 #259
260 She Will Be Loved Maroon 5 5 #10
261 Disconnect Pennywise 2 #55
262 Welcome Home Coheed and Cambria 4 #45
263 Devil In Me 22-20s 1 #263
264 Niki FM Hawthorne Heights 2 #117
265 Say Goodbye Theory of a Deadman 1 #265
266 Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well Mike Doughty 8 #7
267 Betrayal The Black Maria 1 #267
268 Radio/Video System of a Down 4 #53
269 Two Girls Paranoid Social Club 7 #7
270 The Place You're In Kenny Wayne Shepherd 1 #270
271 In The Air Tonight Nonpoint 3 #47
272 Misfit Elefant 7 #44
273 I'm So Sick Flyleaf 3 #74
274 Get It Faster Jimmy Eat World 2 #8
275 Right Side of the Bed Atreyu 2 #53
276 What You Deserve Ill Nino 1 #276
277 Wait Earshot 4 #14
278 Everybody's Changing Keane 20 #51
279 Razor's Edge Saliva 1 #279
280 Coin-Operated Boy The Dresden Dolls 21 #1
281 Prepare for the Fight The Lovemakers 4 #13
282 STalker Goldfinger 2 #52
283 Word Up Korn 12 #36
284 What Drives the Weak Shadows Fall 2 #71
285 Give Me Novacaine Green Day 4 #22
286 Touch the Sky Socialburn 1 #286
287 Fade Crazy Anglos 1 #287
288 Same Direction Hoobastank 11 #37
289 Lost in Hollywood System of a Down 2 #51
290 God Killed The Queen Louis XIV 10 #50
291 Ashes Pepper 2 #95
292 The Comeback Shout Out Louds 11 #49
293 Buried A Lie Senses Fail 1 #293
294 Breathe Me Sia 20 #3
295 Reason is Treason Kasabian 9 #94
296 Everything Is Alright Motion City Soundtrack 5 #7
297 Speak Easy 311 4 #32
298 Beautiful Moby 5 #78
299 C'Mon Baby Wakefield 2 #100
300 Troptripical Sound and Fury 1 #300
301 Every Day is Exactly the Same Nine Inch Nails 31 #12
302 Have A Nice Day Bon Jovi 3 #107
303 One Way Ticket The Darkness 4 #88
304 Loyalty American Head Charge 2 #90
305 What You Deserve The Exies 1 #305
306 Always blink-182 4 #62
307 Never There (She Stabs) Strata 1 #307
308 Sweet Troubled Soul Stellastarr* 10 #57
309 Don't Need You Smile Empty Soul 2 #105
310 Mercy Me Alkaline Trio 4 #40
311 Landed Ben Folds 25 #14
312 Little Bit More Tony C. and The Truth 3 #19
313 Helicopter Bloc Party 20 #11
314 Inspiration On Demand Shadows Fall 2 #46
315 Blow It Out The Features 1 #315
316 Get Through This Art of Dying 1 #316
317 Enemy Madside 1 #317
318 Brighter Than Sunshine Aqualung 11 #52
319 Down blink-182 26 #15
320 Favorite Scar The Vanished 2 #35
321 In Due Time Submersed 2 #75
322 Black and White Town Doves 15 #49
323 Slow Burn Revelation Theory 2 #96
324 15 Beers Ago dEAf PEdESTRIANS 2 #89
325 You and Me Lifehouse 1 #325
326 Silhouettes Smile Empty Soul 5 #35
327 Love in a Trashcan The Raveonettes 12 #65
328 Die For You Megan McCauley 1 #328
329 Paperthin Hymn Anberlin 2 #104
330 Krafty New Order 11 #73
331 Stars and Boulevards Augustana 7 #68
332 It's My Life No Doubt 20 #6
333 Cable Car The Fray 1 #333
334 Dirt Off Your Shoulder / Lying From You Linkin Park/Jay-Z 1 #334
335 Portions For Foxes Rilo Kiley 22 #27
336 What I Can't Describe Transplants 1 #336
337 Four Kicks Kings of Leon 9 #78
338 Dirthouse Static-X 2 #97
339 Shame & Scandal Madness 3 #39
340 Always Dope 1 #340
341 Bang Theory World Leader Pretend 1 #341
342 Bleeding The Prom Kings 2 #92
343 Triple Trouble Beastie Boys 18 #22
344 Suspension Mae 2 #9
345 Oh My God Kaiser Chiefs 10 #47
346 Blue A Perfect Circle 14 #9
347 Car Underwater Armor For Sleep 2 #89
348 Soft Machine By Divine Right 3 #81
349 Last Tattoo Rehab 1 #349
350 Meltdown Ash 9 #95
351 of Mice And Men Megadeth 1 #351
352 Livin' In The City The Casanovas 2 #101
353 1985 Bowling for Soup 4 #24
354 Touche Godsmack 5 #13
355 Feelin' Way Too Damn Good Nickelback 9 #2
356 Forget My Name Danko Jones 1 #356
357 All The Young Dudes The F-Ups 1 #357
358 Pieces Dark New Day 1 #358
359 Down Candiria 1 #359
360 Breakdown Jack Johnson 3 #96
361 Fortune Faded Red Hot Chili Peppers 25 #12
362 Burning In The Sun Blue Merle 6 #84
363 Son's Gonna Rise Citizen Cope 24 #6
364 Some Postman The Presidents of the United States of America 5 #7
365 Blue and Yellow The Used 14 #3
366 This Love Maroon 5 6 #3
367 Latchkey Princess The Vanished 1 #367
368 Somebody Told Me The Killers 75 #1
369 10001110101 Clutch 2 #87
370 Oh No, Not You Again The Rolling Stones 1 #370
371 Wonderful Night Fatboy Slim 9 #30
372 Take It Easy (Love Nothing) Bright Eyes 3 #73
373 Ohio (Come Back to Texas) Bowling for Soup 2 #33
374 Original of the Species U2 4 #63
375 Turn Copper 1 #375
376 Those Around You Intangible 1 #376
377 Violent Pornography System of a Down 1 #377
378 Reinventing Your Exit Underoath 1 #378
379 Band-Girls-Money Tsar 2 #92
380 Cold (But I'm Still Here) Evans Blue 4 #28
381 I Don't Want To Be Gavin DeGraw 1 #381
382 Almost Bowling for Soup 2 #68
383 Off The Record My Morning Jacket 23 #30
384 Ain't No Easy Way Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 16 #35
385 The Mess Fivespeed 2 #103
386 This is Such a Pity Weezer 12 #37
387 Party Political Full Scale 1 #387
388 Sixteen Military Wives The Decemberists 2 #386
389 A-100 Billy Corgan 2 #71
390 Walk On American Minor 1 #390
391 A Different Kind of Pain Cold 1 #391
392 Silhouette Serenade Vendetta Red 2 #79
393 Land of Confusion Disturbed 13 #3
394 What If I Lost It bloodsimple 1 #394
395 Decent Days And Nights The Futureheads 3 #76
396 The End Roadrunner United 3 #106
397 Speak Slow Tegan and Sara 11 #68
398 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic RA 1 #398
399 Catch My Disease Ben Lee 16 #2
400 Man Or Animal Audioslave 1 #400

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ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 was broadcast by ModernRock.com (Online). 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.

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