Pulse Rankdown: 2008 Year End Alternative Chart (Finished)

[peacebone]

HERE'S THE SPREADSHEET WITH ALL THE INFO ON THE RANKDOWN!

1) PM me (peacebone ) the top 100 Alternative songs of 2008, all ranked to your preference. (e.g. if you like a song the most, rank it the highest and vice versa).
2) The points a song has will be totalled up based on an inverse point system. So if you rank a song #100, it gets 1 point, and if you rank a song #1, it gets 100 points. All the points from the participants will be totalled up.
3) The due date for submission is December 8, Friday, 10PM Eastern Time. No extensions will be given.
4) ALL songs must be ranked.

Spotify playlist, courtesy of Daryl the Beryl :


The following songs are unavailable on Spotify (at least in the US), so here are some YouTube links for them:
Buckcherry - Sorry
Buckcherry - Too Drunk...
Pennywise - The Western World
Scars on Broadway - They Say
Smashing Pumpkins - G.L.O.W.


















5) To avoid posting with duplicate lines when you PM me, click BBCode below the text box before pasting your list.
6) All your rankings will posted when I post a song in this thread.
7) You are allowed to make changes to your list, as long as you do so before the deadline.
8) Anyone not tagged below is still welcome to participate!
9) For reference, here are the top 100 Alternative songs of 2008. The top 40 is from Billboard, the other 60 is compiled by #SleepWellBeast .


1. Foo Fighters - Let It Die
2. Foo Fighters - The Pretender
3. Weezer - Pork and Beans
4. Puddle of Mudd - Psycho
5. Seether - Fake It
6. Seether - Rise Above This
7. Foo Fighters - Long Road to Ruin
8. Disturbed - Inside the Fire
9. Linkin Park - Shadow of the Day
10. Linkin Park - Given Up
11. The Bravery - Believe
12. Saving Abel - Addicted
13. The Offspring - Hammerhead
14. Staind - Believe
15. Carolina Liar - I'm Not Over
16. Coldplay - Viva la Vida
17. 3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time
18. The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
19. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
20. Chevelle - I Get It
21. Flobots - Handlebars
22. Weezer - Troublemaker
23. Paramore - Crushcrushcrush
24. Serj Tankian - Empty Walls
25. Ludo - Love Me Dead
26. Apocalyptica f/ Adam Gontier - I Don't Care
27. Atreyu - Falling Down
28. Avenged Sevenfold - Almost Easy
29. Rise Against - The Good Left Undone
30. The Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution
31. Three Days Grace - Never Too Late
32. Theory of a Deadman - Bad Girlfriend
33. Nine Inch Nails - Discipline
34. Rise Against - Re-Education (Through Labor)
35. Jack Johnson - If I Had Eyes
36. Panic! at the Disco - Nine in the Afternoon
37. Finger Eleven - Paralyzer
38. Coldplay - Violet Hill
39. Shinedown - Devour
40. 10 Years - Beautiful
41. Metallica - The Day That Never Comes
42. Radiohead - Bodysnatchers
43. Ashes Divide - The Stone
44. Theory of a Deadman - So Happy
45. Rehab - Bartender Song
46. Apocalyptica f/ Corey Taylor - I'm Not Jesus
47. Silversun Pickups - Well Thought Out Twinkles
48. Alkaline Trio - Help Me
49. Jimmy Eat World - Always Be
50. Linkin Park - Leave Out All the Rest
51. Atreyu - Becoming the Bull
52. Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun
53. The Killers - Shadowplay
54. Slipknot - Psychosocial
55. Pennywise - The Western World
56. Sick Puppies - My World
57. Oasis - The Shock of the Lightning
58. Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife
59. Beck - Gamma Ray
60. Three Days Grace - Riot
61. The Killers - Human
62. Atreyu - Slow Burn
63. Scars on Broadway - They Say
64. Angels & Airwaves - Everything's Magic
65. The Kooks - Always Where I Need to Be
66. SafetySuit - Someone Like You
67. Death Cab for Cutie - Cath...
68. M.I.A. - Paper Planes
69. Breaking Benjamin - Until the End
70. MGMT - Time to Pretend
71. Coheed and Cambria - The Running Free
72. Sixx:A.M. - Life is Beautiful
73. Foxboro Hottubs - Mother Mary
74. Shiny Toy Guns - Ricochet!
75. Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody
76. Shiny Toy Guns - Rainy Monday
77. One Day as a Lion - Wild International
78. R.E.M. - Supernatural Superserious
79. Serj Tankian - Sky is Over
80. Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care
81. Hinder - Use Me
82. Smashing Pumpkins - G.L.O.W.
83. Red - Already Over
84. Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
85. Buckcherry - Too Drunk...
86. Jack's Mannequin - The Resolution
87. 3 Doors Down - Train
88. Bullet for My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
89. AC/DC - Rock N Roll Train
90. Kid Rock - Amen
91. Against Me! - Stop!
92. Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl
93. Plain White T's - Our Time Now
94. Godsmack - Good Times Bad Times
95. Trapt - Who's Going Home with You Tonight?
96. Hurt - Ten Ton Brick
97. Rogue Wave - Lake Michigan
98. Buckcherry - Sorry
99. Spoon - Don't You Evah
100. Puscifer - Queen B.

Preference revealer-friendly list:

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{Spoiler}Foo Fighters - Let It Die
Foo Fighters - The Pretender
Weezer - Pork and Beans
Puddle of Mudd - Psycho
Seether - Fake It
Seether - Rise Above This
Foo Fighters - Long Road to Ruin
Disturbed - Inside the Fire
Linkin Park - Shadow of the Day
Linkin Park - Given Up
The Bravery - Believe
Saving Abel - Addicted
The Offspring - Hammerhead
Staind - Believe
Carolina Liar - I'm Not Over
Coldplay - Viva la Vida
3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time
The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
Chevelle - I Get It
Flobots - Handlebars
Weezer - Troublemaker
Paramore - Crushcrushcrush
Serj Tankian - Empty Walls
Ludo - Love Me Dead
Apocalyptica f/ Adam Gontier - I Don't Care
Atreyu - Falling Down
Avenged Sevenfold - Almost Easy
Rise Against - The Good Left Undone
The Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution
Three Days Grace - Never Too Late
Theory of a Deadman - Bad Girlfriend
Nine Inch Nails - Discipline
Rise Against - Re-Education (Through Labor)
Jack Johnson - If I Had Eyes
Panic! at the Disco - Nine in the Afternoon
Finger Eleven - Paralyzer
Coldplay - Violet Hill
Shinedown - Devour
10 Years - Beautiful
Metallica - The Day That Never Comes
Radiohead - Bodysnatchers
Ashes Divide - The Stone
Theory of a Deadman - So Happy
Rehab - Bartender Song
Apocalyptica f/ Corey Taylor - I'm Not Jesus
Silversun Pickups - Well Thought Out Twinkles
Alkaline Trio - Help Me
Jimmy Eat World - Always Be
Linkin Park - Leave Out All the Rest
Atreyu - Becoming the Bull
Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun
The Killers - Shadowplay
Slipknot - Psychosocial
Pennywise - The Western World
Sick Puppies - My World
Oasis - The Shock of the Lightning
Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife
Beck - Gamma Ray
Three Days Grace - Riot
The Killers - Human
Atreyu - Slow Burn
Scars on Broadway - They Say
Angels & Airwaves - Everything's Magic
The Kooks - Always Where I Need to Be
SafetySuit - Someone Like You
Death Cab for Cutie - Cath...
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Breaking Benjamin - Until the End
MGMT - Time to Pretend
Coheed and Cambria - The Running Free
Sixx:A.M. - Life is Beautiful
Foxboro Hottubs - Mother Mary
Shiny Toy Guns - Ricochet!
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody
Shiny Toy Guns - Rainy Monday
One Day as a Lion - Wild International
R.E.M. - Supernatural Superserious
Serj Tankian - Sky is Over
Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care
Hinder - Use Me
Smashing Pumpkins - G.L.O.W.
Red - Already Over
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
Buckcherry - Too Drunk...
Jack's Mannequin - The Resolution
3 Doors Down - Train
Bullet for My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
AC/DC - Rock N Roll Train
Kid Rock - Amen
Against Me! - Stop!
Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl
Plain White T's - Our Time Now
Godsmack - Good Times Bad Times
Trapt - Who's Going Home with You Tonight?
Hurt - Ten Ton Brick
Rogue Wave - Lake Michigan
Buckcherry - Sorry
Spoon - Don't You Evah
Puscifer - Queen B.

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[rainie]

Holy post grunge. Yeah I can see why people said alt was a joke around this time.

[Green Baron]

Nov 10, 2017 21:33:19 GMT -5 rainie said:

Holy post grunge. Yeah I can see why people said alt was a joke around this time.

To be fair, the post-grunge was mostly at the top (which meant the worst songs were the biggest hits). The bottom half of this list has some hidden gems.

[Leo ✔]

lmao I Kissed a Girl charted on alt?

I see two strong candidates to my #100

[maine]

Nov 10, 2017 21:31:57 GMT -5 peacebone said:

66. SafetySuit - Someone Like You

[Daryl the Beryl]

Nov 10, 2017 21:35:42 GMT -5 Leo ✔ said:

lmao I Kissed a Girl charted on alt?

Oct 10, 2017 0:02:24 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

Oct 9, 2017 23:59:17 GMT -5 @walker9 said:

Katy Perry charted on alt in 08???

And I Love College is a great song...

It was, admittedly, a version made specifically for Alternative, but yes, probably because back then, she was a nobody who was best known for being friends with pop-punk/nu-metal bands like P.O.D. and Relient K, so she had Alt cred there I suppose.

[Red]

Nov 10, 2017 21:35:33 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

Nov 10, 2017 21:33:19 GMT -5 rainie said:

Holy post grunge. Yeah I can see why people said alt was a joke around this time.

To be fair, the post-grunge was mostly at the top (which meant the worst songs were the biggest hits). The bottom half of this list has some hidden gems.

Funny that you say this, because I see some #1 contenders for my ranking in the top 25.

Granted, there are also #1 contenders below the top 25, but I noticed two big ones up near the top.

[Albie]

Yay 2008! My favorite Bravery song too. This'll be fun.

[Daryl the Beryl]

This list is much better than 2009 imo. Aside from the usual active suspects, I thought the active songs here were better, and there were more great alternative songs on this list as well.

[Web]

huh, never heard the rock version of I Kissed A Girl before, makes a little more sense why it charted now

[Daryl the Beryl]

Please do NOT help Weezer again guys. This is another mediocre era for them.

[Green Baron]

Tip: There's 2 "I Don't Care"s and 2 "Believe"s, try not to confuse them in the rankings

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Another great looking chart. Yes. "Sorry" made the cut, tho I'm pretty sure you all gonna rank it right where it appears on this list. LOL! Anyway, I'm going to surely rank Katy Perry higher than M.I.A and Flobots.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Nov 10, 2017 21:33:19 GMT -5 rainie said:

Holy post grunge. Yeah I can see why people said alt was a joke around this time.

The only reason I listened to radio was that so called "postgrunge" , which to me was just hard rock with a slight southern vibe to it.

[Daryl the Beryl]

I'd say the top 76 or so on my list (yes I'm being pretty specific) I like the songs a lot.

I don't think I'm going to win any closeness awards again, though. Don't know how my #7, #8 and #10 would do in particular and especially my #25. My #8 and #10 are my favorite discoveries from this RD.

[janinho]

I had You're Gonna Go Far Kid at #3 in the 2009 rankdown. I don't think it will bei in my top 15 or 20 this time.

[Red]

Nov 10, 2017 22:15:23 GMT -5 janinho said:

I had You're Gonna Go Far Kid at #3 in the 2009 rankdown. I don't think it will bei in my top 15 or 20 this time.

I don't even think it's going to be the highest Offspring song.

[Green Baron]

So, "Ten Ton Brick" is totally going to have the highest SD

[peacebone]

Whoops, forgot to post my introductory post.

Anyways...as you probably know by now, Daryl is currently on an internship until February, so various guest hosts will be hosting the Alt and Active rankdowns for him. 

I'm peacebone. I've been a fan of rock music in general from a young age. I only joined Pulse two and a half years ago, but I've been blessed to find what is probably the best community that I've ever been a part of online. I've made many new friends and discovered many great artists during my time on here. 

I've always wanted to host a rankdown, but I never got around to finally hosting one...until now. This is my first time hosting a rankdown, so some mistakes are bound to happen, but I will hopefully be able to deliver as best of a hosting experience as I can.

This is far from being my favorite year for the Alternative charts in general, personally. I'd consider this the last year where the charts were dominated by "Active" songs (e.g. hard rock, post-grunge, alternative metal). Although I do have a lot of nostalgia for many of these (especially the Active hits, since that was what I was into around that time), I can't say many of those songs have aged well for me. There still are plenty of hidden gems scattered throughout the list though (and I honestly don't think the selection of Active songs on here is as consistently bad as they usually are), and I look forward to seeing how these songs all fare on this list!

I do intend on trying out ballot updates, which will be updated after every three submissions (not counting mine, though I've already submitted my own list).

[Albie]

Oh god that's right this is the year Flobots happened. :/

[willapted33]

I may do this for a certain song that I don't want to be killed early

[alexcuse]

At quick glance this looks to be one my least favorite overall alt years ever.

[dm2081]

I will be stunned if "The Pretender" doesn't win this all.

[Green Baron]

Can we start an effort to tank The Pretender

[Daryl the Beryl]

The Prentender is in my top 10, Let It Die barely missed my top 20 iirc. Long Road to Ruin I didn't treat as nicely as either and hopefully is the first Foo song out.

[Green Baron]

My #1 is by far the best song that this artist has made on a rankdown, but I don't know how far it could go.

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[Walking Contradiction]

"Long Road To Ruin" is my favorite Foos song from this era, and "The Pretender" is my least favorite. I wouldn't exactly say I'm tanking the latter song, but I won't have it that high either.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Nov 11, 2017 0:21:48 GMT -5 dm2081 said:

I will be stunned if "The Pretender" doesn't win this all.

"Pretender" is hot, but lets not forget "Hammerhead" is in this too.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Nov 11, 2017 0:45:04 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

My #1 is by far the best song that this artist has made on a rankdown, but I don't know how far it could go.

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It could go far Kid  :))

[YotamTS]

The list looks really good, I think I already see my top 3, hope I'll be able to submit this time.

Nov 11, 2017 0:45:04 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

My #1 is by far the best song that this artist has made on a rankdown, but I don't know how far it could go.

I think it's one of the songs that will be on my top 3.