The worst alt/rock songs of 2017 so far rankdown (complete)

[rainie]

Cmon, if you're putting pop to AAA crossovers on your list at least put on actual bad pop. Redbone is kind of a strange song, but I still like it and it's easily one of the best quality pop songs of the year.

[Red]

Well, given some of the songs that have been nominated, and at least one other song that is being considered, I'm pretty sure now that "Dig Down" will not be the best of the worst for me.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Wow we already have 28 songs to the list, lol. Looks like we can go beyond 50 now... (I will give the call for 2nd submissions once we reach 36 or so)

[Red]

The Revivalists - Wish I Knew You (nominated by American Idiot)

Well...that's a bold choice.

Oh, by the way, thanks rowell for making my best of the worst choice an easy one.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

The only real surprise in there has to be "Wish I Knew You". Where did that come from? Other than that, that list looks pretty much like the bottom half of my songs when we do Alt rankdown 2017. I'm so glad that everything Imagine Dragons is in here too.

Plus I have no idea what to nominate for second submissions. It certainly won't be an Active Rock song.

[Deleted]

I find WIKY pretty boring...

[Daryl the Beryl]

We got 30 now... somehow we got "Run" and "Blame" onto the list... like Redbone (if it gets in), they'll be most likely be one of the first to be eliminated. Just a fair warning. 

[Red]

Sept 12, 2017 1:53:36 GMT -5 Daryl the Beryl said:

We got 30 now... somehow we got "Run" and "Blame" onto the list... like Redbone (if it gets in), they'll be most likely be one of the first to be eliminated. Just a fair warning. 

Okay, rowell, you're off the hook.

[willapted33]

f**k off if you've voted Redbone, easily a top 5 hit of the year

[Daryl the Beryl]

For reference, every song that charted in the Billboard year so far. If you see 2016 next to the peak, do NOT pick it. There are a few songs that don't have spin counts because BDS only releases the chart with spin numbers on Wednesday. You can also refer to the songs on the Mediabase chart starting from this chart onwards (again it must reach the top 50). Remember, if a song hits a new peak on a new chart year, it's eligible even though it peaked last year on a different chart. (I'm referring to "Wish I Knew You" and "Waste a Moment" here)

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1. Imagine Dragons - Believer - 67808 - 1 - Interscope
2. The Revivalists - Wish I Knew You - 63014 - 1 - Concord
3. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still - 51354 - 1 - Atlantic
4. Rag’n’Bone Man - Human - 48708 - 1 - Columbia
5. Judah & The Lion - Take It All Back - 42325 - 1 - Caroline
6. Green Day - Still Breathing - 39776 - 1 - Warner Bros.
7. Cold War Kids - Love Is Mystical - 36852 - 2 - Capitol
8. Sir Sly - High - 35830 - 3 - Interscope
9. Kings of Leon - Waste a Moment - 33597 - 1 - RCA
10. The Lumineers - Cleopatra - 33034 - 1 - Dualtone
11. Weezer - Feels Like Summer - 32615 - 2 - Atlantic
12. Bastille - Blame - 32383 - 4 - Capitol
13. Bleachers - Don’t Take the Money - 31480 - 3 - RCA
14. Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness - Fire Escape - 31287 - 4 - Concord
15. twenty one pilots - Heavydirtysoul - 29858 - 2 - Fueled By Ramen
16. Cage the Elephant - Trouble - 29100 - 1 (2016) - RCA
17. blink-182 - She’s Out of Her Mind - 27663 - 2 - BMG
18. Muse - Dig Down - 25765 - 3 - Warner Bros.
19. DREAMERS - Sweet Disaster - 25442 - 7 - Hollywood
20. Cage the Elephant - Cold Cold Cold - 24718 - 5 - RCA
21. K.Flay - Blood in the Cut - 24203 - 4 - Interscope
22. Judah & The Lion - Suit and Jacket - 21901 - 7 - Caroline
23. The 1975 - Somebody Else - 21700 - 5 - Interscope
24. twenty one pilots - Heathens - 21600 - 1 (2016) - Fueled By Ramen
25. Kings of Leon - Reverend - 21397 - 9 - RCA
26. Catfish and the Bottlemen - 7 - 20184 - 8 - Capitol
27. New Politics - One of Us - 19863 - 10 - Warner Bros.
28. The Killers - The Man - 18950 - 3 - Republic
29. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Go Robot - 18396 - 12 - Warner Bros.
30. MISSIO - Middle Fingers - 18064 - 9 - RCA
31. Foo Fighters - Run - 16400 - 9 - RCA
32. Lorde - Green Light - 14811 - 9 - Republic
33. Imagine Dragons - Thunder - 14274 - 4 - Interscope
34. Rise Against - The Violence - 13975 - 15 - Capitol
35. Paramore - Hard Times - 13909 - 13 - Fueled By Ramen
36. COIN - Talk Too Much - 13542 - 8 - Columbia
37. Kaleo - Way Down We Go – 13313 - 1 (2016) - Atlantic
38. The Head and the Heart - All We Ever Knew - 13080 - 1 - Warner Bros.
39. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This - 12998 - 16 - Columbia
40. Foster the People - Doing It for the Money - 12786 - 14 - Columbia
41. alt-J - In Cold Blood - 12506 - 13 - Atlantic
42. Mondo Cozmo - Shine - 12275 - 17 - Republic
43. Empire of the Sun - High and Low - 11563 - 11 - Capitol
44. Milky Chance - Cocoon - 11270 - 18 - Republic
45. K.Flay - High Enough - 11026 - 20 - Interscope
46. Marian Hill - Down - 10936 - 16 - Republic
47. Royal Blood - Lights Out - 10927 - 20 - Warner Bros.
48. The Lumineers - Ophelia - 10790 - 1 (2016) - Dualtone
49. Saint Motel - Move - 10739 - 14 - Atlantic
50. The xx - On Hold - 10403 - 21 - Young Turks
51. Highly Suspect - My Name Is Human - 10186 - 20 - 300 Entertainment
52. Arcade Fire - Everything Now - 10035 - 12 - Columbia
53. Bob Moses - Tearing Me Up - 9948 - 16 - Domino
54. Bishop Briggs - Wild Horses - 9752 - 17 - Republic
55. Queens of the Stone Age - The Way You Used to Do - 9745 - 14 - Matador
56. Jimmy Eat World - Sure and Certain - 9577 - 10 - RCA
57. Spoon - Hot Thoughts - 9271 - 19 - Matador
58. Kaleo - All the Pretty Girls - 9144 - 17 - Atlantic
59. Coldplay - Hymn for the Weekend - 9010 - 20 - Atlantic
60. Phoenix - J-Boy - 8678 - 21 - Glassnote
61. Fitz & The Tantrums - Roll Up - 8543 - 19 - Atlantic
62. Grouplove - Welcome to Your Life - 8016 - 5 - Atlantic
63. The Lumineers - Angela - 7956 - 15 - Dualtone
64. Lord Huron - The Night We Met - 7947 - 23 - IAMSOUND
65. Young the Giant - Silvertongue - 7073 - 21 - Fueled By Ramen
66. Cage the Elephant - Whole Wide World - 7106 - 11 - RCA
67. The Strumbellas - We Don’t Know - 7020 - 20 - Glassnote
68. Vance Joy - Lay It on Me - 6841 - 10 - Atlantic
69. 311 - Too Much to Think - 6687 - 20 - BMG
70. Lorde - Perfect Places - 6534 - 17 - Republic
71. Grouplove - Good Morning - 5904 - 24 - Atlantic
72. The Head and the Heart - Rhythm & Blues - 5874 - 21 - Warner Bros.
73. Incubus - Nimble Bastard - 5826 - 22 - Republic
74. Fall Out Boy - Champion - 5820 - 18 - Republic
75. Highly Suspect - Little One - 5671 - 28 - 300 Entertainment
76. Dirty Heads - Oxygen - 5487 - 25 - Five Seven
77. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Goodbye Angels - 5302 - 25 - Warner Bros.
78. Green Day - Revolution Radio - 5206 - 21 - Warner Bros.
79. Magic Giant - Set on Fire - 5026 - 26 - Concord
80. DREAMCAR - Kill for Candy - 4794 - 28 - Columbia
81. Linkin Park featuring Kiiara - Heavy - 4515 - 22 - Warner Bros.
82. Bleeker - Highway - 4458 - 31 - Five Seven
83. X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself - 4338 - 13 - Interscope
84. The Shins - Name for You - 4151 - 30 - Columbia
85. Joywave - It’s a Trip! - 4146 - 27 - Hollywood
86. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - So Close - 4125 - 23 - Concord
87. Capital Cities - Vowels - 3936 - 29 - Capitol
88. Catfish and the Bottlemen - Twice - 3786 - 32 - Capitol
89. The National - The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness - 3641 - 33 - 4AD
90. Dirty Heads - Vacation - 3231 - 19 - Five Seven
91. LP - Lost on You - 3203 - 34 - BMG
92. Nine Inch Nails - Less Than - 3196 - 22 - Capitol
93. Green Day - Bang Bang - 3184 - 1 (2016) - Warner Bros.
94. Silversun Pickups - Latchkey Kids - 3013 - 33 - Q Prime
95. Welshly Arms - Legendary - 2839 - 32 - Republic
96. Bastille - Good Grief - 2767 - 2 (2016) - Capitol
97. Barns Courtney - Golden Dandelions - 2638 - 26 - Capitol
98. Phantogram - Same Old Blues - 2473 - 34 - Republic
99. blink-182 - Home Is Such a Lonely Place - 2459 - 32 - BMG
100. Sundara Karma - She Said - 2404 - 31 - RCA
101. Glass Animals - Pork Soda - 2390 - 33 - Harvest
102. J. Roddy Walston & the Business - The Wanting - 2185 - 30 - ATO
103. Biffy Clyro - Howl - 2044 - 33 - Warner Bros.
104. The 1975 - A Change of Heart - 1853 - 36 - Interscope
105. The Heydaze - Hurt Like Hell - 1665 - 33 - Republic
106. The War on Drugs - Holding On - 1616 - 35 - Atlantic
107. Thirty Seconds to Mars - Walk on Water - 1512 - 16 - Interscope
108. The Struts - One Night Only - 1223 - 31 - Interscope
109. Warpaint - New Song - 1175 - 32 (2016) - Rough Trade
110. Papa Roach - Help - 1145 - 37 - Eleven Seven
111. The Struts - Put Your Money On Me - 1115 - 22 (2016) - Interscope
112. Lewis Del Mar - Painting (Masterpiece) - 1052 - 36 (2016) - Columbia
113. blink-182 – Bored to Death - 993 - 1 (2016) - BMG
114. Cold War Kids featuring Bishop Briggs - So Tied Up - 878 - 31 - Capitol
115. The Unlikely Candidates - Ringer - 835 - 38 - Another Century
116. Sundara Karma - Loveblood - 727 - 37 - RCA
117. Sleeping with Sirens - Legends - 613 - 33 - Warner Bros.
118. Depeche Mode - Where’s the Revolution - 610 - 40 - Columbia
119. AFI - Snow Cats - 527 - 39 - Concord
120. Foo Fighters - The Sky Is a Neighborhood - 482 - 25 - RCA
121. Alex Da Kid featuring X Ambassadors & Elle King - Not Easy - 475 - 38 - RCA
122. Alice Merton - No Roots - 469 - 36 - Mom + Pop
123. Spoon - Can I Sit Next to You - 463 - 38 - Matador
124. Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth - We Got the Power - 403 - 38 - Warner Bros.
125. Seether - Let You Down - 349 - 38 - Concord
126. Linkin Park - One More Light - 208 - 40 - Warner Bros.
127. Beth Ditto - Fire - 202 - 40 - Capitol
128. Tash Sultana - Jungle - 185 - 39 - Mom + Pop
Beck - Up All Night
U2 - You're the Best Thing About Me
Foster the People - Sit Next to Me

Active
1. Starset - Monster - 31650 - 2 - Concord
2. Shinedown - How Did You Love - 30333 - 1 - Atlantic
3. Highly Suspect - My Name Is Human - 29848 - 1 - 300 Entertainment
4. Papa Roach - Help - 27976 - 1 - Eleven Seven
5. Stone Sour - Song #3 - 26411 - 1 - Roadrunner
6. Seether - Let You Down - 25789 - 1 - Concord
7. Green Day - Still Breathing - 25773 - 1 - Warner Bros.
8. Metallica - Atlas, Rise! - 25392 - 1 - Q Prime
9. Royal Blood - Lights Out - 25128 - 1 - Warner Bros.
10. Korn - Take Me - 24605 - 2 - Roadrunner
11. Metallica - Now That We’re Dead - 24300 - 2 - Q Prime
12. Breaking Benjamin - Never Again - 23300 - 1 - Hollywood
13. Ghost - Square Hammer - 23059 - 1 - Concord
14. Rise Against - The Violence - 21768 - 2 - Capitol
15. Volbeat featuring Danko Jones - Black Rose - 21594 - 1 - Republic
16. Mastodon - Show Yourself - 20071 - 4 - Warner Bros.
17. Foo Fighters - Run - 19746 - 1 - RCA
18. Highly Suspect - Little One - 19169 - 3 - 300 Entertainment
19. Pop Evil - If Only for Now - 18072 - 5 - eOne
20. Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage - 17661 - 4 - Capitol
21. Beartooth - Hated - 17553 - 6 - Red Bull
22. Volbeat - Seal the Deal - 16624 - 3 - Republic
23. Skillet - Back From the Dead - 16513 - 7 - Atlantic
24. The Pretty Reckless - Oh My God - 15903 - 2 - Concord
25. Incubus - Nimble Bastard - 15886 - 4 - Republic
26. I Prevail - Alone - 15368 - 6 - Concord
27. Greta Van Fleet - Highway Tune - 14759 - 1 - Republic
28. RED SUN RISING - Amnesia - 13721 - 6 - Concord
29. Green Day - Revolution Radio - 12461 - 9 - Warner Bros.
30. In This Moment - Oh Lord - 12341 - 8 - Atlantic
31. Papa Roach - American Dreams - 11948 - 5 - Eleven Seven
32. Through Fire - Breathe - 11636 - 13 - Sumerian
33. Bleeker - Highway - 11405 - 11 - Five Seven
34. Chevelle - Door to Door Cannibals - 11221 - 11 - Epic
35. Disturbed - Open Your Eyes - 11008 - 1 (2016) - Warner Bros.
36. All That Remains - Madness - 10286 - 11 - Concord
37. Avenged Sevenfold - God Damn - 10231 - 9 - Capitol
38. Nickelback - Feed the Machine - 9821 - 12 - BMG
39. Sixx:A.M. - We Will Not Go Quietly - 9428 - 13 - Eleven Seven
40. Five Finger Death Punch - I Apologize - 8783 - 4 - Prospect Park
41. Hellyeah - Love Falls - 8593 - 10 - Eleven Seven
42. Motionless in White - LOUD (F*ck It) - 8214 - 18 - Roadrunner
43. Beartooth - Sick of Me - 8033 - 16 - Red Bull
44. Nothing More - Go to War - 7959 - 6 - Eleven Seven
45. The Pretty Reckless featuring Warren Haynes - Back to the River - 7956 - 12 - Concord
46. As Lions - Aftermath - 7945 - 12 - Eleven Seven
47. DED - Anti-Everything - 7829 - 18 - ADA
48. Imagine Dragons - Believer - 7806 - 16 - Interscope
49. The Pretty Reckless - Take Me Down - 7597 - 1 (2016) - Concord
50. Queens of the Stone Age - The Way You Used to Do - 7056 - 11 - Matador
51. In Flames - The Truth - 6985 - 17 - Eleven Seven
52. A Day to Remember - Bullfight - 6906 - 18 - Epitaph
53. Metallica - Moth Into Flame - 6846 - 5 (2016) - Q Prime
54. A Day to Remember - Naivety - 6209 - 13 - Epitaph
55. Alter Bridge - My Champion - 5873 - 18 - Alter Bridge
56. MISSIO - Middle Fingers - 5871 - 16 - RCA
57. Avatar - New Land - 5841 - 20 - eOne
58. Kings of Leon - Waste a Moment - 5823 - 15 - RCA
59. Radkey - Dark Black Makeup - 5672 - 23 - Another Century
60. Royal Republic - Baby - 5660 - 15 - Caroline
61. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Go Robot - 5653 - 20 - Warner Bros.
62. Thrice - Black Honey - 5376 - 11 (2016) - BMG
63. twenty one pilots - Heavydirtysoul - 5009 - 22 - Fueled By Ramen
64. Adelitas Way - Ready for War (Pray for Peace) - 4984 - 21 - The Fuel
65. Biffy Clyro - Howl - 4587 - 16 - Warner Bros.
66. Art of Anarchy - The Madness - 4471 - 26 - Another Century
67. Devour the Day - The Bottom - 4336 - 19 - Concord
68. Korn - Black Is the Soul - 4320 - 21 - Roadrunner
69. Hell or Highwater - I Want It All - 4303 - 25 - Caroline
70. Thrice - Hurricane - 4251 - 24 - BMG
71. Fozzy - Judas - 4246 - 22 - Century Media
72. K.Flay - Blood in the Cut - 4234 - 18 - Interscope
73. Dinosaur Pile-Up - 11:11 - 4064 - 13 (2016) - Silva Screen
74. blink-182 - She’s Out of Her Mind - 3962 - 24 - BMG
75. Prophets of Rage - Living on the 110 - 3851 - 16 - Concord
76. Halestorm - Still of the Night - 3748 - 20 - Atlantic
77. Sick Puppies - Where Do I Begin - 3658 - 23 - Caroline
78. Skillet - Feel Invincible - 3635 - 1 (2016) - Atlantic
79. Kid Rock - Greatest Show on Earth - 3601 - 16 - BMG
80. Nine Inch Nails - Less Than - 3573 - 14 - Capitol
81. Chevelle - Rivers - 3560 - 22 - Epic
82. Badflower - Animal - 3512 - 28 - Republic
83. Goodbye June - Oh No - 3324 - 30 - Interscope
84. Green Day - Bang Bang - 3202 - 1 (2016) - Warner Bros.
85. Letters from the Fire - Worth the Pain - 2985 - 24 - Sand Hill
86. Gemini Syndrome - Remember We Die - 2934 - 24 (2016) - Another Century
87. Muse - Dig Down - 2884 - 28 - Warner Bros.
88. Godsmack - Come Together - 2674 - 21 - Republic
89. Alter Bridge - Show Me a Leader - 2648 - 16 - Alter Bridge
90. Theory of a Deadman - Rx - 2575 - 12 - Roadrunner
91. Citizen Zero - Lure and Pursuade - 2370 - 31 - Concord
92. Shaman’s Harvest - The Come Up - 2227 - 25 - Mascot
93. Black Stone Cherry - Cheaper to Drink Alone - 2159 - 27 - Mascot
94. Mastodon - Steambreather - 2050 - 23 - Warner Bros.
95. Blacktop Mojo - Where the Wind Blows - 1868 - 27 - Cuhmon
96. Avatar - Night Never Ending - 1826 - 31 - eOne
97. Metallica - Hardwired - 1747 - 1 (2016) - Q Prime
98. In Flames - Here Until Forever - 1739 - 26 - Eleven Seven
99. From Ashes to New - Breaking Now - 1657 - 30 - Eleven Seven
100. Stitched Up Heart - Catch Me When I Fall - 1613 - 27 - Century Media
101. Death from Above - Freeze Me - 1497 - 25 - Warner Bros.
102. Starset - Satellite - 1379 - 26 - Concord
103. Nickelback - Must Be Nice - 1375 - 30 - BMG
104. Black Map - Run Rabbit Run - 1360 - 31 - eOne
105. Korn - Rotting in Vain - 1233 - 4 (2016) - Roadrunner
106. Basement - Promise Everything - 1143 - 36 - Fueled By Ramen
107. Rag’n’Bone Man - Human - 1107 - 32 - Columbia
108. Bush - The Beat of Your Heart - 1081 - 28 - Caroline
109. The Amity Affliction - All F*cked Up - 1075 - 35 - Roadrunner
110. Like a Storm - Pure Evil - 1064 - 33 - Century Media
111. Wayland - Through the Fire - 1058 - 32 - Mighty Loud
112. Of Mice & Men - Back to Me - 1056 - 32 - Rise
113. Skillet - The Resistance - 1037 - 27 - Atlantic
114. Rancid - Bovver Rock and Roll - 1033 - 36 - Epitaph
115. Seether - Betray and Degrade - 934 - 25 - Concord
116. DED - Remember the Enemy - 917 - 31 - ADA
117. Shallow Side - Can You Hear Me - 855 - 34 - Thermal
118. Palaye Royale - Get Higher - 773 - 34 - Sumerian
119. Foo Fighters - The Sky Is a Neighborhood - 717 - 19 - RCA
120. One Less Reason - Break Me - 684 - 35 - CO5
121. Crown the Empire - Weight of the World - 589 - 38 - Rise
122. DOROTHY - Down to the Bottom - 579 - 35 - Roc Nation
123. Kaleo - Way Down We Go - 440 - 23 (2016) - Atlantic
124. Cheap Trick - Long Time Coming - 405 - 36 - Republic
125. Chrysalis - Out of My Hands - 385 - 37 - Chrysalis Music
126. Manafest - Stones - 379 - 39 - Manafest
127. September Mourning - 20 Below - 365 - 39 - Sumerian
128. twenty one pilots - Heathens - 330 - 20 (2016) - Fueled By Ramen
129. The Orwells - They Put a Body in the Bayou - 310 - 37 - Atlantic
130. I Prevail - Stuck in Your Head - 309 - 36 (2016) - Concord
131. Sylar - Soul Addiction - 288 - 40 - Hopeless
132. Gemini Syndrome - Sorry Not Sorry - 268 - 40 - Another Century
133. Hollywood Undead - California Dreaming - 263 - 38 - BMG
134. DOROTHY - Dark Nights - 256 - 36 - Roc Nation
135. Otep - Royals - 247 - 39 - Napalm
136. Bush - Mad Love - 243 - 39 - Caroline
137. Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 - 223 - 29 (1998) - Atlantic
138. Hinder - Remember Me - 213 - 39 - BMG
139. Through Fire - Where You Lie - 152 - 36 - Sumerian
140. 10 Years - Novacaine - 150 - 37 - Mascot
141. Cover Your Tracks - Striking Matches - 143 - 36 - Epitaph
142. 3 Doors Down - The Broken - 137 - 38 - Republic
143. Rachel Lorin - I Hate You - 133 - 39 - Rent-a-Label
144. Lamb of God - The Duke - 106 - 40 - Epic
Thirty Seconds to Mars - Walk on Water
Separations - Exist

AAA
1. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still - 15668 - 1 - Atlantic
2. Dan Auerbach - Shine on Me - 10214 - 1 - Warner Bros.
3. Spoon - Hot Thoughts - 10053 - 1 - Matador
4. Rag’n’Bone Man - Human - 9765 - 1 - Columbia
5. Kings of Leon - Reverend - 9161 - 3 - RCA
6. The National - The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness - 8992 - 1 - 4AD
7. Kings of Leon - Waste a Moment - 8971 - 1 (2016) - RCA
8. The Head and the Heart - Rhythm & Blues - 8801 - 2 - Warner Bros.
9. The Shins - Name for You - 8793 - 2 - Columbia
10. The Lumineers - Angela - 8666 - 3 - Dualtone
11. Cold War Kids - Love Is Mystical - 8366 - 3 - Capitol
12. Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart - 8336 - 4 - Interscope
13. Mondo Cozmo - Shine - 8223 - 1 - Republic
14. Arcade Fire - Everything Now - 7955 - 1 - Columbia
15. Imagine Dragons - Believer - 7904 - 4 - Interscope
16. Band of Horses - In a Drawer - 7718 - 5 - Interscope
17. Cage the Elephant - Cold Cold Cold - 7302 - 6 - RCA
18. The xx - On Hold - 7189 - 7 - Young Turks
19. The Record Company - Baby I’m Broken - 7106 - 6 - Concord
20. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill - 6986 - 7 - Atlantic
21. LP - Lost on You - 6846 - 4 - BMG
22. Spoon - Can I Sit Next to You - 6722 - 5 - Matador
23. The New Pornographers - High Ticket Attractions - 6593 - 5 - Concord
24. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Hope the High Road - 6466 - 12 - Thirty Tigers
25. Lord Huron - The Night We Met - 6321 - 7 - IAMSOUND
26. Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate - 6264 - 8 - Interscope
27. Dispatch - Only the Wild Ones - 6216 - 9 - Kobalt
28. The War on Drugs - Holding On - 6200 - 3 - Atlantic
29. Ryan Adams - To Be Without You - 6106 - 12 - Capitol
30. John Mayer - Love on the Weekend - 5986 - 3 - Columbia
31. alt-J - In Cold Blood - 5371 - 9 - Atlantic
32. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This - 5349 - 15 - Columbia
33. Lorde - Green Light - 5033 - 4 - Republic
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Go Robot - 5020 - 6 - Warner Bros.
35. The Killers - The Man - 4900 - 2 - Republic
36. Sting - I Can’t Stop Thinking About You - 4888 - 2 (2016) - Interscope
37. Ryan Adams - Do You Still Love Me? - 4803 - 7 - Capitol
38. Phoenix - J-Boy - 4681 - 9 - Glassnote
39. Passenger - Anywhere - 4386 - 17 - Nettwerk
40. The Old 97’s featuring Brandi Carlile - Good with God - 4379 - 11 - ATO
41. Adele - Water Under the Bridge - 4342 - 16 - Columbia
42. Blind Pilot - Packed Powder - 4317 - 9 - ATO
43. Maggie Rogers - Alaska - 4268 - 13 - Capitol
44. Joseph - SOS (Overboard) - 4176 - 13 - ATO
45. James Arthur - Say You Won’t Let Go - 4028 - 16 - Columbia
46. George Ezra - Don’t Matter Now - 3466 - 7 - Columbia
47. The Head and the Heart - City of Angels - 3455 - 10 - Warner Bros.
48. Saint Motel - Move - 3331 - 3 - Atlantic
49. The Avett Brothers - True Sadness - 3299 - 12 - Republic
50. The Revivalists - Wish I Knew You - 3256 - 1 (2016) - Concord
51. Vance Joy - Lay It on Me - 3139 - 3 - Atlantic
52. Jack Johnson - My Mind Is for Sale - 3118 - 7 - Republic
53. The Head and the Heart - All We Ever Knew - 3073 - 1 (2016) - Warner Bros.
54. Grizzly Bear - Mourning Sound - 3052 - 15 - RCA
55. Cage the Elephant - Whole Wide World - 3025 - 11 - RCA
56. Mondo Cozmo - Automatic - 2791 - 14 - Republic
57. Jim James - Here in Spirit - 2692 - 20 - Capitol
58. The Record Company - Rita Mae Young - 2687 - 12 - Concord (tie)
59. Blondie - Long Time - 2687 - 19 - BMG (tie)
60. Bleachers - Don’t Take the Money - 2680 - 19 - RCA
61. Future Islands - Ran - 2575 - 19 - 4AD
62. Jimmy Eat World - Sure and Certain - 2519 - 17 (2016) - RCA
63. Pretenders - Holy Commotion - 2499 - 5 - BMG
64. Green Day - Still Breathing - 2487 - 17 - Warner Bros.
65. Amy Shark - Adore - 2448 - 19 - RCA
66. The Strumbellas - We Don’t Know - 2447 - 22 - Glassnote
67. Dawes - Roll with the Punches - 2433 - 23 - Q Prime
68. Jain - Come - 2402 - 19 - RCA
69. Valerie June - Shakedown - 2363 - 20 - Concord
70. Real Estate - Darling - 2312 - 24 - Domino
71. Warpaint - New Song - 2301 - 14 (2016) - Rough Trade
72. Arcade Fire featuring Mavis Staples - I Give You Power - 2256 - 18 - Capitol
73. Queens of the Stone Age - The Way You Used to Do - 2231 - 20 - Matador
74. Sheryl Crow - Halfway There - 2222 - 19 - Warner Bros.
75. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Wasting Time - 2205 - 21 - Concord
76. Pixies - Classic Masher - 2149 - 25 - PIAS
77. Maggie Rogers - On + Off - 2110 - 20 - Capitol
78. Alex Da Kid featuring X Ambassadors & Elle King - Not Easy - 2044 - 20 - RCA
79. ZZ Ward - Help Me Mama - 2021 - 18 - Hollywood
80. Manchester Orchestra - The Gold - 1918 - 12 - Concord
81. Father John Misty - Total Entertainment Forever - 1871 - 21 - Sub Pop
82. Sting - One Fine Day - 1725 - 21 - Interscope
83. Moon Taxi - Two High - 1556 - 9 - BMG
84. Father John Misty - Ballad of the Dying Man - 1537 - 25 - Sub Pop
85. Passenger - Somebody’s Love - 1482 - 7 - Nettwerk
86. Nikki Lane - Jackpot - 1449 - 24 - New West
87. Billy Raffoul - Driver - 1415 - 27 - Interscope
88. Son Volt - Back Against the Wall - 1208 - 24 - Thirty Tigers
89. Dawes - When the Tequila Runs Out - 1191 - 5 (2016) - Q Prime
90. St. Vincent - New York - 1175 - 22 - Concord
91. The Lumineers - Cleopatra - 1164 - 2 (2016) - Dualtone
92. Imagine Dragons - Thunder - 1129 - 26 - Interscope
93. The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions - 1075 - 24 - Concord
94. Dan Auerbach - Stand by My Girl - 1039 - 16 - Warner Bros.
95. The Lone Bellow - Time’s Always Leaving - 1018 - 28 - Sony Masterworks
96. The xx - I Dare You - 1005 - 26 - Young Turks
97. The Rolling Stones - Just Your Fool - 810 - 27 (2016) - Interscope
98. X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself - 802 - 19 - Interscope
99. Cold War Kids featuring Bishop Briggs - So Tied Up - 798 - 18 - Capitol
100. BØRNS - Faded Heart - 789 - 23 - Interscope
101. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam - A 1000 Times - 783 - 17 (2016) - Glassnote (tie)
102. Harry Styles - Sign of the Times - 783 - 25 - Columbia (tie)
103. Deer Tick - Jumpstarting - 750 - 24 - Partisan
104. HAIM - Want You Back - 747 - 27 - Columbia
105. Strand of Oaks - Radio Kids - 737 - 28 - Dead Oceans
106. Lana Del Rey - Love - 734 - 29 - Interscope
107. Sylvan Esso - Radio - 568 - 28 - Concord
108. Norah Jones - Flipside - 561 - 27 - Capitol
109. Fleet Foxes - Third of May / Ōdaigahara - 543 - 26 - Warner Bros.
110. JD McPherson - Lucky Penny - 541 - 22 - New West
111. Anderson East - All on My Mind - 502 - 21 - Atlantic
112. LOLO - Not Gonna Let You Walk Away - 384 - 30 - Atlantic
113. Phish - Breath and Burning - 381 - 23 (2016) - ATO
114. Marian Hill - Down - 355 - 27 - Republic
115. Beck - Dear Life - 328 - 14 - Capitol
116. Bastille - Good Grief - 313 - 4 (2016) - Capitol
117. Norah Jones - Carry On - 215 - 8 (2016) - Capitol
118. Lorde - Perfect Places - 193 - 28 - Republic
119. Benjamin Booker featuring Mavis Staples - Witness - 180 - 29 - ATO
120. Muse - Dig Down - 178 - 29 - Warner Bros.
121. Childish Gambino - Redbone - 170 - 30 - Glassnote (tie)
122. Ron Gallo - Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me - 170 - 30 - New West (tie)
U2 - You're the Best Thing About Me
Phillip Phillips - Miles
Beck - Up All Night

Tagging you guys again (if you've submitted already, ignore these and just wait until I give the call for submission round #2):

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[Lordef†ones]

Is alexcuse trolling?

[Daryl the Beryl]

Sept 12, 2017 6:19:56 GMT -5 Lordef†ones said:

Is alexcuse trolling?

Well, considering he suggested to rank Missio, Imagine Dragons and Judah & the Lion in the album rankdown thread... I'll just stop there. (insert tongue emoji here)

[Lordef†ones]

I'm certainly a lot nicer to Blood in the Cut now after it's usage in Bojack Horseman. It probably would jump up at least 30 spots if I did the 2016 rankdown again.

[Daryl the Beryl]

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{Regarding aeros comment...}
^ I think that's the song aero was upset about.

[Pollen]

Why is "Cleopatra", "Shine", and "Wish I Knew You" here!?

[The Bode Blend (Moose)]

"Shine" deserves to be here IMO. I agree about the other two though.

And yes, I nominated "The Sky Is A Neighborhood". Hey, if "Run" is on here, it's only fair.

[Red]

Sept 12, 2017 6:57:27 GMT -5 Daryl the Beryl said:

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{Regarding aeros comment...}
^ I think that's the song aero was upset about.

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{Also regarding aeros comment...}
That's the song I was also upset about...though there's more egregious choices now.

[The Bode Blend (Moose)]

Confession: I never actually listened to "Young and Menace" until now. It was... weird, and not in a good way, but I can't say it was the most offensive thing on here. In fact, I disliked it less than "Champion", which I also heard for the first time. So far the worst songs on here are the Active ones (aside from "Coming Home" which was actually pretty good) - they make the worst songs I subjected myself to for the early 2010s Alt rankdowns sound great in comparison. But there's also a few Alt/AAA songs I'd rate lower than Y&M.

[Daryl the Beryl]

We're capping this at 80 songs. 2nd submissions are open! (For those who haven't submitted yet, you can submit 4 songs. Otherwise, you can only submit 2 more)


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[Red]

Sent in two more...kind of surprised that people forgot about "One of Us", that song is the pits.

[janinho]

I can't decide between My Name is Thunder, The Madness, Must Be Nice, Oh Lord & No Roots.

[Red]

Sept 12, 2017 22:32:35 GMT -5 janinho said:

I can't decide between My Name is Thunder, The Madness, Must Be Nice, Oh Lord & No Roots.

...holy crap, I forgot about "Must Be Nice".

I would have nominated that over "The Truth". I don't like "The Truth" at all, but it's a masterpiece compared to "Must Be Nice".

[janinho]

Sept 12, 2017 22:34:44 GMT -5 Red said:

Sept 12, 2017 22:32:35 GMT -5 janinho said:

I can't decide between My Name is Thunder, The Madness, Must Be Nice, Oh Lord & No Roots.

...holy crap, I forgot about "Must Be Nice".

I would have nominated that over "The Truth". I don't like "The Truth" at all, but it's a masterpiece compared to "Must Be Nice".

Song on Fire was even worse, but luckily it didn't chart.

[janinho]

Unpopular opinion but 11:11 and Freeze Me are also candidates in my list. And I'm surprised that no one nominated Pure Evil yet.

[Pollen]

"Freeze Me", "Must Be Nice", and "My Name Is Thunder" have no business being here.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Sept 12, 2017 23:05:01 GMT -5 Pollen said:

"Freeze Me", "Must Be Nice", and "My Name Is Thunder" have no business being here.

But it's Nickelback... 

[Red]

Sept 12, 2017 23:05:01 GMT -5 Pollen said:

"Freeze Me", "Must Be Nice", and "My Name Is Thunder" have no business being here.

"Must Be Nice"

no business being here

The way you're defending "Must Be Nice", you'd think we were talking about "Feed the Machine" instead.

[Pollen]

Sept 12, 2017 23:08:27 GMT -5 Red said:

Sept 12, 2017 23:05:01 GMT -5 Pollen said:

"Freeze Me", "Must Be Nice", and "My Name Is Thunder" have no business being here.

"Must Be Nice"

no business being here

The way you're defending "Must Be Nice", you'd think we were talking about "Feed the Machine" instead.

"Must Be Nice" isn't "Feed the Machine", but I wouldn't consider it anything close to being in the worst of 2017. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Daryl the Beryl]

Finally came up with my last 2 nominations... man I was running out of songs to pick. Must be Nice wasn't one of them.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

I don't care for that Redbone song, but it didn't do much, so I'll pass on it.