The 2019 Year-End Alternative Chart Rankdown (DONE)

[Red]

1) PM both me (Red , this fact has not changed) and peacebone the top 100 Alternative songs of 2019, all ranked to your preference. (e.g. if you like a song the most, rank it the highest and vice versa). If you do not send your ranking to both me and peace, your ranking will be discarded, so please make sure to send to both of us.
2) The points a song has will be totaled 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 totaled up.
3) The due date for submission is Saturday, January 11th. The deadline time is 7 PM US Eastern. I decided that, unlike last year, a two week deadline was a little too short, especially given when last year's rankdown began. This year's three week period should give people enough time to celebrate the holidays and still be able to submit for this easily. It's not likely that this deadline will change, so please make sure to submit before the deadline.
4) ALL songs must be ranked.
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 be posted when I post a song in this thread.
7) You are allowed to make changes to your rankings, as long as you do so before the deadline. Any changes that are made after the deadline will not be counted.
8) Please try to make the effort to listen to every song in full.
9) For reference, here are the top 100 Alternative songs of 2019.

1. SHAED - Trampoline
2. Panic! At the Disco - High Hopes
3. Matt Maeson - Cringe
4. The Lumineers - Gloria
5. Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
6. Lana Del Rey - Doin' Time
7. Cage the Elephant - Ready to Let Go
8. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
9. Panic! At the Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It
10. Of Monsters and Men - Alligator
11. The Head and the Heart - Missed Connection
12. flora cash - You're Somebody Else
13. Young the Giant - Superposition
14. twenty one pilots - Chlorine
15. Catfish and the Bottlemen - Longshot
16. The Black Keys - Lo/Hi
17. AJR - 100 Bad Days
18. Illenium & Jon Bellion - Good Things Fall Apart
19. Cage the Elephant - Social Cues
20. Billie Eilish - Bury a Friend
21. Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
22. Oliver Tree - Hurt
23. twenty one pilots - My Blood
24. Muse - Pressure
25. Barns Courtney - 99
26. half·alive - Still Feel.
27. The 1975 - Love It If We Made It
28. The Black Keys - Go
29. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar
30. Mumford & Sons - Beloved
31. Meg Myers - Running Up That Hill
32. Weezer - Can't Knock the Hustle
33. morgxn f/ Walk the Moon - Home
34. Bastille - Joy
35. Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall
36. DREAMERS - Die Happy
37. I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke
38. Judah & the Lion - Why Did You Run?
39. Death Cab for Cutie - Northern Lights
40. Billie Eilish - You Should See Me in a Crown
41. Houses - Fast Talk
42. Silversun Pickups - It Doesn't Matter Why
43. Foster the People - Worst Nites
44. Green Day - Father of All...
45. lovelytheband - Maybe, I'm Afraid
46. The Revivalists - Change
47. Judah & the Lion - Over My Head
48. blink-182 - Blame It on My Youth
49. Vampire Weekend - This Life
50. Weezer - The End of the Game
51. Cold War Kids - Complainer
52. lovelytheband - These Are My Friends
53. Walk the Moon - Timebomb
54. Machine Gun Kelly, YUNGBLUD & Travis Barker - I Think I'm Okay
55. Fall Out Boy f/ Wyclef Jean - Dear Future Self (Hands Up)
56. The Interrupters - Gave You Everything
57. Young the Giant - Heat of the Summer
58. The 1975 - It's Not Living (If It's Not with You)
59. YUNGBLUD & Halsey f/ Travis Barker - 11 Minutes
60. Bob Moses - Back Down
61. The Raconteurs - Help Me Stranger
62. TWIN XL - Good
63. Tom Morello f/ Portugal. The Man & Whethan - Every Step That I Take
64. The Glorious Sons - S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)
65. SYML - Clean Eyes
66. The Strumbellas - Salvation
67. Highly Suspect - 16
68. Mike Shinoda f/ K.Flay - Make It Up as I Go
69. Smith & Thell f/ Swedish Jam Factory - Forgive Me Friend
70. Hobo Johnson - Typical Story
71. X Ambassadors - Boom
72. Foals - Exits
73. Shinedown - Get Up
74. Phantogram - Into Happiness
75. Bishop Briggs - Champion
76. Badflower - Ghost
77. Marshmello f/ CHVRCHES - Here with Me
78. RÜFÜS DU SOL - Treat You Better
79. Beck - Saw Lightning
80. Barns Courtney - You and I
81. Blue October - Daylight
82. Joywave - Obsession
83. AJR - Dear Winter
84. Greta Van Fleet - You're the One
85. K.Flay - Bad Vibes
86. Fitz & the Tantrums - 123456
87. Bear Hands f/ Ursula Rose - Blue Lips
88. Alice Merton - Funny Business
89. Just Loud f/ Debbie Harry - Soul Train
90. Tool - Fear Inoculum
91. grandson - Apologize
92. Angels & Airwaves - Rebel Girl
93. SWMRS - April in Houston
94. Max Frost - Good Morning
95. The Raconteurs - Now That You're Gone
96. The 1975 - People
97. MISSIO - I See You
98. K.Flay - Sister
99. The Glorious Sons - Panic Attack
100. LANY - Thru These Tears


Spotify playlist, courtesy of Daryl the Beryl :




Preference-revealer friendly list:

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SHAED - Trampoline
Panic! At the Disco - High Hopes
Matt Maeson - Cringe
The Lumineers - Gloria
Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
Lana Del Rey - Doin' Time
Cage the Elephant - Ready to Let Go
Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
Panic! At the Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It
Of Monsters and Men - Alligator
The Head and the Heart - Missed Connection
flora cash - You're Somebody Else
Young the Giant - Superposition
twenty one pilots - Chlorine
Catfish and the Bottlemen - Longshot
The Black Keys - Lo/Hi
AJR - 100 Bad Days
Illenium & Jon Bellion - Good Things Fall Apart
Cage the Elephant - Social Cues
Billie Eilish - Bury a Friend
Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
Oliver Tree - Hurt
twenty one pilots - My Blood
Muse - Pressure
Barns Courtney - 99
half·alive - Still Feel.
The 1975 - Love It If We Made It
The Black Keys - Go
Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar
Mumford & Sons - Beloved
Meg Myers - Running Up That Hill
Weezer - Can't Knock the Hustle
morgxn f/ Walk the Moon - Home
Bastille - Joy
Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall
DREAMERS - Die Happy
I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke
Judah & the Lion - Why Did You Run?
Death Cab for Cutie - Northern Lights
Billie Eilish - You Should See Me in a Crown
Houses - Fast Talk
Silversun Pickups - It Doesn't Matter Why
Foster the People - Worst Nites
Green Day - Father of All...
lovelytheband - Maybe, I'm Afraid
The Revivalists - Change
Judah & the Lion - Over My Head
blink-182 - Blame It on My Youth
Vampire Weekend - This Life
Weezer - The End of the Game
Cold War Kids - Complainer
lovelytheband - These Are My Friends
Walk the Moon - Timebomb
Machine Gun Kelly, YUNGBLUD & Travis Barker - I Think I'm Okay
Fall Out Boy f/ Wyclef Jean - Dear Future Self (Hands Up)
The Interrupters - Gave You Everything
Young the Giant - Heat of the Summer
The 1975 - It's Not Living (If It's Not with You)
YUNGBLUD & Halsey f/ Travis Barker - 11 Minutes
Bob Moses - Back Down
The Raconteurs - Help Me Stranger
TWIN XL - Good
Tom Morello f/ Portugal. The Man & Whethan - Every Step That I Take
The Glorious Sons - S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)
SYML - Clean Eyes
The Strumbellas - Salvation
Highly Suspect - 16
Mike Shinoda f/ K.Flay - Make It Up as I Go
Smith & Thell f/ Swedish Jam Factory - Forgive Me Friend
Hobo Johnson - Typical Story
X Ambassadors - Boom
Foals - Exits
Shinedown - Get Up
Phantogram - Into Happiness
Bishop Briggs - Champion
Badflower - Ghost
Marshmello f/ CHVRCHES - Here with Me
RÜFÜS DU SOL - Treat You Better
Beck - Saw Lightning
Barns Courtney - You and I
Blue October - Daylight
Joywave - Obsession
AJR - Dear Winter
Greta Van Fleet - You're the One
K.Flay - Bad Vibes
Fitz & the Tantrums - 123456
Bear Hands f/ Ursula Rose - Blue Lips
Alice Merton - Funny Business
Just Loud f/ Debbie Harry - Soul Train
Tool - Fear Inoculum
grandson - Apologize
Angels & Airwaves - Rebel Girl
SWMRS - April in Houston
Max Frost - Good Morning
The Raconteurs - Now That You're Gone
The 1975 - People
MISSIO - I See You
K.Flay - Sister
The Glorious Sons - Panic Attack
LANY - Thru These Tears

Participants
Red
lyhom
Daryl the Beryl
wheatsquares33
singingrulebritannia
@trilogy
janinho
Troy
@humanshazam
Web
peacebone
bbfan97
MoD
American Idiot
rowellfarm490
Beno
Leo ✔
Taiga
Geometrical
CarnoTorrential
matteeeb
alexcuse
SHOOTER
maine
Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast
@xfer
Doc Indie Party Rock
willapted33
Az Paynter

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[Red]

Andy Williams once sang, "It's the most wonderful time of the year." I like to believe he was singing about the year-end Alt rankdown.

whispers

What do you mean, he was singing about Christmas?

whispers

What was that?

whispers

"I'm making myself look like a big idiot"? Well, I'll show you, buddy! I'm hosting another big year-end Alt rankdown, which was nearly the end of me one year and merely wrecked me the other year. I'm sure I'll be fine! Besides, I have the best co-host I can ask for in peacebone, who will help to make sure that things run as smoothly as possible for the second year in a row!

whispers

...oh, you think I'm an idiot for something else?

whispers

Okay, well, this one, I get. It's because I have some big ideas that I want to implement for this rankdown, ideas that would be more taxing and time-consuming than any ideas I've ever had for a rankdown. If I'm able to accomplish what I want to accomplish, this would be, without question, the rankdown I would be most proud of. You think I'm going to fall apart and barely make the finish line, I assume?

whispers

Believe me, I'll show you, nameless entity. peacebone and I are going to give people a rankdown to remember!

whispers

Stop shouting "Who Let the Dogs Out" at me!

[fearlessarrow]

Yesssss it's time for the Alt rankdown!!!

[peacebone]

Dec 21, 2019 14:45:55 GMT -5 Red said:

@kingunta

Hi it's me

[Leo ✔]

I'm in!!

[Deleted]

This is going to be a

[Web]

i'm incredibly intrigued to see how this pans out since this year is i think the first where i sort of fell off following the Alt charts so i have way more first listens than usual. hope we get the usual insane turnout as always!

[matteeeb]

I thought “Might Be Right” would have made the list? :(

[lyhom]

Dec 21, 2019 15:35:20 GMT -5 matteeeb said:

I thought “Might Be Right” would have made the list? :(

it got moved to next year

[Troy]

comparing this list to the 1990 Modern Rock list...sigh...i tend to be less enthusiastic as it seems that quality on the charts erodes a bit each year...

yes yes, I know I’m old, but don’t “OK Boomer” me because I’m a proud GenXer

still, there are a few needles in this haystack that I’d like to honor so, of course I’ll be participating

[Lordef†ones]

Shit, I don't know. I don't know if I'm going to do this at all, I completely stopped following this year Alt radio and I don't have much desire to catch up on what I missed

[Mayman]

In

[born]

Wow this list pretty much sums up my current taste. It's mostly pop with hints of alternative and indie. I hope I'll find some time to do this!

[Deleted]

A year ago FTP were still my favorite non-electronic act and Worst Nites would be in my top 5... how times have changed huh?

[Daryl the Beryl]

For reference, here are all the songs moved to 2020. We'll rank most of them next year except those that don't do well enough (mostly at the bottom)

twenty one pilots - The Hype
Coldplay - Orphans
Absofacto - Dissolve
Billie Eilish - All the Good Girls Go to Hell
White Reaper - Might Be Right
Local Natives - When Am I Gonna Lose You
Rex Orange County - 10/10
blink-182 - I Really Wish I Hated You
Tones and I - Dance Monkey
Catfish and the Bottlemen - 2all
Mumford & Sons - Blind Leading the Blind
The Unlikely Candidates - Novocaine
AWOLNATION - The Best
YUNGBLUD f/ Dan Reynolds - Original Me
SHAED - Thunder
The Lumineers - Life in the City
Sub Urban - Cradles
Of Monsters and Men - Wars
Post Malone - Circles
Jimmy Eat World - Love Never
Foals - The Runner

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

If I could I would cram about 40 songs into my bottom 10. True story.

[BB🌕]

Tag me

[Daryl the Beryl]

Submitted. There were better highlights this year if you count MBR and Kate Mara, but we're ranking them in 2020 so...

Though with AJR flopping maybe 2020 might be better? This year wasn't very good either.

[Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast]

I’m ready for the torture

[wheatsquares33]

#1: 10/10
#2-4: 9/10
#5-24: 8/10
#25-48: 7/10
#49-59: 6/10
#60-87: 5/10
#88-95: 4/10
#96: 3/10
#97-100: 1/10

Maybe not the best year the alternative chart has seen huh

[Walking Contradiction]

Dec 21, 2019 14:45:55 GMT -5 Red said:

Andy Williams once sang, "It's the most wonderful time of the year." I like to believe he was singing about the year-end Alt rankdown.

whispers

What do you mean, he was singing about Christmas?

I thought it was about back-to-school time.

[Deleted]

Sent. Deep down I think I probably did something wrong but it can bite me in the morning.

Anyway here's my rating distribution for the songs:

1-7: 9/10
8-22: 8/10
23-34: 7/10
35-53: 6/10
54-67: 5/10
68-74: 4/10
75-86: 3/10
87-96: 2/10
97-100: 1/10

ftr i don't give songs 0/10 no matter how bad they are. also everything from 1 to 9 means the song is bad

[janinho]

0x 10/10
3x 9/10
11x 8/10
5x 7/10
22x 6/10
24x 5/10
18x 4/10
9x 3/10
8x 2/10
0x 1/10 (Dance Monkey will get my #100 next year.)

[Red]

Okay, so remember how I said "I have some big ideas that I want to implement for this rankdown"? Well, the first has to do with ballot updates. We're still doing them, but they're going to look different than what you're accustomed to. These are going to be a work-in-progress, as I will be changing the look of these updates as I go along. For now, consider this the rough first draft.

(Troy, you'll be in the next ballot update.)

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lyhom Daryl the Beryl wheatsquares33 singingrulebritannia @trilogy janinho

[taylor]

It'll take me a while but hopefully I can do this one!

[SHOOTER]

God bless a three-week deadline!

[Deleted]

sent! honestly have no idea how some of my top songs will do but please never make me listen to multiple AJR songs again

[CarnoTorrential]

In the process of doing this since alt radio is probably what i listen to most. That being said, man, going through a bunch of these is tiring. Even some songs I do like start to blend together.

[Red]

Like I said before, these ballot updates are decidedly going to be "work-in-progress" deals. I've decided to make the two main graphics a bit smaller, though that's the only real change this time.

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Troy @humanshazam Web peacebone bbfan97 MoD

[Leo ✔]

Gonna start this today to be done on time for BO2019.

Btw is there the AAA playlist? :)