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Picture: New York, Manhattan 2005
100. The Hold Steady – Stuck Between Stations
99. Simian – One Dimension
98. Layo & Bushwacka! – Love Story
97. Skream – Midnight Request Line
96. Blonde Redhead – 23
95. Goldfrapp – Strict Machine
94. Death From Above 1979 – Romantic Rights
93. The Futureheads – Hounds of Love
92. Madvillain – Rhinestone Cowboy
91. Jimmy Eat World – Sweetness
90. Killswitch Engage – My Curse
89. Future of The Left – Arming Eritrea
88. Cage The Elephant – In One Ear
87. Kelis – Milkshake
86. I Am Kloot – The Same Deep Water As Me
85. Ladytron – Seventeen
84. Fountains of Wayne – Hackensack
83. Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
82. The Shins – Phantom Limb
81. Common – The People
80. Lambchop – Up With People
79. Hot Chip – Over And Over
78. Chromeo – Fancy Footwork
77. Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down
76. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Whatever Happened To My Rock n’ Roll (Punk Song)
75. Midlake – Roscoe
74. Empire of the Sun – Walking On A Dream
73. 50 Cent – In Da Club
72. The View – Same Jeans
71. At The Drive In – One Armed Scissor
70. Flying Lotus – Riot
69. The Cribs – Hey Scenesters!
68. The Bravery – An Honest Mistake
67. Guillemots – Kriss Kross
66. Wilco – War On War
65. Athlete – You Got The Style
64. The Egg – Venice Beach
63. The Walkmen – The Rat
62. The Go! Team – Ladyflash
61. Beastie Boys – Ch-Check It Out
60. J Dilla – Lightworks
59. We Are Scientists – Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
58. Outkast – Miss Jackson
57. Klaxons – Golden Skans
56. Distillers – Sing Sing Death House
55. Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At
54. Trashcan Sinatras – Weightlifting
53. B15 Project – Girls Like Us
52. Broadcast – Come On, Let’s Go
51. Vashti Bunyan – If I Were
50. The Killers – Somebody Told Me
49. Maximo Park – Apply Some Pressure
47. The Duke Spirit – Cuts Across The Land
46. Editors – Munich
45. Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
44. Madonna – Music
43. Interpol – The Heinrich Maneuver
42. Justice – Genesis
41. Super Furry Animals – Golden Retriever
40. the xx – Infinity
39. Dizzee Rascal – Fix Up, Look Sharp
38. The Knife – Heartbeats
37. Florence + The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
36. Green Day – American Idiot
35. Burial – Dog Shelter
34. Phoenix – Fences
33. Dr. Dre – Forgot About Dre
32. The Rapture – Get Myself Into It
31. MGMT – Time to Pretend
30. The Hives – Hate to Say I Told You So
29. Bent – Always
28. LCD Soundsystem – North American Scum
27. Glasvegas – Geraldine
26. Missy Elliott – Get Ur Freak On
25. Rammstein – Feuer frei!
24. Radiohead – Everything In It’s Right Place
23. The Beta Band – Squares
22. Manic Street Preachers – Your Love Alone is Not Enough
21. P J Harvey – This Is Love
20. Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
19. Bloc Party – Like Eating Glass
18. Mylo – Drop The Pressure
17. Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
16. The White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl
15. The Strokes – Last Nite
14. The Bronx – Shitty Future
13. Fleet Foxes – Mykonos
12. Doves – There Goes The Fear
11. System of a Down – Chop Suey
10. M.I.A – Paper Planes
9. Gallows – In The Belly of a Shark
8. Boards of Canada – Kid for Today
7. The Avalanches – Since I Left You
6. Animal Collective – My Girls
5. Roots Manuva – Witness (I Hope)
4. Queens of The Stone Age – You Think I Ain’t Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire
3. The Streets – Weak Become Heroes
2. The Libertines – Time For Heroes
1. Arctic Monkeys – 505
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