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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 2009

2008 <-

2009

-> 2010

Cover

Date

Title • Artist

Album

Points

Charts
Peaks

Video

Comment

06/2009

① New Divide by Linkin Park		MP3

from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Album		CD MP3

567

US 6
US rock ✫1
US alt. ✫1
UK 19

[Machine Shop Digital (Warner)]
written by Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda

04/2009

② Know Your Enemy by Green Day		MP3

from 21st Century Breakdown		CD MP3

459

US 28
US rock ✫1
US alt. ✫1
UK 21

[Reprise Digital]
written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt (as Mike Pritchard) & Tré Cool (as Frank Wright)

10/2009

③ Check My Brain by Alice in Chains		MP3

from Black Gives Way To Blue		CD MP3

374

US 92
US rock ✫1
US alt. ✫1

[Virgin Digital]
written by Jerry Cantrell

03/2009

④ Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas		MP3

from The E.N.D.		CD MP3

360

US ✫1
US R&B 51
UK ✫1

[will.i.am album cut]
written by will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Fergie & Taboo

06/2009

⑤ I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas		MP3

from The E.N.D.		CD MP3

358

US ✫1
UK ✫1

[Interscope Digital]
written by will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Fergie, David Guetta & Frédéric Riesterer

08/2009

Uprising by Muse		MP3

from The Resistance		CD MP3

356

US 37
US alt. ✫1
UK 9

[Warner Digital]
written by Matthew Bellamy

09/2009

I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin		MP3

from Dear Agony		CD MP3

319

US 40
US rock ✫1
US alt. 5

[Hollywood Digital]
written by Benjamin Burnley & Jasen Rauch

07/2009

The Sound of Madness by Shinedown		MP3

from The Sound of Madness		CD MP3

314

US 85
US rock ✫1
US alt. 5

[Atlantic Digital]
written by Brent Smith & Dave Bassett

09/2009

Break by Three Days Grace		MP3

from Life Starts Now		CD MP3

311

US 73
US rock ✫1
US alt. 6

[Jive Digital]
written by Adam Gontier, Barry Stock, Brad Walst & Neil Sanderson

10.

03/2009

Brother by Pearl Jam		MP3

from Ten [reissue]		CD MP3

292

US 108
US rock 5
US alt. ✫1

video

[album cut]
written by Stone Gossard & Eddie Vedder

11.

09/2009

The Fixer by Pearl Jam		MP3

from Backspacer		CD MP3

286

US 56
US rock 2
US alt. 3
UK 93

[Monkeywrench 0464]
written by Eddie Vedder, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard & Mike McCready

12.

10/2009

Wheels by Foo Fighters		MP3

from Greatest Hits		CD MP3

275

US 73
US rock 4
US alt. 3
UK 22

video

[Roswell/RCA Digital]
written by Foo Fighters

13.

12/2009

Kings and Queens by 30 Seconds to Mars		MP3

from This Is War		CD MP3

255

US 88
US rock 24
US alt. ✫1
UK 28

written by Jared Leto

14.

07/2009

Whiskey Hangover by Godsmack		MP3

from The Oracle [deluxe edition]		CD MP3

242

US 102
US rock ✫1
US alt. 22

[Universal Republic Digital]
written by Sully Erna

15.

02/2009

Back Against the Wall by Cage the Elephant		MP3

from Cage the Elephant		CD MP3

227

US rock 32
US alt. ✫1
UK 127

written by Matthew Shultz, Brad Shultz, Lincoln Parish, Daniel Tichenor & Jared Champion

16.

09/2009

You're Going Down by Sick Puppies		MP3

from Tri-Polar		CD MP3

217

US 118
US rock 2
US alt. 11

[album cut]
written by Shimon Moore

17.

10/2009

Hey, Soul Sister by Train		MP3

from Save Me San Francisco		CD MP3

215

US 3
US AC ✫1
US rock 36

[Columbia Digital]
written by Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind & Pat Monahan

18.

01/2009

Love Hurts by Incubus		MP3

from Light Grenades		CD MP3

209

US 113
US rock 40
US alt. ✫1

[Smi Epic 708415]
written by Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Ben Kenney, Chris Kilmore & José Pasillas (as Jose Antonio Pasillas II)

19.

2009

If You Only Knew by Shinedown		MP3

from The Sound of Madness		CD MP3

202

US 42
US rock 4
US alt. 11

written by Brent Smith & Dave Bassett

20.

04/2009

Lifeline by Papa Roach		MP3

from Metamorphosis		CD MP3

201

US 81
US rock ✫1

[DGC Digital]
written by Jacoby Shaddix, Tobin Esperance & James Michael

21.

07/2009

Champagne by Cavo		MP3

from Bright Nights Dark Days		CD MP3

199

US 108
US rock ✫1

[Bullet 339]
written by Chris Hobbs, Chad La Roy, Brian Smith & Casey Walker

22.

09/2009

Resistance by Muse		MP3

from The Resistance		CD MP3

199

US alt. ✫1
UK 129

written by Matthew Bellamy

23.

2009

The Night by Disturbed		MP3

from Indestructible		CD MP3

199

US rock 2
US alt. 18

video

written by David Draiman, Dan Donegan, Mike Wengren & John Moyer

24.

02/2009

Get on Your Boots by U2		MP3

from No Line on the Horizon		CD MP3

197

US 37
US rock 26
US alt. 5
UK 12

[Island Digital]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

25.

12/2009

1901 by Phoenix		MP3

from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix		CD MP3

191

US 84
US alt. ✫1

[Loyaute Digital]
written by Thomas Mars

26.

06/2009

Notion by Kings of Leon		MP3

from Only by the Night		CD MP3

178

US 99
US alt. ✫1
UK 107

written by Nathan Followill, Caleb Followill, Jared Followill & Matthew Followill

27.

05/2009

Panic Switch by Silversun Pickups		MP3

from Swoon		CD MP3

177

US 92
US alt. ✫1

[dangerbird Digital]
written by Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Joe Lester & Chris Guanlao

28.

01/2009

18 Days by Saving Abel		MP3

from Saving Abel		CD MP3

177

US 104
US rock 6
US alt. 10

[album cut]
written by Jason Null & Jared Weeks

29.

04/2009

Feel Good Drag by Anberlin		MP3

from New Surrender		CD MP3

177

US 108
US alt. ✫1

[album cut]
written by Stephen Christian, Joseph Milligan, Nathan Young, Christian McAlhaney & Deon Rexroat

30.

06/2009

Imma Be by The Black Eyed Peas		MP3

from The E.N.D.		CD MP3

168

US ✫1
UK 55

[R]
[will.i.am Digital]
written by will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Fergie, Keith Harris, Jared Tankel, Daniel Foder, Thomas Brenneck & Michael Deller

31.

2009

Drowning (Face Down) by Saving Abel		MP3

from Saving Abel		CD MP3

166

US rock 3
US alt. 23

written by Jason Null, Jared Weeks & Skidd Mills

32.

2009

Savior by Rise Against		MP3

from Appeal to Reason		CD MP3

153

US 109
US rock 29
US alt. 4

written by Tim McIlrath, Joe Principe, Brandon Barnes & Zach Blair

33.

08/2009

Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap		MP3

from Conditions		CD MP3

147

US 108
US alt. 9
UK 6

written by Dougy Mandagi & Lorenzo Sillitto

34.

07/2009

Ignorance by Paramore		MP3

from Brand New Eyes		CD MP3

139

US 67
US alt. 6
UK 14

[Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Digital]
written by Hayley Williams & Josh Farro

35.

01/2009

Sometime Around Midnight by The Airborne Toxic Event		MP3

from The Airborne Toxic Event		CD MP3

135

US 115
US alt. 4
UK 33

[album cut]
written by Mikel Jollett

36.

06/2009

Meet Me Halfway by The Black Eyed Peas		MP3

from The E.N.D.		CD MP3

129

US 32
US dance 40
UK ✫1

[Interscope Digital]
written by will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Fergie, Keith Harris, Jean-Baptiste & Sylvia Gordon

37.

03/2009

Waking Up in Vegas by Katy Perry		MP3

from One of the Boys		CD MP3

126

US 9
US dance ✫1
UK 19

[Capitol Digital]
written by Katy Perry, Desmond Child & Andreas Carlsson

38.

03/2009

No You Girls by Franz Ferdinand		MP3

from Tonight: Franz Ferdinand		CD MP3

119

US 106
US alt. 7
UK 22

[album cut]
written by Alex Kapranos & Nick McCarthy

39.

2009

Audience of One by Rise Against		MP3

from Appeal to Reason		CD MP3

119

US alt. 4

written by Tim McIlrath, Joe Principe, Brandon Barnes & Zach Blair

40.

2009

Black Heart Inertia by Incubus		MP3

from Monuments and Melodies		CD MP3

118

US rock 34
US alt. 7

written by Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, José Pasillas (as Jose Pasillas II), Chris Kilmore & Ben Kenney

41.

04/2009

Wrong by Depeche Mode		MP3

from Sounds of the Universe		CD MP3

103

US dance ✫1
US alt. 12
UK 24

written by Martin Gore

42.

2009

Death of Me by Red		MP3

from Innocence & Instinct		CD MP3

100

US rock 9
US alt. 37

video

written by Rob Graves & Jasen Rauch

43.

03/2009

Magnificent by U2		MP3

from No Line on the Horizon		CD MP3

US 79
US rock 29
US alt. 18
UK 42

[Island Digital]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois

44.

01/2009

Lollipop by Framing Hanley		MP3

from The Moment		CD MP3

US 82
US rock 27
US alt. 22

[Silent Majority/ILG Digital]
written by Lil Wayne (as Dwayne Carter), Static Major (as Stephen Garrett), Darius Harrison, Jim Jonsin (as James Scheffer) & Rex Zamor

45.

08/2009

I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight by U2		MP3

from No Line on the Horizon		CD MP3

US rock 27
US alt. 31
UK 32

written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

46.

01/2009

Ulysses by Franz Ferdinand		MP3

from Tonight: Franz Ferdinand		CD MP3

US alt. 20
UK 20

written by Alex Kapranos & Nick McCarthy

47.

10/2009

Meet Me on the Equinox by Death Cab for Cutie		MP3

from New Moon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack		CD MP3

US 102
US alt. 14
UK 86

written by Ben Gibbard

48.

2009

Forever in Your Hands by All That Remains		MP3

from Overcome		CD MP3

US rock 14

video

written by Philip Labonte

49.

2009

Young by Hollywood Undead		MP3

from Swan Songs		CD MP3

US rock 28
US alt. 34

written by George Ragan, Aron Erlichman & Danny Lohner

50.

2009

Up All Night by Hinder		MP3

from Take It to the Limit		CD MP3

US rock 16

written by Austin Winkler, Brian Howes & Cody Hanson

51.

2009

Dirty Little Girl by Burn Halo		MP3

from Burn Halo		CD MP3

US rock 19

written by James Hart, Zac Maloy & Neal Tiemann

52.

2009

Wars by Hurt		MP3

from Goodbye to the Machine		CD MP3

US rock 20

video

written by Josh Ansley (as Joshua Ansley), Paul Spatola, J. Loren Wince & Evan Jones

53.

01/2009

Thinking of You by Katy Perry		MP3

from One of the Boys		CD MP3

US 29
UK 27

[Capitol Digital]
written by Katy Perry

54.

2009

Wishing Well by The Airborne Toxic Event		MP3

from The Airborne Toxic Event		CD MP3

US alt. 21

video

written by Mikel Jollett

55.

2009

Grapevine Fires by Death Cab for Cutie		MP3

from Narrow Stairs		CD MP3

US alt. 21

written by Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer & Jason McGerr

56.

2009

Forever by Red		MP3

from Innocence & Instinct		CD MP3

US rock 24

written by Anthony Armstrong, Rob Graves, C. Todd Nielson, Jasen Rauch & Mike Seminari

57.

2009

Substitution by Silversun Pickups		MP3

from Swoon		CD MP3

US alt. 23

written by Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Joe Lester & Chris Guanlao

58.

03/2009

Falling Down by Oasis		MP3

from Dig Out Your Soul		CD MP3

UK 10

[R]
written by Noel Gallagher

59.

01/2009

Fly on the Wall by Miley Cyrus		MP3

from Breakout		CD MP3

US 84
UK 16

[Hollywood Digital]
written by Miley Cyrus, Antonina Armato, Tim James [pop music songwriter] & Devrim Karaoglu

60.

2009

Ghost Town by Shiny Toy Guns		MP3

from Season of Poison		CD MP3

US alt. 26

video

written by Chad Petree, Jeremy Dawson & Sisely Treasure

61.

2009

Breathe by Pop Evil		MP3

from Lipstick on the Mirror		CD MP3

US rock 30

62.

02/2009

Never Say Never by The Fray		MP3

from The Fray		CD MP3

US 32
UK 87

[Epic Digital]
written by Joe King, Isaac Slade, Dave Welsh & Ben Wysocki

63.

06/2009

Imma Be by The Black Eyed Peas		MP3

from The E.N.D.		CD MP3

US 50
US dance ✫1
US R&B 12
UK 130

[will.i.am album cut]
written by will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Fergie, Keith Harris, Jared Tankel, Daniel Foder, Thomas Brenneck & Michael Deller

64.

2009

Breaking by Anberlin		MP3

from New Surrender		CD MP3

US alt. 30

video

written by Stephen Christian, Joseph Milligan, Nathan Young, Christian McAlhaney & Deon Rexroat

65.

04/2009

If U Seek Amy by Britney Spears		MP3

from Circus		CD MP3

UK 20

[R]
written by Max Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha & Alexander Kronlund

66.

2009

Addiction by Dope		MP3

from No Regrets		CD MP3

US rock 33

written by Edsel Dope

67.

05/2009

The Reeling by Passion Pit		MP3

from Manners		CD MP3

US alt. 34
UK 137

written by Michael Angelakos

68.

03/2009

Work by The Saturdays		MP3

from Chasing Lights		CD MP3

UK 22

written by Ina Wroldsen, Harry Sommerdahl & Kalle Engström

69.

2009

Actions & Motives by 10 Years		MP3

from Division		CD MP3

US rock 36

written by Jesse Hasek

70.

06/2009

Permanent by David Cook		MP3

from David Cook		CD MP3

US 24

video

[19/RCA Digital]
written by David Cook, Raine Maida & Chantal Kreviazuk

71.

02/2009

Revelry by Kings of Leon		MP3

from Only by the Night		CD MP3

UK 29

video

written by Nathan Followill, Caleb Followill, Jared Followill & Matthew Followill

72.

04/2009

Not Meant to Be by Theory of a Deadman		MP3

from Scars & Souvenirs		CD MP3

US 55

[604/Roadrunner Digital]
written by Tyler Connolly, Kara DioGuardi, Dave Brenner & Dean Back

73.

03/2009

Please Don't Stop the Rain by James Morrison		MP3

from Songs for You, Truths for Me		CD MP3

UK 33

written by James Morrison & Ryan Tedder

74.

04/2009

Come Back to Me by David Cook		MP3

from David Cook		CD MP3

US 63

[19/RCA Digital]
written by Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind & Zac Maloy

75.

02/2009

Careless Whisper by Seether		MP3

from Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces		CD MP3

US 63

[Wind-up Digital]
written by George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley

76.

05/2009

Welcome to the World by Kevin Rudolf		MP3

from In the City		CD MP3

US 58
UK 77

featuring Rick Ross
[Cash Money Digital]
written by Kevin Rudolf, Jacob Kasher, Rick Ross (as William Roberts II) & Ivan Corraliza

77.

11/2009

Never Gonna Be Alone by Nickelback		MP3

from Dark Horse		CD MP3

US 58

[R]
[Roadrunner Digital]
written by Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger, Daniel Adair & Robert John "Mutt" Lange

78.

07/2009

Radar by Britney Spears		MP3

from Circus		CD MP3

US 88
UK 46

[R]
[Jive Digital]
written by Bloodshy (as Christian Karlsson), Avant (as Pontus Winnberg), Henrik Jonback, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis & J. Que

79.

01/2009

Spaceman by The Killers		MP3

from Day & Age		CD MP3

UK 40

written by Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci (as Ronnie Vannucci Jr.)

80.

02/2009

Paris Is Burning by Ladyhawke		MP3

from Ladyhawke		CD MP3

UK 47

[R]
written by Ladyhawke (as Pip Brown), Roy Kerr & Anu Pillai

81.

06/2009

I Wanna by The All-American Rejects		MP3

from When the World Comes Down		CD MP3

US 92
UK 84

[Doghouse/DGC Digital]
written by Tyson Ritter & Nick Wheeler

82.

06/2009

If Today Was Your Last Day by Nickelback		MP3

from Dark Horse		CD MP3

UK 64

[R]
written by Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger & Daniel Adair

83.

11/2009

Set the Fire to the Third Bar by Snow Patrol & Martha Wainwright		MP3

from Eyes Open		CD MP3

UK 56

[R]
written by Gary Lightbody

84.

02/2009

We Walk by The Ting Tings		MP3

from We Started Nothing		CD MP3

UK 58

written by Jules De Martino & Katie White

85.

03/2009

I'd Come for You by Nickelback		MP3

from Dark Horse		CD MP3

UK 67

[R]
written by Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger, Daniel Adair, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Chad Kroeger

86.

03/2009

Hate My Life by Theory of a Deadman		MP3

from Scars & Souvenirs		CD MP3

US 107
UK 92

[album cut]
written by Tyler Connolly, Dean Back, Dave Brenner & Christine Connolly

87.

02/2009

Absolute by The Fray		MP3

from The Fray		CD MP3

US 70

video

[Epic Digital]
written by Joe King, Isaac Slade, Dave Welsh & Ben Wysocki

88.

07/2009

Into Dust by Mazzy Star		MP3

from So Tonight That I Might See		CD MP3

UK 71

written by David Roback & Hope Sandoval

89.

06/2009

Alive by The Black Eyed Peas		MP3

from The E.N.D.		CD MP3

US 102
UK 88

video

[Interscope Digital]
written by Jean-Baptiste (as Jean Baptiste)

90.

06/2009

Take Me on the Floor by The Veronicas		MP3

from Hook Me Up		CD MP3

US 81

[R]
[Engine Room/Sire Digital]
written by Toby Gad, Jess Origliasso (as Jessica Origliasso) & Lisa Origliasso

91.

02/2009

Working on a Dream by Bruce Springsteen		MP3

from Working on a Dream		CD MP3

US 95
UK 133

[Columbia Digital]
written by Bruce Springsteen

92.

01/2009

The Wrestler by Bruce Springsteen		MP3

from Working on a Dream		CD MP3

US 120
UK 93

video

[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 2008]
[included on the soundtrack to the 2008 film The Wrestler]
[album cut]
written by Bruce Springsteen

93.

08/2009

Come Home by OneRepublic		MP3

from Dreaming Out Loud		CD MP3

US 80

video

with Sara Bareilles
[Mosley Digital]
written by Ryan Tedder

94.

05/2009

The World We Live In by The Killers		MP3

from Day & Age		CD MP3

UK 82

video

written by Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci

95.

04/2009

Make It Mine by Jason Mraz		MP3

from We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things		CD MP3

UK 82

written by Jason Mraz

96.

08/2009

If It Kills Me by Jason Mraz		MP3

from We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things		CD MP3

US 92

video

[Atlantic Digital]
written by Jason Mraz, Martin Terefe & Sacha Skarbek

97.

05/2009

Falling in Love by McFly		MP3

from Radio:Active		CD MP3

UK 87

video

written by Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones & Jason Perry

98.

05/2009

Drive to the City by Go:Audio		MP3

from Made Up Stories		CD MP3

UK 90

video

written by James Matthews, Josh Wilkinson, Zack Wilkinson & Andy Booth

99.

01/2009

Where I Stood by Missy Higgins		MP3

from On a Clear Night		CD MP3

US 107

[R]
[EMI/Virgin 74]
written by Missy Higgins

100.

06/2009

Carry You Home by James Blunt		MP3

from All the Lost Souls		CD MP3

UK 92

[R]
written by James Blunt & Max Martin

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