The legendary (now online-only) Ohio modern-rock radio station WOXY (formerly 97X) recently had their annual Memorial Day top 500 countdown. The Acclaimed Music database includes the 2006 list; I thought I'd post the new one here, even if Henrik doesn't get the opportunity to incorporate it in the forthcoming site update.

500. Feist - My Moon My Man
499. The Twilight Singers - Teenage Wristband
498. Big Country - In A Big Country
497. Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
496. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
495. Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
494. Joe Jackson - I’m The Man
493. Cat Power - Cross Bones Style
492. XTC - The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
491. Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To
490. Sonic Youth - Incinerate
489. Matthew Sweet - Sick Of Myself
488. X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours!
487. Ride - Vapour Trail
486. Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - Elvis Is Everywhere
485. Buffalo Tom - Taillights Fade
484. Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl
483. Morrissey - Suedehead
482. Pinback - Fortress
481. They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng
480. Lo Fidelity All Stars - Battle Flag
479. Rogue Wave - Endless Shovel
478. Tears For Fears - Shout
477. DNA / Suzanne Vega - Tom’s Diner
476. Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero
475. Elbow - Forget Myself
474. Placebo - Pure Morning
473. Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
472. Portishead - All Mine
471. The The - This Is The Day
470. Roxy Music - More Than This
469. The Cure - The Lovecats
468. Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock
467. Junior Boys - In the Morning
466. Muse - New Born
465. The Wrens - Hopeless
464. Smoking Popes - Need You Around
463. The White Stripes - Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground
462. Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
461. Doves - Black And White Town
460. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
459. Bjork - Joga
458. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
457. X - 4th Of July
456. Firehose - Flyin’ The Flannel
455. Sleater-Kinney - Entertain
454. Suzanne Vega - Luka
453. Concrete Blonde - Joey
452. The National - Mistaken for Strangers
451. The Verve - Lucky Man
450. Modest Mouse - Dashboard
449. Spoon - I Turn My Camera On
448. Radiohead - There There
447. Ted Leo / Pharmacists - Me and Mia
446. Band of Horses - The Funeral
445. The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
444. Stereolab - Miss Modular
443. Death Cab for Cutie - The New Year
442. Papas Fritas - Way You Walk
441. Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way?
440. Guided By Voices - My Valuable Hunting Knife
439. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand
438. Jonathan Richman - Dodge Vedge-O-Matic
437. The Decemberists - 16 Miliatary Wives
436. The Streets - Let’s Push Things Forward
435. Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses
434. The Cloud Room - Hey Now Now
433. New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
432. The Sugarcubes - Hit
431. Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
430. Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy - Television The Drug Of A Nation
429. Split Enz - I Got You
428. Bob Marley - Redemption Song
427. Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
426. R.E.M. - Finest Worksong
425. Belly - Feed The Tree
424. The Nails - 88 Lines About 44 Women
423. World Party - Ship Of Fools
422. Sleater-Kinney - You’re No Rock & Roll Fun
421. Broken Social Scene - 7/4 (Shoreline)
420. Ryan Adams - To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)
419. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
418. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
417. The White Stripes - My Doorbell
416. Beck - Devil’s Haircut
415. Pavement - Rattled by the Rush
414. Coldplay - Yellow
413. Radiohead - No Surprises
412. Eels - Novocaine For The Soul
411. Talking Heads - Stay Up Late
410. Spiritualized - Come Together
409. Tori Amos - God
408. Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
407. Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers
406. G. Love and Special Sauce - Cold Beverage
405. Dada - Dizz Knee Land
404. Doves - There Goes The Fear
403. TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
402. The Cure - Fascination Street
401. Massive Attack - Protection
400. Stereo MC’s - Connected
399. Cake - The Distance
398. The Bears - Fear Is Never Boring
397. Fishbone - Party At Ground Zero
396. Squeeze - Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
395. Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child
394. Lou Reed - Dirty Boulevard
393. Forget Cassettes - Instruments Of Action
392. Bloc Party - Banquet
391. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
390. Oingo Boingo - Dead Man’s Party
389. Front 242 - Welcome To Paradise
388. The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)
387. Sinead O’Connor - The Emperor’s New Clothes
386. The Pretenders - Middle Of The Road
385. Weezer - Say It Ain’t So
384. The National - Secret Meeting
383. Ted Leo / Pharmacists - Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?
382. Pixies - Alec Eiffel
381. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Sometimes Always
380. Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
379. Blind Melon - No Rain
378. Hum - Stars
377. The Charlatans UK - Weirdo
376. Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
375. Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
374. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
373. Cake - Never There
372. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
371. The B-52’s - Love Shack
370. R.E.M. - Driver 8
369. The Black Keys - 10 A.M. Automatic
368. They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
367. Rilo Kiley - Portions for Foxes
366. Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
365. Pulp - Disco 2000
364. Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
363. L7 - Pretend We’re Dead
362. Superdrag - Sucked Out
361. Pixies - Velouria
360. My Morning Jacket - Off the Record
359. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin - Grey Cell Green
358. Yaz - Situation
357. Shriekback - Nemesis
356. Meat Puppets - Backwater
355. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
354. The Breeders - Divine Hammer
353. TV On The Radio - Staring At The Sun
352. Grandaddy - The Crystal Lake
351. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
350. PJ Harvey - Good Fortune
349. Killing Joke - Eighties
348. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
347. Grandmaster Flash - The Message
346. The Dandy Warhols - Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth
345. Paul Westerberg - Dyslexic Heart
344. The Jam - That’s Entertainment
343. Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon
342. Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty
341. Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This
340. Bright Eyes - Lover I Don’t Have to Love
339. Massive Attack - Angel
338. Bettie Serveert - Tom Boy
337. Tegan and Sara - Walking With A Ghost
336. Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin’
335. Faith No More - We Care A Lot
334. Public Image Limited - Public Image
333. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth
332. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
331. The Decemberists - The Bachelor And The Bride
330. Hot Chip - Over and Over
329. LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
328. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again
327. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
326. Black Flag - TV Party
325. Wire - Strange
324. Mclusky - To Hell With Good Intentions
323. Tones On Tail - Go!
322. The Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic
321. The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
320. Sebadoh - Skull
319. Robyn Hitchcock - My Wife And My Dead Wife
318. The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
317. Royal Crescent Mob - Get On The Bus
316. Guided By Voices - Glad Girls
315. Social Distortion - Bad Luck
314. R.E.M. - What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
313. The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be
312. Ministry - Stigmata
311. Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
310. Simple Minds - Don’t You (Forget About Me)
309. Wilco - I’m The Man Who Loves You
308. They Might Be Giants - Don’t Let’s Start
307. The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York
306. The Specials - A Message To You Rudy
305. Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz
304. Lemonheads - Into Your Arms
303. Blur - There’s No Other Way
302. Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
301. Air - Sexy Boy
300. Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved?
299. The Sundays - Here’s Where The Story Ends
298. The New Pornographers - The Laws Have Changed
297. Doves - Catch The Sun
296. Interpol - Slow Hands
295. Nirvana - Lithium
294. The Stone Roses - Waterfall
293. New Order - Regret
292. Weezer - Buddy Holly
291. Social Distortion - Ring Of Fire
290. Morphine - Cure For Pain
289. XTC - Mayor of Simpleton
288. They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
287. Primal Scream - Movin’ On Up
286. The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon
285. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
284. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Talk About The Blues
283. Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween
282. Eels - Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues
281. The Velvet Underground - What Goes On
280. The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So
279. Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
278. !!! - Me & Guiliani Down By The Schoolyard
277. The Jam - Start!
276. Muse - Time Is Running Out
275. Nine Inch Nails - Down In It
274. Depeche Mode - Route 66
273. The Walkmen - The Rat
272. Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey
271. Elliott Smith - Waltz #2
270. MC900 Ft Jesus - The City Sleeps
269. Built to Spill - Goin’ Against Your Mind
268. Suede - Metal Mickey
267. Elastica - Connection
266. The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
265. Beck - The New Pollution
264. Blondie - One Way Or Another
263. Juliana Hatfield - My Sister
262. Pearl Jam - Even Flow
261. Mission Of Burma - That’s When I Reach For My Revolver
260. Bjork - Big Time Sensuality
259. Blur - Coffee & TV
258. Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink
257. Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth
256. Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater
255. The Replacements - I’ll Be You
254. Modern English - I Melt With You
253. David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
252. B-52’s - Private Idaho
251. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
250. Peter Bjorn & John - Young Folks
249. The Smiths - Stop Me If You Think
248. Liz Phair - Supernova
247. Tricky - Black Steel
246. Arcade Fire - Wake Up
245. Silversun Pickups - Kissing Families
244. The Pretenders - My City Was Gone
243. Pavement - Shady Lane
242. Talk Talk - It’s My Life
241. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
240. Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
239. Jeff Buckley - So Real
238. Frank Black - Headache
237. Wilco - Monday
236. Talking Heads - Crosseyed And Painless
235. The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma
234. The Police - Can’t Stand Losing You
233. The Clash - Lost In The Supermarket
232. Modest Mouse - Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes
231. The Strokes - Last Nite
230. Urge Overkill - Sister Havana
229. Belle & Sebastian - Your Cover’s Blown
228. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
227. Tori Amos - Silent All These Years
226. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
225. The Charlatans UK - The Only One I Know
224. Public Enemy - Fight the Power
223. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo
222. The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers
221. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
220. The Jam - In The City
219. The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again
218. Romeo Void - Never Say Never
217. The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
216. Living Colour - Cult Of Personality
215. Built to Spill - Big Dipper
214. Guided By Voices - I Am A Scientist
213. The English Beat - Save It For Later
212. Daft Punk - Da Funk
211. Happy Mondays - Step On
210. Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
209. Soul Coughing - Screenwriter’s Blues
208. Social Distortion - Ball And Chain
207. Concrete Blonde - God Is A Bullet
206. The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin’ Beats
205. Love And Rockets - So Alive
204. Bob Mould - Sunspots / Wishing Well
203. Radiohead - Optimistic
202. The White Stripes - The Hardest Button To Button
201. U2 - One
200. Blur - Girls And Boys
199. Veruca Salt - Seether
198. Oasis - Supersonic
197. Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone
196. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor
195. The La’s - There She Goes
194. Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
193. Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died
192. Sonic Youth - 1
191. Dinosaur Jr. - Feel The Pain
190. Faith No More - Epic
189. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
188. The English Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
187. Nirvana - About A Girl
186. Elliott Smith - Miss Misery
185. Spoon - Everything Hits At Once
184. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
183. Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up
182. Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You
181. Beastie Boys - So What’cha Want
180. Devo - (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
179. R.E.M. - Stand
178. Pixies - Debaser
177. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
176. Bob Marley - Jamming
175. Guided By Voices - Teenage FBI
174. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
173. The Replacements - I Will Dare
172. The Shins - So Says I
171. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
170. The Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
169. The Jam - Going Underground
168. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel
167. The Cure - Pictures Of You
166. Oasis - Live Forever
165. The Flaming Lips - She Don’t Use Jelly
164. Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
163. Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives
162. Folk Implosion - Natural One
161. Interpol - Obstacle 1
160. Dramarama - Anything Anything
159. The Afghan Whigs - Debonair
158. PJ Harvey - Down By The Water
157. Cracker - Teen Angst
156. Gary Numan - Cars
155. Nine Inch Nails - Closer
154. The Clash - This Is Radio Clash
153. R.E.M. - Orange Crush
152. Talking Heads - Take Me To The River
151. Public Image Limited - Rise
150. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
149. The Ramones - Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio
148. The Sugarcubes - Birthday
147. Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
146. Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
145. XTC - Senses Working Overtime
144. Squeeze - Tempted
143. Boomtown Rats - I Don’t Like Mondays
142. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
141. Pavement - Stereo
140. DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
139. The Shins - Caring Is Creepy
138. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
137. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
136. U2 - With Or Without You
135. Wilco - Heavy Metal Drummer
134. The Cure - Close To Me
133. Massive Attack - Safe From Harm
132. Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
131. Gang Of Four - I Love A Man In A Uniform
130. The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
129. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Head On
128. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
127. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
126. The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
125. The Clash - The Magnificent Seven
124. The Police - Every Breath You Take
123. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
122. Modest Mouse - Polar Opposites
121. Elvis Costello - Alison
120. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
119. Smashing Pumpkins - Today
118. Cracker - Low
117. Pulp - Common People
116. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
115. The Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll
114. The Church - Under The Milky Way
113. The Replacements - Bastards Of Young
112. Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia
111. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
110. Afghan Whigs - Rebirth Of The Cool
109. Bob Marley - Get Up, Stand Up
108. U2 - I Will Follow
107. Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
106. Patti Smith - Dancing Barefoot
105. Devo - Whip It
104. New Order - True Faith
103. The Smiths - Panic
102. The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?
101. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
100. Weezer - Undone - The Sweater Song
99. Portishead - Sour Times
98. Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole
97. The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
96. Dead Milkmen - Bitchin’ Camaro
95. Interpol - PDA
94. Oasis - Wonderwall
93. David Bowie - Suffragette City
92. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love
91. R.E.M. - Pretty Persuasion
90. The Jam - Town Called Malice
89. Blondie - Heart Of Glass
88. Depeche Mode - People Are People
87. The Shins - New Slang
86. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities In Dust
85. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
84. Blondie - Rapture
83. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
82. The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl
81. The Replacements - The Ledge
80. Camper Van Beethoven - Take The Skinheads Bowling
79. Pixies - Gigantic
78. Pearl Jam - Alive
77. XTC - Dear God
76. Radiohead - Just
75. The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
74. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
73. Joy Division - She’s Lost Control
72. The Cure - Love Song
71. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
70. Modest Mouse - Float On
69. Nirvana - In Bloom
68. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
67. The Clash - Train In Vain
66. Echo & The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar
65. Beck - Where It’s At
64. Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
63. Blur - Song 2
62. Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right
61. The B-52’s - Rock Lobster
60. Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi’s Dead
59. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
58. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
57. U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)
56. Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
55. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
54. The Police - Roxanne
53. Husker Du - Makes No Sense At All
52. Pavement - Cut Your Hair
51. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
50. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
49. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
48. Nirvana - All Apologies
47. Bjork - Human Behaviour
46. The Police - Message In A Bottle
45. Elvis Costello - (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
44. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
43. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
42. Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
41. James - Laid
40. Jane’s Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
39. R.E.M. - It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
38. David Bowie - Changes
37. The Breeders - Cannonball
36. U2 - New Year’s Day
35. Patti Smith - Gloria
34. Nirvana - Come As You Are
33. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
32. Radiohead - Karma Police
31. Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
30. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
29. Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
28. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
27. The Clash - Rock The Casbah
26. Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
25. Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven
24. Jane’s Addiction - Jane Says
23. New Order - Blue Monday
22. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
21. My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
20. David Bowie - Space Oddity
19. Television - Marquee Moon
18. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
17. The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
16. Fugazi - Waiting Room
15. Beck - Loser
14. The Cure - Boys Don’t Cry
13. The Replacements - Alex Chilton
12. Elvis Costello - Radio Radio
11. Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
10. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
9. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
8. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
7. The Clash - London Calling
6. Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
5. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
4. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
3. Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun
2. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
1. Radiohead - Creep

http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2008/05/27/the-2008-modern-rock-500-final-song-listing/#more-1725

Thanks, man!

That's a spectacular list, and it made me do two things. First, I had to put on Ride's Vapour Trail. It's a magnificent song.

Then I had to discover that radio channel, and now I'm listening to it. It looks great, although this LCD Soundsystem song right now isn't my fav.

Terrific list. Harold, do you happen to know if this is based on listener request? Or is it the station's picks? It'd be great if Henrik could incorporate this one.

Minor cavil: I'm slightly surprised there's only one X song, and I'm VERY surprised that it's "Fourth of July." It's a good song, but to have X only represented by the Dave Alvin period is bizarre--something from when they still had Billy Zoom, like "We're Desperate" or "Los Angeles" or "Hungry Wolf" would be a better pick...as well as a better song. (Come to think of it, I wonder if this one is meant to represent both X and the Blasters.)

But that's just one slightly obscure song--I could probably write 499 paragraphs like that one about this list, had I world enough and time.

All very pale. Where are the black musicians? Ah yes! Bob Marley at number 109

That's so funny that Joey and Luka were back to back. It almost sounds like Joey was the one abusing Luka.

It's a modern rock list otisredding. What do you expect?

didn't he tell?

Why is it Beastie Boys and Public Enemy are not, for example?

PJ Harvey and White Stripes do black music, but are white

Sorry, Public Enemy are in 224 and 279

Schleuse, I'm not sure whether the WOXY 500 is staff- or listener-derived; as I said in my initial post, Henrik chose to incorporate the 2006 edition in the database (it's listed under "97X (USA) - The 500 Best Modern Rock Songs of All Time"), so my thinking is that it's likely a staff list.

Yes, I think it's a staff list. They must have had some information that made me quite convinced, other wise I would not have included it. I can't say I'm 100% sure though.

Btw, many thanks Harold for the list!

How come every time somebody makes a list that doesn't have much music by black performers on it somebody accuses it of racial bias?

A majority of great black music in the last couple decades is either hip-hop, R&B, or soul. If you don't like hip hop but require your music to be tough and cool, your list isn't going to have much black representation, and the only bias you can fairly be accused of is genre bias.

Ironically, the first (and only) post I made in this forum is this one:

http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/3172289350/show/575722

As you can see, it also caused a racial stir. I still can't understand the correlation between a modern rock list and any discussions along racial lines.

Yeah. A majority of great jazz performers are black and a majority of great classical composers are white. It has nothing to do with race and everything to do with the culture of the music.

Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science on there

No Close but no Cigar? It must have been close but no cigar

Hi, I'm the one that originally sumbitted that old WOXY list. It is compiled by staff without reader input, or at least was prior to the station's buyout a few years back. They do have an annual ranking that takes listener input into account. Or did, I guess. Times do change.

Anyway, I hope that helps a little.

Shaun