This is the most straightforward, least-argued list of all of ‘em.  Like all 15 year-end countdowns that came before it, this list of the biggest songs of the year is based on 1077 The End airplay.  More “spins” (dig the cool radio industry jargon), higher on the countdown.  Which also makes it the list most influenced by you because your requests, record sales and research all figure into what gets played the most on The End.  We can – and do – put a million new songs on the radio every year, but if you don’t like ‘em, they ain’t gonna stick around for long (anybody remember Hawthorne Heights “Pens and Needles”?  Me neither). 
-Jim Keller, Assistant Program Director, 1077 The End. Got a problem with this list? Something missing?  Or maybe you just wanna say “thanks” and “nice job”? E-mail me: jim@1077theend.com.

1 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS DANI CALIFORNIA
2 GNARLS BARKLEY CRAZY
3 KILLERS WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG
4 RACONTEURS STEADY AS SHE GOES
5 AFI MISS MURDER
6 WOLFMOTHER WOMAN
7 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK
8 PEARL JAM WORLDWIDE SUICIDE
9 SHE WANTS REVENGE THESE THINGS
10 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS TELL ME BABY
11 SNOW PATROL CHASING CARS
12 ANGELS & AIRWAVES THE ADVENTURE
13 GNARLS BARKLEY GONE DADDY GONE
14 JET PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS
15 YEAH YEAH YEAH'S GOLD LION
16 PANIC AT THE DISCO THE ONLY DIFFERENCE…
17 PEARL JAM LIFE WASTED
18 GORILLAZ DARE
19 TOOL VICARIOUS
20 30 SECONDS TO MARS THE KILL
21 KEANE IS IT ANY WONDER
22 YEAH YEAH YEAH'S CHEATED HEARTS
23 SNOW PATROL HANDS OPEN
24 AUDIOSLAVE ORIGINAL FIRE
25 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE
26 MUSE KNIGHTS OF CYDONIA
27 ARCTIC MONKEYS I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR
28 SHE WANTS REVENGE TEAR YOU APART
29 RACONTEURS LEVEL
30 JACK JOHNSON UPSIDE DOWN
31 SYSTEM OF A DOWN  LONELY DAY
32 PANIC AT THE DISCO I WRITE SINS NOT TRAGEDIES
33 SUBWAYS ROCK 'N' ROLL QUEEN
34 PETE YORN FOR US
35 ROCK KILLS KID PARALYZED
36 PEARL JAM GONE 
37 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL DON'T WAIT
38 BECK NAUSEA
39 TAKING BACK SUNDAY MAKE DAMN SURE
40 NINE INCH NAILS EVERYDAY IS EXACTLY THE SAME
41 EAGLES OF DEATH METAL I WANT YOU SO HARD
42 THOM YORKE BLACK SWAN
43 YELLOWCARD LIGHTS & SOUNDS
44 MATISYAHU YOUTH
45 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SNOW (HEY OH)
46 PLACEBO MEDS
47 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS SAYING SORRY
48 SHINY TOY GUNS LE DISKO
49 KILLERS BONES
50 WHITE STRIPES THE DENIAL TWIST
51 STARSAILOR IN THE CROSSFIRE
52 DAMONE OUT HERE ALL NIGHT
53 SPARTA TAKING BACK CONTROL
54 WOLFMOTHER THE JOKER & THE THIEF
55 SHE WANTS REVENGE OUT OF CONTROL
56 DEFTONES HOLE IN THE EARTH
57 FORECAST AND WE ALL RETURN TO OUR ROOTS
58 BAND OF HORSES THE FUNERAL
59 PLACEBO INFRA-RED
60 EDITORS MUNICH
61 RISE AGAINST READY TO FALL
62 DRESDEN DOLLS SING
63 KILL HANNAH LIPS LIKE MORPHINE
64 INCUBUS ANNA-MOLLY
65 LONG WINTERS PUSHOVER
66 SHINS PHANTOM LIMB
67 SPARKLEHORSE DON'T TAKE MY SUNSHINE AWAY
68 TAKING BACK SUNDAY LIAR
69 HARD-FI CASH MACHINE
70 ANGELS & AIRWAVES DO IT FOR ME NOW
71 HIM RIP OUT THE WINGS OF A BUTTERFLY
72 MUSE STARLIGHT
73 SAY ANYTHING ALIVE WITH THE GLORY OF LOVE
74 MEW SPECIAL
75 PLAIN WHITE T'S HATE 
76 OK GO HERE IT GOES AGAIN
77 PLUS 44 WHEN YOUR HEART STOPS BEATING
78 TOOL THE POT
79 KOOKS NAÏVE
80 SNOW PATROL YOU'RE ALL I HAVE
81 FLAMING LIPS THE YEAH YEAH YEAH SONG
82 JACK'S MANNEQUIN DARK BLUE
83 SUBLIME FOOLISH FOOL
84 BRAND NEW SOWING SEASON
85 AFI LOVE LIKE WINTER
86 ANGELS & AIRWAVES THE WAR
87 FRAY HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
88 BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH WHEN THE NIGHT FEELS MY SONG
89 ARCTIC MONKEYS FAKE TALES OF SAN FRANCISCO
90 MATT COSTA COLD DECEMBER
91 ANTI-FLAG THE PRESS CORPSE
92 SILVERSUN PICKUPS LAZY EYE
93 BECK I THINK I'M IN LOVE
94 PEARL JAM UNEMPLOYABLE
95 NINE BLACK ALPS UNSATISFIED
96 SUBWAYS OH YEAH
97 FOO FIGHTERS MIRACLE
98 RISE AGAINST PRAYER OF THE REFUGEE
99 30 SECONDS TO MARS FROM YESTERDAY
100 JET SHINE ON
101 COHEED & CAMBRIA WAKE UP
102 HEAD AUTOMATICA GRADUATION DAY
103 WEEZER PERFECT SITUATION
104 ARCTIC MONKEYS WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
105 RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS FACE DOWN
106 U2 WINDOW IN THE SKIES
107 BLUE OCTOBER HATE ME