Billboard Modern Rock #1 Hits of 2017

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Voted Beck, but half of this I really can't stand (Rag & Bone Man, Judah & the Lion, Imagine Dragons).

The only ones of these I've heard are the Imagine Dragons ones, and they are turrble.

Portugal the Man is ubiquitous.. you've probably heard it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBkHHoOIIn8

I couldn't tell you what any of these sound like.

PTM seems like Hot Chip for normies.

that portugal the man song fuckin sucks imo

i think the green day song on this list is their best single in like 2000 (light) years so i'm gonna vote for that

Oh wait, I have heard that Green Day song (they play it on the iHeart app a lot in commercials). I'm ambivalent.

Rag'n'Bone Man

This is a real band name??

woof is right but voted for green day out of fan solidarity, don't even know the song

i liked the first few singles from revolution radio tho so it's probably good

These are all shite.

that's one of the better new beck songs too

legit many of the worst radio hits on any format were on alternative this year. "wish i knew you" is kinda cute though, guess i'll vote that.

an interesting and sometimes confusing thing about the format nowadays imo is that classic hits (centered on the 90s) seem to be taking up more and more of the stations' playlists nowadays but the current hits still do often have good prospects for crossover to top 40. ("active rock" seems to be in a similar situation, except 99% of its currents have zero crossover potential.) it's basically becoming a new adult contemporary format that favors male performers even more than mainstream and hot ac do.

The 2016 modern rock list was pretty brutal and not in a good way. I'm going to take a shot. Kind of hard to avoid the Rag'n Bone Man track as it's been used on TV a bunch, so that one I know. I've heard that Beck tune on NPR. Curious to see if I have heard any of the others.

Judah and the Lion "Take it All Back" -- What a mash. Not my thing, but I can see why some people like it. It's kind of like old 80s jangle rock with some modern software and a 90s geeky sing rap section. Would the Toad the Wet Sprocket sound like this now?

Green Day - "Still Breathing" -- Hadn't heard this one, it was better than I expected. It would have sounded better with a band playing in a room sound than that software soaked stuff.

Lumineers - "Cleopatra" -- Yeah I have heard this one on WUKY. It is pleasant. The stripped down sound works.

Rag'n'Bone Man - "Human"-- It's a catchy tune and the guy can sing. Curious to see if the guy will be a one big hit wonder. It's kinda setup to be a tv show theme like that one Alabama 3 tune.

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When I first watched the Portugal. The Man. video, I realized I had heard it a bunch but always thought it was Selena Gomez.

After listening to them all, this is easily the Revivalists - a song I already knew and genuinely like.

There's something vaguely reminiscent of Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan about it (although I realize it's probably more Maroon 5 than anything).

lmfaoooo selena gomez

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Xpost, agree about the Revivalists song. Easy vote.

Wow great songs!!

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