Modern Rock #1 Hits of 2011

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Our trip through the #1 Modern Rock hits of yesteryear continues today with 2011. (One week left until our countdowns are done.) We're still partying like it's 1995 with #1 songs by Bush, Foo Fighters, and the Chili Peppers this year.

We should also be celebrating the 300th #1 song on the chart next week... as of right now, there have been 299 #1's since the Modern Rock chart began in September of 1988.

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
Foster the People, "Pumped-Up Kicks"	13
Linkin Park, "Waiting for the End"	5
Foo Fighters, "Rope"	4
The Black Keys, "Tighten Up"	2
Coldplay, "Paradise"	2
Bush, "The Sound of Winter"	2
Death Cab for Cutie, "You Are a Tourist"	2
The Black Keys, "Lonely Boy"	2
Cage the Elephant, "Shake Me Down"	1
Foo Fighters, "Walk"	0
Red Hot Chili Peppers, "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"	0

― LimbsKing, Monday, 9 July 2012 14:20 (fourteen years ago)

"Waiting For The End" >>>>>>>>>>>>>

― some dude, Monday, 9 July 2012 14:21 (fourteen years ago)

Yep... "Waiting for the End." LP's best song, hands down.

― LimbsKing, Monday, 9 July 2012 14:21 (fourteen years ago)

has to be the first time a band has topped the chart twice in one year with lead singles from different albums, black keys really do pump that garbage out at a fast clip

― some dude, Monday, 9 July 2012 14:23 (fourteen years ago)

if I were on the ball, I wouldve made the "Archie Bell, contact your lawyers" joke in the previous thread

― t. s. idiot (loves laboured breathing), Monday, 9 July 2012 14:47 (fourteen years ago)

oh man, voting Death Cab...

― to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Monday, 9 July 2012 15:03 (fourteen years ago)

"Rope"

― calum-y maybe (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 9 July 2012 15:08 (fourteen years ago)

Rope seconded.

― Marty Innerlogic, Monday, 9 July 2012 15:23 (fourteen years ago)

Bush is back?? Chili Peppers? Foo Fighters? Wow.

― skip, Monday, 9 July 2012 15:43 (fourteen years ago)

I actually recognize and like about half of these. Voted for "Rope."

― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Monday, 9 July 2012 15:49 (fourteen years ago)

(But mostly b/c I've gotten sick of "Pumped Up Kicks.")

― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Monday, 9 July 2012 15:50 (fourteen years ago)

Yeah, this year has a lot of songs that crossed over to pop (Coldplay, Foster the People) or were featured in TV commercials (Black Keys, Black Keys).

― LimbsKing, Monday, 9 July 2012 15:53 (fourteen years ago)

Well, Coldplay didn't so much cross over as remain over.

― LimbsKing, Monday, 9 July 2012 15:54 (fourteen years ago)

"Rope"

― calum-y maybe (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, July 9, 2012 11:08 AM (56 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― MacArthur Parkour (Phil D.), Monday, 9 July 2012 16:05 (fourteen years ago)

Rope vs. Walk: I go Walk.

― LimbsKing, Monday, 9 July 2012 20:15 (fourteen years ago)

Re: two #1 Black Keys songs from different albums in one calendar year.

Did a little checking... Nirvana did it in 1994 ("All Apologies" from In Utero and "About a Girl" from Unplugged) and Green Day did in 1995 ("When I Come Around" from Dookie and "JAR" from the Angus soundtrack). Little fact for the day.

― LimbsKing, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 12:59 (fourteen years ago)

well i said 'lead singles' ("All Apologies" and "When I Came Around" were definitely not the first hits off those albums), but still, good trivia.

― some dude, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:18 (fourteen years ago)

Even though I like BK, "really do pump that garbage out at a fast clip" is a hilarious assessment.

― LimbsKing, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:27 (fourteen years ago)

i wonder if such a popular band has put less effort into their songwriting since, i dunnno, BTO or something. not that 30 Seconds To Mars are inherently better for all the effort they put into sucking but i kind of admire how much they believe in it.

― some dude, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:40 (fourteen years ago)

waiting for the end by a mile!

― teledyldonix, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 14:54 (fourteen years ago)

rofl @ everyone in here being all "i don't recognize any of this shit but OH THAT FOO FIGHTERS SONG"

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 10 July 2012 16:03 (fourteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Thursday, 12 July 2012 00:01 (fourteen years ago)

flea and anthony look DAMN GOOD for 49

― alpha farticles, Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:37 (fourteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Friday, 13 July 2012 00:01 (fourteen years ago)

Wow... no discussion and Foster the People wins in a landslide.

― LimbsKing, Friday, 13 July 2012 00:23 (fourteen years ago)

smh. and i like that song.

― teledyldonix, Friday, 13 July 2012 02:00 (fourteen years ago)

haha and here i thought for once one of the 2 songs i liked was easily gonna win

― straight up now tell me will I be a fucking lump forever? (some dude), Friday, 13 July 2012 02:02 (fourteen years ago)

woulda thought the last poll established the dearth of love for the keys on ilx

― balls, Friday, 13 July 2012 02:29 (fourteen years ago)

lol oh you

― straight up now tell me will I be a fucking lump forever? (some dude), Friday, 13 July 2012 02:32 (fourteen years ago)

Pumped up Kicks is probably one of the only songs most of ILX recognizes, thanks to Whiney's tireless efforts

― t. s. idiot (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 13 July 2012 04:03 (fourteen years ago)

i didn't vote in this poll but endorse anything that encourages young people to shoot one another

― contenderizer, Friday, 13 July 2012 04:16 (fourteen years ago)

Wow... no discussion and Foster the People wins in a landslide.

― LimbsKing, Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:23 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

only song i recognized, and i like the hook

― Black_vegeta (Hungry4Ass), Friday, 13 July 2012 05:12 (fourteen years ago)

http://cache.dealbreaker.com/uploads/2011/05/drudge-siren.gifALL THE LITTLE KIDS WITH THE FUCKED UP DICKShttp://cache.dealbreaker.com/uploads/2011/05/drudge-siren.gif

― all shitley (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, September 8, 2011 12:58 AM (10 months ago) Bookmark

― some dude, Friday, 13 July 2012 05:38 (fourteen years ago)

every foo fighters song sounds exactly the same.

― alpha farticles, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 18:40 (fourteen years ago)

like the ramones?

― contenderizer, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 18:46 (fourteen years ago)

but beefier

― that one guy (loves laboured breathing), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 19:00 (fourteen years ago)

Pumped up Kicks is probably one of the only songs most of ILX recognizes, thanks to Whiney's tireless efforts

― t. s. idiot (loves laboured breathing), Thursday, July 12, 2012 9:03 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

uhhh....probably more likely cause of it being a huge crossover hit?

― chain the color of am0n (The Reverend), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 20:14 (fourteen years ago)

yeah I was just trolling

― that one guy (loves laboured breathing), Thursday, 19 July 2012 05:33 (fourteen years ago)

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