And we're done: Modern Rock #1 Hits of 2012 (plus: the 300th #1)

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...and we're done. Our trip through the #1 Modern Rock hits of yesteryear concludes today with 2012. By sheer coincidence, we end on a milestone: This week's chart-topper, Of Monsters and Men's "Little Talks" (umm... who?), is the 300th #1 to appear on the Modern Rock chart since its inception in 1988.

I plan on doing one final poll next week – where I'll pit all the top vote-getters from each year against each other to find out what it is truly the #1 Modern Rock #1 of all time.

Previous entries:

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Gotye, "Somebody That I Used to Know"	19
Fun, "We Are Young"	8
Of Monsters and Men, "Little Talks"	4
The Black Keys, "Lonely Boy"	3
Grouplove, "Tongue Tied"	3
The Black Keys, "Gold on the Ceiling"	1

― LimbsKing, Friday, 13 July 2012 13:54 (twelve years ago)

Sorry, everyone. Black Keys for me.

― LimbsKing, Friday, 13 July 2012 13:55 (twelve years ago)

sorry, i'm post-modern

― da croupier, Friday, 13 July 2012 14:18 (twelve years ago)

Gold on the Ceiling is the worst fucking song.

― warring hardens (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 13 July 2012 14:22 (twelve years ago)

Like I actually kinda wanted to like BK and I just dont see it happening now

― warring hardens (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 13 July 2012 14:23 (twelve years ago)

It reminds me of my grandmother's ceiling, which had a rough stucco finish and those gold flakes on it.

― LimbsKing, Friday, 13 July 2012 14:49 (twelve years ago)

Sorry, everyone. Black Keys for me.

me too, Lonely Boy is decent. It sure doesn't sound like a #1 though. After really hating everything about the new and not improved fun I'm actually coming around to We Are Young. That Grouplove track would sound pretty good as a garage rocker. You know that "Little Talks" is going to be horrible from the moment those "HEY" chants start.

And thanks to the ILM user who explained that the Norah Jones/Starbucks crowd is what put Gotye at #1. Its popularity is mystifying as a pop track.

― skip, Friday, 13 July 2012 15:37 (twelve years ago)

Of Monsters and Men, even though I don't mind Gold on the Ceiling (I just hate the keys).

― to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Friday, 13 July 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago)

throatye ft cumbra

― teledyldonix, Friday, 13 July 2012 16:28 (twelve years ago)

I hate songs with HEY chants.

The Grouplove song grew on me. Very catchy. Would've been my second choice.

― LimbsKing, Friday, 13 July 2012 16:37 (twelve years ago)

I hate songs with HEY chants.

I love crunk.

― chain the color of am0n (The Reverend), Friday, 13 July 2012 16:56 (twelve years ago)

tongue tied

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 13 July 2012 17:21 (twelve years ago)

abstain.

― EZ Snappin, Friday, 13 July 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago)

goatse

― chain the color of am0n (The Reverend), Friday, 13 July 2012 17:42 (twelve years ago)

ft. cumbra

― warring hardens (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 13 July 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago)

grouplove is a band to listen to

― NASCAR, surfing, raising chickens, owning land (zachlyon), Sunday, 15 July 2012 05:32 (twelve years ago)

tongue tied apparently hasn't blown up the top 40 charts like it almost did so there's still some time left before whiney starts railing against them

― NASCAR, surfing, raising chickens, owning land (zachlyon), Sunday, 15 July 2012 05:33 (twelve years ago)

Gold on the Ceiling is the worst fucking song.

― warring hardens (loves laboured breathing), Friday, July 13, 2012 10:22 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

― some dude, Sunday, 15 July 2012 13:09 (twelve years ago)

lonely boy

ILX's complete indifference to the Black Keys is a total mystery to me.

― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:03 (twelve years ago)

your understanding of the word "indifference" is a total mystery to me.

― some dude, Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:08 (twelve years ago)

how many black keys threads are there? like, two??? this one stops in 2003, and the bulk of this one is from 2003-4 but it also has a nice post endorsing their new album Brothers, but that's it. the end. ILX considers them neither good enough or bad enough to produce any kind of reaction.

― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago)

i'm pretty sure most of ilx reaction to black keys is outright dislike. like "lol why is this horrible song on pazz & jop" and such

― teledyldonix, Sunday, 15 July 2012 15:19 (twelve years ago)

i should again openly state that i really liked "tighten up" a lot

― teledyldonix, Sunday, 15 July 2012 15:20 (twelve years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago)

The Lumineers also have a "hey" chant song out right now. Heard it for the first time last night.

― LimbsKing, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 14:12 (twelve years ago)

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

― System, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago)

Ugh.

― to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 03:16 (twelve years ago)

ay LimbsKing these have been fun, honestly, but i hope you just chill on starting any more polls for a while and just hang out and post and let us get to know you.

― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 03:25 (twelve years ago)

I definitely plan to stick around. Don't know how many polls I have left in me.

Current favorite album: Young the Giant

― LimbsKing, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 13:08 (twelve years ago)

Waiting for that championship thread! (And still hoping for a "worst of all the 0-votes" poll...)

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:07 (twelve years ago)

Championship thread coming soon... (been busy with work).

Hadn't thought of the worst of. Good idea!

― LimbsKing, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:26 (twelve years ago)

Woohoo!

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago)

missed this poll, no loss. though i'm not a black keys fan, i do like "lonely boy". way better than "gold on the ceiling".

― contenderizer, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 17:06 (twelve years ago)

the rest are of a type and not really my kinda thing

― contenderizer, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 17:15 (twelve years ago)

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