The end of a year brings in the countdowns. Countdowns to the midnight hour of the brand new year and countdowns of the top moments and worst events that defined the year for you. We’ve been counting up and down way before the final days of 09 – on the Hangover Café! The top ten lists of great music moments, impacts and themes were broadcast on 101.7 TNL Rocks and here’s a recap of some of the best top tens we aired this year!
Top 10 Covers:
10. Beat It – Fall Out Boy (Michael Jackson)
09. It’s My Life – No Doubt (Talk Talk)
08. Knockin on Heavens Door – Eric Clapton (Bob Dylan)
07. Basket Case – Pete Du Pon (Greenday)
06. Shadow Of The Day –
05. Run – Leona Lewis (Snow Patrol)
04. Zombie – Miser (Cranberries)
03. Wonderwall – Ryan Adams (Oasis)
02. Billie Jean – Chris Cornell (Michael Jackson)
01. Careless Whisper – Seether (George Michael)
Top 10 Songs with the Best Guitar Solos of All Time
10. Sultans of swing – Dire Straits
09. Sweet child of mine – Guns & Roses
08. You shook me all night long – ACDC
07. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
06. Wanted dead or alive – Bon Jovi
05. Fade to black – Metallica
04. Beat it – Micheal Jackson Feat Slash
03. Bold as love – Jimi Hendrix
02. Stairway to heaven – Led Zeppelin
01. Hot for teacher – Van Halen
Top 10 Rock Trios
10.Wolfmother – Woman
9. Blink-182 – What’s My Age Again
8. ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man
7. Muse – Supermassive Black Hole
6. Green Day – American Idiot
5. The Beastie Boys – Intergalactic
4. The Police – Roxanne
3. Cream – Sunshine of your Life
2. Nirvana –
1. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Hey Joe
Top 10 One Hit Wonders
- I'll Be There For You - Rembrandts
- Song 2 - Blur
- What’s Up – 4 Non Blondes
- Bitch - Meredith Brooks (do NOT mention title of song)
- Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O’Connor
- You Get What You Give - New Radicals
- Black Velvet - Alannah Myles
- Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
- No Rain - Blind Melon
- Laid - James