# Best #1 Modern/Alternative Rock Song of the Year: 2005

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**Created:** [December 9, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-modern-alternative-rock-song-of-the-year-2005/706775 "2014-12-09T17:55:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-modern-alternative-rock-song-of-the-year-2005/706775/1 "2014-12-09T17:55:29Z")

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Another “meh” year, IMO. Guess I’ll go for Gorillaz, but I really don’t care.

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**Author:** ![SirRay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-modern-alternative-rock-song-of-the-year-2005/706775/2 "2014-12-09T18:05:10Z")

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Well, I guess after 2004’s bumper crop of decent #1s, there was no way to go except down. Still, Beck’s “E-pro” good enough to get my nod here.

Also-rans of 2005 from [Playlist Research](http://www.playlistresearch.com/2000s/2005modern.htm)  
From the list of also-rans, I’m going with…Beck again, “Girl” (cool song, and double-plus good fun video of L.A. Hispanic culture meets Mad Fold-ins…) 🙂

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**Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-modern-alternative-rock-song-of-the-year-2005/706775/3 "2014-12-09T18:12:02Z")

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As always, some of my favorite alternative songs of '05 that didn’t make the list:

Metric - Monster Hospital  
Acid House Kings - Do What You Wanna Do  
Portastatic - Through With People  
The New Pornographers - Use It  
The Clientele - E.M.P.T.Y.  
Art Brut - Good Weekend  
The Dirtbombs - The Sharpest Claws  
Of Montreal - I Was Never Young  
Sleater-Kinney - Jumpers

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**Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-modern-alternative-rock-song-of-the-year-2005/706775/4 "2014-12-09T18:26:27Z")

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Went with Green Day since I never voted for them.

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**Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-modern-alternative-rock-song-of-the-year-2005/706775/5 "2014-12-09T18:52:17Z")

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Went with Gorillaz - I like a lot of what I have heard. Damon Albarn does interesting stuff…

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**Author:** ![Abracadebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Abracadebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abracadebra)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-modern-alternative-rock-song-of-the-year-2005/706775/6 "2014-12-09T21:52:50Z")

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Beck for me.