50. Ingram Hill - Almost Perfect PEAK: #12
49. Delta Goodrem - Mistaken Identity PEAK: #9
48. Lifehouse - You And Me PEAK: #3
47. Hilary Duff - The Getaway PEAK: #9
46. Diana DeGarmo - Emotional PEAK: #2
45. Ben Moody f/ Anastacia - Everything Burns PEAK: #4
44. The Killers - All These Things That I've Done PEAK: #3
43. Girls Aloud - Wake Me Up PEAK: #7
42. Garbage - Run Baby Run PEAK: #4
41. Rachel Stevens - So Good PEAK: #3
40. Jason Mraz - Wordplay PEAK: #7
39. 3 Doors Down - Let Me Go PEAK: #6
38. Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends PEAK: #5
37. Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds PEAK: #2
36. Anastacia - Pieces Of A Dream PEAK: #2
35. Anastacia - Left Outside Alone PEAK: #3
34. Goo Goo Dolls - Better Days PEAK: #1 (2 weeks)
33. Jann Arden - Where No One Knows Me PEAK: #1 (1 week)
32. Metric - Monster Hospital PEAK: #2
31. Melissa Etheridge - Refugee PEAK: #1 (1 week)
30. Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver PEAK: #1 (3 weeks)
29. Aimee Mann - She Really Wants You PEAK: #2
28. Jem - 24 PEAK: #5
27. Natasha Bedingfield - These Words PEAK: #3
26. Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone PEAK: #2
25. Delta Goodrem - A Little Too Late PEAK: #1 (3 weeks)
24. Cassie Steele - Bluebird PEAK: #2
23. Natalie Imbruglia - Counting Down The Days PEAK: #2
22. Garbage - Sex Is Not The Enemy PEAK: #6
21. Amber - Voodoo PEAK: #1 (1 week)
20. Tori Amos - Original Sinsuality PEAK: #1 (2 weeks)
A rumored UK single release, this skyrocketed up my chart and stayed a favorite of mine at the end of spring 2005 though the release was canceled.
19. Backstreet Boys - Just Want You To Know PEAK: #2
The second single from the Backstreet Boys' comeback album "Never Gone" was one of very few mainstream songs to dominate my chart in the summer.
18. Duran Duran - What Happens Tomorrow PEAK: #4
Following the short-lived success of "Sunrise", this was yet another underrated effort from the 80's group, but on my chart it remained a favorite of mine throughout the first four months of the year.
17. Melissa McClelland - Pretty Blue PEAK: #4
The follow-up to the Canadian folk-rocker's JT40 debut, the catchy "Jaded", this proved I liked the mellow and more emotional side of Melissa McClelland.
16. Tori Amos - The Beekeeper PEAK: #1 (2 weeks)
Possibly the biggest experimental song to make my chart, this was Tori's most successful non-single track in the top 40, one of my favorites from her album of the same title, proving even the riskiest type of song can do well on my chart.
15. Tori Amos - Sweet The Sting PEAK: #2
Though this was released from Tori's "Beekeeper" album as the second single, I liked so many other songs out at the time that it got pushed to the side, spending 6 weeks in the runner-up position in May and June.
14. Melissa McClelland - Picture Postcard PEAK: #2
An album track from her "Stranded In Suburbia" CD, the song was one of my most played of the summer and one of my favorite non-singles of the year. It managed to become her biggest hit on my chart though it was not officially released.
13. Tyler Hilton - When It Comes PEAK: #1 (1 week)
Though Tyler was introduced on the M4BCC communities in summer 2004, I didn't get a chance to hear "When It Comes" until the end of the year, and I loved it. Though nothing else that followed was able to top it, it's still one of my favorites of the year.
12. Sarah McLachlan - Push PEAK: #1 (1 week)
Released as a single to Canadian AC radio, I caught on to the live version of this song from "Afterglow Live" as soon as it came out, and after months of being the biggest core chart artist to not have a #1, this became the first #1 hit for her.
11. Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket (acoustic) PEAK: #1 (6 weeks)
I've loved the original "Hand In My Pocket" since I got into Alanis's music, and it's no surprise I love this as well. It's very different hearing the song acoustic, as with all the songs on her "Jagged Little Pill Acoustic" CD. But all differences aside, it's another great effort from Alanis, though it's gone mostly overlooked.
10. Fantasia Truth Is PEAK: #6
The third American Idol had a major surprise hit with this song in the beginning of the year, especially with the downfall of R&B songs. What's even more surprising is how this outperformed all the songs by the biggest R&B artist of the year, Mariah Carey, on the top 100. Despite my changed tastes, I still like this song today.
9. Naomi Striemer Let Me Go PEAK: #3
Naomi didn't officially release a follow-up, but I co-led Naomi supporters to chart this song as a "follow-up" to the surprise hit. The song places 18 spots higher than "Fall Behind" did on last year's year-end.
8. Sheryl Crow Good Is Good PEAK: #3
My favorite song from Sheryl to be released in years, like Naomi this song also achieves the highest year-end position for her.
7. Alanis Morissette - Crazy PEAK: #1 (6 NC weeks)
Alanis's remake of the Seal hit, taken from her greatest hits album "The Collection" and the Gap Favorites CD, is one of few songs on my chart this year to spend almost all of its chart run inside the top 10.
6. Oasis - Lyla PEAK: #1 (1 week)
This year Oasis grew to be a major core artist of mine after being introduced to them through their biggest hit "Wonderwall". Thanks to that, I appreciated "Lyla" upon its release, especially because it was the first good UK #1 (IMO) since the undeserved 7-week domination of Tony Christie's "Amarillo". Many thought I wouldn't have liked it enough for #1, but I proved them wrong, and after reaching the top, it managed Tori-like longevity enough to reach the top 10.
5. Green Day Boulevard Of Broken Dreams PEAK: #1 (2 weeks)
It was the song that got me into Green Day - even though before then I liked "Time Of Your Life", I never fully appreciated their music until first hearing this. It had spent 2 weeks at #1 in December 2004, and into 2005 it still managed to be a #1 contender though it never got higher than #3 in 2005. It had one of the best runs in the top 10 and I obviously still love it today.
4. Anna Nalick Breathe (2 AM) PEAK: #2
Anna Nalick had the most successful song from a new artist this year with "Breathe (2 AM)". I heard it when it first released in November 2004 and liked it immediately, but it wasn't until going into early 2005 that I began to embrace it.
3. Oasis The Importance Of Being Idle PEAK: #1 (5 weeks)
One of few Oasis songs to be sung by Noel Gallagher instead of Liam, I instantly fell in love with "Idle" after first hearing it in early July, and showed more love for it on my chart than "Lyla", as proven by the 5 week stay at #1, rebounds toward the end of the year, and Tori-like longevity.
2. Backstreet Boys - Incomplete PEAK: #1 (2 weeks)
Leaking in early February before being officially released as a single, I loved this song immediately - it spent most of its chart run inside the top 10 and progressed even if it fell behind in favor of the competition. This and Green Day's single are the only 2 songs in my top 10 to have also went top 10 on pop.
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