Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs

~ Recording series

Recordings

#	Name	Artist	ISRCs	Rating	Length
1	Seven Nation Army	The White Stripes	`GBBKS0200608` `USVT10300001`	3.95	3:52
2	Smells Like Teen Spirit	Nirvana	`USGF19942501`	4.25	5:01
3	How Soon Is Now? (12″ version)	The Smiths	`GBAHT8403281` `GBCRL0800322` `GBCRL1100068` `USWB18400055`	4.75	6:46
4	Mr. Brightside	The Killers	`GBFFP0300052` `USIR20400274` `USIR20400750`	4.3	3:43
5	Love Will Tear Us Apart	Joy Division	`GBAAP0500321` `GBAAP1200064` (show 6 more) `USRHD0702651`	4.5	3:26
6	Everlong	Foo Fighters	`USRW29600011`	4.3	4:11
7	London Calling (original studio mix)	The Clash	`GBARL1200680` `GBBBN0400804` `GBBBN7902002` `GBBBN9902460`	4.1	3:20
8	1979	The Smashing Pumpkins	`USVI21200910` `USVI29500052`	4.45	4:26
9	Where Is My Mind?	Pixies	`GBAFL0700145` `GBAFL9700100`	4.25	3:52
10	Karma Police	Radiohead	`GBAYE9701368` `GBAYE9701424` `GBBKS1700112`	4.1	4:22
11	Just Like Heaven (album original mix)	The Cure	`GBALB8700003` `USEE10608907` `USEE18700009`	4	3:32
12	Wonderwall	Oasis	`GBAAW9500189` `GBBBN0009370` (show 3 more) `USRHD0530001`	4.2	4:19
13	Personal Jesus (album version)	Depeche Mode	`GBAJH0600051` `GBAJH0600289` `GBAJH0600298` `GBAJH9900191`	4.1	4:55
14	Wake Up	Arcade Fire	`USMRG0467008`	4.2	5:35
15	Buddy Holly	Weezer	`USGF19562907`	4.1	2:40
16	Archie, Marry Me	Alvvays	`CA8WH1200032` `US3R41428202`	4.35	3:17
17	Blister in the Sun	Violent Femmes	`GBAAP0000838` `GBAAP1200074` `USRH10145703` `USRHI0145703`	4.45	2:25
18	Bobcaygeon	The Tragically Hip	`CAM199700077` `CAUM72300454`	4.35	4:56
19	I Wanna Be Sedated	Ramones	`USRH11802019` `USWB10201817` `USWB19900888`	4.15	2:30
20	Paranoid Android	Radiohead	`GBAYE9701376` `GBBKS1700108`	4.35	6:24
21	God Save the Queen	Sex Pistols	`GBUM71200588` `USWB17700045`	4.4	3:19
22	Bitter Sweet Symphony (original)	The Verve	`GBAAA0400535` `GBAAA9700049` `GBUM71601816`	4.3	5:58
23	Rebellion (Lies)	Arcade Fire	`USMRG0467010`	4.15	5:11
24	Last Nite	The Strokes	`USRC10100765`	4	3:18
25	Loser	Beck	`USGF19463401`	4.35	3:56
26	Fell in Love With a Girl	The White Stripes	`GBBKS0100352`	3.7	1:50
27	“Heroes”	David Bowie	`USJT11700005` `USJT11700025` `USJT19900130`	4.35	6:10
28	Creep (You’re so fucking special)	Radiohead	`GBAYE9200070`	4.2	3:57
29	Burning Down the House	Talking Heads	`USUM71106504` `USWB10302442` (show 2 more) `USWB19900869`	4.5	4:02
30	Undone – The Sweater Song	Weezer	`USGF19562908` `USGF19962905`	4.2	5:05
31	New Orleans Is Sinking	The Tragically Hip	`CAUM72400141` `USMC18928797`	4.5	4:17
32	Kids	MGMT	`USSM10702135` `USSM10804087`	4.1	5:03
33	Under the Bridge	Red Hot Chili Peppers	`USWB11402852` `USWB11403541` `USWB19901576`	4.25	4:26
34	Howlin’ for You	The Black Keys	`USNO11000079` `USNO12000174`	4.15	3:12
35	Basket Case	Green Day	`USRE11600554` `USRE11700443` `USRE11700466` `USRE19900151`	4.2	3:03
36	This Charming Man (album version)	The Smiths	`GBAHT0105656` `GBCRL0800302` `GBCRL1100240`	3.8	2:43
37	Come as You Are (original studio mix)	Nirvana	`USGF19942503`	4.1	3:39
38	Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	`USRC10800301`	3.75	3:51
39	Float On	Modest Mouse	`USSM10315494`	4.3	3:28
40	Feel Good Inc. (single version)	Gorillaz featuring De La Soul	`GB0400500047` `GBAYE0500172` `GBAYE0500440`	4	3:42
41	Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked	Cage the Elephant	`GBGLM0700133` `GBGLM0800039` `USJI10900260` `USK6G0700004`	3.95	2:55
42	Somebody Told Me	The Killers	`GBFFP0300054` `USIR20400195`	3.85	3:18
43	One More Time	Daft Punk	`GBAHT1305744` `GBDUW0000053`	3.7	5:21
44	Leather Jacket	Arkells	`CAUM71400189`	4.5	3:56
45	Don’t Look Back in Anger	Oasis	`GBAAW9500190` `GBQCP1400110` `GBQCP1400150`	4.35	4:48
46	Pumped Up Kicks	Foster the People	`USSM11002931`	4.05	3:58
47	Today	Smashing Pumpkins	`USVI21100148` `USVI29300027`	4.05	3:21
48	Guns+Ammunition	July Talk	`CA8OU1300013`	5	3:05
49	Monkey Gone to Heaven	Pixies	`GBAFL9700103`	3.7	2:56
50	Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)	Arcade Fire	`USMRG0467005`	4.3	5:13
51	1901	Phoenix	`FR31Q0900002` `GBUM70902408`	4.3	3:13
52	Yellow	Coldplay	`GBAYE0000267` `GBAYE1600170` `USLIC0600482` `USNO11400531`	3.35	4:29
53	Space Oddity	David Bowie	`USJT10500002` `USJT10500064` (show 3 more) `USJT19900001`	4.25	5:15
54	Once in a Lifetime	Talking Heads	`USWB10302437` `USWB10502869` `USWB10600141` `USWB19900867`	4.3	4:23
55	Learn to Fly	Foo Fighters	`USRW39900002`	4.3	3:56
56	Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)	The Tragically Hip	`CAUM70500124` `CAUM71400324` `USMC19239671`	5	4:27
57	Song 2	Blur	`GBAYE1200348` `GBAYE1400841` `GBAYE9600015` `USRHD0708242`	4.25	2:01
58	Rock the Casbah	The Clash	`GBARL1200671` `GBBBN8200023` `GBBBN8202023` `GBBBN9902463`	4.65	3:43
59	All the Small Things	blink‐182	`USMC19959123`	3.95	2:51
60	Jeremy	Pearl Jam	`USSM19100674`	4.35	5:19
61	Blue Monday (original 12″ version)	New Order	`GBAAP0001115` `GBAAP1500066` (show 6 more) `USQW18300001`	3.75	7:29
62	Scar Tissue	Red Hot Chili Peppers	`USWB11402754` `USWB11403544` `USWB19900674`	3.8	3:37
63	Common People (full length version)	Pulp	`GBAA95000078` `GBAAN9500078`	4.75	5:51
64	All Apologies (“In Utero” original version)	Nirvana	`USGF19960712`	3.85	3:51
65	Soul Meets Body	Death Cab for Cutie	`USAT20504676` `USAT21500056`	4.1	3:51
66	Sabotage (explicit)	Beastie Boys	`USCA20501217` `USCA20901511` `USCA29400020`	4.4	2:58
67	Lust for Life	Iggy Pop	`USTM39200001` `USVI29000046`	4.45	5:12
68	Cigarette Daydreams	Cage the Elephant	`USRC11301169`	4	3:29
69	It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)	R.E.M.	`USCA20600783` `USCA21202401` (show 3 more) `USUM71418059`	4.2	4:05
70	Ho Hey	The Lumineers	`USDMG1260805`	4.25	2:41
71	Viva la vida	Coldplay	`GABAY0080086` `GBAYE0800265` `GBAYE0800867` `GBAYE1600217`	4.05	4:01
72	Riptide	Vance Joy	`AULI01385760` `USAT21301412`	3.6	3:22
73	Friday I’m in Love (album original mix)	The Cure	`GBALB9200002` `GBUM72201204` `USEE10180267` `USEE19200008`	4.6	3:35
74	Helena Beat	Foster the People	`USSM11005693`	3.5	4:36
75	Walk on the Wild Side	Lou Reed	`USAR19901104` `USRC10200418` (show 5 more) `USRC19606712`	4.25	4:13
76	The Middle	Jimmy Eat World	`USDW10110256`	4.1	2:46
77	Times Like These	Foo Fighters	`USRW30200005`	3.9	4:26
78	Say It Ain’t So (album version)	Weezer	`USGF19562901` `USGF19962907` `USIR10400084`	3.85	4:19
79	Keep the Car Running	Arcade Fire	`GBUM70607729` `USMRG0728502`	3.75	3:29
80	Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	`GBCEL0300177` `GBCEL0300192` `GBCEL2100518` `USSM10402947`	4.05	3:58
81	What I Got (explicit)	Sublime	`USGA19649251`	4.25	2:51
82	Ready to Start	Arcade Fire	`GBUM71021615`	3.8	4:16
83	Icky Thump	The White Stripes	`GBBKS0700147` `USWB10701395`	3.9	4:15
84	What’s My Age Again?	blink‐182	`USMC19959007`	4.15	2:29
85	Midnight City	M83	`FR6F31374280` `GB55H1100002`	3.9	4:03
86	Save Your Scissors	City and Colour		4	4:49
87	Lonely Boy	The Black Keys	`USNO11100273` `USNO11500536` `USNO12100176`	4	3:13
88	When I Come Around	Green Day	`USRE11600557` `USRE11700444` `USRE11700467` `USRE19900154`	3.9	2:58
89	Ahead by a Century	The Tragically Hip	`CAM199600015`	4.35	3:44
90	Radioactive	Imagine Dragons	`USUM71201074`	4.3	3:07
91	Enjoy the Silence (album version)	Depeche Mode			4:32
92	Gold Guns Girls	Metric	`CARB70901905`	4.65	4:05
93	Blitzkrieg Bop (single/album version)	Ramones	`USRH11601901` `USWB10102793` (show 3 more) `USWB19900895`	4.5	2:13
94	Otherside	Red Hot Chili Peppers	`USWB11402755` `USWB11403545` `USWB19900693`	3.8	4:16
95	Even Flow (album version)	Pearl Jam	`USSM19100673`	4.65	4:54
96	Sex on Fire	Kings of Leon	`USRC10800300`	3.75	3:23
97	Fame	David Bowie	`GBAYE7500054` `USJT10500023` (show 2 more) `USJT19900102`	3.9	4:17
98	Royals	Lorde	`NZUM71200031`	3.8	3:10
99	Lisztomania	Phoenix	`FR31Q0900001` `GBUM70903475`	4.2	4:02
100	Heart‐Shaped Box	Nirvana	`USGF19960703`	4.2	4:41

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