The Best of Alternative Addiction 2009

Listen To the Best of 2009

Top 50 Songs

	Song Title / Band or Artist	Details
50	Back To Indiana The Elms	Back To Indiana The Elms One of the more overlooked songs of 2009 came from Midwestern rock band The Elms. Their single "Back To Indiana" sounds like a late 90's post-grunge hit, and fills a void left by so many modern rock bands today. The band explained the reason behind their nostalgic sound when we interviewed them in November, listen here
49	Swim Jack's Mannequin
48	Just One Day Better Than Ezra
47	Come 'N Go Bleu
46	Sick Of It Evans Blue
45	Say So My Favorite Highway	Break William Tell 2009 marked the return of William Tell, a celebrated singer/songwriter who released his debut solo album in early 2007. After a near 3 year hiatus, Tell returned with "Lovers & Haters" an EP that he says is a preview of what is to come on his next full album due out in 2010, listen to the interview here
44	Drown (Face Down) Saving Abel
43	Don't Believe A Word Third Eye Blind
42	Break William Tell
41	Beautifully Broken This Beautiful Republic
40	I Can't With You Still Standing	She Is Love Parachute Easily one of the more impressive debut albums of the year came from Virginia based band Parachute, who's single "She Is Love" helped the band splash onto the music scene in the spring of 2009. Surprisingly, lead singer Will Anderson says the song was never even intended to be a single off their album, listen to the interview here
39	Careless Whisper Seether
38	Stay SafetySuit
37	She Is Love Parachute
36	Say What You Will Nural
35	Cross My Heart Marianas Trench	How Much John Hampson Former Nine Days lead singer John Hampson returned in 2009 with his first full length solo release, which featured the hit "How Much." According to Hampson, the album represented a departure from the Nine Days sound, focusing more on acoustic guitars. Listen to his comments here
34	How Much John Hampson
33	Remind Me I'm Alive Ivoryline
32	Save Me From Myself Vertical Horizon
31	Be There Howie Day
30	Kings and Queens 30 Seconds To Mars	Walking On Broadway Mark Kano 2009 also marked the long awaited debut of former Athenaeum lead singer Mark Kano with his 2009 release Walking On Broadway. Kano said that the title track on the album was one of the first songs he wrote and the song that gave him the confidence to write and release a solo album, listen to him explain here
29	Walking On Broadway Mark Kano
28	Never Gonna Be Alone Fallzone
27	Belle Of The Boulevard Dashboard Confessional
26	Still In the Dark Aranda
25	All Over Me Default	December Juke Kartel Thanks in large part to their hit song December, Australian rock band Juke Kartel had a big year on Alternative Addiction in 2009, despite never having their album "Nowhere Left To Hide" released in the US. Lead singer Toby Rand says that the band has always been told they have an American sound, which might explain their fast rising success in 2009, listen to what Rand had to say about his band's sound here
24	Closer To Love Mat Kearney
23	Say It Blue October
22	December Juke Kartel
21	Hey, Soul Sister Train
20	Something Beautiful Needtobreathe	A Beautiful End J.R. Richards One of the most anticipated albums coming into 2009 was the solo debut from Dishwalla frontman J.R. Richards, which was over three years in the making. The self produced album from Richards turned out to be worth the wait and nothing short of brilliant. The title track from the album is perhaps one of Richard's best works to date, a song that he felt so strongly about he renamed the album to match it's title. Listen to the interview here
19	A Beautiful End J.R. Richards
18	Free Phil Marshall
17	100 in a 55 Pop Evil
16	Show Me What I'm Looking For Carolina Liar
15	All The Right Moves OneRepublic	Breakeven The Script 2009 marked the year the rest of the country discovered The Script, a band that had a huge year in 2008, just not in the US. Scoring two top 50 hits in last year's countdown, The Script brought their addictive sound stateside and made a huge splash with their song Breakeven. The long overdue success in the US was something that had dreamed of for years, listen to front man Danny O'Donoghue explain here
14	I Will Not Bow Breaking Benjamin
13	Breakeven The Script
12	Staring Down Collective Soul
11	Champagne CAVO
10	Wheels Foo Fighters	Come On Green River Ordinance Green River Ordinance is no stranger to Alternative Addiction, as an unsigned band they've been featured here for years, but when EMI signed the band in late 2008 and released their self titled debut in February, the rest of the world found out what makes this band so special. Using 2009 to build their fan base, lead singer Josh Jenkins is excited about the band's promising future, listen to his interview here
9	Breathe Ryan Star
8	Here Comes The... Butch Walker
7	Come On Green River Ordinance
6	Mess Of Me Switchfoot
5	Absolutely Still Better Than Ezra	All You Did Was Save My Life Our Lady Peace 2009 marked the return of Our Lady Peace, not just with another album, with a album that was a true return to their roots. It's been nearly 13 years since the Canadian rock band exploded onto the scene, and after numerous side projects and solo albums, Our Lady Peace seemed to have lost the luster the band once had. That all changed with the release of "Burn Burn," which signaled a return to the band's rock roots, and nothing captured that sound more than the lead off single on the album, "All You Did Was Save My Life," the song of the year for 2009.
4	You Found Me The Fray
3	Bonfire Third Eye Blind
2	The Middle Ground Vertical Horizon
1	All You Did Was Save My Life Our Lady Peace