RockOnTheNet
presents The Top Pop Songs
Of All Time !
We have ranked the pop songs that have charted over the past 50+
years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and come up
with
a definitive list that will continue to expand as we add to it,
and continue to modify as new songs chart on The ARC Weekly Top
40.
The Strokes consists of
Julian Casablancas on vocals, Nikolai Fraiture on
bass, Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, Jr. on
guitar, and Fabrizio Moretti on drums. The band
formed in 1998 in New York City after
Casablancas, Valensi, and Moretti began playing
together while at a private school in Manhattan.
Fraiture had been a friend of Casablancas, and
Hammond had met Casablancas while attending a
boarding school in Switzerland. The band members
came from affluent families - Casablancas is the
son of modeling agent John Casablancas, and
Hammond's father was a well known songwriter of
the 70's. The Strokes released the EP The
Modern Age before signing with a major
record label in 2001.
The Strokes released
the EP The Modern Age with 3 tracks
("The Modern Age," "Last
Nite," and "Barely Legal) which were
later included on their debut LP.
October 9: The Strokes released
their debut LP Is
This It in the US (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP had been released
earlier in the year overseas and hit the Top 10
in Australia, Norway, Sweden, and the UK. Rolling
Stone described the LP as "...the stuff
of which legends are made. Recorded in a
sub-basement studio off Avenue A in Manhattan,
where the air was blue with cigarette smoke and
three pictures from a Victoria's Secret catalog
were taped to a cabinet for something like
inspiration, the Strokes' debut album is pure New
York rock & roll: all gray-pavement
aggression wrapped in black-leather cool."
When Is
This It was released in the US, new cover
art replaced a more racy cover and the track
"New York City Cops" was replaced with
"When It Started" in light of the
recent September 11th terrorist attacks.
January 19: The Strokes performed on Saturday
Night Live and performed "Last
Nite" and "Hard To Explain."
October 28: The Strokes released Room
On Fire (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP hit the Top 10 in
the US, Australia, Germany, Norway, the
Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK.
November 13: The Strokes appeared on
the cover of Rolling Stone.
January 3: The Strokes released First
Impressions Of Earth (available for download at
iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP hit the Top 10 in
the US, Australia, Austria, France, Germany, the
Netherlands, and Sweden.
Released: October 28, 2003 US: Platinum Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 4 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:B Tracks: "What Ever
Happened?" - "Automatic Stop"
- "12:51" - "You Talk Way Too
Much" - "Between Love And
Hate" - "Meet Me In The
Bathroom" - "Under Control" -
"The Way It Is" - "The End Has
No End" - "I Can't Win"
[ also available on vinyl ]
Released: January 3, 2006 US: Gold Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 4 Billboard #1: Digital Albums Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:B+ Tracks: "You Only Live
Once" - "Juicebox" -
"Heart In A Cage" -
"Razorblade" - "On The Other
Side" - "Vision Of Division" -
"Ask Me Anything" -
"Electricityscape" - "Killing
Lies" - "Fear Of Sleep"
[ also available on vinyl ]
Released: March 22, 2011 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 4 Billboard #1: Rock Albums,
Alternative Albums Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:B- Tracks: "Machu
Picchu" - "Under Cover Of
Darkness" - "Two Kinds Of
Happiness" - "You're So Right"
- "Taken For A Fool" -
"Games" - "Call Me Back"
- "Gratisfaction" -
"Metabolism" - "Life Is Simple
In The Moonlight"
[ also available on vinyl ]
Released: April 10, 2020 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 8 Billboard #1: Album Sales, Rock
Albums, Alternative Albums Grammy Winner: Best Rock Album Tracks: "The Adults Are
Talking" - "Selfless" -
"Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus" -
"Bad Decisions" - "Eternal
Summer" - "At The Door" -
"Why Are Sunday's So Depressing" -
"Not The Same Anymore" - "Ode
To The Mets"
Note: Song title and position links lead
you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run and LP links
take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound samples).
The Strokes consists of
Julian Casablancas on vocals, Nikolai Fraiture on
bass, Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, Jr. on
guitar, and Fabrizio Moretti on drums. The band
formed in 1998 in New York City after
Casablancas, Valensi, and Moretti began playing
together while at a private school in Manhattan.
Fraiture had been a friend of Casablancas, and
Hammond had met Casablancas while attending a
boarding school in Switzerland. The band members
came from affluent families - Casablancas is the
son of modeling agent John Casablancas, and
Hammond's father was a well known songwriter of
the 70's. The Strokes released the EP The
Modern Age before signing with a major
record label in 2001. 
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