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, which began counting down the top 500 modern rock songs of all time over Memorial Day weekend World Radio History . Other alternative stations, such as in Washington D.C. and 97X (WOXY)

in Ohio, have also produced similar listener-voted "all-time" countdowns during holiday weekends Live 105: Memorial Day 1988 Highlights The inaugural 1988 countdown on Top 500 Modern Rock Songs

The iPod era. Rock became more cerebral. Bands stopped trying to fill arenas and started trying to impress Pitchfork. This is where the "Modern Rock" umbrella gets very wide, including Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, and The Shins. , which began counting down the top 500

Debate centers on two types of omissions: Rock became more cerebral

What is "Modern Rock"? For purists, it’s the gritty, flannel-soaked rebellion that kicked down the door of Hair Metal in the early 90s. For younger fans, it’s the digital-age angst of the 2000s or the genre-blending revival of the 2020s. In reality, Modern Rock is the soundtrack of the last three decades. It spans the grunge explosion, the post-grunge hangover, the nu-metal meltdown, the garage rock revival, and the indie-electro crossover.