Top 500 Songs Of 2009 - #475-#451

#475 - Bruce Springsteen - "Working On A Dream" from "Working On A Dream"

#474 - Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band - "Worldwide" from "Outer South"

#473 - Wilco - "Bull Black Nova" from "Wilco (The Album)"

#472 - Favours For Sailors - "I Dreamt That You Loved Me In Your Dreams" from Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist

#471 - Death Cab For Cutie - "My Mirror Speaks" from "The Open Door"

#470 - Jay Reatard - "Wounded" from "Watch Me Fall" - One of the saddest stories in rock history, Reatard built up a reputation over a number of years, releasing several singles and EPs, put together an excellent debut album... and then died shortly after it's release. R.I.P. Jay.

#469 - And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Insatiable (Two)" from "The Century Of Self"

#468 - Neil Young - "Just Singing A Song" from "Fork In The Road"

#467 - The Handsome Furs - "Radio Kalininbrad" from "Face Control"

#466 - Mika - "Touches You" from "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" - If you think Muse is over the top and bites frequently from the Queen apple on their last album, you clearly haven't heard of Mika before.

#465 - Basement Jaxx - "Raindrops" from "Scars"

#464 - Them Crooked Vultures - "Scumbag Blues" from "Them Crooked Vultures"

#463 - Shirock - "New Solution" from "Everything Burns" - Do you like U2 but hate Bono? Shirock is the band for you. You know how sometimes generic cereal tastes exactly like the name brand product? That's Shirock. So if you love the taste of U2...

#462 - Ben Harper And The Relentless 7 - "Keep It Together (So I Can Fall Apart)" from "White Lies For Dark Times"

#461 - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - "Contender" from "The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart" - Mmmmm.... that's good shoegaze!

#460 - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - "Lady Jesus" from Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist

#459 - Discovery - "Swing Tree" from "LP"

#458 - Fastball - "She's Got The Rain" from "Little White Lies" - Fastball is one of the most under-rated pop rock bands of the past twenty years and their latest album is no exception, putting three songs on the countdown.

#457 - The Yes Pleases - "70%" from Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist

#456 - Asher Roth - "La Di Da" from "Asleep In The Bread Aisle"

#455 - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - "103" from "The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart"

#454 - Animal Collective - "Brother Sport" from "Merriweather Post Pavilion"

#453 - A.F.I. - "End Transmission" from "Crash Love"

#452 - Billy Talent - "White Sparrows" from "Billy Talent III"

#451 - The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Flipside" from "Communion"