Report card: 11/5/10

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Pop[/u]
Nelly- Just a Dream
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World)
Far East Movement f/ Cataracs & Dev- Like a G6
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream
Flo Rida- Club Can't Handle Me
Taio Cruz- Dynamite
Pink- Raise Your Glass
Neon Trees- Animal
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It
Mike Posner- Please Don't Go
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up
Katy Perry- Firework
The Ready Set- Love Like Woe
Eminem f/ Rihanna- Love the Way You Lie
Taylor Swift- Mine
Kesha- We R Who We R
OneRepublic- Secrets
Kasha- Take it Off
Will.I.Am & Nicki Minaj- Check it Out
Train- If it's Love
Daughtry- September
Jesse McCartney- Shake
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything
Usher f/ Jay-Z- Hot Tottie
Sean Kingston- Letting Go
Maroon 5- Misery
Akon- Angel
Rihanna f/ Drake- What's My Name?
Jason DeRulo- What If
David Guetta f/ Kid Cudi- Memories
Bruno Mars- Grenade
Cee Lo Green- F**k You
Good Charlotte- Like it's Her Birthday
Travie McCoy- Need You
B.O.B. f/ Rivers Cuomo- Magic
Sick Puppies- Maybe
Edward Maya- Stereo Love
3Oh!3- Double Vision
Yolanda Be Cool & DCup- We No Speak Americano
Willow- Whip My Hair
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor)
Maroon 5- Give a Little More
Eminem f/ Lil' Wayne- No Love
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (The Dirty Bit)
Mohombi- Bumpy Ride
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall- Dueces
Natasha Bedingfield- Strip Me

Alternative
Black Keys- Tighten Up
Kings of Leon- Radioactive
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End
Jimmy Eat World- My Best Theory
Anberlin- Impossible
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man
Muse- Undisclosed Desires
Cake- Sick of You
Stone Sour- Say You'll Haunt Me
My Chemical Romance- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na)
Dirty Heads f/ Rome- Lay Me Down
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge
Finger Eleven- Living in a Dream
Florence + the Machine- Dog Days are Over
Three Days Grace- World So Cold
Temper Trap- Fder
Apocalyptica f/ Gavin Rossdale- End of Me
Arcade Fire- Ready to Start
Chevelle- Shameful Metaphors
A Day to Remember- All I Want
Dirty Heads- Stand Tall
Papa Roach- Kick in the Teeth
10 Years- Shoot it Out
Godsmack- Love-Hate-Sex-Pain
Neon Trees- 1983
My Darkest Days- Porn Star Dancing
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside
Middle Class Rut- New Low
Phoenix- Lasso
Escape the Fate- Issues
Weezer- Memories
Paper Tongues- Get Higher
Disturbed- Another Way to Die
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family
Mumford & Sons- The Cave
Linkin Park- The Catalyst
XX- Crystalised
Saving Abel- The Sex is Good
New Politics- Dignity
Smashing Pumpkins- Freak
OK Go- White Knuckles
A Silent Film- You Will Leave a Mark
Jack Johnson- At or With Me
Terrible Things- Revolution
Bullet for My Valentine- Bittersweet Memories
Disturbed- The Animal

AC[/u]
Script- Breakeven
Train- Hey Soul Sister
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now
Uncle Kracker- Smile
Daughtry- Life After You
Michael Bublé- Hollywood
John Mayer- Half of My Heart
Katy Perry- California Gurls
Colbie Caillat- I Never Told You
Five For Fighting- Slice
Lady Gaga- Alejandro
Seal- Secret
Lady Antebellum- I Run to You
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got
Josh Groban- Hidden Away
Jim Brickman- Thank You
Pink- Glitter in the Air
Sheryl Crow- Summer Day
Plain White T's- Rhythm of Love
Santana f/ India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me
La Roux- Bulletproof
Jewel- Satisfied
Lifehouse- All In
Train- Marry Me
Adam Lambert- If I Had You
Michael W. Smith- Take My Breath Away

Hot AC
Michael Franti & Spearhead- The Sound of Sunshine
Paramore- The Only Exception
Ryan Star- Start a Fire
Switchfoot- Your Love is a Song
Carrie Underwood- Undo It
Hedley- Perfect
Script- For the First Time
Ingrid Michaelson- Parachute
B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams- Airplanes

Triple A[/u]
Robert Plant- Angel DanceRay Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs- Beg Steal of Borrow
Shawn Mullins- Light You Up
Avett Brothers- Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise
David Gray- A Moment Changes Everything
KT Tunstall- Fade Like a Shadow
Tired Pony- Dead American Writers
Guster- Do You Love Me
Michael Franti & Spearhead- Hey Hey Hey
Donavon Frankreiter- Glow
John Butler Trio- I'd Do Anything (Soldier's Lament)
Eric Clapton- Run Back to Your Side
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- Paris
Sheryl Crow- Sign Your Name
One Eskimo- Amazing
Doobie Brothers- Nobody (2010)
Keane- My Shadow
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- High in the Morning
Elton John & Leon Russell- If it Wasn't for Bad
Steven Page- Indecision

Rhythmic
Lil' Wayne f/ Drake- Right Above It
Nicki Minaj- Right Thru Me
Drake f/ T.I. & Swizz Beats- Fancy
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands
YG- Toot It and Boot It
Miguel- All I Want is You
Rick Ross- Aston Martin Music
Kanye West f/ Pusha T- Runaway
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow
Trey Songz- Can't Be Friends
Ne-Yo- One in a Million
Diddy-Dirty Money- Loving You No More
New Boys f/ Teairra Mari- Spot Right There
Jazmine Sillivan- Holding You Down
Chris Brown Yeah 3x
Lloyd- Lay it Down
Drake f/ Lil' Wayne- Miss Me
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock
Rick Ross- Blowin' Money Fast
Usher- There Goes My Baby
T-Pain f/ Rick Ross- Rap Song
Baby Bash f/ E-40- Go Girl
Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nick Minaj & Bon Iver- Monster
Taio Cruz f/ Kesha- Dirty Picture
Nelly f/ T-Pain- Move that Body

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Pop[/u]
Nelly- Just a Dream: B+ (A positive grade for a Nelly song? What is this, 2001? Still, it doesn't quite feel like it should be a #1 song.)
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are: C+
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love: C
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World): B+
Far East Movement f/ Cataracs & Dev- Like a G6: B
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream: A-
Flo Rida- Club Can't Handle Me: D (His mediocrity has become positively mind-blowing.)
Taio Cruz- Dynamite: C+
Pink- Raise Your Glass: B (Well, by the standards of her recent first singles, it's really good. Compared to everything else, meh.)
Neon Trees- Animal: A
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It: F- (I know we're only about 8.5% thru the decade, but I propose we close the balloting for "Worst Song of the Decade" right now. From the fact that it sounds like he's singing the song underwater, to the cynical addition of Pitbull, to those tools from the Jersey Shore show barging into the video. There's just nothing redeemable whatsoever about this song.)
Mike Posner- Please Don't Go: B
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up: D+
Katy Perry- Firework: n/a
The Ready Set- Love Like Woe: n/a
Eminem f/ Rihanna- Love the Way You Lie: A-
Taylor Swift- Mine:D
Kesha- We R Who We R: n/a (And pop radio will surely let her off the hook for this one too.)
OneRepublic- Secrets: A-
Kasha- Take it Off: F
Will.I.Am & Nicki Minaj- Check it Out: n/a
Train- If it's Love: C
Daughtry- September: D
Jesse McCartney- Shake: n/a
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything: B+
Usher f/ Jay-Z- Hot Tottie: n/a
Sean Kingston- Letting Go: n/a
Maroon 5- Misery: B+
Akon- Angel:n/a
Rihanna f/ Drake- What's My Name?: n/a
Jason DeRulo- What If: n/a
David Guetta f/ Kid Cudi- Memories: n/a
Bruno Mars- Grenade: n/a
Cee Lo Green- F**k You: B
Good Charlotte- Like it's Her Birthday: B+
Travie McCoy- Need You: n/a
B.O.B. f/ Rivers Cuomo- Magic: B
Sick Puppies- Maybe: n/a
Edward Maya- Stereo Love: n/a
3Oh!3- Double Vision: n/a
Yolanda Be Cool & DCup- We No Speak Americano: B-
Willow- Whip My Hair: D (Ugh. "Will Smith's 10-year-old daughter" will be the only reason this hits the top 20 and probably higher I'm sure.)
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor): n/a
Maroon 5- Give a Little More: B
Eminem f/ Lil' Wayne- No Love: n/a
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (The Dirty Bit): n/a
Mohombi- Bumpy Ride: n/a
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall- Dueces: n/a
Natasha Bedingfield- Strip Me: C+

Alternative
Black Keys- Tighten Up: B-
Kings of Leon- Radioactive: A-
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End: B+
Jimmy Eat World- My Best Theory: A
Anberlin- Impossible: B+
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man: B-
Muse- Undisclosed Desires: A+
Cake- Sick of You: n/a
Stone Sour- Say You'll Haunt Me: B
My Chemical Romance- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na): B+
Dirty Heads f/ Rome- Lay Me Down: C-
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge: A
Finger Eleven- Living in a Dream: n/a
Florence + the Machine- Dog Days are Over: n/a
Three Days Grace- World So Cold: n/a
Temper Trap- Fader: A
Apocalyptica f/ Gavin Rossdale- End of Me: n/a
Arcade Fire- Ready to Start: B+
Chevelle- Shameful Metaphors: n/a
A Day to Remember- All I Want: n/a
Dirty Heads- Stand Tall: n/a
Papa Roach- Kick in the Teeth: n/a
10 Years- Shoot it Out: n/a
Godsmack- Love-Hate-Sex-Pain: n/a
Neon Trees- 1983: B+
My Darkest Days- Porn Star Dancing: F
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside: B-
Middle Class Rut- New Low: n/a
Phoenix- Lasso: A
Escape the Fate- Issues: n/a
Weezer- Memories: B
Paper Tongues- Get Higher: B-
Disturbed- Another Way to Die: n/a
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family: n/a
Mumford & Sons- The Cave: n/a
Linkin Park- The Catalyst: n/a
XX- Crystalised: B
Saving Abel- The Sex is Good: n/a
New Politics- Dignity: B
Smashing Pumpkins- Freak: n/a
OK Go- White Knuckles: B-
A Silent Film- You Will Leave a Mark: A-
Jack Johnson- At or With Me: B-
Terrible Things- Revolution: n/a
Bullet for My Valentine- Bittersweet Memories: n/a
Disturbed- The Animal: n/a

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Hurrah for Daylight Saving Time.

Pop[/u]
Nelly- Just a Dream: B-
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are: B+ (Inevitably, I associate this song with my girl. I'm such a sap. She doesn't hate her own laugh, though (she loves to laugh) so I have to pretend that word is something else.)
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love: B
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World): C+
Far East Movement f/ Cataracs & Dev- Like a G6: A-[/color] (Maybe the most disposable pop song I can't get enough of right now, but... www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNwxv6TgsuU )
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream: B
Flo Rida- Club Can't Handle Me: F (I know I've said it before, but further proof Flo Rida is the new Nelly. What is this poppy cornball shit? :
Taio Cruz- Dynamite: B+ (OK, so I really dig this song now. Sue me.)
Pink- Raise Your Glass: nfe (But her quirky, cheesy lyrics continually sink her songs.)
Neon Trees- Animal: B (Still don't see what the big deal with this one is. I totally see them going down as one-hit wonders.)
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It: F[/color] (And this horses*** is the song that revives his washed up career. Wonderful. :
Mike Posner- Please Don't Go: B
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up: nfe
Katy Perry- Firework: C (A baffling, boring choice for a third single.)
The Ready Set- Love Like Woe: F (F**k this trash.)
Eminem f/ Rihanna- Love the Way You Lie: B+
Taylor Swift- Mine: B- (Way to keep cranking out the same song, Taylor. Glad it just missed the Top 10.)
Kesha- We R Who We R: n/a
OneRepublic- Secrets: B- (For as awesome as "Apologize" and "Stop and Stare" were, the first two singles from the second album are incredibly disappointing. )
Kasha- Take it Off: B- (So over this song and I could use a break from her, too, though I'll obviously hear her new song soon enough.)
Will.I.Am & Nicki Minaj- Check it Out: F[/color] (The "Video Killed the Radio Star" sample killed the will.i.am single. For the record, I enjoy the Buggles' song.)
Train- If it's Love: C+
Daughtry- September: C (The singles from the second album are much more tiresome after repeat listens. Just boring.)
Jesse McCartney- Shake: F[/color] (WTF is this shit?! )
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything: B-
Usher f/ Jay-Z- Hot Tottie: B
Sean Kingston- Letting Go: C+ (OK, so I quickly grew tired of this song.)
Maroon 5- Misery: C+ (They used to be decent enough, when they still had everything to prove, but now they've just devolved into boring Hollywood pop.)
Akon- Angel: nfe
Rihanna f/ Drake- What's My Name?: n/a
Jason DeRulo- What If: nfe (But I didn't want a Jason Derülo ballad. )
David Guetta f/ Kid Cudi- Memories: nfe
Bruno Mars- Grenade: n/a
Cee Lo Green- F**k You: A-
Taio Cruz f/ Ke$ha- Dirty Picture: n/a (Way to discourage that whole teen sexting epidemic, though... :
Good Charlotte- Like it's Her Birthday: B+
Travie McCoy- Need You: n/a
B.O.B. f/ Rivers Cuomo- Magic: B- (It's funny to me that this fluffy disposable pop-rap never surpassed "Airplanes.")
Sick Puppies- Maybe: F
Edward Maya- Stereo Love: n/a
3Oh!3- Double Vision: nfe
Yolanda Be Cool & DCup- We No Speak Americano: n/a (Has anybody on Pulse figured out yet that the incredibly stupid group name is an obscure, random Pulp Fiction reference? The topic was already several pages deep by the time this hit the Top 50 and no one had said a thing by that point.)
Willow- Whip My Hair: nfe
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor): n/a
Maroon 5- Give a Little More: n/a
Eminem f/ Lil' Wayne- No Love: A- (Brilliant that Just Blaze made a track out of Haddaway's "What Is Love." I just wish the song were performing better.)
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (The Dirty Bit): n/a (Oh, fuck me. They're already back?)
Mohombi- Bumpy Ride: n/a
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall- Deuces: B+
Natasha Bedingfield- Strip Me: n/a

Alternative
Black Keys- Tighten Up: B+
Kings of Leon- Radioactive: C+
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End: B+ (But it's complete bulls*** that this single caught a foothold when "The Catalyst" did not.)
Jimmy Eat World- My Best Theory: A
Anberlin- Impossible: B
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man: B+
Muse- Undisclosed Desires: A-
Cake- Sick of You: C+ (Why do I like Cake significantly less than seemingly all my friends? Like, I have no interest in owning any of their albums. I usually enjoy their singles, but this is their most boring I can recall in awhile.)
Stone Sour- Say You'll Haunt Me: A-[/color] (But so ready for a new single.)
My Chemical Romance- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na): A- (Hopefully the album will rejuvenate my interest in it, because it would appear the song has already peaked with me otherwise.)
Dirty Heads f/ Rome- Lay Me Down: B+ (It took me forever to come around on this one. I love the cinematography and the fashion in the video.)
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge: A (Surprised this no-brainer, top-notch single is having such a tough climb up the chart, though. )
Finger Eleven- Living in a Dream: C- (This rips off "Paralyzer" so shamelessly it's sickening.)
Florence + the Machine- Dog Days are Over: B
Three Days Grace- World So Cold: B+ (The best yet of the Life Starts Now singles.)
Temper Trap- Fader: nfe (But that just goes to show how boring I found it.)
Apocalyptica f/ Gavin Rossdale- End of Me: B- (I can't believe this song is still charting, as my station already dumped it so long ago, after championing it while it was initially struggling nationwide.)
Arcade Fire- Ready to Start: A (Why did this song smack into a wall so quickly?? That's infuriating, especially because this is the first time I've ever championed a currently promoted Arcade Fire single.)
Chevelle- Shameful Metaphors: B
A Day to Remember- All I Want: nfe (One listen was surprisingly good. Also surprising is that ADTR are having a breakout radio hit, a la Paramore three years ago, or something.)
Dirty Heads- Stand Tall: B
Papa Roach- Kick in the Teeth: C+
10 Years- Shoot it Out: B-
Godsmack- Love-Hate-Sex-Pain: B-
Neon Trees- 1983: nfe
My Darkest Days- Porn Star Dancing: F
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside: nfe (I remember liking it, though.)
Middle Class Rut- New Low: B (so far)
Phoenix- Lasso: nfe
Escape the Fate- Issues: D+ (Can't believe "the kids" aren't calling bulls*** on this band and that ETF have actually had so much underground success that they now have a radio hit on their hands. Sounds like these guys really liked Atreyu's Lead Sails Paper Anchor.)
Weezer- Memories: B (This got unfairly overlooked.)
Paper Tongues- Get Higher: B (Not as sharp as their first two singles, unfortunately.)
Disturbed- Another Way to Die: B- (Disturbed by numbers.)
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family: A
Mumford & Sons- The Cave: B (so far)
Linkin Park- The Catalyst: A
XX- Crystalised: nfe
Saving Abel- The Sex is Good: nfe
New Politics- Dignity: nfe
Smashing Pumpkins- Freak: C
OK Go- White Knuckles: nfe
A Silent Film- You Will Leave a Mark: B+
Jack Johnson- At or With Me: C+
Terrible Things- Revolution: n/a
Bullet for My Valentine- Bittersweet Memories: B- (Too syrupy.)
Disturbed- The Animal: nfe

OK, I'll have to do the rest later. Too tired to go on.

[WotUNeed]

Pop[/u]
Nelly- Just a Dream nfe
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are B+
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love nfe
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World) C-
Far East Movement f/ Cataracs & Dev- Like a G6 B
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream C- (It's less annoying than most of the singles from album one, but I don't quite enjoy it either. Still, oddly enough, I like the arrangement for this week's Glee episode.)
Flo Rida- Club Can't Handle Me B- (Completely disposable, but catchy. Enjoyable in moderation.)
Taio Cruz- Dynamite A- (Also disposable, but one of the year's best club songs.)
Pink- Raise Your Glass n/a
Neon Trees- Animal A
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It A- (See "Dynamite.")
Mike Posner- Please Don't Go nfe
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up nfe
Katy Perry- Firework n/a
The Ready Set- Love Like Woe n/a
Eminem f/ Rihanna- Love the Way You Lie C-
Taylor Swift- Mine n/a
Kesha- We R Who We R n/a
OneRepublic- Secrets B+ (Pleasantly surprised this has done as well as it has.)
Kesha- Take it Off C+ (See "Club Can't Handle Me," but change "in moderation" to "on rare occasions.")
Will.I.Am & Nicki Minaj- Check it Out nfe
Train- If it's Love nfe
Daughtry- September n/a
Jesse McCartney- Shake n/a
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything A-
Usher f/ Jay-Z- Hot Tottie n/a
Sean Kingston- Letting Go nfe
Maroon 5- Misery A
Akon- Angel nfe
Rihanna f/ Drake- What's My Name? n/a
Jason DeRulo- What If n/a
David Guetta f/ Kid Cudi- Memories nfe
Bruno Mars- Grenade nfe (Probably should listen to the album again at some point.)
Cee Lo Green- F**k You A-
Good Charlotte- Like it's Her Birthday n/a
Travie McCoy- Need You nfe
B.O.B. f/ Rivers Cuomo- Magic A
Sick Puppies- Maybe nfe
Edward Maya- Stereo Love n/a
3Oh!3- Double Vision nfe
Yolanda Be Cool & DCup- We No Speak Americano D+ (The fact that this caught on at all mystifies me. I thought it would be club-only, and even in that setting it doesn't sound good to me.)
Willow- Whip My Hair B+
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) nfe
Maroon 5- Give a Little More nfe (Another album to which I need to give more time.)
Eminem f/ Lil' Wayne- No Love nfe
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (The Dirty Bit) n/a
Mohombi- Bumpy Ride nfe
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall- Dueces C
Natasha Bedingfield- Strip Me n/a

Alternative
Black Keys- Tighten Up A- (Thanks to repeated exposure, this grew on me a lot.)
Kings of Leon- Radioactive A
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End nfe (But I liked it, which is not true of many Linkin Park singles.)
Jimmy Eat World- My Best Theory A
Anberlin- Impossible nfe
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man A- (See "Tighten Up.")
Muse- Undisclosed Desires B+
Cake- Sick of You A
Stone Sour- Say You'll Haunt Me n/a
My Chemical Romance- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na) D (Huge WTF from MCR.)
Dirty Heads f/ Rome- Lay Me Down B+(See "Little Lion Man.")
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge nfe
Finger Eleven- Living in a Dream nfe (But, yes, I agree with the "Paralyzer" Part Two opinions.)
Florence + the Machine- Dog Days are Over nfe (I like it.)
Three Days Grace- World So Cold n/a
Temper Trap- Fader nfe (My first impression of this was more positive than it was for "Sweet Disposition.")
Apocalyptica f/ Gavin Rossdale- End of Me n/a
Arcade Fire- Ready to Start nfe
Chevelle- Shameful Metaphors n/a
A Day to Remember- All I Want n/a
Dirty Heads- Stand Tall n/a
Papa Roach- Kick in the Teeth n/a
10 Years- Shoot it Out n/a
Godsmack- Love-Hate-Sex-Pain n/a
Neon Trees- 1983 B+ (Catchy song, but would not have been my choice for next single.)
My Darkest Days- Porn Star Dancing F
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside B+ (Has room to grow.)
Middle Class Rut- New Low n/a
Phoenix- Lasso B (See "1983.")
Escape the Fate- Issues nfe (But yuck.)
Weezer- Memories B (Weird choice for lead single.)
Paper Tongues- Get Higher n/a
Disturbed- Another Way to Die nfe
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family nfe
Mumford & Sons- The Cave n/a
Linkin Park- The Catalyst D (I respect the intent, but I am not a fan of the song.)
XX- Crystalised nfe
Saving Abel- The Sex is Good n/a
New Politics- Dignity n/a
Smashing Pumpkins- Freak n/a
OK Go- White Knuckles n/a (Do the same few stations spin all their new singles to let them graze the bottom of the chart or something?)
A Silent Film- You Will Leave a Mark nfe
Jack Johnson- At or With Me B+
Terrible Things- Revolution n/a (Never heard of it or them before this post.)
Bullet for My Valentine- Bittersweet Memories n/a
Disturbed- The Animal n/a

AC[/u]
Script- Breakeven A
Train- Hey Soul Sister D+ (Was a C-, but it loses a point for still being horribly overplayed.)
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now A-
Uncle Kracker- Smile C+ (Nothing wrong with it, but it's completely forgettable.)
Daughtry- Life After You nfe
Michael Bublé- Hollywood nfe
John Mayer- Half of My Heart B-
Katy Perry- California Gurls B+ (But seriously? On AC? This high?)
Colbie Caillat- I Never Told You n/a
Five For Fighting- Slice n/a
Lady Gaga- Alejandro B
Seal- Secret n/a
Lady Antebellum- I Run to You nfe
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got nfe
Josh Groban- Hidden Away n/a
Jim Brickman- Thank You n/a
Pink- Glitter in the Air nfe
Sheryl Crow- Summer Day B- (I like it, but it's disappointing for a lead single from Sheryl Crow.)
Plain White T's- Rhythm of Love nfe
Santana f/ India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma- While My Guitar Gently Weeps B+ (Wasn't sure if this would be cool or a train wreck. Glad it's the former.)
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me D+
La Roux- Bulletproof A
Jewel- Satisfied n/a
Lifehouse- All In n/a
Train- Marry Me n/a
Adam Lambert- If I Had You C+ (Somewhere along the way, I developed a minor liking for this.)
Michael W. Smith- Take My Breath Away n/a

Hot AC
Michael Franti & Spearhead- The Sound of Sunshine A- (It's a "Say Hey" clone, and yet somehow I grade it higher than the B+ I'd give that one. Go figure.)
Paramore- The Only Exception B
Ryan Star- Start a Fire n/a
Switchfoot- Your Love is a Song n/a
Carrie Underwood- Undo It D+ (Would have been a C-, but "You stole my happy" automatically downgrades it.)
Hedley- Perfect n/a
Script- For the First Time nfe
Ingrid Michaelson- Parachute n/a
B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams- Airplanes B+

Triple A[/u]
Robert Plant- Angel Dance B- (Nice enough, but it does not come close to classic solo Plant.)
Ray Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs- Beg Steal of Borrow B- (I liked it more at first, but it burned on me. It's odd; LaMontagne is the kind of artist I should like, but other than "You Are the Best Thing," none of his songs leave any kind of lasting impact.)
Shawn Mullins- Light You Up B
Avett Brothers- Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise A
David Gray- A Moment Changes Everything A-
KT Tunstall- Fade Like a Shadow nfe (Sounds good, but for some reason I pay less attention to KT Tunstall with each new album.)
Tired Pony- Dead American Writers nfe (Nice song.)
Guster- Do You Love Me A
Michael Franti & Spearhead- Hey Hey Hey n/a
Donavon Frankreiter- Glow n/a
John Butler Trio- I'd Do Anything (Soldier's Lament) B-
Eric Clapton- Run Back to Your Side B Clapton by the numbers, but that's not a bad thing.
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- Paris B
Sheryl Crow- Sign Your Name nfe (It's a surprisingly good version.)
One Eskimo- Amazing B+
Doobie Brothers- Nobody (2010) nfe (But this is completely pointless. Why not just play "Nobody" (1971) instead?)
Keane- My Shadow nfe (I'm giving "nfe" to too many songs on albums I own.)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- High in the Morning A-
Elton John & Leon Russell- If it Wasn't for Bad n/a
Steven Page- Indecision n/a

Rhythmic
All of these are n/a except:
Drake f/ T.I. & Swizz Beats- Fancy nfe
Miguel- All I Want is You nfe
Rick Ross- Aston Martin Music nfe
Kanye West f/ Pusha T- Runaway A
Jazmine Sillivan- Holding You Down A-
Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nick Minaj & Bon Iver- Monster n/a (Also n/a, but just wanted to note I enjoy seeing Bon Iver on rhythmic.)
Taio Cruz f/ Kesha- Dirty Picture nfe

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Pop[/u]
Nelly- Just a Dream B+ (Pre-listening: Huh?, though. Why Nelly, and why now? Post-listening: The before still applies, but why am I actually really digging this one... But, "Burn" does not deserve its own reference.)
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are B- (First 20 times I heard this when she asks him if I "look okay," I thought she said "like cocaine." And this was before he got caught in the Las Vegas b-room. Uhh...)
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love nh/dr
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World) D (What the hell is this.)
Far East Movement f/ Cataracs & Dev- Like a G6 C- (They could have done better, but having an entire not particularly clever song about getting drunk does nothing for me. Well, whatever works, I guess.)
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream F[/color] (Okay. I've finally had it. I've reached the end of my Katy Perry tolerance meter. From how she sings as if she's trying to sound like she's having a fake orgasm, to how we really don't need to hear about teenagers having sex every hour on every pop, Hot AC, and AC station, and then singing about her skin-tight jeans as if we should care, and finally, considering that nothing that she's ever released really needed to be done by anyone in particular, or even at all. She belongs in the garbage.)
Flo Rida- Club Can't Handle Me nh/dwt
Taio Cruz- Dynamite C- (Since when did this become a Hot AC standard.)
Pink- Raise Your Glass F[/color]
Neon Trees- Animal A-[/color] (First time I heard this, I figured it might reach the lower rungs of the pop chart but I never imagined that this would become a future token alt. song on pop.)
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It B+ [Friday sez: (From the fact that it sounds like he's singing the song underwater, to the cynical addition of Pitbull, to those tools from the Jersey Shore show barging into the video. There's just nothing redeemable whatsoever about this song.) a Nick O! sez: (And this horses*** is the song that revives his washed up career. Wonderful. ) (Not that I disagree with any of this, but everything about this song cracks me up and that's probably why I'm cool with it. It's like a big, humongous, tacky, all-lit-up, neon sign. I like that he sounds like he's underwater, I think it's funny that he arbitrarily included Pitbull here just to have a hit, but it apparently worked. That, and despite the fact his song has nothing to do with any of his previous hits, he throws in random Spanish words like "fiesta" that really serve no purpose, in an attempt to make us realise that it's still Enrique Iglesias. Just hilarious.)
Mike Posner- Please Don't Go B-, for now
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up nh/dwt
Katy Perry- Firework nh/dwt
The Ready Set- Love Like Woe F[/color] (And I thought that Nelly's Usher reference was unnecessary. But at least that song was tolerable. Now we have a blatant song title nod to that piece of garbage Mya created not long enough ago. Throwing around rhymes like "stupendous" and 'incredulous" or something along those lines does nothing to help your case, either.)
Eminem f/ Rihanna- Love the Way You Lie B
Taylor Swift- Mine C- (By this point, I really can't tell if there's a dfference between her or Miley Cyrus, let alone anything by either of them. smh.)
Kesha- We R Who We R D (Hmm. Just when I was starting to tolerate her she sends out this bland re-hash of Tik Tok. And who the hell R "We" supposed to be anyway? No thanks.)
OneRepublic- Secrets B-
Kasha- Take it Off B (Oh boy.)
Will.I.Am & Nicki Minaj- Check it Out F (Oh, so this is the song that samples the Buggles? Yeah, in that case, .)
Train- If it's Love C+
Daughtry- September B
Jesse McCartney- Shake nh/dwt (Why are they still allowing him to try.)
Sara Paralysis- King of Anything F (Yawn. I'm tired of hearing about your uncontrolled anger management issues, gag me with a spoon Sara Bareilles. :
Usher f/ Jay-Z- Hot Tottie nh/dr
Sean Kingston- Letting Go nh/dr
Maroon 5- Misery D+ (Agreed with a Nick O!. I wish they'd start trying again.)
Akon- Angel nh/dr
Rihanna f/ Drake- What's My Name? nh/dr
Jason DeRulo- What If D (Any attempts by him could stop existing at any moment and I wouldn't see any reason to care.)
David Guetta f/ Kid Cudi- Memories B+
Bruno Mars- Grenade nh/dr
Cee Lo Green- F**k You D+
Taio Cruz- Like it's Her Birthday nh (But I can't imagine this would stray too far from either side of bland.)
Travie McCoy- Need You nh/dr
B.O.B. f/ Rivers Cuomo- Magic B- (But why is this still charting?)
Sick Puppies- Maybe B (This is NOT what I expected from a band called "Sick Puppies.")
Edward Maya- Stereo Love A-[/color] (So one of my friends who's living in the EU right now had been telling me for awhile about how there are two really big hits called "Stereo Love" and "We No Speak Americano." He sent me links to listen and I figured, typical rest-of-world fodder. Then one day I look at the pop chart and see "Stereo Love." And figure, shrug, one of those Eurohits that crossed over. It happens...)
3Oh!3- Double Vision B-, I guess
Yolanda Be Cool & DCup- We No Speak Americano C- (...and then I look two spaces below and see this one. W. T. F. !!! It's not even in English and then there's the 40's/50's sample. Because of these, even though I found it rather annoying, I was willing to dismiss it as novelty. But we'll see how inundated we become with this. Hearing this as little as a few more times could drop it at least a few more grades.)
Willow- Whip My Hair F (Oh My God.)
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) nh/dr
Maroon 5- Give a Little More D+ (See "Misery.")
Eminem f/ Lil' Wayne- No Love B (For now. Little Wayne keeps this sample from reaching its full potential.)
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (The Dirty Bit) F[/color] (Enough with the half sample remakes. Time to stop this nonsense, ba-dam ching!)
Mohombi- Bumpy Ride nh who???
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall- Dueces nh/dr
Natasha Bedingfield- Strip Me D+ (This is stupid. Stupid nympho.)

Alternative
Black Keys- Tighten Up C (I still don't get it and I'm not convinced this was bound to happen, but whatever.)
Kings of Leon- Radioactive B-
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End B+
Jimmy Eat World- My Best Theory C- (They're hit or miss with me.)
Anberlin- Impossible C+ (Never knew I'd burn out on this one so quickly.)
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man B
Muse- Undisclosed Desires A-[/color]
Cake- Sick of You C- (Enough. This is nothing but "Rock N Roll Lifestyle" with different lyrics, and it was better the first time. How many more 15 minuteses will they get.)
Stone Sour- Say You'll Haunt Me B- (for now)
My Chemical Romance- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na) D
Dirty Heads f/ Rome- Lay Me Down B (I keep on yo-yo-ing on this, but I never even expected it to make it out of the D-range, so. It does sound so much better now that we're not forcefed.)
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge A-[/color] (Finally, a real song. I was starting to think they turned into some sort of cult. )
Finger Eleven- Living in a Dream B (But wow, none of you were kidding about Paralyzer II.)
Florence + the Machine- Dog Days are Over F (Let's keep on repeating a cliche that died 1000 years ago! ;D and then scream and act all jubilant and happy! ;D and bounce around wearing stupid frocks! ;D and white makeup ;D and play harps ;D and...blah, who am I kidding, the song sucks. Take that, Florence + the Machine. And another one for good measure: )
Three Days Grace- World So Cold nh/dr
Temper Trap- Fader A[/color]
Apocalyptica f/ Gavin Rossdale- End of Me nh/dr
Arcade Fire- Ready to Start B+
Chevelle- Shameful Metaphors nh/dr
A Day to Remember- All I Want D
Dirty Heads- Stand Tall nh/dr
Papa Roach- Kick in the Teeth nh/dr
10 Years- Shoot it Out nh/dr
Godsmack- Love-Hate-Sex-Pain nh/dr
Neon Trees- 1983 B (I hate to admit it but this one is burning out so fast on me already and none of the stations even have it on any rotation, other than giving it a spin or two in the new music hour.)
My Darkest Days- Porn Star Dancing D
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside C- (I like the idea, but this band has failed to deliver, 2/2 times now.)
Middle Class Rut- New Low A-
Phoenix- Lasso D ( Everything about this is just plain wrong. First, it's the exact same song as "Listzomania" and "1901," but it has a different title, and second, everyone is still playing both of those 41 and 65 week old songs to death but ignoring this one, even though they're all the same. I don't get it.)
Escape the Fate- Issues F[/color] (My, I'm awfully generous with the red letters today, aren't I. I heard this once, last night, and that was enough.)
Weezer- Memories B (But Live and Channel both dropped this. )
Paper Tongues- Get Higher nh/dr
Disturbed- Another Way to Die nh/dr
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family nh/dr
Mumford & Sons- The Cave C+ (This one, on the other hand, lacks the issue found that prevented me from liking LLM for the first few months, but it just more boring and irrelevant to begin with. Maybe I'll come around.)
Linkin Park- The Catalyst B-
XX- Crystalised A-[/color] (Sigh. I've been rooting for this for almost an entire year now, but it really is getting painful seeing this sit between 36-43 for how many weeks now.)
Saving Abel- The Sex is Good nh/dr
New Politics- Dignity nh/dr
Smashing Pumpkins- Freak F (This is garbage. Billy Corgan's touring band is not the Smashing Pumpkins and, while they sound fine in person, has no business calling them such when recording new "songs." Neither does B. Corgan, for that matter.)
OK Go- White Knuckles A+[/color] (This one, on the other hand. I never knew they had it in them.)
A Silent Film- You Will Leave a Mark B (for now)
Jack Johnson- At or With Me B+ (He seems like he tries to be ever-slightly-more interesting with each song...but one of these days I'm sure it'll stop working.)
Terrible Things- Revolution C
Bullet for My Valentine- Bittersweet Memories nh/dr
Disturbed- The Animal nh/dr

AC[/u]
Script- Breakeven B- (But I guess it was inevitable that this would become the dinosaur it has, huh.)
Train- Hey Soul Sister F[/color]
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now B+
Uncle Kracker- Smile D+ (But ROFL @ Uncle Kracker being an AC staple now.)
Daughtry- Life After You D
Michael Bublé- Hollywood C
John Mayer- Half of My Heart B
Katy Perry- California Gurls F[/color] (See "Teenage Dream," and She Wants Revenge wants their line back. )
Colbie Caillat- I Never Told You C
Five For Fighting- Slice B+ (And I guess here's another now-AC staple. Well, glad to see him still somewhere.)
Lady Gaga- Alejandro A-[/color] (I guess I shouldn't be surprised anymore that this is the only format this song is still charting at.)
Seal- Secret C- (Well, I guess those successively blander albums that he keeps on putting out every few years and nobody cares about have to go somewhere.)
Lady Antebellum- I Run to You D (Yup, "Need You Now" was a fluke until further notice.)
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got C-
Josh Groban- Hidden Away nh/dr
Jim Brickman- Thank You nh/dr
Pink- Glitter in the Air C+
Sheryl Crow- Summer Day D- (The song sucks.)
Plain White T's- Rhythm of Love D (Ditto.)
Santana f/ India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma- While My Guitar Gently Weeps B+ (Quite the supergroup, if I do say so myself.)
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me B+ (Well, folks, take a good look...coz this man is your new face of AC, I guess.)
La Roux- Bulletproof A-[/color] (And here's AC's new woman-face! What a pair!)
Jewel- Satisfied nh/dwt (because she lost me for all eternity with "Again & Again")
Lifehouse- All In D (What a humongous disappointment. "I'm all in for life"? This sounds like a generic backdrop for "the race to end cancer" or something like that.)
Train- Marry Me F[/color]
Adam Lambert- If I Had You D
Michael W. Smith- Take My Breath Away C- (And here I was fully expecting this to be a Hot Berlin Remake, per the unwritten "obligatory useless remake" AC mandate.)

Hot AC
Michael Franti & Spearhead- The Sound of Sunshine D (Bite me.)
Paramore- The Only Exception C+
Ryan Star- Start a Fire B (This is so goofy and ridiculous, rhyming "start a fire" with "sexual desire" and yet I can't bring myself to hate it.)
Switchfoot- Your Love is a Song C+ (Not one of the better things they've done; perfect for Hot AC. Disclaimer: It might grow on me, but the previous sentence was too good not to use.)
Carrie Underwood- Undo It nh/dwt
Hedley- Perfect B
Script- For the First Time C (I'm just so burned out on "Breakeven" that I have a feeling I won't be able to stomach too much anything by them from here on out.)
Ingrid Michaelson- Parachute D (Unnecessary and counterproductive.)
B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams- Airplanes B

Triple A[/u]
Robert Plant- Angel Dance C- (Seems he made a song just to make a song.)
Ray Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs- Beg Steal of Borrow C (And that's a damn good grade considering it's Ray "hella overrated" LaMontagne.)
Shawn Mullins- Light You Up C+ (I wonder if he'll ever stop trying. Not likely.)
Avett Brothers- Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise C
David Gray- A Moment Changes Everything A-[/color]
KT Turnstile- Fade Like a Shadow B+ (For now. I'm still trying really hard to get over that cherry tree disaster.)
Tired Pony- Dead American Writers A[/color] (Short and sweet. And, a supergroup ft. the lead singer of Snow Patrol.)
Guster- Do You Love Me C- (This band IMO is so incredibly nothing special and overrated, but glad they're still having hits somewhere, I guess.)
Michael Franti & Spearhead- Hey Hey Hey A- (Too many "Hey"'s between the last 4 singles, but at least we have a real Michael Franti song again.)
Donavon Frankreiter- Glow A-[/color]
John Butler Trio- I'd Do Anything (Soldier's Lament) B
Eric Clapton- Run Back to Your Side C-
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- Paris C-
Sheryl Crow- Sign Your Name C+
One Eskimo- Amazing B+ (This is a significant improvement over "Kandi.")
Doobie Brothers- Nobody (2010) F[/color] [WotUNeed sez: (But this is completely pointless. Why not just play "Nobody" (1971) instead?)] (Yeppers. This is nothing but a poor excuse to shove a 40 year old song down the AAA listeners throats and I don't like it.)
Keane- My Shadow B-
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- High in the Morning nh/dwt
Elton John & Leon Russell- If it Wasn't for Bad nh/dr
Steven Page- Indecision B (Wow, he barely just left the Barenaked Ladies and he's already a superstar on AAA. Go Steven Page. )

Rhythmic
Kanye West & the new dumb@$$ coalition - Monster F[/color] (Utterly disappointed. I looked it up because it had Bon Iver on it and figured with R. Ross and J. Z. it could have very well been very good. But this is dreck.)

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Pop[/u]
Nelly- Just a Dream C+
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are B-
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love B
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World) B-
Far East Movement f/ Cataracs & Dev- Like a G6 A-
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream C (I hope she goes away.)
Flo Rida- Club Can't Handle Me F
Taio Cruz- Dynamite B
Pink- Raise Your Glass D- (Maybe will go down more. Honestly, I think it's her worst since "God Is a DJ.")
Neon Trees- Animal B
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It D- (And what's more is that many kids probably don't know that whole Spanish-word thing is a Lionel Richie interpolation.)
Mike Posner- Please Don't Go B
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up nfe
Katy Perry- Firework B-
The Ready Set- Love Like Woe F
Eminem f/ Rihanna- Love the Way You Lie B+
Taylor Swift- Mine C- (It also doesn't help that her music is inherently bland.)
Kesha- We R Who We R nfe
OneRepublic- Secrets n/a
Kesha- Take it Off D
Will.I.Am & Nicki Minaj- Check it Out D-
Train- If it's Love n/a
Daughtry- September n/a
Jesse McCartney- Shake n/a
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything D+ (I've yet to really like a song by her.)
Usher f/ Jay-Z- Hot Tottie B
Sean Kingston- Letting Go n/a
Maroon 5- Misery nfe
Akon- Angel n/a
Rihanna f/ Drake- What's My Name? B-
Jason DeRulo- What If n/a
David Guetta f/ Kid Cudi- Memories B+
Bruno Mars- Grenade n/a
Cee Lo Green- F**k You A-
Good Charlotte- Like it's Her Birthday C+ (I'm just not really big on these guys. That said, I liked the singles from the last album quite a bit.)
Travie McCoy- Need You nfe
B.O.B. f/ Rivers Cuomo- Magic B
Sick Puppies- Maybe B-
Edward Maya- Stereo Love n/a
3Oh!3- Double Vision n/a
Yolanda Be Cool & DCup- We No Speak Americano D- (Obnoxious novelty that might go down even more.)
Willow- Whip My Hair n/a
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) n/a (Can he please go away. It's astounding how someone with pretty much zero talent can be on the radio so frequently.)
Maroon 5- Give a Little More n/a
Eminem f/ Lil' Wayne- No Love B (so far)
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (The Dirty Bit) F (Gosh. The song sort of sucked all those years ago, so I didn't need to hear it again. See Davey's comment.)
Mohombi- Bumpy Ride n/a
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall- Dueces B+
Natasha Bedingfield- Strip Me n/a

Alternative
Black Keys- Tighten Up A- (Agree with second half of Andrew's comment, however it probably happened quicker with me. I used to forcefully jump behind songs if I wanted the artist to be really successful, but I feel this is the right grade for the song.
That said, get over this over-five month charting song!.)
Kings of Leon- Radioactive B+
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End B- (At this point, at least. This song seems like they tailor-made it to be a big radio hit and pop crossover, and I guess it's why I don't enjoy it more.)
Jimmy Eat World- My Best Theory B
Anberlin- Impossible A
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man A- (See last "TU" comment, except this is older.)
Muse- Undisclosed Desires A (They took too long to release this. And now its peak may be hindered by the old-ass song above .)
Cake- Sick of You C (See Nick's comment about the singles)
Stone Sour- Say You'll Haunt Me B+
My Chemical Romance- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na) B (Kind of a disappointing lead single IMO. Then again, I probably wouldn't have been hot on "I'm Not Okay" if I wasn't simply rooting success on a group I knew when they were still underground; in fact I like it much less now.)
Dirty Heads f/ Rome- Lay Me Down B(I still must say.. 11 weeks at #1? 40 weeks for this song!?)
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge B
Finger Eleven- Living in a Dream CFlorence + the Machine- Dog Days are Over B+
Three Days Grace- World So Cold C+
Temper Trap- Fader A
Apocalyptica f/ Gavin Rossdale- End of Me n/a
Arcade Fire- Ready to Start B+
Chevelle- Shameful Metaphors C+
A Day to Remember- All I Want C (Haven't really gotten into this. I love "The Downfall of Us All," though.)
Dirty Heads- Stand Tall B-
Papa Roach- Kick in the Teeth D+
10 Years- Shoot it Out C
Godsmack- Love-Hate-Sex-Pain D+
Neon Trees- 1983 B-
My Darkest Days- Porn Star Dancing F
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside B+ (Has room to grow.)
Middle Class Rut- New Low A+ (I heard another song by them, but I didn't like it near as much.)
Phoenix- Lasso B- (They may as well had ended the era.)
Escape the Fate- Issues F (I knew I'd hate them when I simply saw their image. That says a lot coming from me.)
Weezer- Memories B+ (I guess this is what happens when you release music so soon and more-often disappoint.)
Paper Tongues- Get Higher B (could grow.)
Disturbed- Another Way to Die B
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family B+ (Surprised that I like this 100% more than "Nightmare.")
Mumford & Sons- The Cave B+
Linkin Park- The Catalyst A-
XX- Crystalised B+
Saving Abel- The Sex is Good C- (Fine enough arrangement, but tmi.)
New Politics- Dignity nfe
Smashing Pumpkins- Freak B- (The lineup debate's kind of a dead horse, regardless of quality. That said, this isn't really the best song that's been released on Teargarden.)
OK Go- White Knuckles B+ (Were these guys listening to Prince when they made this?)
A Silent Film- You Will Leave a Mark nfe (I think I remembered liking this, though.)
Jack Johnson- At or With Me B+
Terrible Things- Revolution n/a
Bullet for My Valentine- Bittersweet Memories n/a
Disturbed- The Animal n/a

AC[/u]
Script- Breakeven B
Train- Hey Soul Sister D-
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now A-
Uncle Kracker- Smile C-
Daughtry- Life After You nfe
Michael Bublé- Hollywood n/a
John Mayer- Half of My Heart B
Katy Perry- California Gurls D+
Colbie Caillat- I Never Told You nfe
Five For Fighting- Slice n/a
Lady Gaga- Alejandro A-
Seal- Secret n/a
Lady Antebellum- I Run to You nfe
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got n/a
Josh Groban- Hidden Away n/a
Jim Brickman- Thank You n/a
Pink- Glitter in the Air B
Sheryl Crow- Summer Day n/a
Plain White T's- Rhythm of Love n/a (but I would expect for this to suck.)
Santana f/ India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma- While My Guitar Gently Weeps A- (While it seemed intriguing to hear this cover, I enjoyed it more than I expected to.)
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me B
La Roux- Bulletproof A-
Jewel- Satisfied n/a
Lifehouse- All In C-
Train- Marry Me n/a
Adam Lambert- If I Had You B-
Michael W. Smith- Take My Breath Away n/a

Hot AC
Michael Franti & Spearhead- The Sound of Sunshine C- (We didn't need a sequel.)
Paramore- The Only Exception A-
Ryan Star- Start a Fire n/a
Switchfoot- Your Love is a Song nfe
Carrie Underwood- Undo It n/a
Hedley- Perfect nfe
Script- For the First Time nfe
Ingrid Michaelson- Parachute n/a
B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams- Airplanes A

Triple A[/u] [condensed to songs I've heard & want to hear]
Ray Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs- Beg Steal of Borrow B- (I have to admit I rather enjoyed "Meg White.")
Tired Pony- Dead American Writers nfe
Michael Franti & Spearhead- Hey Hey Hey B+
Donavon Frankreiter- Glow n/a (Hot Alien Ant Farm remake! Sorry, I had to...)
Sheryl Crow- Sign Your Name B- (It's a song I kind of wanted to hear covered, even if it's kind of karaoke and I much prefer the original arrangement.)
One Eskimo- Amazing B+ (Yeah, since I can't stand "Kandi" from last year, I was surprised that I didn't mind this.)
Doobie Brothers- Nobody (2010) n/a (But a default low grade by principle)
Keane- My Shadow n/a (but I might check it out.)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- High in the Morning B (I like it more than "I Should Have Known It")
Elton John & Leon Russell- If it Wasn't for Bad n/a
Steven Page- Indecision n/a

I'll get back to Rhythmic when I get to all of the other "n/a" entries.

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Pop[/u]
Nelly- Just a Dream B
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are [blue]A+[/blue]
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love C- [green](Boring.)[/green]
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World) B-
Far East Movement f/ Cataracs & Dev- Like a G6 [blue]A-[/blue]
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream C- [green](See "Firework". WotUNeed: Still, oddly enough, I like the arrangement for this week's Glee episode. I agree. I guess it was also one of few non-lazy covers Glee has done in the last 1.5 seasons. The show has seriously gone downhill since first half of Season 1.)[/green]
Flo Rida- Club Can't Handle Me C
Taio Cruz- Dynamite [blue]A-[/blue]
Pink- Raise Your Glass B+
Neon Trees- Animal [blue]A+[/blue]
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It B [green](Yeah, I don't mind it.)[/green]
Mike Posner- Please Don't Go nfe
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up nfe
Katy Perry- Firework C [green](Both this and "Teenage Dream" had potential, but suffered from awfully lazily-written lyrics. "Boom boom boom/Even brighter than the moon moon moon" Seriously, Katy? I do like the production of these two songs enough to not mind them though.)[/green]
The Ready Set- Love Like Woe nfe
Eminem f/ Rihanna- Love the Way You Lie C+
Taylor Swift- Mine C
Kesha- We R Who We R C- [green](She seriously needs a break. Like, right now.)[/green]
OneRepublic- Secrets B
Kasha- Take it Off B+
Will.I.Am & Nicki Minaj- Check it Out B+
Train- If it's Love C
Daughtry- September nfe
Jesse McCartney- Shake nfe
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything nfe
Usher f/ Jay-Z- Hot Tottie B [green](So far.)[/green]
Sean Kingston- Letting Go nh
Maroon 5- Misery B-
Akon- Angel nh
Rihanna f/ Drake- What's My Name? C+ [green](You know how many Pop and Rhythmic stations like to do mixshows during the afternoon and often they mix one song's acappella with another song's instrumental and it would sound interesting because somehow that weird juxtaposition works? This is what this song sounds like because the singing sounds so out of place with the song's arrangement, except I don't think this particular juxtaposition actually works.)[/green]
Jason DeRulo- What If nfe
David Guetta f/ Kid Cudi- Memories [blue]A[/blue] [green](I can't believe this song is finally picking up. I've been hearing this since the beginning of the year, but I still can't get enough of it though.)[/green]
Bruno Mars- Grenade nfe
Cee Lo Green- F**k You [blue]A+[/blue]
Good Charlotte- Like it's Her Birthday C+ [green](I don't mind it, but wtf is this?!)[/green]
Travie McCoy- Need You nh
B.O.B. f/ Rivers Cuomo- Magic B
Sick Puppies- Maybe nh
Edward Maya- Stereo Love [blue]A-[/blue] [green](This song is huge in Canada too. Since only Radical347 has heard it so far, I don't think any of you can answer this question right now. But when you do, which version do radio stations play down there? The Vika Jigulina version or Mia Martina version. They play the latter version more here since Martina is Canadian (with the video shot in downtown Toronto). I also prefer that version anyway.)[/green]
3Oh!3- Double Vision C+
Yolanda Be Cool & DCup- We No Speak Americano nh
Willow- Whip My Hair D+ [green](Ugh.)[/green]
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) nh
Maroon 5- Give a Little More nh
Eminem f/ Lil' Wayne- No Love C- [green](I don't like use of the sample.)[/green]
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (The Dirty Bit) nfe
Mohombi- Bumpy Ride nh
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall- Dueces B+
Natasha Bedingfield- Strip Me C+

Alternative
Kings of Leon- Radioactive C
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End B+ [green](So far.)[/green]
Muse- Undisclosed Desires [blue]A+[/blue] [green](May eventually become my favourite song from them.)[/green]
My Chemical Romance- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na) B
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge [blue]A-[/blue]
Finger Eleven- Living in a Dream C+
Florence + the Machine- Dog Days are Over B+
Neon Trees- 1983 B
Linkin Park- The Catalyst [blue]A-[/blue]

AC[/u]
Script- Breakeven [blue]A-[/blue]
Train- Hey Soul Sister C-
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now [blue]A+[/blue]
Uncle Kracker- Smile nfe
Daughtry- Life After You C
Michael Bublé- Hollywood nfe
John Mayer- Half of My Heart C
Katy Perry- California Gurls D- [green](Lol.)[/green]
Colbie Caillat- I Never Told You nh
Five For Fighting- Slice nh
Lady Gaga- Alejandro B+
Seal- Secret nh
Lady Antebellum- I Run to You B
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got nh
Josh Groban- Hidden Away nh
Jim Brickman- Thank You nh
Pink- Glitter in the Air B+
Sheryl Crow- Summer Day nh
Plain White T's- Rhythm of Love nh
Santana f/ India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma- While My Guitar Gently Weeps nh
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me [blue]A-[/blue] [green](This is on AC, too?!)[/green]
La Roux- Bulletproof [blue]A+[/blue]
Jewel- Satisfied nh
Lifehouse- All In nh
Train- Marry Me nh
Adam Lambert- If I Had You C- [green](I really don't like how the verses have nothing to do with the chorus.)[/green]
Michael W. Smith- Take My Breath Away nh

Hot AC
Paramore- The Only Exception B
Hedley- Perfect C+ [green](Oh god. They have a US hit now?! Please take them away from us, thanks. This song is tolerable, but still.)[/green]
B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams- Airplanes [blue]A-[/blue] (Part 2 gets an [blue]A+[/blue] from me)


Rhythmic
Lil' Wayne f/ Drake- Right Above It nfe
Nicki Minaj- Right Thru Me B
Drake f/ T.I. & Swizz Beats- Fancy B+
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands C
YG- Toot It and Boot It nh
Miguel- All I Want is You nh
Rick Ross- Aston Martin Music nh
Kanye West f/ Pusha T- Runaway [blue]A+[/blue] [green](I seriously cannot wait for new album to come out.)[/green]
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow nfe
Trey Songz- Can't Be Friends nfe
Ne-Yo- One in a Million nfe
Diddy-Dirty Money- Loving You No More nfe
New Boys f/ Teairra Mari- Spot Right There nfe
Jazmine Sillivan- Holding You Down nfe
Chris Brown Yeah 3x B [green](But what the hell is up with him randomly adding curse words to his songs?)[/green]
Lloyd- Lay it Down nfe
Drake f/ Lil' Wayne- Miss Me C
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock nh
Rick Ross- Blowin' Money Fast nfe
Usher- There Goes My Baby nh
T-Pain f/ Rick Ross- Rap Song nh
Baby Bash f/ E-40- Go Girl nh
Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nick Minaj & Bon Iver- Monster [blue]A+[/blue] [green](Heh, guess I'm the only one who loves this. )[/green]
Taio Cruz f/ Kesha- Dirty Picture B
Nelly f/ T-Pain- Move that Body nh

[Pipa]

Pop[/u]
Every song I've left out sounds the exact same to me.
Far East Movement f/ Cataracs & Dev- Like a G6 D-
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream A-
Neon Trees- Animal C+
Eminem f/ Rihanna- Love the Way You Lie A-
Taylor Swift- Mine nfe (but still as boring as ever.)
OneRepublic- Secrets B+
Maroon 5- Misery B+
Cee Lo Green- F**k You A
Taio Cruz- Like it's Her Birthday B- (Good Charlotte version's not bad either.)
Sick Puppies- Maybe D- (It doesn't get much more derivative than this.)
Maroon 5- Give a Little More nfe
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (The Dirty Bit) F

Alternative
Black Keys- Tighten Up A+
Kings of Leon- Radioactive B
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End A-
Jimmy Eat World- My Best Theory B-
Anberlin- Impossible B+
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man A+
Muse- Undisclosed Desires B+
Cake- Sick of You A-
Stone Sour- Say You'll Haunt Me A
My Chemical Romance- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na) B-
Dirty Heads f/ Rome- Lay Me Down C+
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge A-
Finger Eleven- Living in a Dream B
Florence + the Machine- Dog Days are Over B+
Three Days Grace- World So Cold C-
Temper Trap- Fder B+
Apocalyptica f/ Gavin Rossdale- End of Me C+
Arcade Fire- Ready to Start A
Chevelle- Shameful Metaphors nfe
A Day to Remember- All I Want B+
Dirty Heads- Stand Tall n/a
Papa Roach- Kick in the Teeth C-
10 Years- Shoot it Out B-
Godsmack- Love-Hate-Sex-Pain n/a
Neon Trees- 1983 n/a
My Darkest Days- Porn Star Dancing A- (Yeah, I just went there. Stupid as hell but the ultimate guilty pleasure.)
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside B- (But I'd like to like it.)
Middle Class Rut- New Low B+ (Wasn't bad two years ago either.)
Phoenix- Lasso nfe
Escape the Fate- Issues nfe (But from what I recall it was the worst Linkin Park retread I'd ever heard.)
Weezer- Memories D
Paper Tongues- Get Higher n/a
Disturbed- Another Way to Die A
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family A
Mumford & Sons- The Cave B+
Linkin Park- The Catalyst A- (It grew on me.)
XX- Crystalised n/a
Saving Abel- The Sex is Good B (Musically, their least offensive single. Lyrically, it gets knocked down a notch.)
New Politics- Dignity n/a
Smashing Pumpkins- Freak n/a
OK Go- White Knuckles n/a
A Silent Film- You Will Leave a Mark n/a
Jack Johnson- At or With Me n/a
Terrible Things- Revolution n/a
Bullet for My Valentine- Bittersweet Memories n/a
Disturbed- The Animal nfe

Say, I guess the state of Alternative isn't so bad after all.

AC[/u]
Script- Breakeven B+
Train- Hey Soul Sister D (I'll never get the appeal.)
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now B
Uncle Kracker- Smile C+
Daughtry- Life After You C-
Michael Bublé- Hollywood n/a
John Mayer- Half of My Heart B-
Katy Perry- California Gurls A (But it can go away.)
Colbie Caillat- I Never Told You n/a
Five For Fighting- Slice n/a
Lady Gaga- Alejandro A-
Seal- Secret n/a
Lady Antebellum- I Run to You n/a
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got n/a
Josh Groban- Hidden Away n/a
Jim Brickman- Thank You n/a
Pink- Glitter in the Air n/a
Sheryl Crow- Summer Day n/a
Plain White T's- Rhythm of Love n/a
Santana f/ India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma- While My Guitar Gently Weeps n/a
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me C- (Bleh, who cares about this half of the AC chart?)
La Roux- Bulletproof A+ (I take that back.)
Jewel- Satisfied n/a
Lifehouse- All In nfe
Train- Marry Me n/a
Adam Lambert- If I Had You n/a
Michael W. Smith- Take My Breath Away n/a

Hot AC
Michael Franti & Spearhead- The Sound of Sunshine n/a
Paramore- The Only Exception nfe
Ryan Star- Start a Fire n/a
Switchfoot- Your Love is a Song n/a
Carrie Underwood- Undo It n/a
Hedley- Perfect C- (This many singles later...and this crosses over?)
Script- For the First Time n/a
Ingrid Michaelson- Parachute n/a
B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams- Airplanes B+

Triple A[/u]
Robert Plant- Angel DanceRay Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs- Beg Steal of Borrow n/a
Shawn Mullins- Light You Up
Avett Brothers- Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise n/a
David Gray- A Moment Changes Everything n/a
KT Tunstall- Fade Like a Shadow n/a
Tired Pony- Dead American Writers n/a
Guster- Do You Love Me n/a
Michael Franti & Spearhead- Hey Hey Hey n/a
Donavon Frankreiter- Glow n/a
John Butler Trio- I'd Do Anything (Soldier's Lament) n/a
Eric Clapton- Run Back to Your Side n/a
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- Paris n/a
Sheryl Crow- Sign Your Name n/a
One Eskimo- Amazing n/a
Doobie Brothers- Nobody (2010) n/a
Keane- My Shadow n/a
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- High in the Morning A (Along with "I Should Have Known It", the standouts to an otherwise eccentric album.)
Elton John & Leon Russell- If it Wasn't for Bad n/a
Steven Page- Indecision n/a

In other news, my devotion to this chart still hasn't changed.

Rhythmic
and you can n/a the whole works to this one too.

[a Nick O!]

AC[/u]
Script- Breakeven: B-
Train- Hey Soul Sister: C+
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now: B
Uncle Kracker- Smile: D+
Daughtry- Life After You: C
Michael Bublé- Hollywood: n/a
John Mayer- Half of My Heart: B-
Katy Perry- California Gurls: C (The AC version clearly wouldn't have Snoop on it, and since that's bulls***, the grade gets sliced in half, for a song that otherwise would be an A-.)
Colbie Caillat- I Never Told You: A (Luckily this heart-wrenching song came out in the middle of being single. And while it's relatable enough that it could bring me to tears under the right circumstances, since I'd never hold back saying something crucial like Colbie apparently did, this song could never rip me to shreds completely, should I ever get my heart broken again.)
Five For Fighting- Slice: n/a
Lady Gaga- Alejandro: A
Seal- Secret: n/a
Lady Antebellum- I Run to You: n/a
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got: n/a
Josh Groban- Hidden Away: n/a
Jim Brickman- Thank You: n/a
Pink- Glitter in the Air: B-
Sheryl Crow- Summer Day: n/a
Plain White T's- Rhythm of Love: nfe
Santana f/ India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma- While My Guitar Gently Weeps: n/a
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me: B+ (The version with the melodic club beat. The other version would get a B or B-.)
La Roux- Bulletproof: A-
Jewel- Satisfied: n/a
Lifehouse- All In: C
Train- Marry Me: n/a
Adam Lambert- If I Had You: B-
Michael W. Smith- Take My Breath Away: n/a

Hot AC
Michael Franti & Spearhead- The Sound of Sunshine: n/a
Paramore- The Only Exception: A
Ryan Star- Start a Fire: n/a
Switchfoot- Your Love is a Song: n/a
Carrie Underwood- Undo It: C
Hedley- Perfect: n/a
Script- For the First Time: n/a
Ingrid Michaelson- Parachute: n/a
B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams- Airplanes: A-

Triple A[/u]
The only song I've even heard is Grace Potter & the Nocturnals' "Paris," but I haven't heard it enough to remember it yet. I'm actually the one going out of my way to listen to it too! I've streamed it several times from All Access in the past 2-3 weeks.

Rhythmic
Lil' Wayne f/ Drake- Right Above It: nfe (But it was kind of crappy.)
Nicki Minaj- Right Thru Me: nfe (There's hardly anything good about her or what she does, unfortunately. Being just about the only relevant female MC right now, I want to like her, but she's just so disappointing every time. I'm sure I've said this before, but just because she says something in a strange accent, it doesn't make it any more compelling or endearing. Quite the opposite, actually. She's like a cross between Missy Elliott and Lil Kim, neither of whom have made even 10 decent songs between the two of them.)
Drake f/ T.I. & Swizz Beats- Fancy: B+
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands: D+ (OK, I'll concede that it's catchy, but in the cheapest, most disposable way (hence the D+ instead of F). How in the world did this crap get all the way to #1??)
YG- Toot It and Boot It: nfe
Miguel- All I Want is You: n/a
Rick Ross- Aston Martin Music: nfe
Kanye West f/ Pusha T- Runaway: B+
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow: n/a
Trey Songz- Can't Be Friends: nfe (Probably overthinking this one, but I listened to it once and while I like it more than "Bottoms Up" and probably anything else he's ever released, I have to change the station on this song indefinitely. I don't even want to hear a song like this right now with the precarious, long-term-uncertain situation I'm in currently.)
Ne-Yo- One in a Million: n/a
Diddy-Dirty Money- Loving You No More: n/a
New Boys f/ Teairra Mari- Spot Right There: n/a
Jazmine Sullivan- Holding You Down: B
Chris Brown Yeah 3x: nfe
Lloyd- Lay it Down: n/a
Drake f/ Lil' Wayne- Miss Me: C+
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock: nfe
Rick Ross- Blowin' Money Fast: B+
Usher- There Goes My Baby: C
T-Pain f/ Rick Ross- Rap Song: n/a
Baby Bash f/ E-40- Go Girl: n/a
Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nick Minaj & Bon Iver- Monster: B+
Taio Cruz f/ Kesha- Dirty Picture: nfe
Nelly f/ T-Pain- Move that Body: n/a

[a Nick O!]

Filling in some holes from 3 weeks ago:

Pop
Pink- Raise Your Glass: B-
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up: D+
Akon- Angel: F (Just disposable, tiresome drivel.)
David Guetta f/ Kid Cudi- Memories: B
Bruno Mars- Grenade: B- (So far. The lyrics are almost shockingly violent and obsessive for a Top 40 pop song.)
Edward Maya- Stereo Love: B- (So far. Can't believe how compelling this song turned out to be, mostly because of that dominant accordion(!) loop and all.)
Maroon 5- Give a Little More: B (So far. Maroon 5 clearly seem to be fading, so, as tepid as "Misery" is and this song's chart performance is, I was very surprised to like it so much once I actually heard it.)
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (The Dirty Bit): F (Oh, big surprise.)

Alternative
A Day to Remember- All I Want: B (So far.)
Saving Abel- The Sex is Good: nfe (Here's another song I listened to once, and while it's not bad, I'd still have to change the station on it indefinitely. Not that I relate to it or would ever use a girl for sex (the guilt of which is this song's redeeming factor), but being in some form of relationship currently, I find the scenario too depressing to listen to regardless.)

[mtm4319]

Don't have time to do all of them, but...

Black Eyed Peas - The Time (Dirty Bit): F

Probably the worst song of the year, meaning since I first heard it on December 30th, it would easily set a record for length of time taken to achieve Worst Song of the Year status.