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Explanation
For each song that charted from the first Hot AC chart in April 1994 to the final chart week of December 2005, points were calculated based on the song's position on each individual chart. Next, an average number of points for each year was determined. Finally, a ratio of each song's points compared to the year it charted's average determined the song's score. For example, if a song debuted in 2005 and earned 1000 points, and 2005's average points was 500, then the song would earn 2.0 points. This was done to try and level the playing field by showing how a song dominated the chart during its year. (Note that the score is only shown to the hundredths digit. When the songs were ranked, many more decimal places were used).
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Pos | Title | Artist | Peak Pos (weeks) | Points | Score |
1 | Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) | Train | 1 (11), 2001 | 2459 | 5.59 |
2 | Wherever You Will go | The Calling | 1 (20), 2001 | 2303 | 5.23 |
3 | Unwell | Matchbox Twenty | 1 (20), 2003 | 1944 | 5.23 |
4 | Why Don't You and I | Santana f/ Alex Band | 1 (9), 2003 | 1877 | 5.05 |
5 | Hanging by a Moment | Lifehouse | 1 (6), 2001 | 2216 | 5.03 |
6 | Smooth | Santana f/ Rob Thomas | 1 (23), 1999 | 2314 | 4.89 |
7 | Here without You | 3 Doors Down | 1 (14), 2003 | 1728 | 4.65 |
8 | The Reason | Hoobastank | 1 (11), 2004 | 1750 | 4.62 |
9 | Someday | Nickelback | 3 (7), 2004 | 1681 | 4.52 |
10 | You and Me | Lifehouse | 1 (10), 2005 | 1668+ | 4.47 |
11 | Bright Lights | Matchbox 20 | 2 (1), 2004 | 1637 | 4.40 |
12 | A Thousand Miles | Vanessa Carlton | 2 (4), 2002 | 1609 | 4.31 |
13 | One Thing | Finger Eleven | 2 (8), 2004 | 1589 | 4.20 |
14 | Everything You Want | Vertical Horizon | 1 (13), 2000 | 1973 | 4.17 |
15 | Slide | Goo Goo Dolls | 1 (1), 1999 | 2027 | 4.11 |
16 | This Love | Maroon 5 | 1 (13), 2004 | 1558 | 4.11 |
17 | Complicated | Avril Lavigne | 1 (16), 2002 | 1526 | 4.08 |
18 | Calling All Angels | Train | 1 (3), 2003 | 1482 | 3.99 |
19 | Your Body Is a Wonderland | John Mayer | 3 (4), 2002 | 1485 | 3.97 |
20 | Heaven | Los Lonely Boys | 2 (6), 2004 | 1497 | 3.95 |
21 | Collide | Howie Day | 7 (6), 2005 | 1497 | 3.95 |
22 | Barely Breathing | Duncan Sheik | 3 (13), 1997 | 1557 | 3.91 |
23 | Lonely No More | Rob Thomas | 1 (10), 2005 | 1444 | 3.87 |
24 | Drift Away | Uncle Kracker f/ Dobie Gray | 2 (10), 2003 | 1424 | 3.83 |
25 | She Will Be Loved | Maroon 5 | 1 (12), 2004 | 1432 | 3.78 |
26 | When I'm Gone | 3 Doors Down | 3 (8), 2003 | 1412 | 3.78 |
27 | Soak Up the Sun | Sheryl Crow | 1 (9), 2002 | 1408 | 3.77 |
28 | No Such Thing | John Mayer | 3 (2), 2002 | 1404 | 3.76 |
29 | All for You | Sister Hazel | 1 (8), 1997 | 1517 | 3.74 |
30 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Green Day | 1 (10), 2005 | 1411 | 3.73 |
31 | If You're Gone | Matchbox 20 | 1 (10), 2000 | 1858 | 3.72 |
32 | How You Remind Me | Nickelback | 2 (17), 2002 | 1635 | 3.71 |
33 | White Flag | Dido | 4 (8), 2004 | 1371 | 3.69 |
34 | Let Me Go | 3 Doors Down | 3 (4), 2005 | 1377 | 3.69 |
35 | Give a Little Bit | Goo Goo Dolls | 1 (7), 2005 | 1361 | 3.59 |
36 | The Middle | Jimmy Eat World | 2 (2), 2002 | 1340 | 3.59 |
37 | 3 a.m. | Matchbox 20 | 1 (11), 1998 | 1447 | 3.57 |
38 | Breakway | Kelly Clarkson | 2 (4), 2005 | 1337 | 3.53 |
39 | The Remedy (I Won't Worry) | Jason Mraz | 4 (3), 2003 | 1306 | 3.51 |
40 | Superman (It's Not Easy) | Five for Fighting | 1 (4), 2001 | 1528 | 3.47 |
41 | My Immortal | Evenescence | 1 (2), 2004 | 1276 | 3.43 |
42 | One Last Breath | Creed | 2 (4), 2002 | 1249 | 3.34 |
43 | I Don't Want to Wait | Paula Cole | 1 (6), 1997 | 1345 | 3.31 |
44 | Kiss Me | Sixpence None the Richer | 2 (8), 1999 | 1620 | 3.29 |
45 | The Game of Love | Santana f/ Michelle Branch | 1 (11), 2003 | 1220 | 3.26 |
46 | Bent | Matchbox 20 | 1 (13), 2000 | 1615 | 3.23 |
47 | Insensitive | Jann Arden | 5 (2), 1996 | 1315 | 3.21 |
48 | Change the World | Eric Clapton | 1 (6), 1996 | 1273 | 3.20 |
49 | Don't Know Why | Norah Jones | 8 (2), 2002 | 1193 | 3.19 |
50 | Sunny Came Home | Shawn Colvin | 1 (4), 1997 | 1295 | 3.19 |
51 | 100 Years | Five for Fighting | 3 (1), 2004 | 1184 | 3.18 |
52 | I'm with You | Avril Lavigne | 1 (10), 2003 | 1190 | 3.18 |
53 | Give Me One Reason | Tracy Chapman | 1 (7), 1996 | 1265 | 3.18 |
54 | Big Yellow Taxi | Counting Crows | 4, 2003 | 1175 | 3.14 |
55 | As I Lay Me Down | Sophie B. Hawkins | 1 (7), 1995 | 1283 | 3.14 |
56 | Where Are You Going | Dave Matthews Band | 2 (2), 2002 | 1162 | 3.11 |
57 | One Headlight | Wallflowers | 1 (7), 1997 | 1261 | 3.11 |
58 | Then the Morning Comes | Smash Mouth | 2 (10), 1999 | 1463 | 3.09 |
59 | The First Cut Is the Deepest | Sheryl Crow | 2 (8), 2004 | 1147 | 3.08 |
60 | Iris | Goo Goo Dolls | 1 (15), 1998 | 1519 | 3.08 |
61 | Black Balloon | Goo Goo Dolls | 2 (1), 1999 | 1458 | 3.08 |
62 | Don't Speak | No Doubt | 1 (9), 1997 | 1210 | 3.04 |
63 | You Were Meant for Me | Jewel | 1 (8), 1997 | 1205 | 3.03 |
64 | Walkin' on the Sun | Smash Mouth | 1 (1), 1997 | 1227 | 3.02 |
65 | Wonder | Natalie Merchant | 3 (5), 1996 | 1237 | 3.02 |
66 | I'll Be | Edwin McCain | 4 (2), 1998 | 1488 | 3.02 |
67 | She's So High | Tal Bachman | 1 (4), 1999 | 1425 | 3.01 |
68 | Meet Virginia | Train | 2 (2), 1999 | 1425 | 3.01 |
69 | Out of My Head | Fastball | 3 (5) 1999 | 1424 | 3.01 |
70 | Back 2 Good | Matchbox 20 | 4 (11), 1999 | 1472 | 2.99 |
71 | I Love You Always Forever | Donna Lewis | 1 (6), 1996 | 1182 | 2.97 |
72 | Save Tonight | Eagle-Eye Cherry | 3 (1), 1999 | 1463 | 2.97 |
73 | Fallen | Sarah McLachlan | 5 (4), 2000 | 1099 | 2.96 |
74 | Truly Madly Deeply | Savage Garden | 2 (7), 1998 | 1196 | 2.95 |
75 | With Arms Wide Open | Creed | 1 (9), 2002 | 1458 | 2.92 |
76 | It's My Life | No Doubt | 3 (2), 2004 | 1084 | 2.91 |
77 | Follow Me | Uncle Kracker | 1 (5), 2001 | 1272 | 2.89 |
78 | Because You Loved Me | Celine Dion | 1 (12), 1996 | 1142 | 2.87 |
79 | Again | Lenny Kravitz | 1 (2), 2001 | 1426 | 2.85 |
80 | Someday | Sugar Ray | 3 (3), 1999 | 1337 | 2.82 |
81 | Torn | Natalie Imbruglia | 1 (19), 1998 | 1381 | 2.80 |
82 | Semi-Charmed Life | Third Eye Blind | 3 (2), 1997 | 1133 | 2.79 |
83 | Since U Been Gone | Kelly Clarkson | 2 (2), 2005 | 1049 | 2.77 |
84 | Kiss from a Rose | Seal | 1 (11), 1995 | 1129 | 2.76 |
85 | Breathe (2am) | Anna Nalick | 6 (8), 2005 | 1029 | 2.72 |
86 | Standing Still | Jewel | 3 (2), 2001 | 1195 | 2.71 |
87 | Back for Good | Take That | 1 (1), 1995 | 1106 | 2.70 |
88 | Thankyou | Dido | 1 (7), 2001 | 1341 | 2.68 |
89 | Behind These Hazel Eyes | Kelly Clarkson | 1 (5), 2005 | 1001+ | 2.68 |
90 | If You Could Only See | Tonic | 7 (3), 1997 | 1083 | 2.67 |
91 | Away from the Sun | 3 Doors Down | 5 (8), 2004 | 1010 | 2.67 |
92 | Heaven | Live | 4 (3), 2003 | 989 | 2.66 |
93 | I Go Blind | Hootie & the Blowfish | 5, 1997 | 1052 | 2.64 |
94 | Run-Around | Blues Traveler | 2 (1), 1995 | 1080 | 2.64 |
95 | Underneath It All | No Doubt f/ Lady Saw | 2 (6), 2002 | 981 | 2.62 |
96 | Blurry | Puddle of Mudd | 5, 2002 | 979 | 2.62 |
97 | Roll to Me | Del Amitri | 3 (2), 1995 | 1071 | 2.62 |
98 | Real World | Matchbox 20 | 3 (5), 1998 | 1276 | 2.59 |
99 | I Know | Dionne Farris | 3 (9), 1995 | 1057 | 2.58 |
100 | All Star | Smash Mouth | 1 (9), 1999 | 1221 | 2.58 |
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