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     Top 100 Songs of 2009    

 

 

 

 

 

 

The list below is determined to have been the best selection of original music by local talent for the past year at the sole discretion of MTB.  The Top 10 and #1 Songs were selected in a listener interactive process that accumulated over 1500 votes by listeners over  a 2 week period ending January 10, 2010. 

 

1

My Own Rule

Leigh Humes

51

Dirty

Rebekah Pulley

2

Livin' Life

Maxx w/Fred George

52

Milk and Gasoline

Experimental Pilot

3

Saltwater Cowboy

Scotty Lee & the Treble Hooks

53

Owes Him Money

Johnny G Lyons Band - JGLB

4

Unsung Heroes

Rob Kosinski

54

Los Illuminados

Peasants of Posture

5

Breathe In Breathe Out

Sunset Bridge

55

I Waited

Alex Wolfe Parnes

6

Long Gone Lover

North 2 South

56

Come Out of the Rain

Leigh Humes

7

Lovin' Life

Double M Band

57

Ripples of Love

Baluja

8

65 Ford

Robert Andrew

58

Pass-a-Grille

Jose Primero

9

Last First Kiss

Jak Kelly

59

Sex Drive

Winfield Davis

10

Number One Fan

A Show of Hands

60

Blues in my Pocket

Blue Island Beer Club

11

Brand New Addiction

Wendy Rich

61

Remain

Rob Kosinski

12

Stargazer

Earth Bombs Mars

62

Four Alarm Kiss

North 2 South

13

Beautiful

Lorna Bracewell

63

West Memphis

Raiford Starke

14

Goin' Home

Cope

64

Ghost

Stephanie Carpenter

15

Get It Right This Time

Four Star Riot

65

Thank A Soldier

Molten Mike

16

Darker Truth

Hannah's Whirl

66

Never Completely

Richard MacLemale

17

Run From It Baby

Road Trip

67

Tell Me

Pete Church

18

All Along

Todd Plant

68

Was It Necessary

Emily Roff

19

The Score

Mogul Street Reserve

69

Storm Warning

Fremont John

20

Angels Fell Tonight

Orange Hour

70

Dead Wreck

Palantine

21

Every Single Day

Richard MacLemale

71

Bereaved

James Owen & Endless Void

22

As Much As I'd Like To

Jules

72

Eddie's Edgewater

Colin Ward

23

Behind My Eyes

Sheila Kirsten Band, The

73

High Heels on Ice

Jim Mason

24

Got Greedy

Charlie Morris

74

Be The Change

Dawn Willey

25

Love This Mama

Julie Black

75

Dirt Nap

Jimmy Griswold

26

We Can Be Free

The Sheaks

76

Fire

Soulfound

27

Game

Constance

77

Sweet Little Cracker Girl

Scotty Lee & the Treble Hooks

28

Hearts Turning Blue

F&F Blues Project

78

I'm Your Wrecking Ball

Larry Reidt

29

All the Time in the Word

Ditchflowers

79

More Wag Less Bark

Jeff Stottlar & Rob Gorley

30

Carry Me Back (to St Petersburg)

Charlie Souza & The New Tropics

80

Away

Shifty Mack

31

Will U Be Mine?

Francillia w/Beatnick Castle

81

Bad Hair Day

Regina AaMacha

32

Misled

Ted Lukas

82

Full Press Kind of Girl

Stephanie Carpenter

33

You Confuse Me

Kore

83

Rebecca's Ghost

Leigh Humes

34

Abby

Phil Traynor (w/Pete Huttlinger)

84

I'll Be Your Fool

Sarasota Slim

35

Beyond Broken

39 Stripes

85

Goodtime Girls

Maxx Combs

36

He Knew Trouble

Judy Tampa & Bunko Squad

86

It That Ain't The Blues

Tom Stephens

37

Sore Loser

Gale Trippsmith

87

Color of Friend

WD Han

38

Land of the Living

Have Gun Will Travel

88

Kiss Me Through The Window

Left

39

Kiss On Both Eyelids

Geri X

89

Solar Flare

Seasons Of The Wolf

40

That's The Way Love's Suppose To Be

Jodell

90

Talkin' Funk

Winfield Davis

41

Lust Never Sleeps

Ronny Elliott & Rebekah Pulley

91

Feeling Bad is Feeling Better

Don Noble

42

Sunny Delight

Rich Whiteley

92

Dolphin

Panama Red

43

The Roof Needs More

Steve Vaclavik

93

Signs of Life

Jeff Stottar

44

Out on the Road

Memphis Train Union

94

Rumor Has It

Crossbridge

45

Real Man

Paul Guy Bovee

95

Alligator Alley

Stephens-Worrall-McKee

46

Invicible Twinds

Rob K Band

96

My Old Florida

Barkin' Barney

47

Fairytales

Shelly Starks

97

I Will Be Waiting

Greg LeHasky

48

Over You

Lorna Bracewell

98

I Will Not Go Down

Sheila Kirsten Band, The

49

Waiting

Melissa Brethauer

99

Freedom Time

Tribal Style

50

Superbad

Rise of Saturn

100

Def 86

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    2008   The top 100 songs from 2008, the 1st year for which this compilation was made on this website.

 

 

 

1

On this Earth

Lorna Bracewell

2

Life of My Own

Stormbringer

3

I Should Have Left You a Long Time Ago

Rebekah Pulley & The Reluctant Prophets

4

Don't Wanna Know

Four Star Riot

5

When the Tears Finally Come

Greg Poulos with Shawn Brown

6

Now Is Yours

Soulfound

7

I Need Your Love

Soul Purpose

8

The River Song

Rob Pieniak and Buffalo Strange

9

In Love Again Tonight

Al Alvarez

10

Save the Red White and Blue

Bobby Palermo

11

Carry Me Back (to St Petersburg)

Charlie Souza and The New Tropics

12

Sweet-n-Sour

Christie Lenee

13

I Can't Undo Loving You

Stone Marmot

14

Off Limits

Carrie Martin

15

The Good Life

Baluja

16

Slapped in the Face

Guitar Daddy

17

Street Love

Lucian and the Allstars

18

The First People

Dennis Hoag

19

Everything

Howard Ingham

20

Winter Moon

Jak Kelly

21

Nebraska Avenue

Maggie Council

22

That Works For Me

Jules

23

Timeline

Fremont John

24

Should Have Been You

JoDell

25

State of Grace

Pete Merrigan

26

Long Grass and Tall Trees

Steve Vaclavik

27

Lights On

Jeremy Gloff

28

I Reside In Tampa Bay

Steve Shabala

29

Get to Work

Jimmy Griswold

30

Everything to Me

Ivory Joe

31

Our Time is Now

Harry Dash

32

Better Day

Rich Whiteley Band

33

He's a Bug

Judy Tampa & Bunko Squad

34

Lost Again

Jeff O'Kelley

35

The Lone Green Valley

Mena Brinno

36

St Petersburg Jail

Ronny Elliott

37

Occupation of the Sun

Dave Eichelberger

38

Worst Blues I Ever Had

Molten Mike

39

Leaving Stepford

Stephanie Carpenter

40

Tear On The Face Of Heaven

Maxx

41

Whatcha Doin' Baby

Wendy Rich

42

Midnight Player

Winfield Davis

43

It's Not My Fault

Shawn Ofalt

44

Just For One

Gary Simonelli

45

My Father's Son

James Hawkins

46

Let It Rain

Sheila Kirsten Hughes

47

Fire In The Heart

Ferengata

48

Fixer Upper

Rob Gorley

49

Sunshine With The Shade

Reverse Engineers

50

Last Ride

Bettys Not A Vitamin

51

Im Gonna Get You

Sarasota Slim

52

Powerlines

Human Condition

53

So The Road Ends Here

Rob Kosinski

54

Old Fat Guys

Mike Worrall

55

Congo Square

David Shelly

56

Water on Mars

Larry Reidt

57

1-i

giddy up, helicopter

58

First Time Over

Tom Stewart

59

Stomp Yer Foots

Rebel Pride

60

Mexi-Surf

Vodkanauts

61

Gunn Highway

WMD

62

All Messed Up

North 2 South

63

From Sex To Serious

X Takes The Square

64

The Only Thing Going Was You

Vic Thompkins

65

30 Days

Urban Cowboys

66

Don't Touch Me There

Stormbringer

67

And the Women

Blue Island Beer Club

68

Wrap It Up

Left

69

Alien Concubine

Stone Marmot

70

One Love

Fremont John

71

Sleeping Together Alone

Tailgunner Joe & The Earls of Slander

72

Lesser of Two Evils

Rebekah Pulley

73

Pissed

Abstract

74

American Anthem

Millennium Cowboy

75

All Around The World

D'Yea

76

Girl From Imokalee

Raiford Starke

77

Even Angels Get the Blues

Back Alley Blues Band

78

Soul Soldier

Tribal Style

79

Cadillac

Mojo Gurus

80

Vancouver

Ricky Wilcox

81

Tempted

Dazzler

82

Too Late for Romance

Nervous Turkey

83

Amazed

39 Stripes

84

Me & You, You & Me

Don Noble

85

Midnight Sun

Greg Poulos featuring Todd Plant

86

Orgasmic

Spontaneous Habit

87

Drive

Paul J. Watkins

88

In A Daydream

Four Star Riot

89

Sub Sonic

TY<>LEN - J.L. Tyche & David Leonard

90

I Waited

Alex Wolfe Parnes

91

Magnetic Star

Seasons Of The Wolf

92

She'll Be Alright

Tom Stephans

93

I Made Love to an Angel

Steve Dockendorf

94

Arizona Blue

Donny Barthelemy & Fastgun

95

Wanton Soup

Offshore Riot

96

Shattered

Wild Mushrooms

97

The Beauty of it All

Baluja

98

Explosion of Love

Noah Chadde & Robert Andrew

99

Tet

Jim Sommers

100

Eta Carinae Decode

Otolathe

 

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Songs are ranked in the Big Bay 99 by a variety of criteria, including but not limited to the following: (1) recording quality and amount of studio production employed, including musical arrangement & lyrics,  (2) artist visibility at bay area venues and in the press and other media, especially airplay on WMNF,  (3) numbers of plays posted on MySpace page and other online artist links.  Artists and songs that get the most response in the Guestbook on the Contact page tend to get more attention.

Songs are chosen for web-play and listing in the published playlists at the sole discretion of MTB.  Songs in the Top-10 are ranked according to votes cast in the Top-10 display on the homepage. 

 

 

 

The current weekly playlist and year-end lists for 2009 & 2008 appear below.

 

 

© Big Bay 99  

          The #1 Song & Top 10 below are compiled from listener votes on the homepage.

                  For week beginning - Monday, August 30th, 2010

 

If there was ever any doubt about the ability of Heather Leigh to rock her way to the top in the MTB Top 10, her latest song, Wrecked should prove otherwise, remaining at #1 for the 2nd week in a row.  High energy performers, Sweet Spot also continue to draw strong support from their fans, also staying at #2 & #3 with Rock Tease and Madeira Girl respectively.  The Top 10 is determined solely by votes cast in the ballot box on the homepage at this website between Monday & Sunday of each week..  All other songs are ranked by criteria described below.

UPDATES TO THE BIG BAY 99 MAY BE DELAYED AT TIMES BETWEEN NOW AND MID SEPTEMBER.

 

 

 

1

Wrecked Heather Leigh

2

Rock Tease Sweet Spot

3

Good Girls Love Bad Boys North 2 South

4

Madeira Girl Sweet Spot

5

Don't Do Me Like That Will Erickson & Local Roots

6

Learn and Live Heather Leigh

7

Texas Hold'em Blues RandyBluesmanHocks Bluesmachine & Friends

8

Tango With The Devil Colleen Clark

9

Blue Illusion Liz Pennock & Dr Blues

10

Uncomplicated Diamond Gray

11

Can You Hear Me Now Double M Band

12

Let's Do This Again Real Soon Larry Reidt

13

Wolf From The Door Earth Bombs Mars

14

A Long Night Austin Ammo

15

Nothing But Love Sal Belloise

16

21st Century Love Jeremy Gloff

17

Lightnin' Bolt Charlie Souza

18

If You've Got It, Flaunt It Caveman
 

19

Do You Ever Think About Me
Sandy Atkinson

20

That Was That Judy Tampa & Bunko Squad featuring George Pappas
 

21

Sang Alone David J Potts

22

Big City Girl Leigh Humes
 

23

The Beast Mogul Street Reserve

24

Sorry in the Meantime The Human Condition
 

25

Leavin' Mississippi Tom Stephans
 

26

Young and Reckless A Show of Hands

27

Forever Rob Kosinski

28

Dangerous Girl The Edisons
 

29

41x61 Franc Robert
 

30

Right On The Tip Of My Heart Jak Kelly

31

More Than I Ever Dreamed JoDell

32

Fire on the Water Max & Wyatt Combs

33

Driver (New CD Title Track) Wendy Rich
 

34

It's All Good Rockin' Ed

35

Confused Richard MacLemale

36

Make It Right (in the Gulf of Mexico) Charlie Souza

37

One More Day Lenny Austin
 

38

Lost in the Dream The Edisons
 

39

Gulf of Mexico Mike Calzone
 

40

The Race Shelly Starks

41

Big Tar Ball Tom Stephans

42

Diesel On Water Hannah's Whirl

43

Bad Boy Jessica LaVoce

44

One Nation Under God Billy McKnight (written by Calvin Oatsvall)

45

My Little Gift To You Steve Vaclavik

46

Living The Life of the Blues RandyBluesmanHock'sBluesmachine & Friends

47

We Are Kings The Hip Abduction
 

48

Not Afraid Thrown Alive
  49 Dreams We Left Behind Steve Arvey
50 Navajo Sun Crossbridge
51 Stealin' Horses Jim Mason
  52 Devil Dog The Tempests
  53 Dog and Pony Show Situation Mine
54 Just Go Kore
55 No More War Chicken Chasers
56 Guardian Angel Fremont John
57 Anodyne Military Junior
58 State of Mind PLC
  59 Who Will Give A Damn Doug Purcell & Triad
60 Please Save Our Beaches Bobby Smith
61 Break You Down Situation Mine
  62 After All This Time Melissa Brethauer
63 Pressure Funky Seeds
  64 Hey Babe Regina Aamacha
  65 Tick Tock David DeBlois
66 Time and Love Alex Wolfe Parnes
  67 Got Greedy (Oil song returns from 2009) Charlie Morris
  68 Tampa Bay Worksong Rebel Pride
69 Naked in the Raid Colin Ward
70 It Is What It Is Rebel Pride
71 Blues Loving Woman Liz Pennock & Dr Blues
72 Another Train Song Charlie Morris
  73 Just To Hear You Smile Jules
  74 Open Wide Larry & Doreen Reidt
  75 Home Again Hip Abduction
76 The Country Justin Weller
77 Room Full of Miracles Thrown Alive
78 My Pony Is Strong Scotty Lee Rexroat
  79 Within Love's Walls (We All Come Together) Baluja
80 Just For You The Edisons
81 For Seasons Mogul Street Reserve
  82 It's All About Love Lenny Austin
  83 Middle Ground James Hawkins
  84 Low Tech Red Neck Michael Desselle
  85 Folks on Treasure Island Colin Ward
  86 Another Girl James Madison Thomas
87 Big Black Tears Sunset Bridge
  88 Bread Rebekah Pulley
  89 My Cowboy Shelly Starks
  90 Just Go Kore
  91 Time to Care Double M Band
  92 State Of My Heart Charlie Souza
  93 Goin' Home Cope
  94 When I'm Supposed To Ben Hammond
  95 Early In May Orange Hour
  96 Let's Drive Ted Lucas
  97 Orbit Rob Kosinski
  98 Bass and Beyond Winfield Davis
  99 Sons and Daughters of the Gilded Age Have Gun Will Travel
▲  Symbol identifies tracks moving up the chart.  Bold font indicates first week listed.    Note: "New Songs" means new to the MTB daily  playlist, though not necessarily new recordings or new releases.