These are single songs for 2005 that I like/love:
World Leader Pretend - The Masses
Tracy Bonham - Something Beautiful
Wolf Parade - Shine a Light
Thirteen Senses - Into The Fire
Shout Out Louds - The Comeback
The Rosebuds - Boxcar
The Rocky Fortune - Drop Me in the Well
Ringside - Raining Nextdoor
Ringside - Tired of Being Sorry
Ringside - Struggle
The Pierces - A Way To Us
Pernice Brothers - There Goes the Sun
Paul Anka - Smells like Teen Spirit
Page France - Chariot
The New Pornographers - Falling Through Your Clothes
Morningwood - Nth Degree
Morningwood - Jetsetter
Moonbabies - War On Sound
Matt Pond PA - Halloween
Marjorie Fair - How Can You Laugh?
Maria Taylor - Song Beneath the Song
The Magic Numbers - Forever Lost
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
Kaiser Chiefs - Modern Way
José González - Heartbeats
Jim Noir - MP My Patch
Jim Noir - Computer Song
Jim Noir - I Me You I'm Yours
INXS - Pretty Vegas
Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek
Ides Of Space - I Promise Not To Notice If You Promise To Pretend
Goldspot - Cusp
Goldspot - Rewind
Goldfrapp - Number 1
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
The Go-Betweens - Here Comes A City
Gemma Hayes - Nothing Can
Garbage - Bleed Like Me
Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To
Fisher - Beautiful Life
Depeche Mode - Precious
Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body
Cricket Rumor Mill - Climbing in the Big Tree
Coldplay - Speed Of Sound
The Clientele - Since K Got Over Me
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth
Cat Power - The Greatest
Caesars - Jerk it out
Bloc Party - Pioneers
Beck - Girl
Bears - Walk Away
Arcade Fire - Cold Wind
Aqualung - Brighter Than Sunshine
Anneli Drecker - You Don't Have To Change
The All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret
...and for 2006
Stone Jack Jones - Evermore
Stone Jack Jones - Smile
Edit: added
Merrick - Infinity (2001) - great song, and available on itunes
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