Here are our ALT 104.5 Staff Picks in the 2021 Obligatory Year End Awards...don't worry, your moment in the spotlight is New Year’s Eve starting at 5pm when we count down the Top 50.5 songs of the year, plus reveal all the winners on The Obligatory Year End Awards Results Show – as voted by you.
P.S. Don't worry if you miss something, we’ll run through the countdown again allllll day on New Years Day starting at 10a.
AMBER MILLER (Middays 10a-3p)
- Best Song of 2021: Manchester Orchestra “Bed Head”
- Best Album of 2021: Manchester Orchestra “The Million Masks of God”
- Artist of The Year for 2021: Glass Animals
- Best New Artist of 2021: Wet Leg
- Best Music Video of 2021: Imagine Dragons “Follow You”
- Favorite cover song of 2021: Dave Grohl/Dave Kurstin: Stay (Lisa Loeb)
- Favorite Philly-area Band/Artist of 2021: The Districts
- Favorite concert/performance of 2021: Manchester Orchestra @ The Fillmore 10.15.21
- Favorite Philly-area live music venue of 2021: Union Transfer
- Most Overlooked Artist of 2021: Manchester Orchestra
- Favorite App: Instagram
- Favorite Band/Artist to follow on socials: The National
- Favorite Podcast: iWeigh with Jameela Jamil
MIKE JONES (Afternoon Semi-Professional Broadcaster on ALT 104.5)
- Best Song of 2021 (I can’t do just one so how about Top 5): Foo Fighters - Love Dies Young, Twenty One Pilots - Saturday, Maneskin - MAMMAMIA, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Go Get A Tattoo, Joywave - Every Window Is A Mirror
- Best Album(s) of 2021: Foo Fighters - Medicine At Midnight, Royal Blood - Typhoons, Weezer - Van Weezer, Twenty One Pilots - Scaled And Icy, Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket
- Artist of The Year for 2021 - Foo Fighters
- Best New Artist of 2021: Kennyhoopla
- Best Music Video of 2021: Joywave - Every Window Is A Mirror
- Favorite cover song of 2021: Greg Kurstin & Dave Grohl - Copacabana (Really I loved all of their covers for The Hanukkah Sessions!)
- Favorite Philly-area Band/Artist of 2021: Foxtrot & The Getdown
- Favorite concert/performance of 2021: Hella Mega Tour or Foo Fighters in Alaska!
- Favorite Philly-area live music venue of 2021: The Met
- Most Overlooked Artist of 2021: Sir Sly - some great stuff on their album ’The Rise & Fall Of Loverboy'
- Most Anticipated Album(s) for 2022: Liam Gallagher, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bastille, Weezer’s 4 albums (one for each season)
- Favorite App: PS Remote Play (I can play Playstation anywhere! What’s not to love about that?)
- Favorite Band/Artist to follow on socials: @JimmyPop
- Favorite Podcast: Something to Wrestle With Bruce Prichard
JAMMIN JESSIE (On-air nights 7p-midnight & Sundays 10a-3pm)
- Best Song of 2021: (artist/title)Maneskin ‘Beggin’’
- Best Album of 2021: (artist/title)Foo Fighters ‘Medicine At Midnight’
- Artist of The Year for 2021: Maneskin
- Best New Artist of 2021:Maneskin
- Best Music Video of 2021:Maneskin ‘Mammamia’
- Favorite cover song of 2021:Maneskin ‘Beggin’’
- Favorite Philly-area Band/Artist of 2021:Maneskin..JKJK Lotus
- Favorite concert/performance of 2021: Primus @ The Met (Rush Tribute Tour) *mind-bogglin* **lost my marbles** ***they’re still on the floor at The Met***
- Favorite Philly-area live music venue of 2021:Brooklyn Bowl
- Most Overlooked Artist of 2021:Milky Chance
- Most Anticipated Album for 2022:Arctic Monkeys & RHCP
- Favorite App:InstaCart
- Favorite Band/Artist to follow on socials:@TheLumineers
- Favorite Podcast: TheMikeJonesMINUTE CON!
JOSH (On Air Sat 6p-10p/Sun 3p-7p/Fill in)
- Best Song of 2021: (artist/title) "Beggin" by Maneskin
- Best Album of 2021: (artist/title) "Medicine at Midnight" by Foo Fighters
- Artist of The Year for 2021 Foo Fighters
- Best New Artist of 2021: Maneskin
- Best Music Video of 2021: "Colorado" by Milky Chance (I WANT THAT ORANGE CAR!!)
- Favorite cover song of 2021: BTS covering Coldplay's "Fix You"
- Favorite Philly-area Band/Artist of 2021: War on Drugs
- Favorite concert/performance of 2021: Hella Mega Tour
- Favorite Philly-area live music venue of 2021: Fillmore
- Most Overlooked Artist of 2021: Girl in Red
- Most Anticipated Album for 2022: Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Favorite App: iHeartRadio/Instagram
- Favorite Band/Artist to follow on socials: @theinterrupters on Instagram
- Favorite Podcast: Office Ladies and Friends From Work (@ffwpodcast)
RAVEY (The Woody Show)
- Best Song of 2021: TWENTY ONE PILOTS / SATURDAY
- Best Album of 2021: TWENTY ONE PILOTS / SCALED AND ICY
- Artist of The Year for 2021: TWENTY ONE PILOTS
- Best Music Video of 2021: TWENTY ONE PILOTS / SATURDAY
- Favorite cover song of 2021: MANEKSKIN / BEGGIN'
- Favorite App: POSTMATES
- Favorite Podcast: NERDIN OUT PODCAST
GREG GORY (The Woody Show)
- Best Song of 2021: Jack White – Taking Me Back
- Best Album of 2021: Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish
- Artist of The Year for 2021: Billie Eilish
- Best New Artist of 2021: Girl In Red
- Best Music Video of 2021: Lana Del Rey, “Chemtrails Over the Country Club”
- Favorite concert/performance of 2021: Twenty One Pilots
- Favorite Philly-area live music venue of 2021: The Fillmore
- Most Overlooked Artist of 2021: Oliver Tree
- Most Anticipated Album for 2022: hopefully the sequel to Mellon Collie
- Favorite App: Instagram
- Favorite Band/Artist to follow on socials: Dave Gahan
- Favorite Podcast: Duh – The Woody Show
DJ REED STREETS
- Best Song(s) of 2021: (artist/title) 1. San Holo 'You've Changed, I've Changed', 2. Porter Robinson 'Look At The Sky' , 3. Glass Animals 'Heat Waves', 4. Bleachers 'Stop Making This Hurt', 5. Dijon 'Many Times'
- Best Album of 2021: (artist/title) Japanese Breakfast 'Jubilee'
- Best New Artist of 2021: KennyHoopla
- Favorite cover song of 2021: Glass Animals 'Heart Shaped Box'
- Favorite Philly-area Band/Artist of 2021: Menzingers
- Favorite Philly-area live music venue of 2021: The Fillmore
- Most Overlooked Artist of 2021: Genesis Owusu
- Favorite Podcast: Alter Natives w/ Wendy Rollins!
AIDAN WHITE (Local Producer & Host of Stripped Down Unplugged Sunday Mornings)
- Best Song of 2021: (artist/title) -Gang of Youths - the angel of 8th ave.
- Best Album of 2021: (artist/title) -The War on Drugs -I Don't Live Here Anymore
- Artist of The Year for 2021:Foo Fighters
- Best New Artist of 2021:Arlo Parks
- Best Music Video of 2021:Foo Fighters - Chasing Birds
- Favorite cover song of 2021:Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Nightswimming (R.E.M.)
- Favorite Philly-area Band/Artists of 2021:CityWide / The War on Drugs
- Favorite concert/performance of 2021:Mt. Joy @ The Fillmore (12/11)
- Favorite Philly-area live music venue of 2021:Union Transfer
- Most Overlooked Artist of 2021:Spacey Jane
- Most Anticipated Album for 2022:Red Hot Chili Peppers - TBA
- Favorite App:Instagram
- Favorite Band/Artist to follow on socials:John Mayer
- Favorite Podcast:The Always Sunny Podcast