Top 40 Songs So here we go... the third year of our top 40 countdown! The votes are in and here are the results for 2008... Position Track Last Year Movement Info 40 It's Showtime! NE NE The opening track to the new album 'The Master' and to the band's recent live gigs kicks off the top forty at number forty... how appropriate!. 39 I Don't Speak French 18 Down Dropping a whopping 21 places is this as-yet-unreleased track about loving the French... possibly. 38 Chinese Restauarant 68 Up A massive rise for this track from 'Smog Cutter Love Story', 'Chinese Restaurant' is a predecessor to tracks such as 'Slices Of You' with its references to love and food. 37 Telephone Conversation 5 Down A shock slide for this popular unreleased track from the 'Senor Smoke' era. 36 Say Goodnight, Crazy Lady 70 Up 'Smog Cutter Love Story' once more shows its re-popularity with another big rise, this time for 'Say Goodnight, Crazy Lady'. 35 Danger! High Voltage 17 Down The band's most famous track shows it's age by slipping 18 points to this position. Is it losing its voltage? 34 Rip It! NE NE The second cut from the band's latest album lands in the 34 position. 33 Honolulu 6 Down Though it's great to see a classic track in the top 40, it's another that has taken a big fall. 32 Broken Machine NE NE 'The Master' contributes its next track to the countdown. 'Broken Machine' tells of computer love. 31 Bite Me 22 Down And another fall for a classic track, this time the third track on second album 'Senor Smoke', falling 9 places. 30 Naked Pictures (Of Your Mother) 26 Down A slight fall for the third track from 'Fire' which talks about war and naked pictures... nice! 29 Vibrator 19 Down A slip of 10 places for the download release from 'Senor Smoke'. 28 The Band In Hell 21 Down And yet another track falls, this time the opener to third album 'Switzerland', a song about being sorry... and Hitler. 27 Jimmy Carter 25 Down A slight drop for the 'Senor Smoke' ballad about the end of the world. 26 Dirty Looks NE NE The closer to 'The Master' album is a new entry at number 26. 25 There's Something Very Wrong With Us So Let's Go Out Tonight 38 Up Jumping up 13 places is this track from 'Switzerland', settling further into the top 40. 24 She's White 28 Up Perhaps showing some retro appeal, this 'Fire' track moves up four places to 24. 23 Boy or Girl? 36 Up Another older track moves up, this time the band's ode to Big Burger. 22 Pink Flamingos 50 Up Missing out of the top 40 2007 by 10 places, this country and western style track finally enters the charts. 21 Infected Girls 7 Down Dropping considerably out of the top ten and falling just out of the top twenty is 'Infected Girls' from the album 'Switzerland'. 20 I Buy The Drugs 16 Down The lead single of 'Switzerland' drops four places to just in the top twenty. Yeeeaaahhh! 19 Germans In Mexico 14 Down A similar slip for the almost 'Switzerland' closer track that is mixed in with Depeche Mode when played live. 18 Hospital Bed 55 Up A meteoric rise for the 'Smog Cutter Love Story' track that's an emotional story about a man on his deathbed. 17 Be My Dark Angel 30 Up A rise for this 'Senor Smoke' track of thirteen points... and the Jacksons are reuniting and going on tour! 16 The Ballade of MC Sucka DJ 9 Down Slipping out of the top ten, this is still a reputable placing for one of the band's oldest tracks. 15 Night Vision 12 Down A slight slip for this James Bond-esque 'Switzerland' track first played on the 'American Troubador' tour. 14 I'm The Bomb 15 Up It's a rise of one place for the twelth track on debut album 'Fire'. 13 Electric Demons (In Love) 27 Up Another classic 'Fire' track shows a surge in popularity with a rise of 14 places. 12 Devil Nights 13 Up The second track on 'Senor Smoke' splutters up one place to 12. 11 When I Get To The Green Building NE NE And the only new entry in this block of ten falls just outside the top ten at number eleven. 10 Improper Dancing 24 Up And as we kick off the top ten it's an impressive rise for the Fire track. Stop... continue! 9 Rock and Roll Evacuation 4 Down As George W. Bush's second term enters its final year, here is his track at nine after a slip of five places. 8 Dance Commander 10 Up You must obey him as the Dance Commander climbs two places to eight. 7 Down At McDonnellzzz NE NE 'Cos people need a place to go! The 'lead' track from the latest album 'The Master' makes an impressive debut at number seven. 6 Lenny Kravitz 53 Up The studio release of this track has done wonders for the track, catapulting it 47 places into the top ten at six. 5 The Future Is In The Future 11 Up Narrowly missing out of the top ten last year, in 2008 this track shoots up six places to five. 4 Synthesizer 1 Down And last year's most popular track slips three places to number four just out of the top three... so who will be number one now? 3 Pulling The Plug On The Party 3 - One of only two tracks to stay in the same position in the top 40 is this track from 'Switzerland'. 2 Dance Epidemic 2 - And the second non-mover is the most popular track of 2006 from the album 'Senor Smoke'. 1 Dance Pattern NE NE And the most popular track of 2008 is from the new album... 'Dance Pattern'! Most Popular Album 1st - Fire 2nd - Senor Smoke 3rd - The Master 4th - Switzerland