KROQ listeners were asked to vote for their favorite bands of all time (and, I can only assume that some listeners voted over and over and over again...) Smiths/Morrissey made it to #23 (one place above Blink 182), but it's hard to take the list seriously considering that Green Day was voted the #1 band of all time.
Some of the other amusing placements (all of whom were ranked higher than His Mozness) were No Doubt at #6, Linkin Park at #13, and System of a Down at #16.
K(orporate)ROQ, once heralded as THE great indie rock station, has since degenerated into a sad mix of MTV bands you can hear on just about any other Clear Channel-type station in the country. (Ok, so they do throw in some good stuff from time-to-time, but it's mainly crap!) The good news is, if you live in Los Angeles, you can still hear some kick-arse music on Indie 103.1.
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I assume The Smiths are played on the radio in America. That's more than we get in Britain; someone might be able to correct me, as I hardly listen to the radio anymore, but I've never heard a Smiths track (or any Moz, pre-YATQ) over the airwaves in this country (I'm talking mid-90's onwards and during the day). Not even Virgin 1215 play them and they claim to be an alternative station. They play The Cure, why not The Smiths?