Countdown season 2023
The 2023 year-end countdowns
Every December, rock stations count down their listeners’ favorite songs of the year. This page follows the 2023 season as the countdowns come in: 5 countdowns so far, with 2 stations that counted down 2022 still to come. Combining them, the song of 2023 right now is “Blame Brett” by The Beaches.
5 of 7 expected countdowns are in. Heard one that is missing? Send it in.
The combined 2023 ranking so far
All 122 songs →Points from every 2023 alternative countdown, added up. It changes as each station’s list arrives.
- 1Blame BrettThe Beaches
- 2Paint the Town RedDoja Cat
- 3The Worst Person AliveG Flip
- 4Saving UpDom Dolla
- 5Rhyme DustMK and Dom Dolla
- 6PradaCassö, Raye and D-Block Europe
- 7RescuedFoo Fighters
- 8Adore UFred Again and Obongjayar
- 9What Was I Made For?Billie Eilish
- 10RushTroye Sivan
- 11Lovin on MeJack Harlow
- 12The American Dream Is Killing MeGreen Day
- 13ChemicalPost Malone
- 14VampireOlivia Rodrigo
- 15RumbleSkrillex, Fred Again and Flowdan
- 16Kill BillSZA
- 17AtmosphereFisher and Kita Alexander
- 18LandminesSum 41
- 19(It Goes Like) NananaPeggy Gou
- 20SprinterDave and Central Cee
- 21Back On 74Jungle
- 22Eat Your ManDom Dolla and Nelly Furtado
- 23One More Timeblink-182
- 24TherapyBudjerah
- 25Sorry InsteadSpacey Jane
Countdowns in
| Station | Countdown | Number one | Songs |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | The Top 23 of 2023 | Blame Brett The Beaches | 22 |
| KXT Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | Top 91 Songs of 2023 | Good Old Days The Revivalists | 91 |
| The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | Top 89 Songs of 2023 | Stop The Bleeding Baby Rose | 89 |
| Triple J Australia (national) | Hottest 100 of 2023 | Paint the Town Red Doja Cat | 100 |
| WFUV New York, NY | Top 90 Songs of 2023 | Cool About It Boygenius | 90 |
Still to come
These stations published a 2022 year-end countdown, but their 2023 list is not in the archive yet.