88.3 The Sting · Year-end countdown series
88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 of the Year
RockLists has 22 editions of the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 of the Year, from 2002 to 2025. Across all of them, the most successful song is “We Are Young” by fun., which appears in 2 editions.
22editions
2002–2025years
22different #1s
2missing years
Every edition and its number one
Missing from the archive: 2018, 2024. Have one of these?
How the top songs moved between editions
Each song’s position in every edition. A dash means it did not appear.
| # | Song | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '25 |
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| 1 | We Are Youngfun. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Edgingblink-182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | – |
| 3 | Heavy Dirty SoulTwenty One Pilots | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | This Is WhyParamore | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 11 | – |
| 5 | BrightsideLumineers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 15 | – | – |
| 6 | Cigarette DaydreamsCage The Elephant | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Do I Wanna KnowArctic Monkeys | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Left Hand FreeAlt J | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Don't Stop (Color On The WallsFoster The People | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | UnsteadyX Ambassadors | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | I Don't Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)Glass Animals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 20 | – | – |
| 12 | Leave Me AloneI Don't Know How But They Found Me | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 10 | – | – | – |
| 13 | Mr. BrightsideThe Killers | – | – | 23 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | SleepwalkingAll Time Low | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 22 | – |
| 15 | Sit Next To MeFoster The People | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Stay with MeSam Smith | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | Room @ the End of the WorldMatt Nathanson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Release MeJack's Mannequin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | This Is GospelPanic! at the Disco | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Run Away To MarsTalk | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 28 | – |
| 21 | Boulevard of Broken DreamsGreen Day | – | – | 36 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | You're Gonna Go Far, KidThe Offspring | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | The HypeTwenty One Pilots | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 30 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Shot At The NightThe Killers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Snow (Hey Oh)Red Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | 31 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | Not Your FaultAWOLNATION | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | Sowing SeasonBrand New | – | – | – | – | 34 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | RadioactiveKings of Leon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | Life In The CityLumineers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 46 | 29 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | Diamond EyesShinedown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | Heat WavesGlass Animals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 74 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 32 | BabelMumford & Sons | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | Shut Up & DanceWalk the Moon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 77 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | Running Up That HillMeg Myers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 35 | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | Love Dies YoungFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 32 | – | – |
| 36 | Therefore I AmBillie Eilish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 67 | 14 | – | – | – |
| 37 | AmoebaClairo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 51 | – | – |
| 38 | SofiaClairo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 77 | 7 | – | – | – |
| 39 | Love Like WinterAFI | – | – | – | – | 17 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | The CaveMumford & Sons | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 41 | Shame ShameFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 73 | 15 | – | – | – |
| 42 | All I WantA Day To Remember | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 43 | The PretenderFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | The MiddleJimmy Eat World | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 45 | SupermodelManeskin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 46 | High HopesPanic! at the Disco | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | Beating Heart BabyHead Automatica | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | Pork And BeansWeezer | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 49 | HeathensTwenty One Pilots | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 50 | I Will Follow You Into the DarkDeath Cab for Cutie | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | Tripping Down The FreewayWeezer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | Hey There DelilahPlain White T's | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 53 | Follow YouImagine Dragons | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 54 | Level Of ConcernTwenty One Pilots | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | The Way You Used To DoQueens of the Stone Age | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | EnsenadaSublime | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 57 | LostLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 58 | Like a StoneAudioslave | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 59 | The First SingleThe Format | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | Somebody That I Used to KnowGoyte | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |