91X · Year-end countdown series
91X Top 91 Songs of the Year
RockLists has 39 editions of the 91X Top 91 Songs of the Year, from 1983 to 2022. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Pony” by Far, which appears in 3 editions.
39editions
1983–2022years
39different #1s
1missing years
Every edition and its number one
Missing from the archive: 2011. Have one of these?
How the top songs moved between editions
Each song’s position in every edition (the latest 24 shown). A dash means it did not appear.
| # | Song | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 |
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| 1 | PonyFar | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 6 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | When You Were YoungThe Killers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | I Will WaitMumford & Sons | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Stressed OutTwenty One Pilots | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | MadnessMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | TrojansAtlas Genius | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Chaise LongueWet Leg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Wake Me Up When September EndsGreen Day | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Supermassive Black HoleMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | 47 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Dead Man's PartyOingo Boingo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | The Night We MetLord Huron | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Mysterious WaysU2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Finding Out True Love is BlindLouis XIV | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | 1979The Smashing Pumpkins | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Taking Me BackJack White | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 3 |
| 16 | Shame ShameFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 7 | – |
| 17 | Midnight CityM83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Knights of CydoniaMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Mess AroundCage The Elephant | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Personal JesusDepeche Mode | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Running Up That HillMeg Myers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 5 | – | – |
| 22 | Use SomebodyKings of Leon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | The Kill30 Seconds to Mars | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Still BreathingGreen Day | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Gold On The CeilingThe Black Keys | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | StarlightMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 5 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | The PretenderFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | Little TalksOf Monsters And Men | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | UprisingMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | Is It TrueTame Impala | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 10 | – |
| 31 | My BloodTwenty One Pilots | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 16 | – | – | – |
| 32 | Lonely BoyThe Black Keys | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | Fear InoculumTool | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 28 | – | – |
| 34 | Give It AwayRed Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | Tell Me BabyRed Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | Orange CrushR.E.M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | The LovecatsThe Cure | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | When Am I Gonna Lose YouLocal Natives | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 4 | – | – |
| 39 | WarningPepper | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 11 | – | – |
| 40 | Never Too LateThree Days Grace | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 41 | Aint no Rest for the WickedCage The Elephant | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 42 | High HopesPanic! at the Disco | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 24 | – | – | – |
| 43 | Anna MollyIncubus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 9 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | HypnotizeSystem of a Down | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 45 | Sex On FireKings of Leon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 46 | Save a PrayerDuran Duran | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | New Year's DayU2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | The Sky Is A NeighborhoodFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| 49 | KidsMGMT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 50 | SaviorRise Against | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | Master and ServantDepeche Mode | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | Snow (Hey Oh)Red Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 53 | Just A GirlNo Doubt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 54 | Bleed It OutLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | Rebel YellBilly Idol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | Guiding LightMumford & Sons | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 20 | – | – | – |
| 57 | Perfect SituationWeezer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 58 | Beautiful Disaster311 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 59 | The PotTool | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | Skin And BonesCage The Elephant | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | – |