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99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years

RockLists has 2 editions of the 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years, from 2024 to 2025. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana, which appears in 2 editions.

2editions
2024–2025years
2different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
2024 Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) PanamaVan Halen 400
2025 Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) Welcome to the JungleGuns N Roses 400

How the top songs moved between editions

Each song’s position in every edition. A dash means it did not appear.

#Song'24'25
1 Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana 2 3
2 You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party)Beastie Boys 9 4
3 Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers 7 6
4 BlackPearl Jam 5 10
5 Kickstart My HeartMotley Crue 6 11
6 EverlongFoo Fighters 11 7
7 Enter SandmanMetallica 17 2
8 Sweet Child o' MineGuns N Roses 16 8
9 Killing in the NameRage Against the Machine 15 14
10 Master of PuppetsMetallica 4 26
11 Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes 20 12
12 Free Fallin'Tom Petty 10 24
13 Pour Some Sugar On MeDef Leppard 12 22
14 Livin' on a PrayerBon Jovi 14 20
15 Man in the BoxAlice In Chains 24 15
16 Black Hole SunSoundgarden 19 23
17 OneMetallica 30 13
18 Dude Looks Like a LadyAerosmith 32 16
19 Come As You AreNirvana 21 33
20 Even FlowPearl Jam 31 25
21 TodayThe Smashing Pumpkins 23 39
22 In the EndLinkin Park 55 9
23 NumbLinkin Park 26 38
24 Home Sweet HomeMotley Crue 34 32
25 ThunderstruckAC/DC 53 18
26 All the Small Thingsblink-182 52 21
27 Mama, I'm Coming HomeOzzy Osbourne 28 47
28 You Give Love a Bad NameBon Jovi 46 34
29 No Sleep Til BrooklynBeastie Boys 45 36
30 My HeroFoo Fighters 37 44
31 Wanted Dead or AliveBon Jovi 77 5
32 Say It Ain't SoWeezer 39 48
33 MachineheadBush 49 41
34 Why Can't This Be LoveVan Halen 64 28
35 Come Out and PlayThe Offspring 63 29
36 Paradise CityGuns N Roses 38 54
37 Basket CaseGreen Day 76 17
38 Here I Go AgainWhitesnake 25 69
39 November RainGuns N Roses 59 37
40 I Won't Back DownTom Petty 44 56
41 AlivePearl Jam 56 46
42 LithiumNirvana 47 55
43 Hard to HandleBlack Crowes 62 42
44 RoosterAlice In Chains 51 53
45 SanteriaSublime 86 19
46 What I GotSublime 33 74
47 Scar TissueRed Hot Chili Peppers 35 73
48 Would?Alice In Chains 79 31
49 Self-EsteemThe Offspring 27 89
50 1979The Smashing Pumpkins 57 67
51 Can't StopRed Hot Chili Peppers 69 57
52 Girls Girls GirlsMotley Crue 70 61
53 Nothing Else MattersMetallica 54 79
54 Rag DollAerosmith 60 75
55 CloserNine Inch Nails 95 43
56 LoserBeck 92 52
57 JeremyPearl Jam 83 64
58 DreamsVan Halen 106 45
59 It's Been AwhileStaind 71 85
60 The UnforgivenMetallica 148 40