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De Zwaarste Lijst

RockLists has 18 editions of the De Zwaarste Lijst, from 2009 to 2026. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Master of Puppets” by Metallica, which appears in 18 editions. Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” finished first 13 times.

18editions
2009–2026years
4different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
2009 De Zwaarste Lijst (2009) Master of PuppetsMetallica 70
2010 De Zwaarste Lijst (2010) Master of PuppetsMetallica 70
2011 De Zwaarste Lijst (2011) Master of PuppetsMetallica 70
2012 De Zwaarste Lijst (2012) Master of PuppetsMetallica 70
2013 De Zwaarste Lijst (2013) Master of PuppetsMetallica 66
2014 De Zwaarste Lijst (2014) Black FuelChannel Zero 66
2015 De Zwaarste Lijst (2015) Black FuelChannel Zero 66
2016 De Zwaarste Lijst (2016) Master of PuppetsMetallica 66
2017 De Zwaarste Lijst (2017) Master of PuppetsMetallica 66
2018 De Zwaarste Lijst (2018) Master of PuppetsMetallica 66
2019 De Zwaarste Lijst (2019) Master of PuppetsMetallica 66
2020 De Zwaarste Lijst (2020) Master of PuppetsMetallica 66
2021 De Zwaarste Lijst (2021) Master of PuppetsMetallica 66
2022 De Zwaarste Lijst (2022) All alongBrutus 66
2023 De Zwaarste Lijst (2023) Master of PuppetsMetallica 66
2024 De Zwaarste Lijst (2024) Master of PuppetsMetallica 66
2025 De Zwaarste Lijst (2025) A Solitary ReignAmenra 66
2026 De Zwaarste Lijst (2026) A Solitary ReignAmenra 66

How the top songs moved between editions

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

#Song'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
1 Master of PuppetsMetallica 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3
2 Black FuelChannel Zero 22 7 10 2 3 1 1 4 6 5 4 2 9 5 4 5 4 2
3 Chop SueySystem of a Down 7 12 5 6 7 4 3 5 2 3 5 5 11 8 8 7 10 5
4 SchismTool 14 13 7 9 13 10 8 10 5 4 3 3 2 3 5 6 6 4
5 Fear of the DarkIron Maiden 17 16 14 13 9 3 4 2 3 2 2 4 6 6 6 9 9 6
6 OneMetallica 4 3 3 3 5 13 5 6 7 6 6 11 12 14 14 10 11 18
7 Ace of SpadesMotorhead 3 4 8 5 4 5 9 3 4 8 7 9 18 13 16 12 12 15
8 Killing in the NameRage Against the Machine 8 8 2 4 10 6 11 14 11 7 8 6 15 16 17 22 14 19
9 Angel of DeathSlayer 5 11 13 8 6 14 7 7 8 13 10 13 22 27 18 17 23 32
10 Raining BloodSlayer 12 15 20 14 12 18 31 12 19 17 9 22 4 9 15 13 15 13
11 The Number Of The BeastIron Maiden 9 5 6 7 2 8 13 8 9 12 17 15 19 26 27 32 37 49
12 SonneRammstein 40 28 19 15 20 15 23 30 10 9 12 12 14 15 13 15 18 12
13 The Sea Is DyingSteak Number Eight – – 41 17 16 28 22 11 12 11 11 10 8 7 7 3 5 9
14 HelpChannel Zero 37 18 25 19 8 11 10 25 26 23 19 14 20 24 20 23 19 16
15 Wait and BleedSlipknot 16 24 22 16 21 16 15 13 18 18 13 18 25 29 30 29 34 21
16 ParanoidBlack Sabbath 13 9 12 40 25 17 12 23 20 20 34 21 34 31 36 25 48 10
17 DavidianMachine Head 18 20 23 10 17 23 18 19 23 26 27 28 31 35 23 26 29 45
18 Primo VictoriaSabaton – – – 31 19 9 6 9 14 15 14 16 13 17 21 19 22 20
19 WalkPantera 20 26 17 22 18 12 27 – 48 24 21 19 17 21 19 20 21 30
20 DualitySlipknot 28 49 45 58 30 39 24 17 25 22 16 23 10 18 12 14 13 14
21 Run to the HillsIron Maiden 21 19 11 24 22 26 21 15 28 16 28 25 32 32 32 39 51 55
22 Enter SandmanMetallica 11 10 9 11 11 34 17 18 13 10 15 27 59 57 50 34 58 58
23 ThunderstruckAC/DC 2 2 4 12 15 7 14 40 16 27 26 30 44 47 48 46 63 –
24 ToxicitySystem of a Down 26 31 47 69 56 43 26 27 22 14 22 17 21 20 25 18 16 26
25 Suck My EnergyChannel Zero 27 23 31 33 14 21 19 45 41 36 39 24 38 41 34 48 46 22
26 Down With the SicknessDisturbed – – 48 25 43 25 49 16 15 19 20 20 27 30 28 27 31 –
27 Roots Bloody RootsSepultura 10 17 18 34 46 54 37 46 27 28 23 36 35 34 52 51 59 51
28 All alongBrutus – – – – – – – – 61 44 18 8 3 1 2 4 3 8
29 A Solitary ReignAmenra – – – – – – – – – – 36 7 5 4 3 2 1 1
30 Flying WhalesGojira – – – – – 57 61 36 17 21 25 29 24 25 26 24 24 31
31 PainkillerJudas Priest 33 38 40 32 26 41 51 20 56 32 31 51 47 45 44 38 56 66
32 War PigsBlack Sabbath 68 58 56 66 65 32 30 31 37 31 46 41 46 42 45 36 35 17
33 Hallowed Be Thy NameIron Maiden 44 33 39 39 35 44 33 24 51 33 38 50 50 39 51 58 – –
34 WarBrutus – – – – – – – – – – – 35 16 12 11 11 8 7
35 Whole Lotta RosieAC/DC 6 6 16 46 27 20 28 – 66 63 – 66 55 66 57 54 – –
36 The Fall of ConsciousnessPsychonaut – – – – – – – – – – – 42 26 11 9 8 7 11
37 PsychosocialSlipknot – 55 – – – – 52 32 36 46 30 39 36 37 29 37 53 40
38 Cowboys from HellPantera 25 30 27 29 24 35 42 54 44 52 59 55 58 – 65 – – –
39 T-shirt van MetallicaFleddy Melculy – – – – – – – – 50 55 35 34 33 36 24 16 17 34
40 DeutschlandRammstein – – – – – – – – – – – 26 7 10 10 21 27 33
41 Highway to HellAC/DC 15 14 32 54 37 30 47 – 43 39 37 – – – – – – –
42 StrandedGojira – – – – – – – – – 41 33 37 29 38 33 28 20 38
43 Fade to BlackMetallica 46 27 33 60 38 – 40 28 29 40 48 53 – – – – – –
44 Du HastRammstein – – – – – – – – 30 29 24 32 40 33 22 41 55 64
45 The TrooperIron Maiden 39 37 42 – 29 60 48 38 45 43 49 56 56 55 56 62 – –
46 Seek and DestroyMetallica 19 21 15 42 33 53 54 49 34 – – – – – – – – –
47 Feuer frei!Rammstein 69 45 52 47 – 38 39 65 24 42 32 58 64 51 38 – – –
48 CrushedParkway Drive – – – – – – – 47 33 30 40 48 41 46 62 35 43 28
49 Ich willRammstein – – 61 44 45 52 50 – 32 34 29 38 48 58 35 – – –
50 StinkfistTool 24 35 29 50 40 63 – 44 – – 43 46 51 60 64 59 64 59
51 I Will Be HeardHatebreed 43 44 30 20 23 19 44 59 59 64 – – – – – – – –
52 VicariousTool 36 41 35 36 50 49 36 – – 65 64 52 61 59 54 53 – –
53 Sad Man's TongueVolbeat – 65 26 43 34 24 25 22 – – – – – – – – – –
54 In the EndLinkin Park – – – – – – – – – – 53 33 45 43 40 42 25 23
55 RazoreaterAmenra – – – – – – – – – 62 44 40 23 22 41 55 41 48
56 Freak on a LeashKorn 30 46 59 35 54 65 66 57 39 49 58 54 66 62 66 63 66 62
57 Catatonic DreamsStake – – – – – – – – – – – 63 30 23 31 30 45 35
58 BatteryMetallica 32 54 – – – – 29 35 21 35 – – – – – – – –
59 Sad But TrueMetallica 23 59 21 23 47 66 – – 47 – – – – – – – – –
60 Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin 34 25 24 57 60 62 62 – 53 51 – – – – – – – –