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KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of the Year
RockLists has 33 editions of the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of the Year, from 1980 to 2013. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Anna Molly” by Incubus, which appears in 3 editions.
33editions
1980–2013years
33different #1s
1missing years
Every edition and its number one
Missing from the archive: 2009. 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 | '89 | '90 | '91 | '92 | '93 | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 |
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| 1 | Anna MollyIncubus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 4 | 48 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Knights of CydoniaMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 12 | 57 | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | StarlightMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 3 | 37 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | The PotTool | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | 10 | 42 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | The PretenderFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Jesus of SuburbiaGreen Day | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | 14 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Mr. BrightsideThe Killers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Bleed It OutLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Boulevard of Broken DreamsGreen Day | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | No One KnowsQueens of the Stone Age | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | When You Were YoungThe Killers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Chop SueySystem of a Down | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | The Kill30 Seconds to Mars | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | All My LifeFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | NumbLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | Prayer of the RefugeeRise Against | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Never Say NeverRomeo Void | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | The Hand That FeedsNine Inch Nails | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Dear GodXTC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Stand and DeliverAdam & the Ants | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | SailAWOLNATION | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 15 | 6 |
| 23 | Best of YouFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Tell Me BabyRed Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | King Without a CrownMatisyahu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | Got the LifeKorn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | Mysterious WaysU2 | – | – | 10 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | YellowColdplay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | ClocksColdplay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | Welcome to the Black ParadeMy Chemical Romance | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | Are You Gonna Be My GirlJet | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | In the EndLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | Icky ThumpThe White Stripes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 27 | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | Time Is Running OutMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | Such Great HeightsThe Postal Service | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | Snow (Hey Oh)Red Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 29 | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | Empty WallsSerj Tankian | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | Chasing CarsSnow Patrol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | Sex and CandyMarcy Playground | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | When I Come AroundGreen Day | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 41 | StandR.E.M. | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 42 | Celebrity SkinHole | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 43 | Darling NikkiFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)The Offspring | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 45 | Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 46 | 1979The Smashing Pumpkins | – | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | Dammitblink-182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | EverlongFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 49 | Soul Meets BodyDeath Cab for Cutie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 50 | BlurryPuddle of Mudd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | What It's LikeEverlast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | DigIncubus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 35 | – | – | – | – |
| 53 | OnlyNine Inch Nails | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 54 | Ready to FallRise Against | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 71 | 18 | 67 | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | PainJimmy Eat World | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | Rock This TownThe Stray Cats | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 57 | SouthsideMoby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 58 | VicariousTool | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 59 | Shadow of the DayLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | PreciousDepeche Mode | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |