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Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the Year
RockLists has 27 editions of the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the Year, from 1986 to 2016. Across all of them, the most successful song is “When You Were Young” by The Killers, which appears in 3 editions.
27editions
1986–2016years
27different #1s
4missing years
Every edition and its number one
Missing from the archive: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014. 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 | '11 | '13 | '15 | '16 |
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| 1 | When You Were YoungThe Killers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 13 | 32 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Such Great HeightsThe Postal Service | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 9 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | The AdventureAngels & Airwaves | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 51 | 35 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | The Kill30 Seconds to Mars | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 27 | 29 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Welcome to the Black ParadeMy Chemical Romance | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 24 | 54 | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Knights of CydoniaMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | 29 | 19 | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | StarlightMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 74 | 1 | 36 | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Icky ThumpThe White Stripes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | The PretenderFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Bitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verve | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | The Hand That FeedsNine Inch Nails | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Soul Meets BodyDeath Cab for Cutie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | My Own Worst EnemyLit | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Miss MurderAFI | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | LoserBeck | – | – | – | – | 12 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | EverlongFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | Everything to EveryoneEverclear | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | What I've DoneLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Like a StoneAudioslave | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | VertigoU2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | One Step CloserLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Fly AwayLenny Kravitz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | PainJimmy Eat World | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | Sex and CandyMarcy Playground | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | FaintLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | I Wish You Were HereIncubus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | Steady, As She GoesThe Raconteurs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | Are You Gonna Be My GirlJet | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | What It's LikeEverlast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | BlurryPuddle of Mudd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | PreciousDepeche Mode | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | Anna MollyIncubus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 9 | 96 | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | Celebrity SkinHole | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | Hash PipeWeezer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | Ocean Breathes SaltyModest Mouse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | Tell Me BabyRed Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | Empty WallsSerj Tankian | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | Mr. BrightsideThe Killers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 41 | Inside OutEve 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 42 | Snow (Hey Oh)Red Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 43 | Re-ArrangedLimp Bizkit | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | Never ThereCake | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 45 | All the Small Thingsblink-182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 46 | Last NiteThe Strokes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | Float OnModest Mouse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | Guerilla RadioRage Against the Machine | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 49 | Boulevard of Broken DreamsGreen Day | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 50 | Shadow of the DayLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | WomanWolfmother | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | ClocksColdplay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 53 | No One KnowsQueens of the Stone Age | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 54 | Lazy EyeSilversun Pickups | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | Read My MindThe Killers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 46 | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | DisarmThe Smashing Pumpkins | – | – | – | – | 48 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 57 | Hemorrhage (In My Hands)Fuel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 58 | Somebody Told MeThe Killers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 59 | NumbLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | DareGorillaz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |