Radio & Records · Year-end countdown series
Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of the Year
RockLists has 13 editions of the Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of the Year, from 1994 to 2006. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)” by Fuel, which appears in 2 editions.
13editions
1994–2006years
13different #1s
Every edition and its number one
| Year | Countdown | Number one | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Top 94 Songs of 1994 | Selling The DramaLive | 94 |
| 1995 | Top 95 Songs of 1995 | TomorrowSilverchair | 95 |
| 1996 | Top 96 Songs of 1996 | Counting Blue CarsDishwalla | 96 |
| 1997 | Top 97 Songs of 1997 | Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blind | 97 |
| 1998 | Top 103 Songs of 1998 partial | ShimmerFuel | 102 |
| 1999 | Top 104 Songs of 1999 | My Own Worst EnemyLit | 104 |
| 2000 | Top 100 Songs of 2000 | Kryptonite3 Doors Down | 100 |
| 2001 | Top 100 Songs of 2001 | DriveIncubus | 100 |
| 2002 | Top 100 Songs of 2002 | BlurryPuddle of Mudd | 99 |
| 2003 | Top 100 Songs of 2003 | HeadstrongTrapt | 100 |
| 2004 | Top 100 Songs of 2004 | MegalomaniacIncubus | 100 |
| 2005 | Top 100 Songs of 2005 | The Hand That FeedsNine Inch Nails | 100 |
| 2006 | Top 100 Songs of 2006 | Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili Peppers | 100 |
How the top songs moved between editions
Each song’s position in every edition. A dash means it did not appear.
| # | Song | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemorrhage (In My Hands)Fuel | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Last ResortPapa Roach | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | In the EndLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | I Wish You Were HereIncubus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | How You Remind MeNickelback | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | FaintLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 29 | – | – |
| 7 | So ColdBreaking Benjamin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 19 | – |
| 8 | Fly AwayLenny Kravitz | – | – | – | – | 28 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | HigherCreed | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | I Hate Everything About YouThree Days Grace | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 3 | – | – |
| 11 | ColdCrossfade | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 8 | – |
| 12 | AerialsSystem of a Down | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 33 | – | – | – |
| 13 | Inside OutEve 6 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | The Chemicals Between UsBush | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Loser3 Doors Down | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | So Far AwayStaind | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 35 | – | – |
| 17 | Breaking the HabitLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 37 | – |
| 18 | OnlyNine Inch Nails | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 29 |
| 19 | Got You (Where I Want You)The Flys | – | – | – | – | 34 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Never ThereCake | – | – | – | – | 42 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | EverlongFoo Fighters | – | – | – | 10 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | All My LifeFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 11 | – | – | – |
| 23 | AliveP.O.D. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Everything to EveryoneEverclear | – | – | – | 27 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 53 |
| 26 | StellarIncubus | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | PainJimmy Eat World | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 13 | – |
| 28 | ControlPuddle of Mudd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 34 | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | Down With the SicknessDisturbed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 30 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | American IdiotGreen Day | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 30 | – |
| 31 | Learn to FlyFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | The RedChevelle | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 13 | – | – | – |
| 33 | DOAFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | 20 |
| 34 | PrayerDisturbed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 30 | – | – | – |
| 35 | Meant to LiveSwitchfoot | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 53 | 11 | – | – |
| 36 | SlideGoo Goo Dolls | – | – | – | – | 38 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | Walkin' On The SunSmash Mouth | – | – | – | 4 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | Chop SueySystem of a Down | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | Re-ArrangedLimp Bizkit | – | – | – | – | – | 61 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | NumbLinkin Park | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 66 | 2 | – | – |
| 41 | She Hates MePuddle of Mudd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 39 | – | – | – |
| 42 | Still FrameTrapt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 34 | – | – |
| 43 | Touch, Peel, and StandDays of the New | – | – | – | 48 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | Getting Away With MurderPapa Roach | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 33 | – |
| 45 | Celebrity SkinHole | – | – | – | – | 26 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 46 | Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)Chevelle | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 36 | – |
| 47 | All the Small Thingsblink-182 | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | What It's LikeEverlast | – | – | – | – | 73 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 49 | Wasteland10 Years | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 67 | 7 |
| 50 | Fine AgainSeether | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58 | 16 | – | – | – |
| 51 | Are You Gonna Be My GirlJet | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 5 | – | – |
| 52 | Save MeShinedown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 57 | 18 |
| 53 | Boulevard of Broken DreamsGreen Day | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 74 | 3 | – |
| 54 | FadeStaind | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 39 | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | The Dolphin's CryLive | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | You Know You're RightNirvana | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 57 | 21 | – | – | – |
| 57 | What I GotSublime | – | – | 16 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 58 | No One KnowsQueens of the Stone Age | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 77 | 5 | – | – | – |
| 59 | Weak and PowerlessA Perfect Circle | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 54 | – | – |
| 60 | Take a PictureFilter | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |