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The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Year

RockLists has 7 editions of the The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Year, from 2000 to 2006. Across all of them, the most successful song is “DOA” by Foo Fighters, which appears in 2 editions.

7editions
2000–2006years
7different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
2000 Top 99 Songs of 2000 Last ResortPapa Roach 99
2001 Top 99 Songs of 2001 Chop SueySystem of a Down 99
2002 Top 99 Songs of 2002 You Know You're RightNirvana 99
2003 Top 99 Songs of 2003 Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes 99
2004 Top 99 Songs of 2004 MegalomaniacIncubus 99
2005 Top 99 Songs of 2005 The Hand That FeedsNine Inch Nails 99
2006 Top 99 Songs of 2006 Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili Peppers 97

How the top songs moved between editions

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

#Song'00'01'02'03'04'05'06
1 DOAFoo Fighters – – – – – 24 9
2 Soul Meets BodyDeath Cab for Cutie – – – – – 36 12
3 Are You Gonna Be My GirlJet – – – 14 36 – –
4 NumbLinkin Park – – – 24 27 – –
5 Mr. BrightsideThe Killers – – – – 49 7 –
6 Meant to LiveSwitchfoot – – – 29 30 – –
7 OnlyNine Inch Nails – – – – – 22 41
8 ClocksColdplay – – 56 17 – – –
9 HypnotizeSystem of a Down – – – – – 34 40
10 DriveIncubus 66 10 – – – – –
11 When I'm Gone3 Doors Down – – 63 20 – – –
12 AnimalsNickelback – – – – – 64 22
13 JuiceboxThe Strokes – – – – – 48 39
14 ScarsPapa Roach – – – – 71 20 –
15 Until the Day I DieStory of the Year – – – 70 22 – –
16 Bat CountryAvenged Sevenfold – – – – – 40 54
17 AlwaysSaliva – – 73 22 – – –
18 Feeling Thisblink-182 – – – 38 57 – –
19 In RepairOur Lady Peace 27 69 – – – – –
20 TalkColdplay – – – – – 72 26
21 King Without a CrownMatisyahu – – – – – 84 17
22 The Hand That FeedsNine Inch Nails – – – – – 1 –
23 MegalomaniacIncubus – – – – 1 – –
24 You Know You're RightNirvana – – 1 – – – –
25 Last ResortPapa Roach 1 – – – – – –
26 Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili Peppers – – – – – – 1
27 Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes – – – 1 – – –
28 Chop SueySystem of a Down – 1 – – – – –
29 Like a StoneAudioslave – – – 2 – – –
30 It's Been AwhileStaind – 2 – – – – –
31 Best of YouFoo Fighters – – – – – 2 –
32 Float OnModest Mouse – – – – 2 – –
33 SweetnessJimmy Eat World – – 2 – – – –
34 Kryptonite3 Doors Down 2 – – – – – –
35 The Kill (Bury Me)30 Seconds to Mars – – – – – – 2
36 OthersideRed Hot Chili Peppers 3 – – – – – –
37 CrazyGnarls Barkley – – – – – – 3
38 Bring Me to LifeEvanescence – – – 3 – – –
39 One Step CloserLinkin Park – 3 – – – – –
40 Cold Hard BitchJet – – – – 3 – –
41 Boulevard of Broken DreamsGreen Day – – – – – 3 –
42 ToxicitySystem of a Down – – 3 – – – –
43 Perfect SituationWeezer – – – – – 97 7
44 Weak and PowerlessA Perfect Circle – – – 10 94 – –
45 How You Remind MeNickelback – 4 – – – – –
46 Breaking the HabitLinkin Park – – – – 4 – –
47 Beverly HillsWeezer – – – – – 4 –
48 Hate To Say I Told You SoThe Hives – – 4 – – – –
49 Rollin'Limp Bizkit 4 – – – – – –
50 Miss MurderAFI – – – – – – 4
51 Can't StopRed Hot Chili Peppers – – – 4 – – –
52 Adam's Songblink-182 5 – – – – – –
53 Steady, As She GoesThe Raconteurs – – – – – – 5
54 Send the Pain BelowChevelle – – – 5 – – –
55 SchismTool – 5 – – – – –
56 Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz – – – – – 5 –
57 Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand – – – – 5 – –
58 By the WayRed Hot Chili Peppers – – 5 – – – –
59 E-ProBeck – – – – – 6 –
60 Love SongThree Eleven – – – – 6 – –