The Current · Year-end countdown series
The Current Top 89 of the Year
RockLists has 16 editions of the The Current Top 89 of the Year, from 2009 to 2025. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo, which appears in 2 editions.
16editions
2009–2025years
16different #1s
1missing years
Every edition and its number one
| Year | Countdown | Number one | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Top 89 Songs of 2009 | Sweet DispositionThe Temper Trap | 89 |
| 2010 | Top 89 Songs of 2010 partial | Terrible LoveThe National | 88 |
| 2012 | Top 89 Songs of 2012 | Old FriendSea Wolf | 89 |
| 2013 | Top 89 Songs of 2013 | SirensPearl Jam | 89 |
| 2014 | Top 89 Songs of 2014 | Salad DaysMac DeMarco | 89 |
| 2015 | Top 89 Songs of 2015 | Teeth WhiteThe Staves | 89 |
| 2016 | Top 89 Songs of 2016 | 7Catfish and the Bottlemen | 89 |
| 2017 | Top 89 Songs of 2017 | LoveLana Del Rey | 89 |
| 2018 | Top 89 Songs of 2018 | HymnosticBig Red Machine | 89 |
| 2019 | Top 89 Songs of 2019 | History RepeatsBrittany Howard | 89 |
| 2020 | Top 89 Songs of 2020 | Guess AgainJeff Tweedy | 89 |
| 2021 | Top 89 Songs of 2021 | Strong FeelingsDry Cleaning | 89 |
| 2022 | Top 89 Songs of 2022 | Want WantMaggie Rogers | 89 |
| 2023 | Top 89 Songs of 2023 | Stop The BleedingBaby Rose | 89 |
| 2024 | Top 89 Songs of 2024 | I'd Miss The BirdsJoy Oladokun | 89 |
| 2025 | Top 89 Songs of 2025 | Man On A MissionThe Black Keys | 89 |
Missing from the archive: 2011. Have one of these?
How the top songs moved between editions
Each song’s position in every edition. A dash means it did not appear.
| # | Song | '09 | '10 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Truth HurtsLizzo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Bored in the USAFather John Misty | – | – | – | – | 34 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Make You BetterThe Decemberists | – | – | – | – | 32 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | HorchataVampire Weekend | 19 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Nancy From Now OnFather John Misty | – | – | 75 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Ambling AlpYeasayer | 60 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | If We Were VampiresJason Isbell & The 400 Unit | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Right Back to ItWaxahatchee | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 9 | Dont Wanna FightAlabama Shakes | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Take Me To ChurchHozier | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | HomeEdward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | About Damn TimeLizzo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 13 | Dog Days Are OverFlorence And The Machine | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | JuiceLizzo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | This is AmericaChildish Gambino | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | catch these fistsWet Leg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17 | Good as HellLizzo | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Not Strong EnoughBoygenius | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 19 | Get LuckyDaft Punk | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Ho HeyLumineers | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Chaise LongueWet Leg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | JU$TRun the Jewels | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | Little Lion ManMumford & Sons | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Bad GuyBillie Eilish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Make Me FeelJanelle Monae | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | tv offKendrick Lamar | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 27 | WowBeck | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | VampireOlivia Rodrigo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 29 | RoyalsLorde | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | Same LoveMacklemore & Ryan Lewis | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | Right On TimeBrandi Carlile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | TurntablesJanelle Monae | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | Feel It StillPortugal. The Man | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | Good Luck Babe!Chappell Roan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 35 | Suicide SaturdayHippo Campus | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | My GirlsAnimal Collective | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | Let 'Em SayLizzo and Caroline Smith | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | As It WasHarry Styles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 39 | Happy IdiotTV on the Radio | – | – | – | – | 33 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | Lady, You Shot MeHar Mar Superstar | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 41 | Hold OnAlabama Shakes | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 42 | brutalOlivia Rodrigo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 43 | KyotoPhoebe Bridgers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | No RootsAlice Merton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 45 | Too SweetHozier | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| 46 | HelloAdele | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | I and Love and YouAvett Brothers | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | Left Hand FreeAlt J | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 49 | The Curse of the Blackened EyeOrville Peck | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| 50 | Dance Yrself CleanLCD Soundsystem | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | The JokeBrandi Carlile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | mangetoutWet Leg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 53 | LazarusDavid Bowie | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 54 | What Was I Made For?Billie Eilish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 55 | S.O.B.Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | 1901Phoenix | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 57 | Avant GardenerCourtney Barnett | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 58 | Spitting Off the Edge of the WorldYeah Yeah Yeahs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 59 | Wait So LongTrampled by Turtles | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | The MotherBrandi Carlile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |