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 | Not Strong EnoughBoygenius | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 8 | Dont Wanna FightAlabama Shakes | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Chaise LongueWet Leg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | JuiceLizzo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | This is AmericaChildish Gambino | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Take Me To ChurchHozier | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | HomeEdward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Dog Days Are OverFlorence And The Machine | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Right Back to ItWaxahatchee | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 16 | Good as HellLizzo | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | About Damn TimeLizzo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 18 | JU$TRun the Jewels | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Get LuckyDaft Punk | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | If We Were VampiresJason Isbell & The 400 Unit | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Ho HeyLumineers | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | catch these fistsWet Leg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 23 | Good Luck Babe!Chappell Roan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 24 | WowBeck | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | As It WasHarry Styles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 26 | TurntablesJanelle Monae | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | RoyalsLorde | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | Feel It StillPortugal. The Man | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | Same LoveMacklemore & Ryan Lewis | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | tv offKendrick Lamar | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 31 | VampireOlivia Rodrigo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 32 | Suicide SaturdayHippo Campus | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | Right On TimeBrandi Carlile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | Bad GuyBillie Eilish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | Let 'Em SayLizzo and Caroline Smith | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | Make Me FeelJanelle Monae | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | My GirlsAnimal Collective | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | Little Lion ManMumford & Sons | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | Happy IdiotTV on the Radio | – | – | – | – | 33 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | mangetoutWet Leg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 41 | What Was I Made For?Billie Eilish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 42 | HelloAdele | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 43 | brutalOlivia Rodrigo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | Left Hand FreeAlt J | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 45 | The JokeBrandi Carlile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 46 | I and Love and YouAvett Brothers | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | Dance Yrself CleanLCD Soundsystem | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | Too SweetHozier | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| 49 | LazarusDavid Bowie | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 50 | The Curse of the Blackened EyeOrville Peck | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| 51 | KyotoPhoebe Bridgers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | Lady, You Shot MeHar Mar Superstar | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 53 | No RootsAlice Merton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 54 | Hold OnAlabama Shakes | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | Wait So LongTrampled by Turtles | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | BIRDS OF A FEATHERBillie Eilish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| 57 | WorshipLizzo | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 58 | Spitting Off the Edge of the WorldYeah Yeah Yeahs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 59 | ShameikaFiona Apple | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | Saying GoodbyeJ.S. Ondara | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |