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90.5 WERG · Year-end countdown series

WERG Top 90 of the Year

RockLists has 4 editions of the WERG Top 90 of the Year, from 2009 to 2025. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Ensenada” by Sublime, which appears in 1 edition.

4editions
2009–2025years
4different #1s
13missing years

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
2009 Top 90 of 2009 Gives You HellThe All-American Rejects 90
2010 Top 90 of 2010 Little Lion ManMumford & Sons 90
2011 Top 90 of 2011 Pumped up KicksFoster The People 90
2025 Top 90 of 2025 EnsenadaSublime 90

Missing from the archive: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. 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'09'10'11'25
1 EnsenadaSublime – – – 1
2 Little Lion ManMumford & Sons – 1 – –
3 Pumped up KicksFoster The People – – 1 –
4 Gives You HellThe All-American Rejects 1 – – –
5 Everybody ScreamFlorence And The Machine – – – 2
6 RadioactiveKings of Leon – 2 – –
7 The CaveMumford & Sons – – 2 –
8 This TownO.A.R. 2 – – –
9 As Alive As You Need to BeNine Inch Nails – – – 3
10 AnimalNeon Trees – 3 – –
11 Rolling in the DeepAdele – – 3 –
12 Sex On FireKings of Leon 3 – – –
13 Up From The BottomLinkin Park – – – 4
14 Hey Soul SisterTrain – 4 – –
15 Every Teardrop is a WaterfallColdplay – – 4 –
16 Second ChanceShinedown 4 – – –
17 Rain Dance MaggieRed Hot Chili Peppers – – 5 –
18 (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You ToWeezer 5 – – –
19 Sally, When The Wine Runs OutRole Model – – – 5
20 1901Phoenix – 5 – –
21 No Rain, No FlowersThe Black Keys – – – 6
22 Tighten UpThe Black Keys – 6 – –
23 SailAWOLNATION – – 6 –
24 HumanThe Killers 6 – – –
25 Watch Me GoLord Huron – – – 7
26 MiseryMaroon 5 – 7 – –
27 Howlin' for YouThe Black Keys – – 7 –
28 Why I AmDave Matthews Band 7 – – –
29 moodyRoyel Otis – – – 8
30 CrossfireBrandon Flowers – 8 – –
31 You are a TouristDeath Cab for Cutie – – 8 –
32 KidsMGMT 8 – – –
33 Today's SongFoo Fighters – – – 9
34 My Best TheoryJimmy Eat World – 9 – –
35 We Used to WaitThe Arcade Fire – – 9 –
36 21 GunsGreen Day 9 – – –
37 Dog DaysFlorence And The Machine – – 10 –
38 I Don't CareApocalyptica 10 – – –
39 catch these fistsWet Leg – – – 10
40 MaybeSick Puppies – 10 – –
41 FireFliesOwl City – 11 – –
42 GlumHayley Williams – – – 11
43 Sick Of YouCake – – 11 –
44 DecodeParamore 11 – – –
45 Life in TechnicolorColdplay 12 – – –
46 WheelsFoo Fighters – 12 – –
47 Basic Being BasicDjo – – – 12
48 I MightWilco – – 12 –
49 The High RoadBroken Bells – 13 – –
50 This Is The Killer SpeakingLast Dinner Party – – – 13
51 Called Out In The DarkSnow Patrol – – 13 –
52 I Will Not BowBreaking Benjamin 13 – – –
53 Flagpole SittaThe All-American Rejects – – – 14
54 Undisclosed DesiresMuse – 14 – –
55 Young BloodNaked and Famous – – 14 –
56 UprisingMuse 14 – – –
57 WalkFoo Fighters – – 15 –
58 I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy TonightU2 15 – – –
59 MessyLola Young – – – 15
60 FaderThe Temper Trap – 15 – –