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WFNX Top 100 Songs of the Year
RockLists has 13 editions of the WFNX Top 100 Songs of the Year, from 1998 to 2011. Across all of them, the most successful song is “What It's Like” by Everlast, which appears in 2 editions.
13editions
1998–2011years
13different #1s
1missing years
Every edition and its number one
| Year | Countdown | Number one | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 | IntergalacticBeastie Boys | 102 |
| 1999 | Top 99 Songs of 1999 | Praise YouFatboy Slim | 99 |
| 2000 | Top 100 Songs of 2000 | The Real Slim ShadyEminem | 100 |
| 2001 | Top 100 Songs of 2001 | One Step CloserLinkin Park | 100 |
| 2002 | Top 100 Songs of 2002 | AerialsSystem of a Down | 100 |
| 2003 | Top 100 Songs of 2003 | HeadstrongTrapt | 100 |
| 2004 | Top 100 Songs of 2004 | American IdiotGreen Day | 100 |
| 2005 | Top 100 Songs of 2005 | Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz | 100 |
| 2006 | Top 100 Songs of 2006 | Welcome to the Black ParadeMy Chemical Romance | 100 |
| 2007 | Top 100 Songs of 2007 | StarlightMuse | 100 |
| 2009 | Top 101 Songs of 2009 | Use SomebodyKings of Leon | 101 |
| 2010 | Top 101 Songs of 2010 | Little Lion ManMumford & Sons | 101 |
| 2011 | Top 101 Songs of 2011 | Pumped up KicksFoster The People | 101 |
Missing from the archive: 2008. 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 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '09 | '10 | '11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What It's LikeEverlast | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | We Used to WaitThe Arcade Fire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 17 |
| 3 | In the EndLinkin Park | – | – | – | 12 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | StupifyDisturbed | – | – | 11 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Rolling in the DeepAdele | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| 6 | Fly AwayLenny Kravitz | 19 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | King Without a CrownMatisyahu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Fine AgainSeether | – | – | – | – | 21 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | TalkColdplay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Lazy EyeSilversun Pickups | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | 5 | – | – | – |
| 11 | StarlightMuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 12 | AwakeGodsmack | – | – | 34 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | One Step CloserLinkin Park | – | – | 54 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Heads Will RollYeah Yeah Yeahs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 52 | 4 | – |
| 15 | The RedChevelle | – | – | – | – | 35 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Got the LifeKorn | 36 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | Got You (Where I Want You)The Flys | 45 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | No One KnowsQueens of the Stone Age | – | – | – | – | 60 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | SubstitutionSilversun Pickups | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 18 | – |
| 20 | The ReelingPassion Pit | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 39 | – |
| 21 | Never ThereCake | 32 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | Love Like WinterAFI | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 38 | – | – | – |
| 23 | BlurryPuddle of Mudd | – | – | – | 68 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Coin-Operated BoyThe Dresden Dolls | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Guerilla RadioRage Against the Machine | – | 28 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | All the Small Thingsblink-182 | – | 34 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | Tear You ApartShe Wants Revenge | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 63 | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | Snow (Hey Oh)Red Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | 19 | – | – | – |
| 29 | Loser3 Doors Down | – | – | 45 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | All My LifeFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | 42 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | Fortune FadedRed Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | Crawling in the DarkHoobastank | – | – | – | 81 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | Crooked TeethDeath Cab for Cutie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 74 | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | The FuneralBand of Horses | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | 31 | – | – | – |
| 35 | When I'm Gone3 Doors Down | – | – | – | – | 70 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | Beautiful DayU2 | – | – | 47 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | Sick Of YouCake | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 59 |
| 38 | Breathe MeSia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | 27 | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | PoemTaproot | – | – | – | – | 64 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | AlwaysSaliva | – | – | – | – | 55 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 41 | WheelsFoo Fighters | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 51 | – |
| 42 | Think I'm in LoveBeck | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 28 | – | – | – |
| 43 | Can't StopRed Hot Chili Peppers | – | – | – | – | 90 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | For YouStaind | – | – | – | 95 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 45 | Walking With A GhostTegan and Sara | – | – | – | – | – | – | 78 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 46 | AerialsSystem of a Down | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | Little Lion ManMumford & Sons | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 48 | American IdiotGreen Day | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 49 | IntergalacticBeastie Boys | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 50 | HeadstrongTrapt | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | The Real Slim ShadyEminem | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | Welcome to the Black ParadeMy Chemical Romance | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 53 | Use SomebodyKings of Leon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 54 | Pumped up KicksFoster The People | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 55 | Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | Praise YouFatboy Slim | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 57 | Karma PoliceRadiohead | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 58 | KidsMGMT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 59 | Young BloodNaked and Famous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 60 | Tighten UpThe Black Keys | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |