WRNR 103.1 · Year-end countdown series
WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of the Year
RockLists has 11 editions of the WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of the Year, from 2009 to 2021. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Waste a Moment” by Kings of Leon, which appears in 2 editions.
11editions
2009–2021years
11different #1s
2missing years
Every edition and its number one
| Year | Countdown | Number one | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Top 104 Songs of 2009 | You Never KnowWilco | 104 |
| 2010 | Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 | The High RoadBroken Bells | 104 |
| 2011 | Top 103.1 Songs of 2011 | Lonely BoyThe Black Keys | 104 |
| 2014 | Top 103.1 Songs of 2014 | Take Me To ChurchHozier | 104 |
| 2015 | Top 103.1 Songs of 2015 | Dont Wanna FightAlabama Shakes | 104 |
| 2016 | Top 103.1 Songs of 2016 | Million Dollar LoanDeath Cab for Cutie | 104 |
| 2017 | Top 103.1 Songs of 2017 | Feel It StillPortugal. The Man | 104 |
| 2018 | Top 103.1 Songs of 2018 | Alex Ovechkin, It's Your DayGarth Ukrainetz | 104 |
| 2019 | Top 103.1 Songs of 2019 | You're the 103.1 for MeMary Prankster | 104 |
| 2020 | Top 103.1 Songs of 2020 | This Year Can Kiss My AssMeiko | 104 |
| 2021 | Top 103.1 Songs of 2021 | IdiotJenny Lewis | 104 |
Missing from the archive: 2012, 2013. 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 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste a MomentKings of Leon | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Send My Love (To Your New Lover)Adele | – | – | – | – | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | In a DrawerBand of Horses | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | The ManThe Killers | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 18 | – | – | – |
| 5 | Live in the MomentPortugal. The Man | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 6 | BudapestGeorge Ezra | – | – | – | 29 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | No RootsAlice Merton | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 15 | – | – | – |
| 8 | Love and HateMichael Kiwanuka | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | CleopatraLumineers | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 37 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | 10,000 Emerald PoolsBorns | – | – | – | – | 44 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | RadioSylvan Esso | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Life ItselfGlass Animals | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 42 | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | HeroMichael Kiwanuka | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 49 | 26 | – |
| 14 | HumanRag'N'Bone Man | – | – | – | – | – | 73 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | HorchataVampire Weekend | 32 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Sing AlongSturgill Simpson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 67 | – |
| 17 | Lost On YouLP | – | – | – | – | – | 71 | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Lampshades On FireModest Mouse | – | – | – | 64 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Jackie and WilsonHozier | – | – | – | 55 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Packed PowderBlind Pilot | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 64 | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | TrampolineSHAED | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 80 | 13 | – | – |
| 22 | UnchainedDevon Gilfillian | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 48 | – |
| 23 | Stand By My GirlDan Auerbach | – | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | 33 | – | – | – |
| 24 | Dearly DepartedShakey Graves | – | – | – | 44 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Way Down We GoKaleo | – | – | – | – | 91 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | Low KeyTweedy | – | – | – | 34 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | Take Me To ChurchHozier | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | OpheliaLumineers | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | Don't Let Me DownMilky Chance and Jack Johnson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 30 | SurvivorNathaniel Rateliff | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 31 | Dont Wanna FightAlabama Shakes | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | You Worry MeNathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 33 | You Never KnowWilco | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | Lonely BoyThe Black Keys | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | Feel It StillPortugal. The Man | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | Harmony HallVampire Weekend | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 37 | The High RoadBroken Bells | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | Rolling in the DeepAdele | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | Mine ForeverLord Huron | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 40 | BeyondLeon Bridges | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 41 | Little Lion ManMumford & Sons | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 42 | Ready to Let GoCage The Elephant | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 43 | Come With Me NowKongos | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | TroubleCage The Elephant | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 45 | The Adults Are TalkingThe Strokes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 46 | SedonaHoundmouth | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | Aint no Rest for the WickedCage The Elephant | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | Hot ThoughtsSpoon | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 49 | DreamsBeck | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 50 | Use SomebodyKings of Leon | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | Pumped up KicksFoster The People | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | FireBlack Pumas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| 53 | CrutchBand of Horses | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 54 | Tighten UpThe Black Keys | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | FeverThe Black Keys | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | This LifeVampire Weekend | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 57 | Time StandsNathaniel Rateliff | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| 58 | Right On TimeBrandi Carlile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 59 | The SuburbsThe Arcade Fire | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | Do YouSpoon | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |