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WZLX New Year's Countdown

RockLists has 6 editions of the WZLX New Year's Countdown, from 2011 to 2016. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Revolution” by The Beatles, which appears in 11 editions. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer’s “Karn Evil #9” finished first two times.

6editions
2011–2016years
5different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
2011 Top 1100 Countdown (2011) Boogie With StuLed Zeppelin 1,100
2012 Top 1200 Countdown (2012) Turn It On AgainGenesis 1,200
2013 Grand Jam 1000 (2013) Magical Mystery TourThe Beatles 1,000
2014 1K Countdown (2014) Karn Evil #9Emerson, Lake, and Palmer 1,000
2015 Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) TuskFleetwood Mac 1,007
2016 Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 Karn Evil #9Emerson, Lake, and Palmer 1,007

How the top songs moved between editions

Each song’s position in every edition. A dash means it did not appear.

#Song'11'12'13'14'15'16
1 RevolutionThe Beatles 61 62 35 139 35 9
2 Wish You Were HerePink Floyd 2 2 6 3 4 2
3 KashmirLed Zeppelin 1 1 3 1 12 17
4 Sweet EmotionAerosmith 10 10 4 2 5 8
5 All Along the WatchtowerJimi Hendrix 15 14 2 4 3 12
6 Bohemian RhapsodyQueen 17 17 8 7 9 3
7 Can't You Hear Me KnockingThe Rolling Stones 6 7 11 5 10 24
8 Sweet Child o' MineGuns N Roses 18 18 7 14 8 1
9 Highway to HellAC/DC 27 23 5 6 6 7
10 Won't Get Fooled AgainThe Who 30 32 9 13 7 14
11 LaylaDerek and the Dominos 5 5 23 30 23 22
12 Comfortably NumbPink Floyd 21 22 20 36 20 21
13 Bad CompanyBad Company 35 36 22 32 22 33
14 Must Of Got LostJ. Geils Band 12 12 30 25 30 68
15 L.A. WomanThe Doors 42 42 18 24 17 50
16 RefugeeTom Petty & The Heartbreakers 41 41 36 34 36 23
17 Space OddityDavid Bowie 28 30 41 43 41 26
18 Peace of MindBoston 60 61 10 65 11 15
19 Sympathy For The DevilThe Rolling Stones 34 35 26 97 27 11
20 Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin 50 26 21 41 21 74
21 Hotel CaliforniaThe Eagles 25 27 53 62 53 28
22 FreebirdLynyrd Skynyrd 8 9 13 89 14 112
23 Turn the PageBob Seger 51 51 27 26 28 120
24 Purple HazeJimi Hendrix 84 85 28 38 29 52
25 Who Are YouThe Who 65 66 37 61 37 58
26 Baba O'RileyThe Who 7 8 78 40 78 106
27 Born to RunBruce Springsteen 48 48 50 102 50 34
28 Dream OnAerosmith 64 65 84 39 84 56
29 Over the Hills and Far AwayLed Zeppelin 101 102 34 20 34 141
30 Sultans of SwingDire Straits 79 80 33 46 32 157
31 Like a Rolling StoneBob Dylan 26 29 154 15 153 54
32 Mama KinAerosmith 141 142 32 72 33 40
33 La GrangeZZ Top 127 128 38 22 38 128
34 CocaineEric Clapton 38 38 97 120 97 72
35 Sharp Dressed ManZZ Top 56 57 77 68 77 149
36 PanamaVan Halen 20 21 16 217 18 183
37 LimelightRush 39 39 40 299 40 30
38 White RoomCream 109 110 111 11 111 63
39 Midnight RiderAllman Brothers Band 99 100 59 53 59 146
40 Feel Like Makin LoveBad Company 92 93 81 113 81 64
41 Crazy TrainOzzy Osbourne 11 11 42 394 42 27
42 Life's Been GoodJoe Walsh 75 76 45 180 45 144
43 The ChainFleetwood Mac 45 45 145 157 144 38
44 Young AmericansDavid Bowie 115 116 110 75 110 88
45 Dear Mr. FantasyTraffic 63 64 31 276 31 137
46 Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd 91 92 210 9 209 42
47 Behind Blue EyesThe Who 81 82 103 84 103 199
48 Sunday Bloody SundayU2 54 54 206 29 205 122
49 New Year's DayU2 171 172 105 140 105 10
50 Foreplay/LongtimeBoston 83 84 161 47 160 147
51 Gimme ShelterThe Rolling Stones 78 79 48 80 47 354
52 Walk This WayAerosmith 103 104 104 118 104 163
53 Fire On HighElectric Light Orchestra 22 28 193 60 192 192
54 More than a FeelingBoston 131 132 201 18 196 46
55 Riders on the StormThe Doors 59 60 159 209 158 71
56 Ramble OnLed Zeppelin 114 115 125 73 126 188
57 Same Old Song and DanceAerosmith 125 126 122 51 122 212
58 Train Kept a RollinAerosmith 207 208 63 151 63 87
59 Hey JoeJimi Hendrix 200 201 75 150 75 83
60 Don't Stop BelievingJourney 150 151 69 282 69 67