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Year-end countdown · 98KUPD · December 31, 2025

98KUPD Top 98 of 2025

The year-end countdown (December 31, 2025) from 98KUPD in Phoenix, AZ ranks 98 songs, with “Bad Guy” by Falling in Reverse at number one. The list features 73 different artists; Linkin Park has the most entries with three songs.

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The station's list of everything played in the 2025 Top 98 Countdown, numbered 1 to 98; album names given in the source are omitted. 98KUPD describes the New Year's Eve countdown as the top requested songs of the year. Artist credits normalized to the site's format (e.g. "X (ft. Y)" written "X feat. Y").

# Song ListsBest
1 Bad Guy Falling in Reverse 3 #1
2 Walls Come Down Seether 2 #2
3 Time Will Heal Volbeat 1 #3
4 Heavy Is The Crown Linkin Park 7 #4
5 Mayday Three Days Grace 7 #5
6 As Alive As You Need to Be Nine Inch Nails 9 #3
7 Awaken Breaking Benjamin 6 #7
8 What Remains Pop Evil 3 #5
9 Holy Water The Funeral Portrait 1 #9
10 Black Butterfly Scott Stapp 2 #10
11 All My Friends A Day To Remember 1 #11
12 New Way Out Poppy 2 #12
13 Blur Wage War 3 #13
14 I Will Not Break Disturbed 3 #1
15 Lachryma Ghost 2 #13
16 Everything Ends Architects 2 #3
17 Stuck In My Head Sleep Theory 4 #17
18 God Is A Weapon Falling in Reverse 2 #4
19 Even If It Kills Me Papa Roach 4 #2
20 The Emptiness Machine Linkin Park 10 #2
21 Dance, Kid, Dance Shinedown 3 #21
22 The Dam Daughtry 2 #22
23 Making Love To Morgan Wallen Limp Bizkit 3 #20
24 Asking for a Friend Foo Fighters 2 #24
25 Wishful Thinking Pop Evil 1 #25
26 The End Mammoth 1 #26
27 House on Sand Nothing More 1 #27
28 Tombstone Town Dorothy 1 #28
29 By a Monster's Hand Volbeat 2 #29
30 Static Sleep Theory 2 #24
31 Braindead Papa Roach 1 #31
32 Afterlife Evanescence 5 #7
33 Bored Return to Dust 2 #33
34 Specter Bad Omens 4 #6
35 Up From The Bottom Linkin Park 5 #4
36 Apologies Three Days Grace 5 #9
37 For I Am Death The Pretty Reckless 1 #37
38 Caramel Sleep Token 4 #5
39 Dark Thoughts The Funeral Portrait 1 #39
40 I Refuse Five Finger Death Punch 2 #19
41 Pale Moonlight Dayseeker 2 #18
42 Satanized Ghost 2 #17
43 Today's Song Foo Fighters 5 #7
44 Killing Fields Shinedown 4 #42
45 The Spell Mammoth 1 #45
46 Rabbit Hole (Cowards Pt. 1) Chevelle 1 #46
47 My Only Angel Aerosmith 1 #47
48 Into Hell I Prevail 1 #48
49 The Bottom Daughtry 1 #49
50 Kill Me Fast Three Days Grace 2 #12
51 I Believe This Consequence Killswitch Engage 1 #51
52 The Land of Milk and Honey Bush 1 #52
53 Darkness Always Wins Halestorm 1 #53
54 Liar Jelly Roll 5 #15
55 Hurt Dead Poet Society 2 #7
56 Emergence Sleep Token 3 #15
57 Freefall Nothing More 1 #57
58 Detroit Badflower 6 #18
59 The End Five Finger Death Punch 1 #59
60 The Optimist 10 Years 3 #18
61 End of You Poppy, Amy Lee & Courtney LaPlante 2 #22
62 Gods of Rock N' Roll Billy Morrison & Ozzy Osbourne 1 #62
63 Infinite Source Deftones 4 #14
64 Live Without It Hinder 2 #64
65 Deadman's Trigger Scott Stapp 1 #65
66 The Great Unknown Ice Nine Kills 1 #66
67 Pale Horse Chevelle 1 #67
68 Jim Bob Quit!! Hardy 1 #68
69 Waiting for Stevie Pearl Jam 2 #61
70 The Cost of Giving Up Poppy 1 #70
71 Crossing the Rubicon Sabaton 1 #71
72 Fight Like a Girl Evanescence 1 #72
73 More Than Hate Bilmuri 1 #73
74 Belly Up Return to Dust 2 #22
75 Nod Rise Against 2 #75
76 Tonight We Must Be Warriors Avatar 1 #76
77 Sticks and Stones Mudvayne 1 #77
78 Sacred Parkway Drive 1 #78
79 TokSik Starset 3 #22
80 World Vs. Peace Point North 2 #76
81 Bad Luck We Came As Romans 1 #81
82 Perfect Soul Spiritbox 1 #82
83 Hollywood Forever Hollywood Undead 1 #83
84 Chains (The Tower) Fame on Fire 2 #84
85 Out of Pocket Black Stone Cherry 2 #85
86 Break the Silence Nevertel 1 #86
87 Hellbound Autumn Kings 1 #87
88 Rotten Set It Off 1 #88
89 Hell Is Empty Memphis May Fire 1 #89
90 Bout To Lose Dinosaur Pile-Up 1 #90
91 Fake Grey Daze 1 #91
92 Paws Badflower 3 #31
93 Suit Yourself The Black Moods 1 #93
94 So Far So Fake Pierce The Veil 5 #4
95 Savior Hollywood Undead 1 #95
96 Skeletons Reckless Eden 1 #96
97 Tipping Point Megadeth 1 #97
98 Wake Up Of Mice & Men 1 #98

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About this countdown

98KUPD Top 98 of 2025 was broadcast by 98KUPD (Phoenix, AZ) in December 31, 2025. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Hard Rock & Metal rankings.

Source: 98KUPD, "THE COMPLETE LIST: Top 98 of 2025".

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