The best rock songs of every year

2025

1. catch these fists Wet Leg
2. As Alive As You Need to Be Nine Inch Nails
3. back to friends sombr

7 countdowns · 7 stations 2024

1. Starburster Fontaines D.C.
2. That's How I'm Feeling Jack White
3. Neon Pill Cage The Elephant

7 countdowns · 7 stations 2023

1. Rescued Foo Fighters
2. Not Strong Enough Boygenius
3. One More Time blink-182

9 countdowns · 9 stations 2022

1. Black Summer Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Wild Child The Black Keys
3. Edging blink-182

10 countdowns · 10 stations 2021

1. Missing Piece Vance Joy
2. We Are Between Modest Mouse
3. Waiting On A War Foo Fighters

9 countdowns · 9 stations 2020

1. Bad Decisions The Strokes
2. Lost In Yesterday Tame Impala
3. Black Madonna Cage The Elephant

9 countdowns · 9 stations 2019

1. Bad Guy Billie Eilish
2. Longshot Catfish and the Bottlemen
3. Ready to Let Go Cage The Elephant

8 countdowns · 8 stations 2018

1. Broken LovelyTheBand
2. She's Kerosene The Interrupters
3. Body Talks The Struts

7 countdowns · 7 stations 2017

1. The Man The Killers
2. Feel It Still Portugal. The Man
3. The Way You Used To Do Queens of the Stone Age

8 countdowns · 8 stations 2016

1. Ophelia Lumineers
2. Dark Necessities Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Bored To Death blink-182

11 countdowns · 11 stations 2015

1. Dreams Beck
2. First Cold War Kids
3. Lampshades On Fire Modest Mouse

10 countdowns · 10 stations 2014

1. Fever The Black Keys
2. Left Hand Free Alt J
3. Take Me To Church Hozier

12 countdowns · 12 stations 2013

1. Do I Wanna Know Arctic Monkeys
2. Royals Lorde
3. Pompeii Bastille

15 countdowns · 15 stations 2012

1. I Will Wait Mumford & Sons
2. Madness Muse
3. Little Talks Of Monsters And Men

15 countdowns · 15 stations 2011

1. Pumped up Kicks Foster The People
2. Rope Foo Fighters
3. Walk Foo Fighters

30 countdowns · 30 stations 2010

1. Animal Neon Trees
2. Tighten Up The Black Keys
3. Little Lion Man Mumford & Sons

33 countdowns · 33 stations 2009

1. Use Somebody Kings of Leon
2. Uprising Muse
3. Panic Switch Silversun Pickups

29 countdowns · 29 stations 2008

1. Sex On Fire Kings of Leon
2. Pork And Beans Weezer
3. Viva La Vida Coldplay

18 countdowns · 18 stations 2007

1. Icky Thump The White Stripes
2. Dashboard Modest Mouse
3. The Pretender Foo Fighters

16 countdowns · 16 stations 2006

1. Dani California Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. When You Were Young The Killers
3. Crazy Gnarls Barkley

17 countdowns · 17 stations 2005

1. Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz
2. Best of You Foo Fighters
3. Beverly Hills Weezer

21 countdowns · 21 stations 2004

1. Float On Modest Mouse
2. Somebody Told Me The Killers
3. Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand

25 countdowns · 25 stations 2003

1. Seven Nation Army The White Stripes
2. Like a Stone Audioslave
3. Bring Me to Life Evanescence

22 countdowns · 22 stations 2002

1. By the Way Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Sweetness Jimmy Eat World
3. Aerials System of a Down

22 countdowns · 22 stations 2001

1. Hash Pipe Weezer
2. Schism Tool
3. How You Remind Me Nickelback

22 countdowns · 22 stations 2000

1. Pardon Me Incubus
2. Judith A Perfect Circle
3. Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers

19 countdowns · 19 stations 1999

1. What's My Age Again? blink-182
2. Scar Tissue Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Nookie Limp Bizkit

15 countdowns · 15 stations 1998

1. Intergalactic Beastie Boys
2. Flagpole Sitta Harvey Danger
3. Celebrity Skin Hole

15 countdowns · 15 stations 1997

1. Song 2 Blur
2. Walkin' On The Sun Smash Mouth
3. Tubthumping Chumbawamba

15 countdowns · 15 stations 1996

1. Down 311
2. Pepper Butthole Surfers
3. Where It's At Beck

12 countdowns · 12 stations 1995

1. You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette
2. Lump The Presidents of the United States of America
3. Lightning Crashes Live

13 countdowns · 13 stations 1994

1. Come Out and Play The Offspring
2. Closer Nine Inch Nails
3. Zombie The Cranberries

9 countdowns · 9 stations 1993

1. Cannonball The Breeders
2. Creep Radiohead
3. Linger The Cranberries

7 countdowns · 7 stations 1992

1. Friday I'm in Love The Cure
2. Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Drive R.E.M.

7 countdowns · 7 stations 1991

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
2. Losing My Religion R.E.M.
3. Unbelievable EMF

6 countdowns · 6 stations 1990

1. Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor
2. The Only One I Know The Charlatans
3. Blue Sky Mine Midnight Oil

6 countdowns · 6 stations 1989

1. Love Song The Cure
2. Stand R.E.M.
3. Here Comes Your Man The Pixies

5 countdowns · 5 stations 1988

1. Suedehead Morrissey
2. Desire U2
3. Beds are Burning Midnight Oil

6 countdowns · 6 stations 1987

1. Girlfriend in a Coma The Smiths
2. With or Without You U2
3. Dear God XTC

6 countdowns · 6 stations 1986

1. Panic The Smiths
2. Ask The Smiths
3. Bigmouth Strikes Again The Smiths

5 countdowns · 5 stations 1985

1. Alive and Kicking Simple Minds
2. The Perfect Kiss New Order
3. In Between Days The Cure

4 countdowns · 4 stations 1984

1. Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood
2. Pride (In the Name of Love) U2
3. Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood

4 countdowns · 4 stations 1983

1. The Lovecats The Cure
2. New Year's Day U2
3. In a Big Country Big Country

3 countdowns · 3 stations 1982

1. Town Called Malice The Jam
2. Rock the Casbah The Clash
3. Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash

2 countdowns · 2 stations 1981

1. Mental Hopscotch Missing Persons
2. Antmusic Adam & the Ants
3. We Got the Beat The Go-Go's

1 countdown · 1 station 1980

1. Whip It Devo
2. The Wait The Pretenders
3. Refugee Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

1 countdown · 1 station 1977

1. Dancing the Night Away Motors
2. Uptown Top Ranking Althea & Donna
3. You Beat The Hell Out of Me Motors

1 countdown · 1 station