The best rock songs of every year

2025

1. Man I Need Olivia Dean
2. Dancing2 Keli Holiday
3. Dracula Tame Impala

1 countdown · 1 station 2024

1. Good Luck Babe! Chappell Roan
2. Murder on the Dancefloor (Like a Version) Royel Otis
3. BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

1 countdown · 1 station 2023

1. Blame Brett The Beaches
2. Paint the Town Red Doja Cat
3. The Worst Person Alive G Flip

2 countdowns · 2 stations 2022

1. Edging blink-182
2. Wet Dream Wet Leg
3. Love Brand New Bob Moses

4 countdowns · 4 stations 2021

1. Missing Piece Vance Joy
2. Waiting On A War Foo Fighters
3. The Angel of 8th Ave. Gang of Youths

3 countdowns · 3 stations 2020

1. Lost In Yesterday Tame Impala
2. Level Of Concern Twenty One Pilots
3. Hallucinogenics Matt Maeson

3 countdowns · 3 stations 2019

1. Longshot Catfish and the Bottlemen
2. Cringe Matt Maeson
3. Bad Guy Billie Eilish

3 countdowns · 3 stations 2018

1. You Should See Me In A Crown Billie Eilish
2. Saturday Sun Vance Joy
3. If You Want It Slightly Stoopid

2 countdowns · 2 stations 2017

1. Feel It Still Portugal. The Man
2. The Man The Killers
3. Lay it On Me Vance Joy

3 countdowns · 3 stations 2016

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

4 countdowns · 4 stations 2015

1. Dead Inside Muse
2. Dreams Beck
3. Tear In My Heart Twenty One Pilots

6 countdowns · 6 stations 2014

1. Take Me To Church Hozier
2. Stolen Dance Milky Chance
3. Left Hand Free Alt J

4 countdowns · 4 stations 2013

1. Get Lucky Daft Punk
2. Royals Lorde
3. Do I Wanna Know Arctic Monkeys

6 countdowns · 6 stations 2012

1. Little Talks Of Monsters And Men
2. I Will Wait Mumford & Sons
3. Gold On The Ceiling The Black Keys

6 countdowns · 6 stations 2011

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

7 countdowns · 7 stations 2010

1. Tighten Up The Black Keys
2. Resistance Muse
3. Animal Neon Trees

8 countdowns · 8 stations 2009

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

6 countdowns · 6 stations 2008

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

6 countdowns · 6 stations 2007

1. Icky Thump The White Stripes
2. Lazy Eye Silversun Pickups
3. The Pretender Foo Fighters

12 countdowns · 12 stations 2006

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

14 countdowns · 14 stations 2005

1. Best of You Foo Fighters
2. The Hand That Feeds Nine Inch Nails
3. Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz

17 countdowns · 17 stations 2004

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

19 countdowns · 19 stations 2003

1. Seven Nation Army The White Stripes
2. Like a Stone Audioslave
3. Somewhere I Belong Linkin Park

16 countdowns · 16 stations 2002

1. By the Way Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Fell in Love With a Girl The White Stripes
3. You Know You're Right Nirvana

17 countdowns · 17 stations 2001

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

16 countdowns · 16 stations 2000

1. Last Resort Papa Roach
2. Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Pardon Me Incubus

14 countdowns · 14 stations 1999

1. What's My Age Again? blink-182
2. Scar Tissue Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Freak on a Leash Korn

13 countdowns · 13 stations 1998

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

11 countdowns · 11 stations 1997

1. Song 2 Blur
2. Tubthumping Chumbawamba
3. Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind

10 countdowns · 10 stations 1996

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

10 countdowns · 10 stations 1995

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

10 countdowns · 10 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. In Between Days The Cure
3. Take On Me a-ha

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. Rock the Casbah The Clash
2. Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash
3. Promised You a Miracle Simple Minds

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

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