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Rock Rips Top 50 of 2007 |
Chart facts: This year-end chart of the top 50 songs of 2006 is represented by 43 artists from 6 countries ( 8 Canada, 2 UK, 1 Finland, 4 Australia, 1 Iceland and the rest US (27).). This is a more diverse group than last year's chart, but less than previous years..
4 artists have more than one entry: Def Leppard is at #25 and #48; 3 Days Grace is at #45 and #47; Evanescence is at #8, #33 and #46; and Daughtry is at #1, #19 and #34.
Other minutiae:
- 11 artists from last year's top 50 are back this year: Shinedown, Collective Soul, The Donnas, Goo Goo Dolls, Nickelback, Def Leppard, Evanescence, Buckcherry, Nightwish, Avril Lavigne, Gary Hoey, and the All-American Rejects.
- There are 10 remakes: "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky," "Heart Shaped Box," "Angie," "Lunatic Fringe," "Working Class Hero," "Stay With Me;" and two ELO remakes: "Turn to Stone" and "10528 Overture;" and two versions of Heart's "Barracuda." Both "Stay With Me" and "!0528 Overture" are by Def Leppard.
- There were 21 #1s and 10 #2s.
- The #1 song is not only a new band's first hit on Rock Rips, but it's their first-ever release anywhere.
- The lowest peaking songs are several #6 hits.
- Only one is from a soundtrack: "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky."
- 6 songs have emerged from TV: Daughtry is from American Idol and they have three songs charted; Rockstar Supernova produced the band of the same name with one hit on this chart, while a contestant's band (Á Móti Sóldögg) also charted; and the Gretchen Wilson/Alice in Chains/Nancy Wilson version of "Barracuda" was from an awards special.
- There are two crossover artists: Fergie from Pop/R&B and Gretchen Wilson from Country. Both are doing covers of Heart songs.
- There are 7 females present: Amy Lee (Evanescence), Gretchen Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Fergie, Avril LAvigne, The Donnas, and new lead vocalist Anette Olzon from Nightwish.
- 6 of the top 50 are acts going back 20 years or more. In order by oldest: Rush (1968), Bob Seger (1968), Aerosmith (1970), Heart (1974), Def Leppard (1977), and Goo Goo Dolls (1986).
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Pos |
Song |
Artist |
Peak |
Notes |
1 |
It's Not Over |
Daughtry |
1 |
5 wks at #1 |
2 |
What I've Done |
Linkin Park |
1 |
7 wks at #1 |
3 |
All the Same |
Sick Puppies |
1 |
4 wks at #1 |
4 |
Wasted Time |
Fuel |
1 |
2 wks at #1 |
5 |
Money Honey |
State of Shock |
1 |
2 wks at #1 |
6 |
Breathe Into Me |
Red |
1 |
4 wks at #1 |
7 |
Lips of an Angel |
Hinder |
1 |
4 wks at #1 |
8 |
Lithium |
Evanescence |
1 |
3 wks at #1 |
9 |
Barracuda |
Fergie |
1 |
1 wks at #1 |
10 |
Hello Hello |
SR-71 |
1 |
2 wks at #1 |
11 |
From Yesterday |
30 Seconds to Mars |
1 |
1 wks at #1 |
12 |
Don't Wait Up For Me |
The Donnas |
2 |
2 wks at #2 |
13 |
Paralyzer |
Finger 11 |
1 |
1 wk at #1 |
14 |
Phantom Limb |
The Shins |
2 |
2 wks at #2 |
15 |
Barracuda |
Gretchen Wilson/Alice in Chains/Nancy Wilson |
1 |
2 wk at #1 |
16 |
Second Chance |
Faber Drive |
1 |
2 wk at #1 |
17 |
Far Cry |
Rush |
1 |
2 wk at #1 |
18 |
Broken Sunday |
Saliva |
2 |
2 wk at #2 |
19 |
What I Want |
Daughtry/Slash |
1 |
1 wk at #1 |
20 |
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky |
Spiderbait |
2 |
2 weeks at #2 |
21 |
Long Time Gone |
Gin Blossoms |
1 |
1 wks at #1 |
22 |
Everything |
Buckcherry |
1 |
1 wk at #1 |
23 |
If Everyone Cared |
Nickelback |
2 |
3 wks at #2 |
24 |
Lie to Me |
12 Stones |
3 |
2 wk at #3 |
25 |
10528 Overture |
Def Leppard |
1 |
1 wk at #1 |
26 |
Headspin |
Rockstar Supernova |
2 |
|
27 |
Amaranth |
Nightwish |
2 |
|
28 |
Turn to Stone |
Roger Klug |
1 |
1 wk at #1 |
29 |
Devil's Got a New Disguise |
Aerosmith |
2 |
|
30 |
Famous |
Puddle of Mudd |
4 |
|
31 |
Girlfriend |
Avril Lavigne |
2 |
|
32 |
This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race |
Fall Out Boy |
2 |
|
33 |
Heart Shaped Box |
Evanescence |
1 |
2 wk at #1 |
34 |
Home |
Daughtry |
4 |
|
35 |
Face the Promise |
Bob Seger |
5 |
|
36 |
(You Want to) Make a Memory |
Bon Jovi |
5 |
|
37 |
Let Love In |
Goo Goo Dolls |
4 |
|
38 |
Coming Home |
City & Colour |
4 |
|
39 |
Angie |
Stereophonics |
4 |
|
40 |
Hollywood |
Collective Soul |
6 |
|
41 |
It's Not About Us |
Á Móti Sóldögg |
5 |
|
42 |
Lunatic Fringe |
Gary Hoey |
6 |
|
43 |
It Ends Tonight |
All-American Rejects |
4 |
|
44 |
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is |
Jet |
6 |
|
45 |
Pain |
3 Days Grace |
4 |
|
46 |
Sweet Sacrifice |
Evanescence |
5 |
|
47 |
Never Too Late |
3 Days Grace |
3 |
|
48 |
Stay With Me |
Def Leppard |
5 |
|
49 |
Innocent |
Small Mercies |
6 |
|
50 |
Working Class Hero |
Green Day |
6 |
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