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Rock Rips Top 50 of 2013

Pos Song Artist Peak Notes
1 US BandHere's to Us Halestorm 1 6 wks at #1
2 Italian BandLie to Me Secret Sphere 1 5 wks at #1
3 Swedish BandVoodoo Mon Amour Diablo Swing Orchestra 1 5 wks at #1
4 Brazilian BandIn the Edge fo Sanity Hydria 1 2 wks at #1
5 US BandBeast Nico Vega 1 3 wks at #1
6 Canadian BandSurprise Surprise Billy Talent 1 3 wks at #1
7 Canadian BandDrenched The Mosquitoz 1 2 wks at #1
8 UK bandUS BandStairway to Heaven Heart/Jason Bonham 1 1 wks at #1
9 Canadian ArtistGuardian Alanis Morissette 1 1 wks at #1
10 US BandMade fo Stone Evanescence 1 3 wks at #1
11 US BandWhat I've Overcome Fireflight 1 1 wks at #1
12 Finnish BandLight Up Random Eyes 1 1 wk at #1
13 Swedish BandDanish BandBurn with Me Amaranthe 1 1 wks at #1
14 UK BandMadness Muse 1 2 wks at #1
15 Dutch BandWe Are the Others Delain 1 2 wks at #1
16 Dutch BandSkyfall Within Temptation 1 1 wks at #1
17 Swedish BandDanish BandThe Nexus Amaranthe 1 1 wks at #1
18 US bandMy Medicine The Pretty Reckless 1 1 wk at #1
19 US BandThe Only One The Letter Black 2 2 wk at #2
20 Canadian BandThe Cobra Jeff Martin 777 1 3 wk at #1
21 Canadian BandWolves Big Wreck 1 1 wk at #1
22 US BandStay Close Fireflight 1 1 wk at #1
23 Swedish BandDanish BandAmaranthine Amaranthe 3
24 Austrian BandHigher Edenbridge 1 2 wks at #1
25 US BandShe's So Mean matchbox twenty 2 2 wks at #2
26 UK BandDo Ya Jeff Lynne 2 3 wks at #2
27 Japanese bandUS ArtistMore than This HeavensDust & Dan Chandler 1 1 wks at #1
28 Canadian ArtistHurricane Theory of a Deadman 1 1 wks at #1
29 US BandUp in the Air 30 Seconds to Mars 3
30 UK BandSurvival Muse 3
31 Swedish BandJennyfer Crucified Barbara 1 1 wk at #1
32 UK ArtistRunning Scared Jeff Lynne 3
33 Norwegian BandAll my Dreams Sirenia 4
34 Norwegian BandLiar Gothminister 4
35 Belgian BandHopeful Manic Movement 4
36 Swedish BandBlack Box Messiah Diablo Swing Orchestra 2 2 wks at #2
37 Canadian BandThe Medicine Christelle Dussault 4
38 Swiss bandA Rose for Epona Eluveitie 5
39 Brazilian BandTitanium Hydria 4
40 Italian BandEnd of Time Lacuna Coil 5
41 US Band Sick Charade The Letter Black 5
42 UK BandFollow Me Muse 4
43 Dutch BandTitanium Within Temptation 5
44 US BandEnemies Shinedown 6
45 US BandKill Me The Pretty Reckless 7
46 Dutch BandTrefoil La-Ventura 6
47 US BandBlack Widow Knee High Fox 5 7
48 UK BandBarbadian ArtistPrincess of China Coldplay & Rihanna 6
49 US BandRelease the Panic Red 6
50 Swedish BandUnbreakable The Murder of My Sweet 7

2013 in Review

In 2013, we welcomed Swedes and Brits in numbers second only to the US. Our chart is topped by an American band, the first time this has happened since 2007, when Daughtry's first release "It's Not Over" took the crown. Within Temptation and Theory of a Deadman both earned solitary #1 hits in 2013 to tie for most #1s by any artist with 9 apiece. Many artists did exceptionally well and others were prolific: with 4 charted songs in 2013 were Amaranthe, Fireflight, Hydria, Linkin Park, Magica, and Within Temptation. The Pretty Reckless placed 5 on Rock Rips in 2013, and Red had an impressive 7 chart appearances! Within Temptation also shares a distinction with Hydria in that they both appear on our chart with a remake of the same song.

Placement on our year-end chart was impressive, too, with 3 songs apiece from Muse (#14-30-42) and Amaranthe (#13-17-23). Seven acts placed two hits on the year-ender: Diablo Swing Orchestra (#3-36), Fireflight (#11-22), Hydria (#4-39), Jeff Lynne (#26-32), The Letter Black (#19-41), The Pretty Reckless (#18-45), and Within Temptation (#16-43).

HalestormSecret SphereDiablo Swing Orchestra
HydriaNico VegaBilly Talent

Chart facts: This year-end chart of the top 50 songs (of 124 charted) of 2013 is represented by hits from 16 countries (15 US, 7 UK, 7 Sweden, 6 Canada, 4 Netherlands, 3 Denmark, 2 Italy, 2 Brazil, 2 Norway; and 1 each from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, Barbados, and Japan.).

Other minutiae:
  • 6 artists from last year's top 50 are back this year: Halestorm, Shinedown, Within Temptation, Evanescence, Lacuna Coil and Theory of a Deadman.
  • There are 6 remakes: "Stairway to Heaven," "Skyfall," "Do Ya," "Running Scared," "and 2 versions of "Titanium."
  • There were 25 #1s and 4 #2s.
  • There are 3-multi-act entries: Heart with Jason Bonham; HeavensDust with Dan Chandler; and Coldplay with Rihanna. All 3 are multi-national collaborations.
  • The lowest peaking song is "Unbreakable," which reached #7.
  • 17 artists are here with their first charted hit. 6 are in our top 10.
  • There is 1 song from a commercial ("Beast"), 1 from tv 1 (Stairway to Heaven"), 1 song from a Native band, and 5 Christian rock hits on our chart. Three have band names with numbers in them. A total of 42 artists are represented.
  • 32 songs have a female presence.
  • Debuts in the top 10 include: "Light Up" (8); "Madness" (6); and "Guardian" (10.)