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Rock Rips Top 50 of 2015

Pos Song Artist Peak Notes
1 Spanish BandRebirth Rainover 1 5 wks at #1
2 Finnish BandÉlan Nightwish 1 5 wks at #1
3 US BandGerman BandMy Confession Kamelot & Eklipse 1 4 wks at #1
4 Austrian BandDutch BandSerenade of Flames Serenity & Charlotte Wessels 1 1 wks at #1
5 Italian BandIn My Arms Ancient Bards 1 4 wks at #1
6 Finnish BandEndless Forms Most Beautiful Nightwish 1 2 wks at #1
7 US BandBelieve Suncrown 1 1 wks at #1
8 Finnish bandSagan Nightwish 1 1 wks at #1
9 Dutch BandKing of Thieves Kingfisher Sky 1 1 wks at #1
10 US BandLife Vest The Material 1 2 weeks at #2
11 Dutch bandThe Power of Love Countermove 1 2 wks at #1
12 Brazilian BandJester Lyria 1 2 wks at #1
13 Canadian BandThe Black Sea The Te Party 1 1 wk at #1
14 Swiss BandThe Call of the Mountains Eluveitie 1 2 wks at #1
15 Dutch BandI Have a Right Stream of Passion 1 2 wks at #1
16 Dutch BandThe Essence of Silence Epica 1 1 wks at #1
17 Multinational BandGhost Love Score Ruurd Woltring Project 1 1 wks at #1
18 US bandBrand New Day Ryan Star 1 1 wk at #1
19 Norwegian BandThe Heart's Dominion Triosphere 2 2 wks at #2
20 Finnish BandBlack Ninja BattleBeast 1 2 wks at #1
21 Russian BandFight! SLOT 1 2 wks at #1
22 Aussie BandDie to Save You Sick Puppies 1 1 wk at #1
23 US BandCynics & Critics Icon for Hire 1 1 wk at #1
24 US ArtistsShatter Me Lindsey Stirling & Lzzy Hale 3
25 US BandThrough teh Ghost Shinedown 1 1 wk at #1
26 US BandCanadian BandGerman BandFalling Like the Fahrenheit Kamelot & Eklipse & Alissa White-Gluz 1 1 wks at #1
27 Italian bandNothing Stands in Our Way Lacuna Coil 1 2 wks at #1
28 US BandAmen Halestorm 2 2 wks at #2
29 Austrian BandSpanish artistThe Chevalier Serenity & Ailyn 1 1 wk at #1
30 US BandApocalyptic! Halestorm 4
31 Dutch BandRain My Favorite Scar 1 1 wk at #1
32 US bandFire & Fury Skillet 1 1 wk at #1
33 US BandHouse on a Hill The Pretty Reckless 2 2 wks at #2
34 Dutch BandFinnish ArtistHanging on by a Thread The Letter Black 2 2 wks at #2
35 Spanish BandSecret Garden Annysia 1 1 wk at #1
36 US BandSoul to Preach to Fuel 3
37 US BandFollow Me Down The Pretty Reckless 4
38 Finnish bandUS BandShadowmaker Apocalyptica & Franky Perez 2 2 wks at #2
39 Italian BandI Forgive (But I Won't Forget Your Name) Lacuna Coil 4
40 US BandThe Great Unknown The Material 8
41 Swedish ArtistShine Anette Olzon 5
42 Spanish BandCycles Rainover 6
43 Swedish BandParalyzed In Flames 5
44 UK BandPsycho Muse 7
45 Dutch BandThis Poison Love My Favorite Scar 5
46 Norwegian BandOnce My Light Sirenia 7
47 Sweish artistFalling Anette Olzon 5
48 US BandThe Way Around is Through Live 8
49 US BandUntil it's Gone Linkin Park 7
50 US BandFinal Masquerade Linkin Park 7

2015 in Review

No national invasions of our chart in 2015! The US, Netherlands, and Finland continued their dominant presence, while countries like Brazil and Spain continued to enjoy increased presence. Last year's top song was by Nightwish, who continued on their astronomicals rise with not one- or even two- but three #1s, all of which made our top 10 this year. artists from Holland and Finland competed in droves. Despite this, they don't top our chart for 2015. Instead, it's from a newcomer, Rainover from Spain. Last year's #1 song was also the longest song to ever reach our chart. This year, we have the shortest. Down at #40 is a song from The Material that clocks in at 45 seconds, including a long sustained note at the end. This year's songs break down like so: US 18, Netherlands 9, Finland 6, Spain 4; 3 apiece for Germany, Italy, and Sweden; 2 each for Canada, Austria, Brazil, and Norway; and single appearances only for Australia, the UK, Switzerland, Russia, and our new multinational designation.

Nightwish has 3 songs on our year-end chart but a number of other bands and artists are also here more than once. They are: Linkin Park (#49, #50), Rainover (#1, #42), Eklipse (#3, #36), Kamelot (3, #26), Serenity (#4, #29), Charlotte Wessels (#4, #11), Lacuna Coil (#27, #39), My Favorite Scar (#31, #45), The Pretty Reckless (#33, #37), The Material (#10, #40), and Anette Olzon (#41, #47).

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Chart facts: 16 artists from last year's top 50 are back this year: Shinedown, Muse, Delain, The Pretty Reckless, Sirenia, Lacuna Coil, Skillet, The Tea Party, Apocalyptica, Serenity, Nightwish, Trosphere, Marco Hietala, Sick Puppies, Epica, and SLOT.

Other minutiae:
  • 38 songs feature one or more women.
  • There were 28 #1s and 4 #2s.
  • There are 9-multi-act entries: Kamelot and Eklipse, Kamelot/Eklipse/Alissa White-Gluz, Ruurd Woltring Project (with Ross Thompson, Juliana Furlani, and Tim Zuidberg), Lindsey Stirling & Lzzy Hale, Serenity and Ailyn, Serenity and Charlotte Wessels, Delain with Marco Hietala, Apocalyptica and Franky Perez, and Countermove, which features Manda Ophuis, Floor Jansen, Ruud Jolie, Charlotte Wessels, Mark Jans, Dianne Van Giesbergen, Anneke van Giersbergen, and Marcelo Bovio, to name a few. 7 are multi-national collaborations.
  • The lowest peaking songs are "The Great Unknown at #40 and The Way Around Is Through at #48, both of which peaked at #8.
  • 19 artists are here with their first charted hit. 6 are in our top 10.
  • Two songs have foreign languages in them (#15, #21).
  • 1 song is from a soundtrack.
  • 1 song is a TV theme.
  • Two are designated as multinational (#7, #17).
  • 1 is from a Christian rock band.
  • Debuts in the top 10 include: "Endless Forms Most Beautiful: (5); "Rebirth" (6); "Life Vest" (6); "Black Ninja" (7); "Fight!" (8); "Shadowmaker" (8) and "The Power of Love" (10.)