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Rock Rips Top 50 of 2019

Pos Song Artist Peak Notes
1 Dutch BandMasters of Destiny Delain 1 6 wks at #1
2 Canadian BandLight Me Up Kobra & the Lotus 1 6 wks at #1
3 Dutch BandSupernova Within Temptation 1 5 wks at #1
4 Argentine BandDance With Shades Innerstream 1 4 wks at #1
5 Indian BandAri Ari Bloodywood 1 2 wks at #1
6 US BandGood Morning Misery Eva Under Fire 1 1 wk at #1
7 Finnish BandThe Ghost and the Reaper The Dark Element 1 4 wks at #1
8 Canadian bandYou Don't Know Kobra & the Lotus 1 3 wks at #1
9 Bulgarian BandAm I Alive? Sevi 1 2 wks at #1
10 Japanese BandBattle Without Honor or Humanity Tomoyasu Hotei 1 4 weeks at #1
11 Swiss bandAtegnatos Eluveitie 1 3 wks at #1
12 Bulgarian BandCold Stone Soul Sevi 1 4 wks at #1
13 Japanese BandDice Band-Maid 1 1 wks at #1
14 US BandThe House of the Rising Sun Jessica Mercy 1 2 wks at #2
15 Dutch BandUS BandThe Reckoning Within Temptation & Jacoby Shaddix 1 2 wks at #1
15 Canadian BandGotham Kobra & the Lotus 1 2 wks at #1
17 Dutch bandShards Trillium 1 1 wk at #1
18 Swiss BandI Am the Storm Ad Infinitum 1 1 wk at #1
19 Italian BandCirce's Spell Kalidia 1 1 wk at #1
20 Bulgarian BandBroken Wings Sevi 1 1 wk at #1
21 Greek BandThe Butterfly Raiser Bare Infinity 1 1 wk at #1
22 Norwegian BandLove Like Cyanide Sirenia 1 2 wks at #1
23 German BandDemons Are a Girl's Best Friend Powerwolf 2 2 wks at #2
24 US BandMisery Eva Under Fire 1 1 wk at #1
25 Dutch BandSwedish BandRaise Your Banner Within Temptation & Anders Fridén 2 2 wks at #2
26 Norwegian BandInto the Night Sirenia 3 2 wks at #3
27 Dutch bandIn Vain Within Temptation 3 2 wks at #3
28 US BandWhen Legends Rise Godsmack 3 2 wks at #3
29 Swiss BandJudas Rage of Light 5
30 Italian BandOf Jupiter and Moons Temperance 2 2 wks at #2
31 French BandFrom Ashes to Flames Dust in Mind 5
32 French BandMes 100 Ciels Elyose 4
33 Austian BandThe Deep & The Dark Visions of Atlantis 4
34 Swiss BandFallen Rage of LIght 5
35 Norwegian ArtistTake on Me Weezer 5
36 US bandDo Not Disturb Halestorm 2 2 wks at #2
37 Italian BandThe Endless Secret Rule 3 3 wks at #3
38 UK BandPersonal Jesus Def Leppard 4
39 Bolivian BandArenas Eternas Libellula 4
40 US BandDevil Shinedown 4
41 French BandThis Is the End Dust in Mind 4
42 Italian BandThe Song of the Universe Secret Rule 5
43 US BandShake it Off Scarlet Canary 5
44 US BandUncomfortable Halestorm 4
45 German BandThe Pharaoh Visionatica 6
46 Indian BandJee Veerey Bloodywood 3 2 wks at #3
47 Dutch BandGerman BandSnow White and Rose Red Blackbriar & Ulli Perhonen 4
48 Italian bandBirth Secret Rule 5
49 Swiss BandBattlefront Rage of Light 5
50 Italian BandFrozen Throne Kalidia 3 2 wks at #3

2019 in Review

Delain and the incredible vocals of Charlotte Wessels burst onto our chart in March, and it was clear they had a major hit on their hands. It turned out to be their biggest to date. Sevi and Eva Under Fire continued to impress with hit after hit, but it was Kobra & the Lotus that gave us the biggest surprise with their first three hits all going to #1! Switzerland and Italy found themselves well-represented this year. Melissa Bonny alone found herself on 4 year-enders between her stints in Rage of Light and Ad Infinitum, and just missing the top 50 as a solo artist and with Warkings. The year's songs by country are: US 10; Netherlands 7; Italy 6; Switzerland 5; Bulgaria 3; Canada 3; France 3; Germany 3; India, Japan and Norway 2; and 1 each for the UK, Bolivia, Finland, Greece, Sweden, Argentina and Austria.

Within Temptation landed 4 hits on our chart this year (#3, #15, #25, #27)! For a third year, Sevi (#9, #12, #20) placed 3 songs on our year-end chart again, but so did Kobra & the Lotus (#2, #8, #15), Rage of Light (#29, #34, #49) and Secret Rule (#37, #42, #48). 6 acts landed two each in the top 50: Halestorm, Eva Under Fire, Sirenia, Dust in Mind, Bloodywood, and Kalidia.

DelainKobra & the LotusWithin Temptation
InnerstreamBloodywoodEva Under Fire

Chart facts: only 7 artists from last year's top 50 are back this year: Sevi, Eva Under Fire, Bare Infinity, Halestorm, The Dark Element, Weezer, and Visions of Atlantis.

Other minutiae:
  • 41 songs feature one or more women.
  • There were 23 #1s and 4 #2s.
  • There are 3 multi-act entries: Within Temptation & Jacoby Shaddix, Within Temptation & Anders Friden, and Blackbriar with Ulli Perhonen.
  • The lowest peaking song is "The Pharaoh" at #45 which peaked at #6.
  • 13 artists are here with their first charted hit. 4 are in our top 10.
  • 4 songs are remakes.
  • 1 songs is an instrumental.
  • 3 have foreign languages featured.
  • 1 is from a soundtrack.
  • 1 is a question.
  • Debuts in the top 10 include: "Masters of Destiny" (4), "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" (8), "The Reckoning" (19). and "Ategnatos" (9).
  • 18 countries are represented