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Rock Rips Top 50 of 2024

Pos Song Artist Peak Notes
1 German bandTwo Worlds Xandria 1 4 wks at #1
2 German bandMy Curse Is my Redemption Xandria 1 4 wks at #1
3 Austrian bandMelancholy Angel Visions of Atlantis 1 4 wks at #1
4 German bandIs There Anybody out There? Beyond the Black 1 4 wks at #1
5 German bandDancing in the Dark Beyond the Black 1 4 wks at #1
6 US BandArtificial Daughtry 1 4 wks at #1
7 Ukrainian BandAshes Noapology 1 2 wks at #1
8 Italian bandNever Dawn Lacuna Coil 1 2 wks at #1
9 German bandIsraeli bandConcrete Cages Scardust & Patty Gurdy & Hellscore 1 2 wks at #1
10 Mexican bandMore The Warning 1 2 weeks at #1
11 Mexican bandS!ck The Warning 1 1 wk at #1
12 UK bandWe Are Fucking Fucked Muse 1 3 wks at #1
13 Norwegian BandVoyage Voyage Sirenia 1 3 wks at #1
14 Dutch bandDanish artistSirens (of Blood and Water) Epica & Charlotte Wessels & Myrkur 1 1 wk at #1
15 German BandWinter is Coming Beyond the Black 1 1 wk at #1
16 Italian BandOf War and Flames Alterium 1 2 wks at #1
17 Austrian bandArmada Visions of Atlantis 1 1 wk at #1
18 US BandWings of a Butterfly Anaria 1 1 wk at #1
19 US BandBefore he Cheats Eva Under Fire & Kayla King 1 2 wks at #1
20 International BandSwiss bandNew Horizons The Dark Side of the Moon & Fabienne Erni 1 1 wk at #1
21 French bandUS BandYou Will Never Be our God Mephisto Walz & Alastrelle Delyon 1 1 wk at #1
22 International BandSeparate Ways Exit Eden 1 1 wk at #1
23 Dutch BandExorcism Charlotte Wessels 1 1 wks at #1
24 Italian bandSiren's Call Alterium 1 1 wk at #1
25 Greek artistNorwegian BandThe Hourglass Mortemia & Ambre Vourvahis 2 2 wks at #2
26 US bandNot Afraid Liliac 1 1 wk at #1
27 Ukrainian bandDeadhearted Noapology 3 2 wks at #3
28 Swedish ArtistNorwegian bandLost Horizon Mortemia/Erixa Ohlsson 1 1 wk at #1
29 Israeli bandGoing Under Hellscore 2 2 wks at #2
30 Swiss BandEternal Rains Ad Infinitum 4 2 wks at #4
31 Finnish artistInternational BandRun! Exit Eden & Marko Hietala 4 2 wks at #4
32 UK BandAngry Rolling Stones 4 4 wks at #4
33 Swedish ArtistNorwegian bandFrozen Mortemia & Federica Lanna 4 3 wk2 at #4
34 International artistDésenchantée Exit Eden 5 2 wks at #5
35 Italian artistAdrenalize Walk in Darkness 5 3 wks at #5
36 US bandOur Time Will Come Anaria 6 2 wks at #6
37 International BandFirst Light The Dark Side of the Moon 5 2 wks at #5
38 International BandThe Gates of Time The Dark Side of the Moon 5 2 wks at #5
39 US BandThe Red Queen Anaria 5 2 wks at #5
40 Norwegian BandAddiction #1 Sirenia 5 2 wks at #5
41 Mexican artistDutch BandFlameborn Dianne van Giersbergen & Marcela Bovio 7 2 wks at #7
42 International BandFemme Fatale Erinyes 5 2 wks at #5
43 US BandMystery Liliac 6 2 wks at #6
44 Swiss BandFire and Ice Ad Infinitum 6 2 wks at #6
45 Mexican BandQué Más Quieres The Warning 5 2 wks at #5
46 UK BandNow and Then The Beatles 6 3 wks at #6
47 German BandyOUR sTORIES i'LL rEMEMBER Xandria 7 2 wks at #7
48 Swiss BandOuter Space Ad Infinitum 4 2 wks at #4
49 Austrian BandMaster the Hurricane Visions of Atlantis 6 2 wks at #6
50 Italian BandDrag me to Hell Alterium 7 2 wks at #7

2024 in Review

Our Number 1 of the year for 2023 comes from a band that's been around for a very long time - since 1994, actually. Xandria is currently with their 6th vocalist, and I'm certainly hopeful she stays with them a long time. It was their first release with Ambre Vourvahis that caught our attention a few years ago, when they released a CD that has generated 6 (maybe even 7, depending on your point of view) #1s - a Rock Rips record! Their 6th and seventh singles from the disc are at #1 and #2 for the year - at the top is the epic anthem "Two Worlds," which features Ambre on all vocals, including harsh vocals; and at #2 is the catchy "My Curse is my Redemption." This year we again feature artists from 17 countries: 9 from the US, 7 from both Germany and International; 5 each from Italy and Norway; 4 each from Holland and Switzerland; 3 each from Austria, Israel, Mexico, and the UK; 2 each from Ukraine and Sweden; and 1 apiece from Finland, France, Greece and Denmark. Canada is once again mysteriously absent from our year-end chart!

Fourteen bands have more than 1 hit on our chart, including 4 from Exit Eden (#22, 31, 34 & 42) 3 each from Anaria (#18, 36, 39), The Dark Side of the Moon (#20, 37, 38), Mortemia (#25, 28 & 31), Xandriay (#1, 2 & 47), Visions of Atlantis (#3, 17 & 49), Beyond the Black (#4, 5, & 15), Alterium (#16, 24 & 50), and The Warning (#10, 11 & 45); and two each from Liliac (#26, #43), Noapology (#17, 27), Hellscore (#9, 29), Charlotte Wessels (#13, 23), and Sirenia (#13, 40). Of course, the extra appearance of Ambre Vourvahis with Mortemia means a 4th appearance in addition to her 3 with Xandria. This is the first year since arriving on Rock Rips that The Warning has missed the top spot after having their first 10 go to #1! And Nicoletta Rosselini appears in two bands on the chart, Walk in Darkness and Alterium.

XandriaVisions of AtlantisBeyond the Black
DaughtryNoapologyLacuna Coil

Chart facts: 14 artists on this year's top 50 were also on last year's chart: The Dark Side of the Moon, Charlotte Wessels, Daughtry, The Warning, Muse, Ad Infinitum, Xandria, Eva Under Fire, Dianne van Giesbergen, Anaria, Patty Gurdy, Mortemia, Beyond the Black and Walk in Darkness.

Other minutiae:
  • 495 songs feature one or more women.
  • There were 25 #1s and 3 #2s.
  • There are 10 multi-act entries: They're at #1, 2, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20, 28, 34, 35, 38, 42 and 45.
  • The lowest peaking song on the chart is "Drag me to Hell" by Alterium, which reached #7.
  • 11 artists are here with their first charted hit, with 3 in the top 10 (#7, 9 & 9)...or are older artists from long ago having a comeback (32, 46). 6 are artists with their first solo appearances.
  • 8 songs are remakes.
  • 2 songs are from instrumentals.
  • 1 song debuted in the top 10: #6 "Dancing in the Dark" (#5).
  • 17 countries are represented.