2011 rock radio charts
Every number one and the biggest songs on our Alternative and Mainstream rock charts in 2011: 9 number ones on the Alternative chart and 11 number ones on the Mainstream chart.
Alternative rock, 2011
Number ones
| Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 | First week at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tighten Up | The Black Keys | 3 | Jan 3, 2011 |
| Shake Me Down | Cage The Elephant | 12 | Jan 17, 2011 |
| Rope | Foo Fighters | 8 | Apr 18, 2011 |
| Pumped Up Kicks | Foster The People | 8 | Jun 13, 2011 |
| Walk | Foo Fighters | 13 | Aug 8, 2011 |
| The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3 | Aug 29, 2011 |
| The Sound Of Winter | Bush | 2 | Nov 28, 2011 |
| Paradise | Coldplay | 1 | Dec 5, 2011 |
| Lonely Boy | The Black Keys | 2 | Dec 19, 2011 |
Biggest songs of 2011
Ranked by points across the year’s charts: 25 points for a week at #1, down to 1 point for #25.
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pumped Up Kicks | Foster The People | #1 | 45 |
| 2 | Sail | AWOLNATION | #3 | 45 |
| 3 | Shake Me Down | Cage The Elephant | #1 | 28 |
| 4 | Walk | Foo Fighters | #1 | 28 |
| 5 | The Cave | Mumford & Sons | #3 | 34 |
| 6 | Rope | Foo Fighters | #1 | 27 |
| 7 | Changing | The Airborne Toxic Event | #4 | 33 |
| 8 | Howlin' For You | The Black Keys | #2 | 28 |
| 9 | The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie | Red Hot Chili Peppers | #1 | 20 |
| 10 | Tighten Up | The Black Keys | #1 | 21 |
| 11 | Help Is On The Way | Rise Against | #4 | 25 |
| 12 | You Are A Tourist | Death Cab For Cutie | #2 | 22 |
| 13 | The Sound Of Winter | Bush | #1 | 20 |
| 14 | Waiting For The End | Linkin Park | #4 | 21 |
| 15 | Up All Night | Blink-182 | #3 | 20 |
| 16 | Young Blood | The Naked and Famous | #7 | 24 |
| 17 | Sing | My Chemical Romance | #2 | 14 |
| 18 | Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall | Coldplay | #3 | 17 |
| 19 | Sunset In July | 311 | #7 | 20 |
| 20 | New Low | Middle Class Rut | #6 | 18 |
| 21 | Helena Beat | Foster The People | #7 | 20 |
| 22 | Adolescents | Incubus | #5 | 20 |
| 23 | My Body | Young The Giant | #7 | 22 |
| 24 | Little Lion Man | Mumford & Sons | #9 | 17 |
| 25 | Paradise | Coldplay | #1 | 13 |
Mainstream rock, 2011
Number ones
| Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 | First week at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World So Cold | Three Days Grace | 5 | Jan 3, 2011 |
| Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom) | Shinedown | 9 | Feb 7, 2011 |
| Rope | Foo Fighters | 8 | Apr 11, 2011 |
| Country Song | Seether | 8 | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Sick | Adelitas Way | 2 | Aug 1, 2011 |
| Lowlife | Theory Of A Deadman | 2 | Aug 15, 2011 |
| The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1 | Aug 29, 2011 |
| Walk | Foo Fighters | 10 | Sep 5, 2011 |
| Tonight | Seether | 2 | Nov 14, 2011 |
| The Sound Of Winter | Bush | 3 | Nov 28, 2011 |
| Face To The Floor | Chevelle | 2 | Dec 12, 2011 |
Biggest songs of 2011
Ranked by points across the year’s charts: 25 points for a week at #1, down to 1 point for #25.
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Country Song | Seether | #1 | 32 |
| 2 | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom) | Shinedown | #1 | 33 |
| 3 | Walk | Foo Fighters | #1 | 27 |
| 4 | Lies Of The Beautiful People | Sixx: A.M. | #2 | 36 |
| 5 | Rope | Foo Fighters | #1 | 22 |
| 6 | Burn | Papa Roach | #2 | 26 |
| 7 | Lowlife | Theory Of A Deadman | #1 | 23 |
| 8 | Sick | Adelitas Way | #1 | 26 |
| 9 | Far From Home | Five Finger Death Punch | #2 | 21 |
| 10 | Tonight | Seether | #1 | 23 |
| 11 | The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie | Red Hot Chili Peppers | #1 | 20 |
| 12 | Not Again | Staind | #4 | 21 |
| 13 | Awake And Alive | Skillet | #4 | 28 |
| 14 | The Sound Of Winter | Bush | #1 | 19 |
| 15 | Welcome To The Family | Avenged Sevenfold | #4 | 22 |
| 16 | Under And Over It | Five Finger Death Punch | #4 | 20 |
| 17 | So Far Away | Avenged Sevenfold | #3 | 24 |
| 18 | Isolation | Alter Bridge | #2 | 16 |
| 19 | Lost In You | Three Days Grace | #4 | 20 |
| 20 | Ghost Of Days Gone By | Alter Bridge | #4 | 21 |
| 21 | Die Trying | Art Of Dying | #7 | 21 |
| 22 | Shake Me Down | Cage The Elephant | #6 | 18 |
| 23 | The Last Time | All That Remains | #8 | 22 |
| 24 | The Animal | Disturbed | #3 | 17 |
| 25 | Rip Tide | Sick Puppies | #5 | 20 |
Week by week
Each week’s #1 song. Click one to open that week’s full top 25.
| Week | Alternative #1 | Mainstream #1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2011 | Tighten UpThe Black Keys | World So ColdThree Days Grace |
| Jan 10, 2011 | Tighten UpThe Black Keys | World So ColdThree Days Grace |
| Jan 17, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | World So ColdThree Days Grace |
| Jan 24, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | World So ColdThree Days Grace |
| Jan 31, 2011 | Tighten UpThe Black Keys | World So ColdThree Days Grace |
| Feb 7, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)Shinedown |
| Feb 14, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)Shinedown |
| Feb 21, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)Shinedown |
| Feb 28, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)Shinedown |
| Mar 7, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)Shinedown |
| Mar 14, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)Shinedown |
| Mar 21, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)Shinedown |
| Mar 28, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)Shinedown |
| Apr 4, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)Shinedown |
| Apr 11, 2011 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | RopeFoo Fighters |
| Apr 18, 2011 | RopeFoo Fighters | RopeFoo Fighters |
| Apr 25, 2011 | RopeFoo Fighters | RopeFoo Fighters |
| May 2, 2011 | RopeFoo Fighters | RopeFoo Fighters |
| May 9, 2011 | RopeFoo Fighters | RopeFoo Fighters |
| May 16, 2011 | RopeFoo Fighters | RopeFoo Fighters |
| May 23, 2011 | RopeFoo Fighters | RopeFoo Fighters |
| May 30, 2011 | RopeFoo Fighters | RopeFoo Fighters |
| Jun 6, 2011 | RopeFoo Fighters | Country SongSeether |
| Jun 13, 2011 | Pumped Up KicksFoster The People | Country SongSeether |
| Jun 20, 2011 | Pumped Up KicksFoster The People | Country SongSeether |
| Jun 27, 2011 | Pumped Up KicksFoster The People | Country SongSeether |
| Jul 4, 2011 | Pumped Up KicksFoster The People | Country SongSeether |
| Jul 11, 2011 | Pumped Up KicksFoster The People | Country SongSeether |
| Jul 18, 2011 | Pumped Up KicksFoster The People | Country SongSeether |
| Jul 25, 2011 | Pumped Up KicksFoster The People | Country SongSeether |
| Aug 1, 2011 | Pumped Up KicksFoster The People | SickAdelitas Way |
| Aug 8, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | SickAdelitas Way |
| Aug 15, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | LowlifeTheory Of A Deadman |
| Aug 22, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | LowlifeTheory Of A Deadman |
| Aug 29, 2011 | The Adventures Of Rain Dance MaggieRed Hot Chili Peppers | The Adventures Of Rain Dance MaggieRed Hot Chili Peppers |
| Sep 5, 2011 | The Adventures Of Rain Dance MaggieRed Hot Chili Peppers | WalkFoo Fighters |
| Sep 12, 2011 | The Adventures Of Rain Dance MaggieRed Hot Chili Peppers | WalkFoo Fighters |
| Sep 19, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | WalkFoo Fighters |
| Sep 26, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | WalkFoo Fighters |
| Oct 3, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | WalkFoo Fighters |
| Oct 10, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | WalkFoo Fighters |
| Oct 17, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | WalkFoo Fighters |
| Oct 24, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | WalkFoo Fighters |
| Oct 31, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | WalkFoo Fighters |
| Nov 7, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | WalkFoo Fighters |
| Nov 14, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | TonightSeether |
| Nov 21, 2011 | WalkFoo Fighters | TonightSeether |
| Nov 28, 2011 | The Sound Of WinterBush | The Sound Of WinterBush |
| Dec 5, 2011 | ParadiseColdplay | The Sound Of WinterBush |
| Dec 12, 2011 | The Sound Of WinterBush | Face To The FloorChevelle |
| Dec 19, 2011 | Lonely BoyThe Black Keys | The Sound Of WinterBush |
| Dec 26, 2011 | Lonely BoyThe Black Keys | Face To The FloorChevelle |