2013 rock radio charts
Every number one and the biggest songs on our Alternative and Mainstream rock charts in 2013: 8 number ones on the Alternative chart and 13 number ones on the Mainstream chart.
Alternative rock, 2013
Number ones
| Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 | First week at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madness | Muse | 9 | Jan 7, 2013 |
| Mountain Sound | Of Monsters and Men | 5 | Mar 11, 2013 |
| Stubborn Love | The Lumineers | 3 | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Radioactive | Imagine Dragons | 2 | May 6, 2013 |
| Sweater Weather | The Neighbourhood | 15 | May 20, 2013 |
| Demons | Imagine Dragons | 6 | Sep 2, 2013 |
| Pompeii | Bastille | 6 | Oct 14, 2013 |
| Come A Little Closer | Cage The Elephant | 6 | Nov 25, 2013 |
Biggest songs of 2013
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 | Sweater Weather | The Neighbourhood | #1 | 51 |
| 2 | Radioactive | Imagine Dragons | #1 | 36 |
| 3 | Safe And Sound | Capital Cities | #2 | 44 |
| 4 | Demons | Imagine Dragons | #1 | 35 |
| 5 | Mountain Sound | Of Monsters and Men | #1 | 27 |
| 6 | Ways To Go | Grouplove | #2 | 27 |
| 7 | Madness | Muse | #1 | 24 |
| 8 | Pompeii | Bastille | #1 | 24 |
| 9 | Stubborn Love | The Lumineers | #1 | 25 |
| 10 | Out Of My League | Fitz and The Tantrums | #5 | 34 |
| 11 | Trojans | Atlas Genius | #3 | 21 |
| 12 | Panic Station | Muse | #3 | 23 |
| 13 | Little Black Submarines | The Black Keys | #2 | 19 |
| 14 | Come A Little Closer | Cage The Elephant | #1 | 19 |
| 15 | Royals | Lorde | #2 | 22 |
| 16 | My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) | Fall Out Boy | #5 | 25 |
| 17 | I Will Wait | Mumford & Sons | #3 | 18 |
| 18 | Harlem | New Politics | #5 | 26 |
| 19 | The Pit | Silversun Pickups | #4 | 18 |
| 20 | Up In The Air | Thirty Seconds To Mars | #4 | 20 |
| 21 | If So | Atlas Genius | #5 | 19 |
| 22 | Lover Of The Light | Mumford & Sons | #5 | 17 |
| 23 | Breezeblocks | alt-J | #5 | 22 |
| 24 | Ho Hey | The Lumineers | #4 | 14 |
| 25 | Hurricane | MS MR | #8 | 19 |
Mainstream rock, 2013
Number ones
| Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 | First week at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Been Away Too Long | Soundgarden | 6 | Jan 7, 2013 |
| Stand Up | All That Remains | 2 | Feb 18, 2013 |
| Hollow | Alice In Chains | 6 | Mar 4, 2013 |
| Where Did The Angels Go | Papa Roach | 1 | Apr 15, 2013 |
| The High Road | Three Days Grace | 3 | Apr 22, 2013 |
| By Crooked Steps | Soundgarden | 1 | May 13, 2013 |
| Vilify | Device | 1 | May 20, 2013 |
| I'll Follow You | Shinedown | 2 | May 27, 2013 |
| Stone | Alice In Chains | 9 | Jun 10, 2013 |
| Mind Your Manners | Pearl Jam | 9 | Aug 12, 2013 |
| Misery Loves My Company | Three Days Grace | 6 | Oct 14, 2013 |
| Voices | Alice In Chains | 2 | Nov 25, 2013 |
| Battle Born | Five Finger Death Punch | 4 | Dec 9, 2013 |
Biggest songs of 2013
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 | Radioactive | Imagine Dragons | #5 | 36 |
| 2 | Misery Loves My Company | Three Days Grace | #1 | 27 |
| 3 | The High Road | Three Days Grace | #1 | 26 |
| 4 | Hail To The King | Avenged Sevenfold | #2 | 22 |
| 5 | I'll Follow You | Shinedown | #1 | 24 |
| 6 | Stone | Alice In Chains | #1 | 20 |
| 7 | The Hangman's Body Count | Volbeat | #3 | 25 |
| 8 | Trenches | Pop Evil | #2 | 29 |
| 9 | Mind Your Manners | Pearl Jam | #1 | 20 |
| 10 | Where Did The Angels Go | Papa Roach | #1 | 21 |
| 11 | Leader Of The Broken Hearts | Papa Roach | #2 | 24 |
| 12 | Lift Me Up | Five Finger Death Punch featuring Rob Halford | #2 | 21 |
| 13 | Hollow | Alice In Chains | #1 | 20 |
| 14 | Howl | Beware Of Darkness | #3 | 25 |
| 15 | Chalk Outline | Three Days Grace | #2 | 18 |
| 16 | Voices | Alice In Chains | #1 | 18 |
| 17 | Beautiful | P.O.D. | #3 | 22 |
| 18 | Vilify | Device | #1 | 19 |
| 19 | By Crooked Steps | Soundgarden | #1 | 20 |
| 20 | Stand Up | All That Remains | #1 | 14 |
| 21 | Freak Like Me | Halestorm | #4 | 20 |
| 22 | Never Never | Korn | #3 | 17 |
| 23 | Heaven Nor Hell | Volbeat | #2 | 18 |
| 24 | Do Me A Favor | Stone Sour | #6 | 19 |
| 25 | Out Of Time | Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington | #4 | 17 |
Week by week
Each week’s #1 song. Click one to open that week’s full top 25.
| Week | Alternative #1 | Mainstream #1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2013 | MadnessMuse | Been Away Too LongSoundgarden |
| Jan 14, 2013 | MadnessMuse | Been Away Too LongSoundgarden |
| Jan 21, 2013 | MadnessMuse | Been Away Too LongSoundgarden |
| Jan 28, 2013 | MadnessMuse | Been Away Too LongSoundgarden |
| Feb 4, 2013 | MadnessMuse | Been Away Too LongSoundgarden |
| Feb 11, 2013 | MadnessMuse | Been Away Too LongSoundgarden |
| Feb 18, 2013 | MadnessMuse | Stand UpAll That Remains |
| Feb 25, 2013 | MadnessMuse | Stand UpAll That Remains |
| Mar 4, 2013 | MadnessMuse | HollowAlice In Chains |
| Mar 11, 2013 | Mountain SoundOf Monsters and Men | HollowAlice In Chains |
| Mar 18, 2013 | Mountain SoundOf Monsters and Men | HollowAlice In Chains |
| Mar 25, 2013 | Mountain SoundOf Monsters and Men | HollowAlice In Chains |
| Apr 1, 2013 | Mountain SoundOf Monsters and Men | HollowAlice In Chains |
| Apr 8, 2013 | Mountain SoundOf Monsters and Men | HollowAlice In Chains |
| Apr 15, 2013 | Stubborn LoveThe Lumineers | Where Did The Angels GoPapa Roach |
| Apr 22, 2013 | Stubborn LoveThe Lumineers | The High RoadThree Days Grace |
| Apr 29, 2013 | Stubborn LoveThe Lumineers | The High RoadThree Days Grace |
| May 6, 2013 | RadioactiveImagine Dragons | The High RoadThree Days Grace |
| May 13, 2013 | RadioactiveImagine Dragons | By Crooked StepsSoundgarden |
| May 20, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | VilifyDevice |
| May 27, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | I'll Follow YouShinedown |
| Jun 3, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | I'll Follow YouShinedown |
| Jun 10, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | StoneAlice In Chains |
| Jun 17, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | StoneAlice In Chains |
| Jun 24, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | StoneAlice In Chains |
| Jul 1, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | StoneAlice In Chains |
| Jul 8, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | StoneAlice In Chains |
| Jul 15, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | StoneAlice In Chains |
| Jul 22, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | StoneAlice In Chains |
| Jul 29, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | StoneAlice In Chains |
| Aug 5, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | StoneAlice In Chains |
| Aug 12, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | Mind Your MannersPearl Jam |
| Aug 19, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | Mind Your MannersPearl Jam |
| Aug 26, 2013 | Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood | Mind Your MannersPearl Jam |
| Sep 2, 2013 | DemonsImagine Dragons | Mind Your MannersPearl Jam |
| Sep 9, 2013 | DemonsImagine Dragons | Mind Your MannersPearl Jam |
| Sep 16, 2013 | DemonsImagine Dragons | Mind Your MannersPearl Jam |
| Sep 23, 2013 | DemonsImagine Dragons | Mind Your MannersPearl Jam |
| Sep 30, 2013 | DemonsImagine Dragons | Mind Your MannersPearl Jam |
| Oct 7, 2013 | DemonsImagine Dragons | Mind Your MannersPearl Jam |
| Oct 14, 2013 | PompeiiBastille | Misery Loves My CompanyThree Days Grace |
| Oct 21, 2013 | PompeiiBastille | Misery Loves My CompanyThree Days Grace |
| Oct 28, 2013 | PompeiiBastille | Misery Loves My CompanyThree Days Grace |
| Nov 4, 2013 | PompeiiBastille | Misery Loves My CompanyThree Days Grace |
| Nov 11, 2013 | PompeiiBastille | Misery Loves My CompanyThree Days Grace |
| Nov 18, 2013 | PompeiiBastille | Misery Loves My CompanyThree Days Grace |
| Nov 25, 2013 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | VoicesAlice In Chains |
| Dec 2, 2013 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | VoicesAlice In Chains |
| Dec 9, 2013 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | Battle BornFive Finger Death Punch |
| Dec 16, 2013 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | Battle BornFive Finger Death Punch |
| Dec 23, 2013 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | Battle BornFive Finger Death Punch |
| Dec 30, 2013 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | Battle BornFive Finger Death Punch |