2014 rock radio charts
Every number one and the biggest songs on our Alternative and Mainstream rock charts in 2014: 6 number ones on the Alternative chart and 12 number ones on the Mainstream chart.
Alternative rock, 2014
Number ones
| Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 | First week at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Come A Little Closer | Cage The Elephant | 14 | Jan 6, 2014 |
| Bad Blood | Bastille | 4 | Apr 14, 2014 |
| Fever | The Black Keys | 14 | May 12, 2014 |
| Riptide | Vance Joy | 6 | Aug 18, 2014 |
| Stolen Dance | Milky Chance | 13 | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Something From Nothing | Foo Fighters | 1 | Dec 22, 2014 |
Biggest songs of 2014
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 | Do I Wanna Know? | Arctic Monkeys | #2 | 43 |
| 2 | Riptide | Vance Joy | #1 | 32 |
| 3 | Bad Blood | Bastille | #1 | 33 |
| 4 | Come With Me Now | KONGOS | #2 | 35 |
| 5 | Fever | The Black Keys | #1 | 26 |
| 6 | Come A Little Closer | Cage The Elephant | #1 | 26 |
| 7 | Stolen Dance | Milky Chance | #1 | 27 |
| 8 | Pompeii | Bastille | #2 | 27 |
| 9 | Dangerous | Big Data featuring Joywave | #3 | 28 |
| 10 | Take Me To Church | Hozier | #2 | 24 |
| 11 | Afraid | The Neighbourhood | #2 | 23 |
| 12 | The Walker | Fitz and The Tantrums | #3 | 28 |
| 13 | Left Hand Free | alt-J | #3 | 21 |
| 14 | A Sky Full Of Stars | Coldplay | #3 | 19 |
| 15 | Back To The Shack | Weezer | #3 | 20 |
| 16 | Flaws | Bastille | #5 | 20 |
| 17 | I Wanna Get Better | Bleachers | #4 | 22 |
| 18 | Team | Lorde | #5 | 20 |
| 19 | My Sweet Summer | The Dirty Heads | #5 | 23 |
| 20 | Giants | Bear Hands | #4 | 20 |
| 21 | Take It Or Leave It | Cage The Elephant | #5 | 20 |
| 22 | Coming Of Age | Foster The People | #2 | 16 |
| 23 | Magic | Coldplay | #3 | 18 |
| 24 | It's About Time | Young The Giant | #4 | 17 |
| 25 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? | Arctic Monkeys | #6 | 21 |
Mainstream rock, 2014
Number ones
| Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 | First week at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Born | Five Finger Death Punch | 5 | Jan 6, 2014 |
| Adrenaline | Shinedown | 3 | Feb 10, 2014 |
| What If I Was Nothing | All That Remains | 5 | Mar 3, 2014 |
| Shepherd Of Fire | Avenged Sevenfold | 1 | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Take Out The Gunman | Chevelle | 6 | Apr 14, 2014 |
| Painkiller | Three Days Grace | 10 | May 19, 2014 |
| 1000hp | Godsmack | 8 | Aug 4, 2014 |
| Ballast | Nothing More | 1 | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Back To The Shack | Weezer | 2 | Oct 6, 2014 |
| World On Fire | Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | 2 | Oct 20, 2014 |
| Wrong Side Of Heaven | Five Finger Death Punch | 2 | Nov 3, 2014 |
| Something From Nothing | Foo Fighters | 7 | Nov 17, 2014 |
Biggest songs of 2014
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 | Ballast | Nothing More | #1 | 31 |
| 2 | Painkiller | Three Days Grace | #1 | 23 |
| 3 | Words As Weapons | Seether | #2 | 23 |
| 4 | Heaven Knows | The Pretty Reckless | #2 | 26 |
| 5 | Take Out The Gunman | Chevelle | #1 | 22 |
| 6 | 1000hp | Godsmack | #1 | 20 |
| 7 | Shepherd Of Fire | Avenged Sevenfold | #1 | 21 |
| 8 | Dead But Rising | Volbeat | #3 | 22 |
| 9 | What If I Was Nothing | All That Remains | #1 | 17 |
| 10 | Torn To Pieces | Pop Evil | #2 | 21 |
| 11 | World On Fire | Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | #1 | 21 |
| 12 | Drown | Theory Of A Deadman | #3 | 20 |
| 13 | Guilty All The Same | Linkin Park featuring Rakim | #2 | 19 |
| 14 | Back To The Shack | Weezer | #1 | 19 |
| 15 | Wrong Side Of Heaven | Five Finger Death Punch | #1 | 16 |
| 16 | Out Of The Black | Royal Blood | #2 | 19 |
| 17 | My Demons | Starset | #9 | 27 |
| 18 | Until It's Gone | Linkin Park | #2 | 17 |
| 19 | Messed Up World | The Pretty Reckless | #3 | 18 |
| 20 | Weak | Seether | #2 | 17 |
| 21 | Fever | The Black Keys | #7 | 20 |
| 22 | Lightning Bolt | Pearl Jam | #2 | 20 |
| 23 | House Of The Rising Sun | Five Finger Death Punch | #4 | 19 |
| 24 | Dog On A Leash | Adelitas Way | #7 | 19 |
| 25 | Tired | Stone Sour | #5 | 16 |
Week by week
Each week’s #1 song. Click one to open that week’s full top 25.
| Week | Alternative #1 | Mainstream #1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | Battle BornFive Finger Death Punch |
| Jan 13, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | Battle BornFive Finger Death Punch |
| Jan 20, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | Battle BornFive Finger Death Punch |
| Jan 27, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | Battle BornFive Finger Death Punch |
| Feb 3, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | Battle BornFive Finger Death Punch |
| Feb 10, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | AdrenalineShinedown |
| Feb 17, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | AdrenalineShinedown |
| Feb 24, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | AdrenalineShinedown |
| Mar 3, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | What If I Was NothingAll That Remains |
| Mar 10, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | What If I Was NothingAll That Remains |
| Mar 17, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | Shepherd Of FireAvenged Sevenfold |
| Mar 24, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | What If I Was NothingAll That Remains |
| Mar 31, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | What If I Was NothingAll That Remains |
| Apr 7, 2014 | Come A Little CloserCage The Elephant | What If I Was NothingAll That Remains |
| Apr 14, 2014 | Bad BloodBastille | Take Out The GunmanChevelle |
| Apr 21, 2014 | Bad BloodBastille | Take Out The GunmanChevelle |
| Apr 28, 2014 | Bad BloodBastille | Take Out The GunmanChevelle |
| May 5, 2014 | Bad BloodBastille | Take Out The GunmanChevelle |
| May 12, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | Take Out The GunmanChevelle |
| May 19, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | PainkillerThree Days Grace |
| May 26, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | Take Out The GunmanChevelle |
| Jun 2, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | PainkillerThree Days Grace |
| Jun 9, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | PainkillerThree Days Grace |
| Jun 16, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | PainkillerThree Days Grace |
| Jun 23, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | PainkillerThree Days Grace |
| Jun 30, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | PainkillerThree Days Grace |
| Jul 7, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | PainkillerThree Days Grace |
| Jul 14, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | PainkillerThree Days Grace |
| Jul 21, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | PainkillerThree Days Grace |
| Jul 28, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | PainkillerThree Days Grace |
| Aug 4, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | 1000hpGodsmack |
| Aug 11, 2014 | FeverThe Black Keys | 1000hpGodsmack |
| Aug 18, 2014 | RiptideVance Joy | 1000hpGodsmack |
| Aug 25, 2014 | RiptideVance Joy | 1000hpGodsmack |
| Sep 1, 2014 | RiptideVance Joy | 1000hpGodsmack |
| Sep 8, 2014 | RiptideVance Joy | 1000hpGodsmack |
| Sep 15, 2014 | RiptideVance Joy | 1000hpGodsmack |
| Sep 22, 2014 | RiptideVance Joy | 1000hpGodsmack |
| Sep 29, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | BallastNothing More |
| Oct 6, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Back To The ShackWeezer |
| Oct 13, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Back To The ShackWeezer |
| Oct 20, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | World On FireSlash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators |
| Oct 27, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | World On FireSlash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators |
| Nov 3, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Wrong Side Of HeavenFive Finger Death Punch |
| Nov 10, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Wrong Side Of HeavenFive Finger Death Punch |
| Nov 17, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Nov 24, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Dec 1, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Dec 8, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Dec 15, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Dec 22, 2014 | Something From NothingFoo Fighters | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Dec 29, 2014 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |