2015 rock radio charts
Every number one and the biggest songs on our Alternative and Mainstream rock charts in 2015: 10 number ones on the Alternative chart and 10 number ones on the Mainstream chart.
Alternative rock, 2015
Number ones
| Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 | First week at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stolen Dance | Milky Chance | 4 | Jan 5, 2015 |
| Cigarette Daydreams | Cage The Elephant | 7 | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Lampshades On Fire | Modest Mouse | 4 | Mar 23, 2015 |
| Believe | Mumford & Sons | 3 | Apr 20, 2015 |
| Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) | AWOLNATION | 2 | May 11, 2015 |
| Dead Inside | Muse | 6 | May 25, 2015 |
| Tear In My Heart | twenty one pilots | 8 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| Dreams | Beck | 1 | Aug 31, 2015 |
| First | Cold War Kids | 11 | Sep 7, 2015 |
| Stressed Out | twenty one pilots | 6 | Nov 23, 2015 |
Biggest songs of 2015
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 | First | Cold War Kids | #1 | 36 |
| 2 | Cecilia And The Satellite | Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness | #2 | 38 |
| 3 | Renegades | X Ambassadors | #3 | 33 |
| 4 | Shut Up And Dance | WALK THE MOON | #2 | 35 |
| 5 | Tear In My Heart | twenty one pilots | #1 | 26 |
| 6 | Stolen Dance | Milky Chance | #1 | 24 |
| 7 | The Wolf | Mumford & Sons | #2 | 25 |
| 8 | Believe | Mumford & Sons | #1 | 21 |
| 9 | Ex's & Oh's | Elle King | #6 | 27 |
| 10 | Dead Inside | Muse | #1 | 20 |
| 11 | Black Sun | Death Cab For Cutie | #2 | 21 |
| 12 | Lampshades On Fire | Modest Mouse | #1 | 21 |
| 13 | Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) | AWOLNATION | #1 | 20 |
| 14 | The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive | Death Cab For Cutie | #3 | 22 |
| 15 | Dreams | Beck | #1 | 20 |
| 16 | Long Way Down | Robert DeLong | #4 | 24 |
| 17 | Mess Is Mine | Vance Joy | #6 | 28 |
| 18 | Cigarette Daydreams | Cage The Elephant | #1 | 17 |
| 19 | I Am | AWOLNATION | #2 | 19 |
| 20 | Crystals | Of Monsters and Men | #3 | 21 |
| 21 | Stressed Out | twenty one pilots | #1 | 18 |
| 22 | 2 Heads | Coleman Hell | #7 | 22 |
| 23 | I Bet My Life | Imagine Dragons | #2 | 13 |
| 24 | Riptide | Vance Joy | #6 | 15 |
| 25 | Congregation | Foo Fighters | #5 | 20 |
Mainstream rock, 2015
Number ones
| Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 | First week at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Something From Nothing | Foo Fighters | 5 | Jan 5, 2015 |
| I Am Machine | Three Days Grace | 6 | Feb 9, 2015 |
| Face Everything And Rise | Papa Roach | 1 | Mar 23, 2015 |
| Congregation | Foo Fighters | 4 | Mar 30, 2015 |
| Coming For You | The Offspring | 5 | Apr 27, 2015 |
| Angel | Theory Of A Deadman | 7 | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Human Race | Three Days Grace | 2 | Jun 8, 2015 |
| Cut The Cord | Shinedown | 13 | Aug 3, 2015 |
| Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart | Chris Cornell | 6 | Nov 2, 2015 |
| Wash It All Away | Five Finger Death Punch | 3 | Dec 14, 2015 |
Biggest songs of 2015
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 | Cut The Cord | Shinedown | #1 | 23 |
| 2 | Angel | Theory Of A Deadman | #1 | 25 |
| 3 | Failure | Breaking Benjamin | #2 | 28 |
| 4 | Footsteps | Pop Evil | #3 | 28 |
| 5 | Gravity | Papa Roach | #2 | 25 |
| 6 | Jekyll And Hyde | Five Finger Death Punch | #2 | 20 |
| 7 | Congregation | Foo Fighters | #1 | 20 |
| 8 | Follow Me Down | The Pretty Reckless | #3 | 26 |
| 9 | Coming For You | The Offspring | #1 | 20 |
| 10 | Jenny | Nothing More | #4 | 22 |
| 11 | I Am Machine | Three Days Grace | #1 | 17 |
| 12 | Angels Fall | Breaking Benjamin | #2 | 21 |
| 13 | The Vengeful One | Disturbed | #2 | 20 |
| 14 | Human Race | Three Days Grace | #1 | 20 |
| 15 | Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart | Chris Cornell | #1 | 17 |
| 16 | Little Monster | Royal Blood | #2 | 22 |
| 17 | Face Everything And Rise | Papa Roach | #1 | 16 |
| 18 | The Otherside | Red Sun Rising | #2 | 21 |
| 19 | Heavy Is The Head | Zac Brown Band featuring Chris Cornell | #2 | 20 |
| 20 | Apocalyptic | Halestorm | #3 | 20 |
| 21 | Lydia | Highly Suspect | #5 | 21 |
| 22 | Wrong Side Of Heaven | Five Finger Death Punch | #2 | 13 |
| 23 | Rock Or Bust | AC/DC | #6 | 17 |
| 24 | Bent To Fly | Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | #5 | 24 |
| 25 | Amen | Halestorm | #3 | 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 5, 2015 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Jan 12, 2015 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Jan 19, 2015 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Jan 26, 2015 | Stolen DanceMilky Chance | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Feb 2, 2015 | Cigarette DaydreamsCage The Elephant | Something From NothingFoo Fighters |
| Feb 9, 2015 | Cigarette DaydreamsCage The Elephant | I Am MachineThree Days Grace |
| Feb 16, 2015 | Cigarette DaydreamsCage The Elephant | I Am MachineThree Days Grace |
| Feb 23, 2015 | Cigarette DaydreamsCage The Elephant | I Am MachineThree Days Grace |
| Mar 2, 2015 | Cigarette DaydreamsCage The Elephant | I Am MachineThree Days Grace |
| Mar 9, 2015 | Cigarette DaydreamsCage The Elephant | I Am MachineThree Days Grace |
| Mar 16, 2015 | Cigarette DaydreamsCage The Elephant | I Am MachineThree Days Grace |
| Mar 23, 2015 | Lampshades On FireModest Mouse | Face Everything And RisePapa Roach |
| Mar 30, 2015 | Lampshades On FireModest Mouse | CongregationFoo Fighters |
| Apr 6, 2015 | Lampshades On FireModest Mouse | CongregationFoo Fighters |
| Apr 13, 2015 | Lampshades On FireModest Mouse | CongregationFoo Fighters |
| Apr 20, 2015 | BelieveMumford & Sons | CongregationFoo Fighters |
| Apr 27, 2015 | BelieveMumford & Sons | Coming For YouThe Offspring |
| May 4, 2015 | BelieveMumford & Sons | Coming For YouThe Offspring |
| May 11, 2015 | Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)AWOLNATION | Coming For YouThe Offspring |
| May 18, 2015 | Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)AWOLNATION | Coming For YouThe Offspring |
| May 25, 2015 | Dead InsideMuse | Coming For YouThe Offspring |
| Jun 1, 2015 | Dead InsideMuse | AngelTheory Of A Deadman |
| Jun 8, 2015 | Dead InsideMuse | Human RaceThree Days Grace |
| Jun 15, 2015 | Dead InsideMuse | Human RaceThree Days Grace |
| Jun 22, 2015 | Dead InsideMuse | AngelTheory Of A Deadman |
| Jun 29, 2015 | Dead InsideMuse | AngelTheory Of A Deadman |
| Jul 6, 2015 | Tear In My Hearttwenty one pilots | AngelTheory Of A Deadman |
| Jul 13, 2015 | Tear In My Hearttwenty one pilots | AngelTheory Of A Deadman |
| Jul 20, 2015 | Tear In My Hearttwenty one pilots | AngelTheory Of A Deadman |
| Jul 27, 2015 | Tear In My Hearttwenty one pilots | AngelTheory Of A Deadman |
| Aug 3, 2015 | Tear In My Hearttwenty one pilots | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Aug 10, 2015 | Tear In My Hearttwenty one pilots | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Aug 17, 2015 | Tear In My Hearttwenty one pilots | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Aug 24, 2015 | Tear In My Hearttwenty one pilots | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Aug 31, 2015 | DreamsBeck | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Sep 7, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Sep 14, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Sep 21, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Sep 28, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Oct 5, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Oct 12, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Oct 19, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Oct 26, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Cut The CordShinedown |
| Nov 2, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Nearly Forgot My Broken HeartChris Cornell |
| Nov 9, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Nearly Forgot My Broken HeartChris Cornell |
| Nov 16, 2015 | FirstCold War Kids | Nearly Forgot My Broken HeartChris Cornell |
| Nov 23, 2015 | Stressed Outtwenty one pilots | Nearly Forgot My Broken HeartChris Cornell |
| Nov 30, 2015 | Stressed Outtwenty one pilots | Nearly Forgot My Broken HeartChris Cornell |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Stressed Outtwenty one pilots | Nearly Forgot My Broken HeartChris Cornell |
| Dec 14, 2015 | Stressed Outtwenty one pilots | Wash It All AwayFive Finger Death Punch |
| Dec 21, 2015 | Stressed Outtwenty one pilots | Wash It All AwayFive Finger Death Punch |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Stressed Outtwenty one pilots | Wash It All AwayFive Finger Death Punch |