Top Rock Songs of the 2020s

Wonder by Morgxn

58
alt.

written by Gary Go, Parkwild & Morgxn

01/2020

Smile for the Camera by Upsahl

40
alt.

written by Upsahl, Nathan Cunningham, Marty James & Marc Sibley

02/2020

Another Life by Motionless in White

from Disguise

39
rock

written by Chris "Motionless" Cerulli, Drew Fulk & Josh Strock

Two of Us (Stuck) by Theory of a Deadman

from Dinosaur

34
rock

written by Christine Connolly, Tyler Connolly & William Salter

01/2020

Kings by Clint Lowery

from God Bless the Renegades

36
rock

written by Clint Lowery

01/2020

The Chain by Evanescence

36
rock

written by Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie & Stevie Nicks

08/2021

Inferno by Sub Urban & Bella Poarch

35
alt.

01/2020

Trial By Fire by Saul

from Rise as Equals

34
rock

written by Chris Dawson, Jim Navajo (as Jim Beattie), Blake Bedsaul & Zach Bedsaul

01/2020

You? by Two Feet

from Pink

33
alt.

written by Two Feet (as Zachary William Dess)

10.

01/2020

Godspeed by Alter Bridge

from Walk the Sky

32
rock

written by Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall & Scott Phillips

11.

No Son of Mine by Foo Fighters

from Medicine at Midnight

32
rock

written by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear

12.

01/2020

Scumbag by Goody Grace

from Don’t Forget Where You Came From

31
alt.

featuring blink-182
written by Travis Barker, Goody Grace, Tom Higgenson, Mark Hoppus, Joe Khajadourian, Michael Pollack, Alex Schwartz & Jake Torrey

13.

02/2020

Shine a Little Light by The Black Keys

from Let's Rock

29
alt.

written by Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney

14.

01/2020

Fool by Dan Luke and The Raid

29
alt.

15.

07/2020

Freak by Sub Urban

28
alt.

featuring REI AMI

16.

How Dare You Want More by Bleachers

from Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night

26
alt.

written by Jack Antonoff & Patrik Berger

17.

Rage by The Dirty Heads

from The Best of Dirty Heads

26
alt.

featuring Aimee Interrupter and Travis Barker
written by Travis Barker, Aimee Allen & The Dirty Heads

18.

03/2023

Wings of Time by Tame Impala

from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: Music from the Motion Picture

23
alt.

written by Kevin Parker & Nick Allbrook

19.

01/2020

Pneuma by Tool

from Fear Inoculum

23
rock

written by Adam Jones, Danny Carey, Maynard James Keenan & Justin Chancellor

20.

01/2020

Deleter by Grouplove

from Healer

21
alt.

written by Daniel Ledinsky, David Andrew Sitek & Grouplove

21.

Becoming by Volbeat

from Servant of the Mind

21
rock

written by Michael Poulsen

22.

01/2020

Black Madonna by Cage the Elephant

from Social Cues

20
alt.

written by Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster & Nick Bockrath

23.

Strangers by Theory of a Deadman

from Say Nothing

20
rock

solo or featuring Zero 9:36
written by Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, Joey Dandeneau & Christine Connolly

24.

02/2020

Closer to the Sky by The Glorious Sons

from A War on Everything

19
rock

written by Frederik Thaae, Brett Emmons, Jay Emmons, Chris Huot, Adam Paquette & Chris Koster

25.

High Low by The Unlikely Candidates

19
alt.

written by Kyle Morris, Derek Fuhrmann & Jordan Frye

26.

05/2020

Real Long Time by White Reaper

from You Deserve Love

19
alt.

27.

01/2020

Hold On to Memories by Disturbed

from Evolution

17
rock

written by Dan Donegan, David Draiman, Mike Wengren, John Moyer & Kevin Churko

28.

Use My Voice by Evanescence

from The Bitter Truth

17
rock

written by Amy Lee, Troy McLawhorn, Jen Majura, Tim McCord, Will Hunt & Deena Jakoub

29.

Legends Never Die by Bad Wolves

from Die About It

15
rock

written by John Boecklin, Daniel Laskiewicz, Josh Gilbert & Andrew Wuepper

30.

Modern Girl by Bleachers

from Bleachers

13
alt.

written by Jack Antonoff & Evan Smith

31.

09/2020

Is It True by Tame Impala

from The Slow Rush

14
alt.

written by Kevin Parker

32.

World Keeps Spinning by Theory of a Deadman

from Say Nothing

13
rock

written by Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back & Joey Dandeneau

33.

02/2020

Dance of the Clairvoyants by Pearl Jam

from Gigaton

24
rock

27
alt.

written by Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder

34.

Beautiful Anyway by Judah & The Lion

10
alt.

written by Nate Zuercher, Judah Akers & Brian MacDonald

35.

Learn to Walk Again by Bad Wolves

from N.A.T.I.O.N.

10
rock

36.

Dinosaur by Theory of a Deadman

from Dinosaur

10
rock

written by Christine Fox, Dave Brenner, Dean Beck, Joey Dandeneau (as Joe Dandeneau) & Tyler Connolly

37.

Worst Is on Its Way by Korn

from Requiem

10
rock

written by Jonathan Davis [Korn], James Shaffer (as James "Munky" Shaffer), Brian Welch (as Brian "Head" Welch), Reginald Arvizu (as Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu) & Ray Luzier

38.

Stop Making This Hurt by Bleachers

from Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night

9
alt.

written by Jack Antonoff & Patrik Berger

39.

Better Without You by Evanescence

from The Bitter Truth

9
rock

written by Amy Lee, Tim McCord, Troy McLawhorn, Will Hunt & Nick Raskulinecz

40.

A Symptom of Being Human by Shinedown

from Planet Zero

17
rock

20
alt.

written by Brent Smith & Eric Bass

41.

Temple of Ekur by Volbeat

from Servant of the Mind

8
rock

written by Michael Poulsen

42.

Your Love (Déjà Vu) by Glass Animals

from Dreamland

7
alt.

written by Dave Bayley

43.

Making a Fire by Foo Fighters

from Medicine at Midnight

6
rock

written by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear

44.

07/2020

Are You Bored Yet? by Wallows

from Nothing Happens

24
alt.

65
UK

featuring Clairo
written by Braeden Lemasters, Cole Preston, Dylan Minnette & Clairo (as Claire Cottrill)

45.

09/2020

My Own Soul's Warning by The Killers

from Imploding the Mirage

13
alt.

84
UK

written by Brandon Flowers

46.

Can You Hear Me by Korn

from The Nothing

4
rock

written by Jonathan Davis [Korn], James Shaffer, Brian Welch, Reginald Arvizu & Ray Luzier

47.

11/2022

Pages by White Reaper

4
alt.

48.

Lifeline by Bad Wolves

from Dear Monsters

3
rock

written by Josh Gilbert, John Boecklin, Drew Fulk & Doc Coyle

49.

Life's Been Good by The Dirty Heads

from Midnight Control

3
alt.

written by Joe Walsh, Dustin Bushnell & Jared Watson

50.

Dead Don't Die by Shinedown

from Planet Zero

2
rock

written by Brent Smith, Eric Bass, Zach Myers, Zac Maloy & Blair Daly

51.

If Tomorrow Never Comes by Bad Wolves

from Dear Monsters

2
rock

solo or with Spencer Charnas
written by Scott Stevens, Max Karon, John Boecklin & Blair Daly

52.

02/2020

Oh Yeah! by Green Day

from Father of All Motherfuckers

29
rock

3
alt.

written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool (as Frank E. Wright III), Mike Dirnt (as Michael Pritchard), Gary Glitter & Mike Leander

53.

Rescue Me by The Dirty Heads

from Midnight Control Sessions: Night 2

✫1
alt.

written by Dustin Bushnell, Jared Watson & Ryan OG

54.

And So It Went by The Pretty Reckless

from Death by Rock and Roll

✫1
rock

featuring Tom Morello
written by Taylor Momsen & Ben Phillips

55.

Darkness Settles In by Five Finger Death Punch

from F8

✫1
rock

written by Zoltan Bathory, Jason Hook, Ivan Moody & Kevin Churko

56.

Only Love Can Save Me Now by The Pretty Reckless

from Death by Rock and Roll

✫1
rock

featuring Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron
written by Taylor Momsen & Ben Phillips

57.

Shotgun Blues by Volbeat

from Servant of the Mind

✫1
rock

written by Michael Poulsen

58.

Start the Healing by Korn

from Requiem

✫1
rock

written by Jonathan Davis [Korn], James Shaffer (as James "Munky" Shaffer), Brian Welch (as Brian "Head" Welch), Reginald Arvizu (as Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu), Ray Luzier & Lauren Christy

59.

Waiting on a War by Foo Fighters

from Medicine at Midnight

✫1
rock

written by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear

60.

A Little Bit Off by Five Finger Death Punch

from F8

✫1
rock

written by Zoltan Bathory, Jason Hook, Ivan Moody & Kevin Churko

61.

Atlas Falls by Shinedown

✫1
rock

written by Brent Smith, David Hodges & Zac Maloy

62.

Death by Rock and Roll by The Pretty Reckless

from Death by Rock and Roll

✫1
rock

written by Taylor Momsen & Ben Phillips

63.

Living the Dream by Five Finger Death Punch

from F8

✫1
rock

written by Zoltan Bathory, Jason Hook, Ivan Moody & Kevin Churko

64.

01/2020

✫1
rock

written by Ronnie Radke, Cody Quistad & Tyler Smyth

65.

Shame Shame by Foo Fighters

from Medicine at Midnight

✫1
rock

written by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear

66.

Sober by Bad Wolves

from N.A.T.I.O.N.

✫1
rock

written by Drew Fulk, John Boecklin (as John Arnold Boecklin), Josh Strock & Tommy Vext

67.

Unforgettable by Godsmack

from When Legends Rise

✫1
rock

written by Sully Erna

68.

Hero by Weezer

from Van Weezer

✫1
alt.

written by Rivers Cuomo, Dave Bassett, Daniel Bedingfield, Robopop (as Daniel Omelio), David Charles, Marshall Biral & Denzel Baptiste

69.

Honeybee by The Head and the Heart

from Living Mirage

✫1
alt.

written by Ryn Weaver, Charity Thielen (as Charity Rose Thielen), Tyler Williams (as Robert Tyler Williams), Matt Gervais (as Mathew Lee Gervais), Jonathan Russell (as Jonathan Eric Russell), Chris Zasche (as Christopher Shane Zasche) & Alex Salibian

70.

02/2020

Lost in Yesterday by Tame Impala

from The Slow Rush

2
alt.

89
UK

written by Kevin Parker

71.

01/2020

Me & You Together Song by The 1975

from Notes on a Conditional Form

17
alt.

35
UK

written by George Daniel & Matty Healy

72.

Wait a Minute My Girl by Volbeat

from Servant of the Mind

✫1
rock

34
alt.

written by Michael Poulsen

73.

Planet Zero by Shinedown

from Planet Zero

✫1
rock

36
alt.

written by Brent Smith & Eric Bass

74.

03/2020

Caution by The Killers

from Imploding the Mirage

✫1
alt.

95
UK

written by Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci (as Ronnie Vannucci Jr.), Alex Cameron, Shawn Everett & Jonathan Rado

75.