Rock and metal are far from dead — they’re louder, heavier, and more diverse than ever. From arena-ready anthems to underground metal breakthroughs, this Top 108 of 2025 countdown captures the sound of rock radio and streaming in in Eastern Iowa during 2025. Featuring bands like Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Bad Omens, Sleep Token, Ghost, and Falling in Reverse, this list ranks the biggest and most impactful songs from #108 all the way to #1.
🎸 ROCK 108 TOP 108 COUNTDOWN
108. Aerosmith & Yungblud – Wild Woman
107. Turnstile – LOOK OUT FOR ME
106. Offspring – Ok, But This Is the Last Time
105. Foo Fighters – Asking for a Friend
104. Avatar – Captain Goat
103. Parkway Drive – Sacred
102. Memphis May Fire – Hell Is Empty
101. Hollywood Undead – Savior
100. Dorothy – Tombstone Town (feat. Slash)
99. Hollywood Undead – Hollywood Forever
98. Foo Fighters – Today’s Song
97. Of Mice & Men – Wake Up
96. Green Day – One Eyed Bastard
95. Avatar – Tonight We Must Be Warriors
94. Underoath – All the Love Is Gone
93. Scott Stapp – Deadman’s Trigger
92. P.O.D. – I Won’t Bow Down
91. Dorothy – Rest in Peace
90. Royal Bliss – By My Side
89. Return to Dust – Belly Up
88. Halestorm – Like a Woman Can
87. Dead Poet Society – Hurt
86. Chevelle – Pale Horse
85. Rise Against – Nod
84. Rise Against – I Want It All
83. Daughtry – The Bottom
82. Nevertel – Criminal
81. Black Stone Cherry – Celebrate
80. Sleep Token – Caramel
79. Spiritbox – Perfect Soul
78. Deftones – my mind is a mountain
77. Bush – The Land of Milk and Honey
76. Yungblud / Bettencourt / Bello – Changes
75. Nocturnal Affair – What Is Love
74. Dayseeker – Pale Moonlight
73. The Haunt – Bad Omen
72. Deftones – infinite source
71. Limp Bizkit – Making Love to Morgan Wallen
70. Bad Omens – Specter
69. Velvet Chains – Ghost in the Shell
68. Sleep Token – Emergence
67. Seether – Lost All Control
66. Daughtry – The Dam
65. Set It Off – Rotten
64. Bad Omens – Dying to Love
63. Poppy, Amy Lee & Courtney LaPlante – End of You
62. Grave Corps – Hellfire Boulevard
61. Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine
60. Mammoth – The Spell
59. Doobie – Worth a Shot
58. Ghost – Lachryma
57. Hardy – JIM BOB
56. Billy Morrison & Ozzy Osbourne – Gods of Rock N Roll
55. Aerosmith & Yungblud – My Only Angel
54. Sabaton – Crossing the… (feat. Nothing More)
53. Shinedown – Three Six Five
52. A Day to Remember – All My Friends
51. Fame on Fire – Chains (The Tower)
50. Velvet Chains – Dead Inside
49. The Haunt – Masochistic Lovers
48. Alter Bridge – Silent Divide
47. Dead Sugar – Grudge
46. Poppy – The Cost of Giving Up
45. Five Finger Death Punch – The End (’25 Version feat. BABYMETAL)
44. Mudvayne – Sticks and Stones
43. Five Finger Death Punch – I Refuse (feat. Maria Brink)
42. Mammoth – The End
41. The Funeral Portrait – Dark Thoughts
40. Ghost – Satanized
39. Evanescence – Fight Like a Girl (feat. K.Flay)
38. Three Days Grace – Apologies
37. Linkin Park – Up From the Bottom
36. Falling in Reverse – God Is a Weapon (feat. Marilyn Manson)
35. Chevelle – Rabbit Hole (Cowards Pt. 1)
34. Skillet – Ash in the Wind
33. Dorothy – Bones
32. Shinedown – Dance, Kid, Dance
31. Three Days Grace – Kill Me Fast
30. Falling in Reverse – Bad Guy (feat. Saraya)
29. Volbeat – Time Will Heal
28. Wage War – Blur
27. Nine Inch Nails – As Alive As You Need Me to Be
26. Breaking Benjamin – Awaken
25. Halestorm – Darkness Always Wins
24. Autumn Kings – Sleep When I’m Dead
23. The Pretty Reckless – For I Am Death
22. Starset – TokSik
21. We Came as Romans – Bad Luck
20. Nothing More – Freefall
19. Pop Evil – Wishful Thinking
18. 10 Years – The Optimist (feat. Conquer Divide)
17. The Funeral Portrait – Holy Water
16. Nothing More – House on Sand (feat. Eric V.)
15. Shinedown – Killing Fields
14. Seether – Walls Come Down
13. Disturbed – I Will Not Break
12. Papa Roach – BRAINDEAD (feat. Toby Morse)
11. I Prevail – Into Hell
10. Autumn Kings – Hellbound
9. Linkin Park – Heavy Is the Crown
8. Three Days Grace – Mayday
7. Volbeat – By a Monster’s Hand
6. Ice Nine Kills – The Great Unknown
5. Sleep Theory – Static
4. Evanescence – Afterlife
3. Architects – Everything Ends
2. Killswitch Engage – I Believe
1. Papa Roach – Even If It Kills Me
