TOP 100 FAVORITE SONGS OF 2013




1. SUNDAY NEWS SUITE (Downes Braide Assocation)


2. PRIDE (Mystery)
3. SENDING MY LOVE (Pride of Lions)
4. NO TURNING BACK (Lionville)
5. THE ONLY WAY IS UP (Lionville)
6. I BELIEVE IN YOU (Don Felder)
7. A TREASURE ABANDONED (Spock's Beard)
8. NOT READY TO SAY GOODBYE (The Babys)
9. TREASURE (Bruno Mars)
10. HERE'S TO US (Halestorm)
11. BECAUSE WE CAN (Bon Jovi)
12. EVERYTHING THAT MONEY CAN'T BUY (Pride of Lions)
13. SUCKER PUNCH! (Adriangale)
14. DANCING TO A BROKEN HEARTBEAT (Find Me)
15. GOD IS DEAD? (Black Sabbath)
16. SOMETHING VERY STRANGE (SANCTIFIED REMIX) (Spock's Beard)
17. LAST BATTLE OF MY WAR (Fergie Frederiksen)
18. THE AIR THAT I BREATHE (Jimi Jamison)
19. MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE (Romeo's Daughter)
20. BOYS 'ROUND HERE (Blake Shelton feat. Pistol Annies & Friends)
21. EVERYBODY'S GOT A BROKEN HEART (Jimi Jamison)
22. NEXT TO ME (Wigelius)
23. THIS IS HOW THE STORY GOES (John Elefante feat. Rich Williams & David Ragsdale)
24. SUMMER JAM (Jake Owen feat. Florida Georgia Line)
25. 100 PROOF MOONSHINE (Phoenix Stone)
26. THAT'S MY KIND OF NIGHT (Luke Bryan)
27. ANOTHER DAY (Lionville)
28. SEASONS WILL CHANGE (Asia feat. John Payne)
29. ON MY WAY TO THE SUN (John Elefante)
30. ANOTHER RAINY DAY (Ten)
31. 50 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE (Train)
32. ON THE 13TH DAY (Magnum)
33. I'M COMING HOME (Houston)
34. YOU'RE MY WINGS (Sapphire Eyes)
35. WALK AWAY (W.E.T.)
36. BEAT THIS SUMMER (Brad Paisley)
37. TOMORROW'S ANOTHER NIGHT (The Outlaws)
38. OVER YOUR SHOULDER (Chromeo)
39. HIGHWAY DON'T CARE (Tim McGraw feat. Taylor Swift)
40. GUARDIAN ANGEL (Galahad)
41. POINT AT YOU (Justin Moore)
42. I WANT YOU TO SEE ME (Sapphire Eyes)
43. JUDAS (Asia)
44. RIGHT THE WRONG (Steve Lukather)
45. THIS TIME (John Elefante)
46. LAST MAN STANDING (Steve Lukather)
47. THE BOOZE CRUISE (Blackjack Billy)
48. THE MONSTER (Eminem feat. Rihanna)
49. ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD (Deep Purple)
50. FADING LISTENING (Shiny Toy Guns)
51. KUNST (KMFDM)
52. SOMEWHERE TO HIDE (Shiny Toy Guns)
53. CLOSER (Tegan & Sara)
54. LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN (W.E.T.)
55. RUNNIN' OUTTA MOONLIGHT (Randy Houser)
56. HAD ENOUGH (Newman)
57. I WILL SURVIVE (Seventh Key)
58. SEE YOU WALKING BY (Rage of Angels feat. Harry Hess)
59. ROAD TO NOWHERE (Find Me)
60. EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE (Bai Bang)
61. OVER AND OVER (Rage of Angels feat. Danny Vaughn)
62. CAME BACK HAUNTED (Nine Inch Nails)
63. HIDIN' OUT IN TENNESSEE (The Outlaws)
64. FAITHFUL (Asia)
65. I WILL (Player)
66. FALL FROM THE GRACE OF LOVE (Don Felder)
67. CRY TO THE WORLD (Renaissance feat. Ian Anderson)
68. BACK IN THE DAY (Jessta James)
69. GET BY (Tim Hicks)
70. ALL WE NEED (Lionville)
71. SO HAPPY I COULD DIE (Reckless Love)
72. THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE (Armind Van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie)
73. NEVER TOO LATE (Niva)
74. NIGHT ON FIRE (Reckless Love)
75. GET LUCKY (Daft Punk feat. Pharrell)
76. THIS LOVE THIS TIME (Sapphire Eyes)
77. IF IT DOESN'T KILL ME (Pride of Lions)
78. SOUTHERN COMFORT ZONE (Brad Paisley)
79. PARKING LOT PARTY (Lee Brice)
80. BITTERSWEET (Romeo's Daughter)
81. NOTHIN' MAIN ABOUT MAIN STREET (The Outlaws)
82. ISLAND STRONG (Hugo)
83. SUBMERGED (Spock's Beard)
84. ALL AMERICAN (Alabama)
85. HO HEY (Lumineers)
86. ARCADIA (Newman)
87. NOT TONIGHT (Jimi Jamison)
88. WE ARE (Hollywood Undead)
89. THE FLAME (The Outlaws)
90. SEE HOW THEY FALL (Magnum)
91. DRIVIN' AROUND SONG (Colt Ford feat. Jason Aldean)
92. THE THROWAWAY KIDS (Dead Celebrity Status)
93. THE FIGHT LEFT IN ME (Tyketto)
94. AUTOMATIC SYSTEMATIC HABIT (Garbage)
95. THE ENEMY INSIDE (Dream Theater)
96. SPACE ODDITY (Chris Hadfield with Emm Gryner)
97. AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE (Arc Angel)
98. GOOD TO GO? (Magellan feat. Lee Loughnane & Robert Lamm)
99. BORN FOR THIS (Jack Blades)
100. LUMINOL (Steven Wilson)

TOP 40 ALBUMS OF 2013



1. BRIEF NOCTURNES AND DREAMLESS SLEEP (Spock's Beard)

2. II (Lionville)
3. WINGS OF LOVE (Find Me)
4. FUSE (Keith Urban)
5. ON MY WAY TO THE SUN (John Elefante)
6. PICTURES OF YOU (Downes Braide Association)
7. ANY GIVEN MOMENT (Fergie Frederiksen)
8. I WILL SURVIVE (Seventh Key)
9. III (Shiny Toy Guns)
10. 13 (Black Sabbath)
11. HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES (Florida Georgia Line)
12. II (Houston)
13. IT'S ABOUT PRIDE (The Outlaws)
14. NEVER TOO LATE (Jimi Jamison)
15. BEER HALL PUTSCH (Doug Stanhope)
16. SUCKER PUNCH! (Adriangale)
17. SPIRIT (Reckless Love)
18. THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 (Eminem)
19. THE WORLD IS A GAME (Mystery)
20. TRANSITION (Steve Lukather)
21. OH MY GOD (Louis C.K.)
22. CRASH MY PARTY (Luke Bryan)
23. ALABAMA & FRIENDS (Alabama)
24. BASED ON A TRUE STORY (Blake Shelton)
25. GRANDINE IL VENTO (Renaissance)
26. SIREN (Newman)
27. TWO LANES OF FREEDOM (Tim McGraw)
28. IMMORTAL (Pride of Lions)
29. RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES (Daft Punk)
30. RISE UP (W.E.T.)
31. NOW WHAT?! (Deep Purple)
32. ENDLESS SUMMER (EP) (Jake Owen)
33. WHAT ABOUT NOW (Bon Jovi)
34. SAPPHIRE EYES (Sapphire Eyes)
35. ALL AROUND THE WORLD (Bai Bang)
36. IMPACT (Covered Call)
37. TOMOCYCLUS (Sparklands)
38. REINVENTIONS (Wigelius)
39. LIFESIGNS (Lifesigns)
40. ESSENTIAL GEORGE JONES (George Jones)

TOP AOR/MELODIC HARD ROCK SONGS




1. SENDING MY LOVE (Pride of Lions)
2. NO TURNING BACK (Lionville)
3. THE ONLY WAY IS UP (Lionville)
4. NOT READY TO SAY GOODBYE (The Babys)
5. HERE'S TO US (Halestorm)
6. BECAUSE WE CAN (Bon Jovi)
7. EVERYTHING THAT MONEY CAN'T BUY (Pride of Lions)
8. SUCKER PUNCH! (Adriangale)
9. DANCING TO A BROKEN HEARTBEAT (Find Me)
10. LAST BATTLE OF MY WAR (Fergie Frederiksen)
11. THE AIR THAT I BREATHE (Jimi Jamison)
12. MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE (Romeo's Daughter)
13. EVERYBODY'S GOT A BROKEN HEART (Jimi Jamison)
14. NEXT TO ME (Wigelius)
15. THIS IS HOW THE STORY GOES (John Elefante feat. Rich Williams & David Ragsdale)
16. ANOTHER DAY (Lionville)
17. SEAONS WILL CHANGE (Asia feat. John Payne)
18. ON MY WAY TO THE SUN (John Elefante)
19. ANOTHER RAINY DAY (Ten)
20. ON THE 13TH DAY (Magnum)
21. I'M COMING HOME (Houston)
22. YOU'RE MY WINGS (Sapphire Eyes)
23. WALK AWAY (W.E.T.)
24. I WANT YOU TO SEE ME (Sapphire Eyes)
25. JUDAS (Asia)
26. RIGHT THE WRONG (Steve Lukather)
27. THIS TIME (John Elefante)
28. LAST MAN STANDING (Steve Lukather)
29. ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD (Deep Purple)
30. LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN (W.E.T.)
31. HAD ENOUGH (Newman)
32. I WILL SURVIVE (Seventh Key)
33. SEE YOU WALKING BY (Rage of Angels feat. Harry Hess)
34. ROAD TO NOWHERE (Find Me)
35. EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE (Bai Bang)
36. OVER AND OVER (Rage of Angels feat. Danny Vaughn)
37. FAITHFUL (Asia)
38. I WILL (Player)
39. ALL WE NEED (Lionville)
40. SO HAPPY I COULD DIE (Reckless Love)

TOP AOR/MELODIC ALBUMS



1. II (Lionville)
2. WINGS OF LOVE (Find Me)
3. ON MY WAY TO THE SUN (John Elefante)
4. ANY GIVEN MOMENT (Fergie Frederiksen)
5. I WILL SURVIVE (Seventh Key)
6. II (Houston)
7. NEVER TOO LATE (Jimi Jamison)
8. SUCKER PUNCH! (Adriangale)
9. SPIRIT (Reckless Love)
10. TRANSITION (Steve Lukather)
11. SIREN (Newman)
12. IMMORTAL (Pride of Lions)
13. RISE UP (W.E.T.)
14. NOW WHAT?! (Deep Purple)
15. WHAT ABOUT NOW (Bon Jovi)
16. SAPPHIRE EYES (Sapphire Eyes)
17. ALL AROUND THE WORLD (Bai Bang)
18. IMPACT (Covered Call)
19. TOMOCYCLUS (Sparklands)
20. REINVENTIONS (Wigelius)

TOP MODERN ROCK SONGS




1. HERE'S TO US (Halestorm)
2. 50 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE (Train)
3. FADING LISTENING (Shiny Toy Guns)
4. KUNST (KMFDM)
5. SOMEWHERE TO HIDE (Shiny Toy Guns)
6. CLOSER (Tegan & Sara)
7. CAME BACK HAUNTED (Nine Inch Nails)
8. THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE (Armind Van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie)
9. GET LUCKY (Daft Punk feat. Pharrell)
10. HO HEY (Lumineers)
11. WE ARE (Hollywood Undead)
12. THE THROWAWAY KIDS (Dead Celebrity Status)
13. AUTOMATIC SYSTEMATIC HABIT (Garbage)
14. SNOWY SOUL (Trent Severn)
15. TRENCHES (Pop Evil)
16. VOICES (Alice in Chains)
17. RED HANDS (Walk Off The Earth)
18. VILLIFY (Device)
19. RADIOACTIVE (Imagine Dragons)
20. MY SONGS KNOW WHAT YOU DID IN THE DARK (LIGHT 'EM UP) (Fall Out Boy)

MODERN ROCK ALBUMS




1. III (Shiny Toy Guns)
2. RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES (Daft Punk)
3. KUNST (KMFDM)
4. NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND UNABRIDGED (Hollywood Undead)
5. THE STRANGE CASE OF... (Halestorm)
6. HESITATION MARKS (Nine Inch Nails)
7. THE THROWAWAY KIDS (Dead Celebrity Status)
8. HEARTTHROB (Tegan & Sara)
9. CALIFORNIA 37 (Train)
10. DEVICE (Device)


TOP COUNTRY SONGS




1. BOYS 'ROUND HERE (Blake Shelton feat. Pistol Annies & Friends)

2. SUMMER JAM (Jake Owen feat. Florida Georiga Line)
3. 100 PROOF MOONSHINE (Phoenix Stone)
4. THAT'S MY KIND OF NIGHT (Luke Bryan)
5. BEAT THIS SUMMER (Brad Paisley)
6. HIGHWAY DON'T CARE (Tim McGraw feat. Taylor Swift)
7. POINT AT YOU (Justin Moore)
8. THE BOOZE CRUISE (Blackjack Billy)
9. RUNNIN' OUTTA MOONLIGHT (Randy Houser)
10. BACK IN THE DAY (Jessta James)
11. GET BY (Tim Hicks)
12. SOUTHERN COMFORT ZONE (Brad Paisley)
13. PARKING LOT PARTY (Lee Brice)
14. ALL AMERICAN (Alabama)
15. DRIVIN' AROUND SONG (Colt Ford feat. Jason Aldean)
16. NOBODY'S SAD ON A SATURDAY NIGHT (Uncle Kracker)
17. WE WERE US (Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert)
18. GET YOUR SHINE ON (Florida Georgia Line)
19. SOUTHERN GIRL (Tim McGraw)
20. STARTED WITH A SONG (Brent Kissel)
21. ROUND HERE (Florida Georgia Line)
22. ANYWHERE WITH YOU (Jake Owen)
23. I'LL KEEP THE KIDS (Montgomery Gentry)
24. HOW COUNTRY FEELS (Randy Houser)
25. CRUSHIN' (Bush Hawg)
26. WAGON WHEEL (Darius Rucker)
27. GRANDDADDY'S GUN (Aaron Lewis)
28. PARTY ALL DAY (Lonestar)
29. 1994 (Jason Aldean)
30. DAYS OF GOLD (Jake Owen)
31. FOREVER (Aaron Lewis)
32. LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING (Keith Urban)
33. HELL RAISIN' GOOD TIME (Tim Hicks)
34. CRASH MY PARTY (Luke Bryan)
35. STAY (Florida Georgia Line)
36. BLUE SKIES (Uncle Kracker)
37. FORGIVENESS (Blackhawk)
38. IF YOU EVER GET LONELY (Love & Theft)
39. GIVE IT ALL WE GOT TONIGHT (George Strait)
40. I THINK I'LL JUST STAY HOME AND DRINK (Hank Williams Jr. & Merle Haggard)

TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS




1. FUSE (Keith Urban)
2. HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES (Florida Georgia Line)
3. CRASH MY PARTY (Luke Bryan)
4. ALABAMA & FRIENDS (Alabama)
5. BASED ON A TRUE STORY (Blake Shelton)
6. TWO LANES OF FREEDOM (Tim McGraw)
7. ENDLESS SUMMER (EP) (Jake Owen)
8. ESSENTIAL GEORGE JONES (George Jones)
9. WHEELHOUSE (Brad Paisley)
10. LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (Lonestar)
11. IT AIN'T ALL BAD (Steve Wariner)
12. LOVE IS EVERYTHING (George Strait)
13. DAYS OF GOLD (Jake Owen)
14. OFF THE BEATEN PATH (Justin Moore)
15. HOW COUNTRY FEELS (Randy Houser)
16. THROW DOWN (Tim Hicks)
17. NIGHT TRAIN (Jason Aldean)
18. TIME TO GET RIGHT (Jessta James)
19. READY SET ROLL (Chase Rice)
20. WE ARE TONIGHT (Billy Currington)


TOP HIP/HOP/RAP/R&B SONGS




1. TREASURE (Bruno Mars)
2. OVER YOUR SHOULDER (Chromeo)
3. THE MONSTER (Eminem feat. Rihanna)
4. GET LUCKY (Daft Punk feat. Pharrell)
5. BLURRED LINES (Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell)
6. BERZERK (Eminem)
7. MY PROMISE (Earth, Wind & Fire)
8. TAKE BACK THE NIGHT (Justin Timberlake)
9. WHEN I'M CLOWNIN' (Insane Clown Posse)
10. THRIFT SHOP (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis)

TOP HIP/HOP/RAP/R&B ALBUMS




1. THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 (Eminem)
2. UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX (Bruno Mars)
3. NOW, THEN & FOREVER (Earth, Wind & Fire)
4. THE HEIST (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis)
5. WESTCOAST GANGSTA SHIT (Daz & WC)


TOP PROG ROCK ALBUMS




1. BRIEF NOCTURNES AND DREAMLESS SLEEP (Spock's Beard)
2. THE WORLD IS A GAME (Mystery)
3. GRANDINE IL VENTO (Renaissance)
4. LIFESIGNS (Lifesigns)
5. BEYOND THE REALMS OF EUPHORIA (Galahad)

TOP CANADIAN CONTENT




1. PRIDE (Mystery)
2. OVER YOUR SHOULDER (Chromeo)
3. CLOSER (Tegan & Sara)
4. GET BY (Tim Hicks)
5. THE THROWAWAY KIDS (Dead Celebrity Status)
6. SPACE ODDITY (Chris Hadfield with Emm Gryner)
7. SPIN IT AGAIN (Saga)
8. SNOWY SOUL (Trent Severn)
9. NO TOMORROW (Loverboy)
10. HERE'S TO NEVER GROWING UP (Avril Lavigne)

TOP MOVIES




1. PACIFIC RIM
2. IRON MAN 3
3. PRISONERS
4. WE'RE THE MILLERS
5. PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
6. THE CONJURING
7. WORLD WAR Z
8. MAN OF STEEL
9. DARK SKIES
10. STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS

TOP CD REISSUES



SURVEILLANCE & CITY OF FEAR (FM) (TIE)


MUSIC MAN OF THE YEAR: JOHN ELEFANTE

MOST DISAPPOINTING CDs OF THE YEAR



1. LIFE, LOVE & HOPE (Boston)
2. GUILTY AS SIN (Amaze Me)
3. I KNOW IT'S WRONG (Dana Gould)

TOP COMEBACK ARTISTS



1. THE BABYS
2. BLACK SABBATH
3. RENAISSANCE
4. DEAD CELEBRITY STATUS
5. STEVE WARINER
6. DON FELDER
7. PLAYER
8. EARTH, WIND & FIRE
9. CONEY HATCH
10. MAGELLAN

TOP NEW/BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTS



1. FIND ME
2. DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION
3. THE BABYS
4. SAPPHIRE EYES
5. MYSTERY
6. BLACKJACK BILLY
7. PHOENIX STONE
8. BRUNO MARS
9. RAGE OF ANGELS
10. NIVA

TOP COMEDY ALBUMS




1. BEER HALL PUTSCH (Doug Stanhope)
2. OH MY GOD (Louis C.K.)
3. THE WACK ALBUM (The Lonely Island)


NO. 1 SINGLES OF 2013



THE ONLY WAY IS UP (Lionville) (3)
NEXT TO ME (Wigelius) (1)
PRIDE (Mystery) (2)
EVERYBODY'S GOT A BROKEN HEART (Jimi Jamison) (2)
SENDING MY LOVE (Pride of Lions) (4)
BECAUSE WE CAN (Bon Jovi) (3)
MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE (Romeo's Daughter) (1)
I BELIEVE IN YOU (Don Felder) (3)
THE AIR THAT I BREATHE (Jimi Jamison) (1)
SUNDAY NEWS SUITE (Downes Braide Association) (5)
GOD IS DEAD? (Black Sabbath) (1)
EVERYTHING THAT MONEY CAN'T BUY (Pride of Lions) (2)*
BOYS 'ROUND HERE (Blake Shelton feat. Pistol Annies & Friends) (1)
NO TURNING BACK (Lionville) (3)
TREASURE (Bruno Mars) (3)
A TREASURE ABANDONED (Spock's Beard) (2)
LAST BATTLE OF MY WAR (Fergie Frederiksen) (2)
THIS IS HOW THE STORY GOES (John Elefante feat. Rich Williams & David Ragsdale) (1)
HERE'S TO US (Halestorm) (2)
NOT READY TO SAY GOODBYE (The Babys) (3)
DANCING TO A BROKEN HEARTBEAT (Find Me) (2)
SOMETHING VERY STRANGE (SANCTIFIED REMIX) (Spock's Beard) (2)
SUCKER PUNCH! (Adriangale) (3)
ON MY WAY TO THE SUN (John Elefante) (1)


NO. 1 ALBUMS OF 2013


II (Lionville) (9)*
IT'S ABOUT TIME (The Outlaws) (2)
BRIEF NOCTURNES AND DREAMLESS SLEEP (Spock's Beard) (10)*
III (Shiny Toy Guns) (2)
ESSENTIAL GEORGE JONES (George Jones) (1)
PICTURES OF YOU (Downes Braide Association) (3)
13 (Black Sabbath) (6)
ON MY WAY TO THE SUN (John Elefante) (4)
ANY GIVEN MOMENT (Fergie Frederiksen) (1)
WINGS OF LOVE (Find Me) (3)*
SPIRIT (Reckless Love) (1)
FUSE (Keith Urban) (3)
BEER HALL PUTSCH (Doug Stanhope) (1)
THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 (Eminem) (2)
I WILL SURVIVE (Seventh Key) (5)

 


*- inconsective weeks. To qualify for this year-end chart, songs and albums must have peaked on the Top 40 Favorites Chart between Dec 28, 2012 and Dec 20, 2013. Any songs or albums still moving up on the charts on or after the Dec 20, 2013 cut-off date will be charted on 2014's year-end survey. With one click, look back at year-end surveys from the past:

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