TOP 100 FAVORITE SONGS OF 2023 1. PHOENICIAN SKIES (Pendragon) 2. DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (Hugo's Voyage) 3. SOMEONE NEEDED ME THE MOST (Chicago feat. Bobby Kimball) 4. WAIT IN THE TRUCK (Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson) 5. JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE (Alabama feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) 6. CARRIE (Champlin Williams Friestedt feat. Jason Scheff) 7. 19 SUMMERTIME (The Defiants) 8. WINNERS (Young Gun Silver Fox) 9. A BOY AND HIS DOG (Pendragon) 10. NOW AND THEN (The Beatles) 11. KEEP ON MOVING (Downes Braide Association feat. Francis Dunnery) 12. ALL NIGHT TO GET THERE (Generation Radio) 13. ROLLING BACK (Young Gun Silver Fox) 14. GRACE (Dare) 15. ALL FOREVERS MUST END (Steve Lukather) 16. I HOPE YOU FIND IT (Generation Radio) 17. TRY THAT IN A SMALL TOWN (Jason Aldean) 18. THE LAST RESORT (Midland) 19. BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE (High South) 20. ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG (Dare) 21. GOODBYE (Pearls & Flames) 22. ANYTHING (John Waite) 23. HIGH LONESOME STRANGER (Cimarron 615) 24. GROWN MAN (Morris Day feat. Big Daddy Kane) 25. RICH MEN NORTH OF RICHMOND (Oliver Anthony Music) 26. ANGELS (Generation Radio) 27. NATIONWIDE (Chez Kane) 28. GOING YOUR WAY (Satin) 29. SOMEDAY (Midnite City) 30. WEST COAST EYES (Robert Jon & The Wreck) 31. GIRLS GONE WILD (Midnite City) 32. STILL WAITING (Satin) 33. MY INSPIRATION (Mystery) 34. GIDDY UP! (Shania Twain) 35. ANGRY (The Rolling Stones) 36. JACK (Hardy) 37. FUNK NOT FIGHT (Bootsy Collins feat. Baby Triggy & Fantaazma) 38. SAFER HARBORS (Chicago) 39. SWEET SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (The Rolling Stones feat. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder) 40. STANDING ROOM ONLY (Tim McGraw) 41. PUSH (Trevor Rabin) 42. LIFELINE (Page 99) 43. HUMAN (Cody Johnson) 44. BIG MISTAKES (Trevor Rabin) 45. SHE'S IN L.A. (Rio 18 feat. Young Gun Silver Fox) 46. TAKE THE SHINE (Dawn Patrol) 47. PROUD DESPERADO (Winger) 48. RISE (Extreme) 49. NO BODY (Blake Shelton) 50. TRUE NORTH (a-ha) 51. NOTHING LEFT TO SAY (Rob Moratti) 52. FIND A WAY (Ole Bonrud feat. Michael Omartian, Bill Champlin & Jay Graydon) 53. THE FIRE AND THE RAIN (Ten) 54. HARDEST HEART TO BREAK (Midnite City) 55. BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU WANT (Khymera) 56. BEAUTIFUL GIRLS (Extreme) 57. LOVE (Rob Moratti) 58. WHAT COULD'VE BEEN (Heavens Edge) 59. BURN THE BOATS (Emm Gryner) 60. THOSE WERE THE DAYS (Grand) 61. REDEMPTION (Mystery) 62. ADRIAN (Page 99) 63. BLIND TO REASON (Pride Of Lions) 64. HYENA (KMFDM) 65. HOLY GHOST (Cory Henry) 66. BACK AGAINST THE WALL (Dawn Patrol) 67. DOWN N DIRTY (Madhouse) 68. LOVERS AND FRIENDS (Dare) 69. SHE'S A COUNTRY MUSIC FAN (Wheeler Walker Jr.) 70. WILD ONE (Jaime Kyle) 71. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO (First Signal feat. Harry Hess) 72. BACK TO ME (Super db) 73. THE MAN I LOVE (Manhattan Transfer) 74. CUT FROM THE STARS (Yes) 75. WE WILL MEET AGAIN (CROSS MY FINGERS) (Pearls & Flames) 76. DRINKABY (Cole Swindell) 77. I'M ALICE (Alice Cooper) 78. HEAR ME CALLING (Khymera) 79. FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE (Rob Moratti) 80. THE SECOND ARRANGEMENT (Steely Dan) 81. SOLD OUT (Hardy) 82. NEXT THING YOU KNOW (Jordan Davis) 83. CAROLINE (Grand) 84. THROUGH IT ALL (Pride Of Lions) 85. ANGELS COME, ANGELS GO (Satin) 86. MIRACLE (The Defiants) 87. READY FOR FRIDAY NIGHT (Roulette) 88. SUMMERTIME (Emm Gryner) 89. CATCHIN' GRASSHOPPERS (Kenny Rogers) 90. OUT OF STYLE (Limp Bizkit) 91. DANCIN' IN THE COUNTRY (Tyler Hubbard) 92. MEMORY LANE (Old Dominion) 93. IF THIS ISN'T LOVE (Chicago) 94. ON THE BOAT AGAIN (Jake Owen) 95. GIRL TELL ME WHY (David Forbes) 96. CLEAR LIGHT (Downes Braide Association) 97. NOW YOU KNOW ("Weird Al" Yankovic) 98. ROCK YOU UP (Chez Kane) 99. JACK (Emm Gryner) 100. IT MATTERS TO HER (Scotty McCreery) TOP 40 ALBUMS OF 2023 1. INCEPTION (Hugo's Voyage) 2. NORTH STAR (Pendragon) 3. TICKET TO SHANGRI-LA (Young Gun Silver Fox) 4. RELIANCE (Pearls & Flames) 5. RIO (Trevor Rabin) 6. QUEEN OF ME (Shania Twain) 7. SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART: GREATEST HITS (Jimmy Buffett) 8. HACKNEY DIAMONDS (The Rolling Stones) 9. REDEMPTION (Mystery) 10. BUSINESS AND PLEASURE (Emm Gryner) 11. IN AT THE DEEP END (Midnite City) 12. DRIVE (The Defiants) 13. GENERATION RADIO (Generation Radio) 14. THE MOCKINGBIRD AND THE CROW (Hardy) 15. CARRIE (EP) (Champlin Williams Friestedt) 16. BRAND NEW DISTANCE (Cimarron 615) 17. CELESTIAL SONGS (Downes Braide Association) 18. HIMLABACKEN VOL. 2 (Moon Safari) 19. WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS (Vitalines) 20. EPICAL (Rob Moratti) 21. ROAD TO EDEN (Dare) 22. IGNITION (Streetlight) 23. BRIDGES (Steve Lukather) 24. ONE THING AT A TIME (Morgan Wallen) 25. APPETITION (Satin) 26. SIX (Extreme) 27. DREAM HIGHER (Pride Of Lions) 28. BORN FOR THIS MOMENT (Chicago) 29. SEVEN (Winger) 30. HOLD YOUR GROUND (Khymera) 31. RIDE INTO THE LIGHT (Robert Jon & The Wreck) 32. FEEL THE HEAT (Nitrate) 33. MIRROR TO THE SKY (Yes) 34. ROAD (Alice Cooper) 35. LAST CALL (Morris Day) 36. ALL DAY (The Motet) 37. FEEL THIS GOOD (High South) 38. FIFTY (Manhattan Transfer) 39. PHANTOMIME (Ghost) 40. TALES OF THE PAST (David Forbes) TOP AOR/MELODIC HARD ROCK SONGS 1. DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (Hugo's Voyage) 2. SOMEONE NEEDED ME THE MOST (Chicago feat. Bobby Kimball) 3. CARRIE (Champlin Williams Friestedt feat. Jason Scheff) 4. 19 SUMMERTIME (The Defiants) 5. WINNERS (Young Gun Silver Fox) 6. KEEP ON MOVING (Downes Braide Association feat. Francis Dunnery) 7. ALL NIGHT TO GET THERE (Generation Radio) 8. ROLLING BACK (Young Gun Silver Fox) 9. GRACE (Dare) 10. ALL FOREVERS MUST END (Steve Lukather) 11. I HOPE YOU FIND IT (Generation Radio) 12. ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG (Dare) 13. GOODBYE (Pearls & Flames) 14. ANYTHING (John Waite) 15. ANGELS (Generation Radio) 16. NATIONWIDE (Chez Kane) 17. GOING YOUR WAY (Satin) 18. SOMEDAY (Midnite City) 19. GIRLS GONE WILD (Midnite City) 20. STILL WAITING (Satin) 21. SAFER HARBORS (Chicago) 22. LIFELINE (Page 99) 23. BIG MISTAKES (Trevor Rabin) 24. SHE'S IN L.A. (Rio 18 feat. Young Gun Silver Fox) 25. TAKE THE SHINE (Dawn Patrol) TOP AOR/MELODIC ALBUMS 1. INCEPTION (Hugo's Voyage) 2. TICKET TO SHANGRI-LA (Young Gun Silver Fox) 3. RELIANCE (Pearls & Flames) 4. IN AT THE DEEP END (Midnite City) 5. DRIVE (The Defiants) 6. CARRIE (EP) (Champlin Williams Friestedt) 7. CELESTIAL SONGS (Downes Braide Association) 8. WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS (Vitalines) 9. EPICAL (Rob Moratti) 10. ROAD TO EDEN (Dare) TOP MODERN ROCK SONGS 1. JACK (Hardy) 2. HYENA (KMFDM) 3. SOLD OUT (Hardy) 4. OUT OF STYLE (Limp Bizkit) 5. LIQUOR, FISH & CIGARETTES (KMFDM) MODERN ROCK ALBUMS 1. HYENA (KMFDM) 2. SO FAR... THE BEST OF (Sinead O'Connor) 3. LATE DEVELOPERS (Belle & Sebastian) TOP COUNTRY SONGS 1. WAIT IN THE TRUCK (Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson) 2. JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE (Alabama feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) 3. TRY THAT IN A SMALL TOWN (Jason Aldean) 4. THE LAST RESORT (Midland) 5. BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE (High South) 6. HIGH LONESOME STRANGER (Cimarron 615) 7. RICH MEN NORTH OF RICHMOND (Oliver Anthony Music) 8. GIDDY UP! (Shania Twain) 9. STANDING ROOM ONLY (Tim McGraw) 10. HUMAN (Cody Johnson) 11. NO BODY (Blake Shelton) 12. SHE'S A COUNTRY MUSIC FAN (Wheeler Walker Jr.) 13. DRINKABY (Cole Swindell) 14. NEXT THING YOU KNOW (Jordan Davis) 15. CATCHIN' GRASSHOPPERS (Kenny Rogers) 16. DANCIN' IN THE COUNTRY (Tyler Hubbard) 17. MEMORY LANE (Old Dominion) 18. ON THE BOAT AGAIN (Jake Owen) 19. IT MATTERS TO HER (Scott McCreery) 20. ADIOS COWBOY (Midland) 21. GRAIN OF SALT (Kin Faux) 22. MEET YOUR MAMA (James Barker Band) 23. ONE OF 'EM (Creed Fisher) 24. THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW (Morgan Wallen) 25. GOING, GOING, GONE (Luke Combs) TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS 1. QUEEN OF ME (Shania Twain) 2. THE MOCKINGBIRD AND THE CROW (Hardy) 3. BRAND NEW DISTANCE (Cimarron 615) 4. ONE THING AT A TIME (Morgan Wallen) 5. LAST RESORT: GREETINGS FROM (Midland) 6. GAITHER TRIBUTE (Various Artists) 7. STANDING ROOM ONLY (Tim McGraw) 8. DESPERADO HIGHWAY (Jason Aldean) 9. TIME TRAVELER (Garth Brooks) 10. LOOSE CANNON (Jake Owen) TOP HIP/HOP/RAP/R&B SONGS 1. GROWN MAN (Morris Day feat. Big Daddy Kane) 2. FUNK NOT FIGHT (Bootsy Collins feat. Baby Triggy & Fantaazma) 3. HOLY GHOST (Cory Henry) 4. JAMMIN' TONIGHT (Candy Dulfer feat. Nile Rodgers) 5. SUPERFLUOUS (Mofak feat. Nick Hanson) 6. '79 (The Motet) 7. WORDS WITH YOU (Chromeo) 8. PINK (Lizzo) 9. WE ARE THE PARTY (Kool & The Gang) 10. MAGNET LOVE (Dogg Master) TOP HIP/HOP/RAP/R&B ALBUMS 1. LAST CALL (Morris Day) 2. ALL DAY (The Motet) 3. OPERATION FUNK (Cory Henry) 4. WE NEVER STOP (Candy Dulfer) 5. FUNK FRIES (Mofak) TOP PROG ROCK ALBUMS 1. NORTH STAR (Pendragon) 2. RIO (Trevor Rabin) 3. REDEMPTION (Mystery) 4. CELESTIAL SONGS (Downes Braide Association) 5. HIMLABACKEN VOL. 2 (Moon Safari) TOP CANADIAN CONTENT 1. MY INSPIRATION (Mystery) 2. GIDDY UP! (Shania Twain) 3. NOTHING LEFT TO SAY (Rob Moratti) 4. LOVE (Rob Moratti) 5. BURN THE BOATS (Emm Gryner) TOP MOVIES 1. DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES 2. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE 3. INDIANA JONES & THE DIAL OF DESTINY 4. KNOCK AT THE CABIN 5. NO HARD FEELINGS 6. PLANE 7. AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER 8. SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE 9. BLACKBERRY 10. BARBIE TOP TV SHOWS 1. YELLOWSTONE 2. THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES 3. THE LAST OF US 4. 1923 5. JACK RYAN MUSIC PERSON OF THE YEAR: JIMMY BUFFETT TOP COMEBACK ARTISTS 1. THE ROLLING STONES 2. TREVOR RABIN 3. EXTREME 4. WINGER 5. HEAVENS EDGE TOP NEW/BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTS 1. PEARLS & FLAMES 2. MOON SAFARI 3. CIMARRON 615 4. STREETLIGHT 5. VITALINES 6. ROBERT JON & THE WRECK 7. OLIVER ANTHONY MUSIC 8. CORY HENRY 9. DAVID FORBES 10. MADHOUSE NO. 1 SINGLES OF 2023 SOMEONE NEEDED ME THE MOST (Chicago feat. Bobby Kimball) (6) WINNERS (Young Gun Silver Fox) (2) GRACE (Dare) (2) WAIT IN THE TRUCK (Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson) (5) GOODBYE (Pearls & Flames) (1) ALL NIGHT TO GET THERE (Generation Radio) (1) ROLLING BACK (Young Gun Silver Fox) (1) CARRIE (Champlin Williams Friestedt) (5) 19 SUMMERTIME (The Defiants) (2) ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG (Dare) (1) I HOPE YOU FIND IT (Generation Radio) (1) PHOENICIAN SKIES (Pendragon) (5)* TRY THAT IN A SMALL TOWN (Jason Aldean) (1) JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE (Alabama feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) (5) ALL FOREVERS MUST END (Steve Lukather) (1) DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (Hugo's Voyage) (6) NOW AND THEN (The Beatles) (2) A BOY AND HIS DOG (Pendragon) (2) KEEP ON MOVING (Downes Braide Association feat. Francis Dunnery) (2) EVERYTHING I LOVE (Morgan Wallen) (1) NO. 1 ALBUMS OF 2023 ROAD TO EDEN (Dare) (1) (14) GENERATION RADIO (Generation Radio) (1) (10) TICKET TO SHANGRI-LA (Young Gun Silver Fox) (5) RELIANCE (Pearls & Flames) (8)* QUEEN OF ME (Shania Twain) (2)* COMPLETE GREATEST HITS (Gordon Lightfoot) (2) REDEMPTION (Mystery) (3) NORTH STAR (Pendragon) (13) SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART: GREATEST HITS (Jimmy Buffett) (4) RIO (Trevor Rabin) (4) HACKNEY DIAMONDS (The Rolling Stones) (1) INCEPTION (Hugo's Voyage) (8)   *- inconsective weeks. To qualify for this year-end chart, songs and albums must have peaked on the Top 40 Favorites Chart between Jan 6, 2023 and Dec 29, 2023. Any songs or albums still moving up on the charts on or after the Dec 29 2023 cut-off date will be charted on 2024's year-end survey. With one click, look back at year-end surveys from the past: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022