2020 was a unique year in many ways, and the Billboard reflect that. With the year drawing to a close, the 2020 charts were released, featuring a very different rock top 10.
Leading the Top Rock Artists is Panic! at the Disco, followed by Machine Gun Kelly and Fleetwood Mac . The Beatles occupy 4th place while Queen came in 6th. The top 10 closes with Imagine Dragons . See the full list below.
Top Rock Artists
1. Panic! at the Disco
2. Machine Gun Kelly
3. Fleetwood Mac
4. The Beatles
5. Twenty One Pilots
6. Queen
7. AJR
8. Tame Impala
9. Elton John
10. Imagine Dragons
In the Rock Airplay , Twenty One Pilots topped the list, followed by The Killers, Weezer , and Green Day in third, fourth, and sixth place, respectively.
Rock Airplay Artists
1. Twenty One Pilots
2. Billie Eilish
3. The Killers
4. Weezer
5. Matt Maeson
6. Green Day
7. Meg Myers
8. Absofacto
9. Cage the Elephant
10. Tame Impala
Billboard also released its list of Rock Airplay Songs and Top Rock Albums , with Queen leading the latter while The Beatles appeared twice with Abbey Road at number 5 and 1 at number 7. AC/DC, with the classic Back in Black , came in at number 9.
Rock Airplay Songs
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” Impala, “Lost in Yesterday” 10. Cage the Elephant, “Black Madonna”
Top Rock Albums
1. Queen, Greatest Hits
2. Elton John, Diamonds
3. Fleetwood Mac, Rumors
4. Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle
5. The Beatles, Abbey Road
6. Journey, Greatest Hits
7. The Beatles, 1
8. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Greatest Hits
9. AC/DC, Back in Black
10. Imagine Dragons, Evolve
In the hard rock category, Queen also topped the charts with their Greatest Hits, while Back in Black climbed to second place. The list also includes Metallica in third place, Five Finger Death Punch in fourth, Ozzy Osbourne in seventh, and Guns N' Roses in ninth. See the full list below.
Hard Rock Albums
1. Queen, Greatest Hits
2. AC/DC, Back in Black
3. Metallica, Black Album
4. Five Finger Death Punch, A Decade of Destruction
5. Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory
6. Bon Jovi, Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection
7. Ozzy Osbourne, Ordinary Man
8. Foo Fighters, Greatest Hits
9. Guns N' Roses, Appetite for Destruction
10. Aerosmith, Greatest Hits
Mainstream Rock Songs 1.
Five Finger Death Punch, “A Little Bit Off”
2. Godsmack, “Unforgettable”
3. Five Finger Death Punch, “Inside Out”
4. The Pretty Reckless, “Death by Rock and Roll”
5. I Prevail, “Hurricane”
6. Seether, “Dangerous”
7. Shinedown, “Atlas Falls”
8. Ozzy Osbourne, “Under the Graveyard”
9. Bad Wolves, “Sober”
10. Falling in Reverse, “Popular Monster”
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