KROQ Inspired Top 106 Songs of 2010

In 2010, KROQ’s airplay captured alternative rock’s vibrant evolution, spotlighting indie anthems like Phoenix’s ‘Lisztomania’ and gritty rock from The Black Keys’ ‘Tighten Up.’ As KROQ moved away from its traditional Top 106.7 lists, releasing a shorter Top 30, this curated list expands to 106 songs, starting with KROQ’s official rankings and adding tracks likely played on the station, sourced from Billboard and other airplay data, ordered by estimated 2010 airplay.

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Rank Artist Song Album Listen
1PhoenixLisztomaniaWolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
2The Dirty HeadsLay Me Down [feat. Rome Ramirez]Any Port in a Storm (2010)
3MuseResistanceThe Resistance (2009)
4The Black KeysTighten UpBrothers (2010)
5Neon TreesAnimalHabits (2010)
6The Temper TrapSweet DispositionConditions (2009)
7Thirty Seconds to MarsThis Is WarThis Is War (2009)
8Mumford & SonsLittle Lion ManSigh No More (2009)
9Linkin ParkWaiting for the EndA Thousand Suns (2010)
10Florence + the MachineDog Days Are OverLungs (2009)
11Vampire WeekendCousinsContra (2010)
12My Chemical RomanceSingDanger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010)
13Arcade FireReady to StartThe Suburbs (2010)
14Phoenix1901Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
15Jimmy Eat WorldMy Best TheoryInvented (2010)
16Brandon FlowersCrossfireFlamingo (2010)
17Social DistortionMachine Gun BluesNon-album Single (2010) [Later on Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011)]
18The Dirty HeadsStand TallAny Port in a Storm (2010)
19Broken BellsThe High RoadBroken Bells (2010)
20Thirty Seconds to MarsKings and QueensThis Is War (2009)
21Kings of LeonRadioactiveCome Around Sundown (2010)
22Linkin ParkThe CatalystA Thousand Suns (2010)
23Vampire WeekendHolidayContra (2010)
24Bad ReligionThe Devil in StitchesThe Dissent of Man (2010)
25MuseUndisclosed DesiresThe Resistance (2009)
26A Day to RememberAll I WantWhat Separates Me from You (2010)
27Stone Temple PilotsBetween the LinesStone Temple Pilots (2010)
28Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic ZerosHomeUp from Below (2009)
29AnberlinImpossibleDark Is the Way, Light Is a Place (2010)
30GorillazStyloPlastic Beach (2010)
31Cage the ElephantIn One EarCage the Elephant (2008)
32Rise AgainstSaviorAppeal to Reason (2008)
33ParamoreThe Only ExceptionBrand New Eyes (2009)
34The Pretty RecklessMake Me Wanna DieLight Me Up (2010)
35Cage the ElephantBack Against the WallCage the Elephant (2008)
36Three Days GraceBreakLife Starts Now (2009)
37Crash KingsMountain ManCrash Kings (2009)
38Silversun PickupsThe Royal WeSwoon (2009)
39SwitchfootThe Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues)Hello Hurricane (2009)
40Three Days GraceThe Good LifeLife Starts Now (2009)
41FlyleafAgainMemento Mori (2009)
42Sublime with RomePanicNon-album Single (2010) [Later on Yours Truly (2011)]
43ShinedownThe Crow & the ButterflyThe Sound of Madness (2008)
44Breaking BenjaminI Will Not BowDear Agony (2009)
45Alice in ChainsYour DecisionBlack Gives Way to Blue (2009)
46ChevelleLetter from a ThiefSci-Fi Crimes (2009)
47ParamoreBrick by Boring BrickBrand New Eyes (2009)
48Civil TwilightLetters from the SkyCivil Twilight (2010)
49Breaking BenjaminGive Me a SignDear Agony (2009)
50Stone SourSay You’ll Haunt MeAudio Secrecy (2010)
51DeftonesDiamond EyesDiamond Eyes (2010)
52Avenged SevenfoldNightmareNightmare (2010)
53Sick PuppiesOdd OneTri-Polar (2009)
54ShinedownIf You Only KnewThe Sound of Madness (2008)
55MetricGold Guns GirlsFantasies (2009)
56SwitchfootMess of MeHello Hurricane (2009)
57DisturbedAnother Way to DieAsylum (2010)
58Them Crooked VulturesNew FangThem Crooked Vultures (2009)
59Death Cab for CutieMeet Me on the EquinoxNew Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2009)
60The Pretty RecklessMiss NothingLight Me Up (2010)
61The Pretty RecklessJust TonightLight Me Up (2010)
62Weezer(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You ToRaditude (2009)
63Pearl JamJust BreatheBackspacer (2009)
64SlipknotSnuffAll Hope Is Gone (2008)
65Against Me!I Was a Teenage AnarchistWhite Crosses (2010)
66Papa RoachKick in the TeethTime for Annihilation: On the Record & On the Road (2010)
67Finger ElevenLiving in a DreamLife Turns Electric (2010)
68Jack JohnsonYou and Your HeartTo the Sea (2010)
69New PoliticsYeah Yeah YeahNew Politics (2010)
70Crash KingsYou Got MeCrash Kings (2009)
71Apocalyptica feat. Gavin RossdaleEnd of Me7th Symphony (2010)
72Foo FightersWheelsGreatest Hits (2009)
73WeezerI’m Your DaddyRaditude (2009)
74Pearl JamAmongst the WavesBackspacer (2009)
75Green DayEast Jesus Nowhere21st Century Breakdown (2009)
76Silversun PickupsSubstitutionSwoon (2009)
77MuseNeutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2010)
78American BangWild and YoungAmerican Bang (2010)
79The Dead WeatherDie by the DropSea of Cowards (2010)
80My Chemical RomanceNa Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010)
81Cypress Hill feat. Tom MorelloRise UpRise Up (2010)
82WeezerMemoriesHurley (2010)
83Bullet for My ValentineYour BetrayalFever (2010)
84The Temper TrapFaderConditions (2009)
85AFIBeautiful ThievesCrash Love (2009)
86Paper TonguesRide to CaliforniaPaper Tongues (2010)
87GodsmackCryin’ Like a BitchThe Oracle (2010)
88Manchester OrchestraShake It OutMean Everything to Nothing (2009)
89Violent SohoJesus Stole My GirlfriendViolent Soho (2010)
90Flobots feat. Tim McIlrathWhite Flag WarriorSurvival Story (2010)
91ChevelleShameful MetaphorsSci-Fi Crimes (2009)
92Puddle of MuddSpaceshipVolume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate (2009)
93GodsmackLove-Hate-Sex-PainThe Oracle (2010)
94BushThe AfterlifeThe Afterlife (2010)
95HoleSkinny Little BitchNobody’s Daughter (2010)
96Alice in ChainsLesson LearnedBlack Gives Way to Blue (2009)
97The Smashing PumpkinsFreakTeargarden by Kaleidyscope, Vol. 2: The Solstice Bare (2010)
98Stone Temple PilotsTake a Load OffStone Temple Pilots (2010)
99HockeyToo FakeMind Chaos (2009)
100Five Finger Death PunchBad CompanyWar Is the Answer (2009)
101SkilletMonsterAwake (2009)
102Paper TonguesTrinityPaper Tongues (2010)
103The BraverySlow PoisonStir the Blood (2009)
104SoundgardenBlack RainTelephantasm (2010)
105MudvayneScream with MeMudvayne (2009)
106Green DayLast of the American Girls21st Century Breakdown (2009)
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