| 1 | lovelytheband | broken | Finding It Hard to Smile (2018) |
| 2 | Foster the People | Sit Next to Me | Sacred Hearts Club (2017) |
| 3 | Imagine Dragons | Whatever It Takes | Evolve (2017) |
| 4 | Portugal. The Man | Live in the Moment | Woodstock (2017) |
| 5 | Walk the Moon | One Foot | What If Nothing (2017) |
| 6 | AJR | Burn the House Down | The Click (Deluxe Edition) (2018) |
| 7 | Panic! at the Disco | Say Amen (Saturday Night) | Pray for the Wicked (2018) |
| 8 | Imagine Dragons | Natural | Origins (2018) |
| 9 | AJR feat. Rivers Cuomo | Sober Up | The Click (2017) |
| 10 | Weezer | Africa | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 11 | Two Feet | I Feel Like I’m Drowning | A 20 Something Fuck (2018) |
| 12 | Muse | Thought Contagion | Simulation Theory (2018) |
| 13 | Sir Sly | & Run | Don’t You Worry, Honey (2017) |
| 14 | Alice Merton | No Roots | Non-album Single (2017) |
| 15 | Beck | Up All Night | Colors (2017) |
| 16 | Walk the Moon | Kamikaze | What If Nothing (2017) |
| 17 | Thirty Seconds to Mars | Dangerous Night | AMERICA (2018) |
| 18 | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | You Worry Me | Tearing at the Seams (2018) |
| 19 | Dennis Lloyd | Nevermind | Non-album Single (2017) |
| 20 | Portugal. The Man | Feel It Still | Woodstock (2017) |
| 21 | Bastille | Quarter Past Midnight | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 22 | The Killers | Run for Cover | Wonderful Wonderful (2017) |
| 23 | Thirty Seconds to Mars | Walk on Water | AMERICA (2018) |
| 24 | Vance Joy | Saturday Sun | Nation of Two (2018) |
| 25 | Panic! at the Disco | High Hopes | Pray for the Wicked (2018) |
| 26 | Billie Eilish | you should see me in a crown | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 27 | The 1975 | Give Yourself a Try | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (2018) |
| 28 | King Princess | 1950 | Make My Bed (2018) |
| 29 | Mt. Joy | Silver Lining | Mt. Joy (2018) |
| 30 | Rex Orange County | Loving Is Easy | Non-album Single (2017) |
| 31 | Imagine Dragons | Thunder | Evolve (2017) |
| 32 | AWOLNATION | Handyman | Here Come the Runts (2018) |
| 33 | twenty one pilots | Jumpsuit | Trench (2018) |
| 34 | The Interrupters | She’s Kerosene | Fight the Good Fight (2018) |
| 35 | Death Cab for Cutie | Gold Rush | Thank You for Today (2018) |
| 36 | Marshmello feat. Bastille | Happier | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 37 | Beck | Colors | Colors (2017) |
| 38 | The Revivalists | All My Friends | Take Good Care (2018) |
| 39 | Weezer | Happy Hour | Pacific Daydream (2017) |
| 40 | Moon Taxi | Two High | Let the Record Play (2018) |
| 41 | flora cash | You’re Somebody Else | Press (2018) |
| 42 | twenty one pilots | My Blood | Trench (2018) |
| 43 | The Lumineers | Angela | Cleopatra (2016) |
| 44 | The Struts | Body Talks | YOUNG&DANGEROUS (2018) |
| 45 | Dirty Heads feat. The Unlikely Candidates | Celebrate | SWIM TEAM (2017) |
| 46 | Florence + the Machine | Hunger | High as Hope (2018) |
| 47 | Manchester Orchestra | The Gold | A Black Mile to the Surface (2017) |
| 48 | CHVRCHES | Miracle | Love Is Dead (2018) |
| 49 | Bastille | World Gone Mad | Bright: The Album (2017) |
| 50 | Rise Against | House on Fire | Wolves (2017) |
| 51 | Blue October | I Hope You’re Happy | I Hope You’re Happy (2018) |
| 52 | Vance Joy | Lay It on Me | Nation of Two (2018) |
| 53 | Muse | Something Human | Simulation Theory (2018) |
| 54 | Alice Merton | Lash Out | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 55 | The Knocks feat. Foster the People | Ride or Die | New York Narcotic (2018) |
| 56 | Portugal. The Man | Tidal Wave | Woodstock (2017) |
| 57 | Sofi Tukker feat. NERVO, The Knocks & ALISA UENO | Best Friend | Treehouse (2018) |
| 58 | Bishop Briggs | White Flag | Church of Scars (2018) |
| 59 | The Struts | One Night Only | YOUNG&DANGEROUS (2018) |
| 60 | Barns Courtney | 99 | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 61 | Mansionair | Astronaut (Something About Your Love) | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 62 | Fall Out Boy | The Last of the Real Ones | MANIA (2018) |
| 63 | The Glorious Sons | Everything Is Alright | Young Beauties and Fools (2017) |
| 64 | Greta Van Fleet | When the Curtain Falls | Anthem of the Peaceful Army (2018) |
| 65 | DREAMERS | Painkiller | This Album Does Not Exist (2016) |
| 66 | SYML | Where’s My Love | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 67 | Amy Shark | Adore | Love Monster (2018) |
| 68 | Foo Fighters | The Line | Concrete and Gold (2017) |
| 69 | The Wombats | Turn | Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life (2018) |
| 70 | Weezer | Can’t Knock the Hustle | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 71 | The 1975 | Love It If We Made It | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (2018) |
| 72 | THE DRIVER ERA | Preacher Man | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 73 | Dirty Heads | Vacation | SWIM TEAM (2017) |
| 74 | Pearl Jam | Can’t Deny Me | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 75 | Badflower | Ghost | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 76 | Mike Shinoda feat. K.Flay | Make It Up As I Go | Post Traumatic (2018) |
| 77 | Theory of a Deadman | Rx (Medicate) | Wake Up Call (2017) |
| 78 | Blue October | Daylight | I Hope You’re Happy (2018) |
| 79 | Cage the Elephant | Whole Wide World | Unpeeled (2017) |
| 80 | Muse | Pressure | Simulation Theory (2018) |
| 81 | Hozier feat. Mavis Staples | Nina Cried Power | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 82 | Welshly Arms | Legendary | No Place Is Home (2018) |
| 83 | Bishop Briggs | Baby | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 84 | Robert DeLong | Revolutionary | See You in the Future (2018) |
| 85 | J. Roddy Walston & The Business | The Wanting | Destroyers of the Soft Life (2017) |
| 86 | Greta Van Fleet | Highway Tune | From the Fires (2017) |
| 87 | Shinedown | GET UP | ATTENTION ATTENTION (2018) |
| 88 | Arcade Fire | Creature Comfort | Everything Now (2017) |
| 89 | Young the Giant | Superposition | Mirror Master (2018) |
| 90 | Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | Ohio | Upside Down Flowers (2018) |
| 91 | Mike Posner | Song About You | Non-album Single (2018) |
| 92 | X Ambassadors | Ahead of Myself | Non-album Single (2017) |
| 93 | Tom Morello feat. Portugal. The Man & Whethan | Every Step That I Take | The Atlas Underground (2018) |
| 94 | DJ Shadow feat. Run The Jewels | Nobody Speak | The Mountain Will Fall (2016) |
| 95 | Francis and the Lights feat. Chance the Rapper | May I Have This Dance (Remix) | Non-album Single (2017) |
| 96 | The Front Bottoms | Peace Sign | Going Grey (2017) |
| 97 | The Smashing Pumpkins | Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) | SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1 / LP: NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN. (2018) |
| 98 | Bleachers | Alfie’s Song (Not So Typical Love Song) | Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2018) |
| 99 | Gary Clark Jr. | Come Together | Justice League (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017) |
| 100 | Max Frost | Good Morning | Gold Rush (2018) |
| 101 | Sleeping With Sirens | Legends | Gossip (2017) |
| 102 | Lil Peep feat. XXXTENTACION | Falling Down | Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 (2018) |
| 103 | Wallows | Pictures of Girls | Spring EP (2018) |
| 104 | Barns Courtney | Golden Dandelions | The Attractions of Youth (2017) |
| 105 | Jungle | Happy Man | For Ever (2018) |
| 106 | Death Cab for Cutie | Northern Lights | Thank You for Today (2018) |
About 2018
In 2018, KROQ’s airwaves buzzed with a vibrant mix of indie anthems, theatrical pop-rock, and moody alt-pop. lovelytheband’s infectious “broken” and Panic! at the Disco’s soaring “High Hopes” lit up the charts, while Imagine Dragons and Muse delivered arena-shaking riffs. Billie Eilish’s haunting vibes and Portugal. The Man’s groovy “Live in the Moment” brought fresh energy to Southern California’s radio dials and club nights. This curated list of 106 songs, compiled from various sources including Billboard airplay data, reflects KROQ’s eclectic playlist, ranked by 2018 alternative airplay.