The 2000s in rock radio in the United States saw a continued blurring of the playlists among mainstream rock and alternative rock stations. Every track that was ranked by Billboard as the number-one song of the year on its Mainstream Rock Tracks chart during the decade was also a top-five hit on the Alternative Songs chart, most of which topped both charts. In June 2009, Billboard debuted the Rock Songs chart which combined the data of the two charts and its Triple A chart.
Two of the biggest artists on the Mainstream Rock chart during the 2000s not only had success on the Modern Rock/Alternative charts, but also crossed over into the realm of Top 40 pop music. The top mainstream rock song of the decade, "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down, peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 and was a No. 1 pop hit. The top mainstream rock artist of the decade was Nickelback, who had the second biggest song on the Mainstream Rock chart during the 2000s with "How You Remind Me" and led all other artists with seven number ones during the decade. "How You Remind Me" was ranked as the fourth biggest song on the decade-ending Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Number ones of the 2000s
– Number-one song of the year Issue dateSongArtist(s)Weeks atnumber oneRef.2000 January 1 "Higher" Creed 3"Higher" January 1–15, 2000: January 22 "No Leaf Clover" Metallica 7"No Leaf Clover" January 22 – March 4, 2000: March 11 "Stiff Upper Lip" AC/DC 4"Stiff Upper Lip" March 11 – April 1, 2000: April 8 "Kryptonite" 3 Doors Down 9"Kryptonite" April 8 – June 3, 2000: June 10 "I Disappear" Metallica 4"I Disappear" June 10 – July 1, 2000; August 5–19, 2000 July 8 "With Arms Wide Open" Creed 4"With Arms Wide Open" July 8–29, 2000: August 5 "I Disappear" Metallica 3 August 26 "Californication" Red Hot Chili Peppers 2"Californication" August 26 – September 2, 2000: September 9 "Loser" 3 Doors Down 21 "Loser" September 9, 2000 – January 27, 2001:2001 February 3 "Awake" Godsmack 1"Awake" February 3, 2001: February 10 "Jaded" Aerosmith 5"Jaded" February 10 – March 10, 2001: March 17 "Outside" Aaron Lewis with Fred Durst 2 "Outside" March 17–24, 2001: March 31 "Breakdown" Tantric 1"Breakdown" March 31, 2001: April 7 "Duck and Run" 3 Doors Down 3"Duck and Run" April 7–21, 2001: April 28 "It's Been Awhile" Staind 20"It's Been Awhile" April 28 – September 8, 2001: September 15 "How You Remind Me" Nickelback 13"How You Remind Me" September 15 – December 8, 2001: December 15 "My Sacrifice" Creed 9"My Sacrifice" December 15 – February 9, 2002: 2002 February 16 "Blurry" Puddle of Mudd 10"Blurry" February 16 – April 20, 2002: April 27 "Too Bad" Nickelback 3"Too Bad" April 27 – May 11, 2002: May 18 "I Stand Alone" Godsmack 4"I Stand Alone" May 18 – June 8, 2002: June 15 "Hero" Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott 2"Hero" June 15–22, 2002: June 29 "Drift & Die" Puddle of Mudd 6"Drift & Die" June 29 – August 3, 2002: August 10 "By the Way" Red Hot Chili Peppers 7"By the Way" August 10 – September 21, 2002: September 28 "Aerials" System of a Down 1"Aerials" September 28, 2002: October 5 "Never Again" Nickelback 3"Never Again" October 5–19, 2002: October 26 "She Hates Me" Puddle of Mudd 1"She Hates Me" October 26, 2002: November 2 "You Know You're Right" Nirvana 4"You Know You're Right" November 2–23, 2002: November 30 "When I'm Gone" 3 Doors Down 17"When I'm Gone" November 30, 2002 – March 22, 2003: 2003 March 29 "Straight Out of Line" Godsmack 2"Straight Out of Line" March 29 – April 5, 2003: April 12 "Somewhere I Belong" Linkin Park 1"Somewhere I Belong" April 12, 2003: April 19 "Like a Stone" Audioslave 12"Like a Stone" April 19 – July 5, 2003: July 12 "Send the Pain Below" Chevelle 2"Send the Pain Below" July 12–19, 2003; August 2–9, 2003: July 26 "Headstrong" Trapt 1"Headstrong" July 26, 2003: August 2 "Send the Pain Below" Chevelle 2 August 16 "So Far Away" Staind 14"So Far Away" August 16 – November 15, 2003: November 22 "Weak and Powerless" A Perfect Circle 2"Weak and Powerless" November 22–29, 2003: December 6 "Still Frame" Trapt 1"Still Frame" December 6, 2003: December 13 "Away from Me" Puddle of Mudd 3"Away from Me" December 13–27, 2003: 2004 January 3 "Numb" Linkin Park 3"Numb" January 3–17, 2004: January 24 "Figured You Out" Nickelback 13"Figured You Out" January 24 – April 17, 2004: April 24 "Cold Hard Bitch" Jet 8"Cold Hard Bitch" April 24 – June 12, 2004: June 19 "Slither" Velvet Revolver 9"Slither" June 19 – August 14, 2004: August 21 "Just Like You" Three Days Grace 3"Just Like You" August 21 – September 4, 2004: September 11 "Breaking the Habit" Linkin Park 3"Breaking the Habit" September 11–25, 2004: October 2 "Fall to Pieces" Velvet Revolver 11"Fall to Pieces" October 2 – December 11, 2004: December 18 "Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" Chevelle 2"Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" December 18–25, 2004:2005 January 1"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Green Day 14"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" January 1 – April 2, 2005: April 9 "Be Yourself" Audioslave 7 "Be Yourself" April 9 – May 21, 2005: May 28 "Happy?" Mudvayne 1"Happy?" May 28, 2005: June 4 "Holiday" Green Day 3"Holiday" June 4–18, 2005: June 25 "Remedy" Seether 5"Remedy" June 25 – July 23, 2005; August 27 – September 10, 2005: July 30 "Best of You" Foo Fighters 4"Best of You" July 30 – August 20, 2005: August 27 "Remedy" Seether 3 September 17 "Right Here" Staind 2 "Right Here" September 17–24, 2005: October 1 "Photograph" Nickelback 7"Photograph" October 1 – November 12, 2005: November 19 "Save Me" Shinedown 12"Save Me" November 19, 2005 – February 4, 2006:2006 February 11 "Animals" Nickelback 6 "Animals" February 11, 2006 – March 18, 2006: March 25 "Speak" Godsmack 6"Speak" March 25, 2006 – April 30, 2006: May 6 "Dani California" Red Hot Chili Peppers 12"Dani California" May 6, 2006 – July 22, 2006: July 29 "Animal I Have Become" Three Days Grace 7 "Animal I Have Become" July 29, 2006 – September 9, 2006: September 16 "Through Glass" Stone Sour 7 "Through Glass" September 16, 2006 – October 28, 2006: November 4 "Land of Confusion" Disturbed 3 "Land of Confusion" November 4–18, 2006: November 25 "The Pot" Tool 4 "The Pot" November 25 – December 16, 2006: December 23 "Pain" Three Days Grace 13"Pain" December 23, 2006 – March 17, 2007:2007 March 24 "Breath" Breaking Benjamin 7"Breath" March 24, 2007 – May 5, 2007: May 12 "What I've Done" Linkin Park 8 "What I've Done" May 12, 2007 – June 30, 2007: July 7 "I Don't Wanna Stop" Ozzy Osbourne 5 "I Don't Wanna Stop" July 7, 2007 – August 4, 2007: August 11 "Paralyzer" Finger Eleven 1 "Paralyzer" August 11, 2007: August 18 "Never Too Late" Three Days Grace 7"Never Too Late" August 18, 2007 – September 29, 2007: October 6 "The Pretender" Foo Fighters 6"The Pretender" October 6, 2007 – November 10, 2007: November 17 "Fake It" Seether 14"Fake It" November 17, 2007 – February 16, 2008: 2008 February 23 "Psycho" Puddle of Mudd 9"Psycho" February 23 – April 19, 2008: April 26 "It's Not My Time" 3 Doors Down 3"It's Not My Time" April 26 – May 10, 2008: May 17 "Inside the Fire" Disturbed 14 "Inside the Fire" May 17 – August 16, 2008: August 23 "Devour" Shinedown 3 "Devour" August 23 – September 6, 2008: September 13 "Bad Girlfriend" Theory of a Deadman 1"Bad Girlfriend" September 13, 2008; October 4, 2008: September 20 "The Day That Never Comes" Metallica 2"The Day That Never Comes" September 20–27, 2008; October 11 – November 22, 2008: October 4 "Bad Girlfriend" Theory of a Deadman 1 October 11 "The Day That Never Comes" Metallica 7 November 29 "Rock 'N Roll Train" AC/DC 3 "Rock 'N Roll Train" November 29 – December 13, 2008: December 20 "I Don't Care" Apocalyptica featuring Adam Gontier 1"I Don't Care" December 20, 2008: December 27 "Second Chance" (2009) Shinedown 10"Second Chance" December 27, 2008 – February 28, 2009:2009 March 7 "Something in Your Mouth" Nickelback 4 "Something in Your Mouth" March 7–28, 2009: April 4 "Cyanide" Metallica 2 "Cyanide" April 4–11, 2009: April 18 "Lifeline" Papa Roach 6 "Lifeline" April 18 – May 23, 2009: May 30 "Know Your Enemy" Green Day 3"Know Your Enemy" May 30 – June 13, 2009: June 20 "Sound of Madness" Shinedown 3 "Sound of Madness" June 20 – July 4, 2009: July 11 "New Divide" Linkin Park 8 "New Divide" July 11 – August 29, 2009: September 5 "Champagne" Cavo 1 "Champagne" September 5, 2009: September 12 "Whiskey Hangover" Godsmack 3"Whiskey Hangover" September 12–26, 2009: October 3 "Check My Brain" Alice in Chains 8"Check My Brain" October 3 – November 21, 2009: November 28 "I Will Not Bow" Breaking Benjamin 2"I Will Not Bow" November 28 – December 5, 2009: December 12 "Break" (2010) Three Days Grace 3"Break" December 12–26, 2009:
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