The Billboard Mainstream Rock chart is compiled from the number of airplay songs received from active rock and heritage rock radio stations in the United States. Below are the songs that have reached number one on the chart during the 2020s, listed in chronological order.
2020s
– Number-one mainstream rock song of the year. Issue dateSongArtist(s)Weeks atnumber oneRef.2020 January 4 "Under the Graveyard" Ozzy Osbourne 3 "Under the Graveyard"; January 4–18, 2020 January 25 "Killing Me Slowly" Bad Wolves 1 "Killing Me Slowly"; January 25, 2000 February 1 "Attention Attention" Shinedown 1 "Attention Attention"; February 1, 2020 February 8 "Inside Out" Five Finger Death Punch 2 "Inside Out"; February 8–15, February 29 – March 7, 2020
February 22 "History of Violence" Theory of a Deadman 1 February 29 "Inside Out" Five Finger Death Punch 2 March 14 "Die to Live" Volbeat featuring Neil Fallon 1 "Die to Live"; March 14, 2020 March 21 "Hurricane" I Prevail 2 "Hurricane"; March 21–28, 2020
April 4 "Oh Yeah!" Green Day 2"Oh Yeah!"; April 4–11, 2020
April 18 "Far Away" Breaking Benjamin featuring Scooter Ward 3"Far Away"; April 18 – May 2, 2020
May 9 "Popular Monster" Falling in Reverse 1 "Popular Monster"; May 9, 2020 May 16"Unforgettable"Godsmack 5 "Unforgettable"; May 16 – June 13, 2020
June 20 "Sober"Bad Wolves 2 "Sober"; June 20–27, 2020
July 4"A Little Bit Off" Five Finger Death Punch 4 "A Little Bit Off"; July 4–25, 2020
August 1 "Death by Rock and Roll" The Pretty Reckless 3 "Death by Rock and Roll"; August 1–15, 2020
August 22 "Atlas Falls" Shinedown 2 "Atlas Falls"; August 22–29, 2020
September 5 "All Within My Hands" Metallica and San Francisco Symphony 4 "All Within My Hands"; September 5–26, 2020 October 3"Patience"Chris Cornell 1 "Patience"; October 3, 2020 October 10"Dangerous"Seether 3 "Dangerous"; October 10, 2020 October 31"Black Eyes Blue"Corey Taylor 2 "Black Eyes Blue"; October 31, 2020 November 14"Shot in the Dark"AC/DC 5 "Shot in the Dark"; November 14, 2020 December 19"Shame Shame"Foo Fighters 6 "Shame Shame"; December 19, 20202021 January 30"My Way, Soon"Greta Van Fleet 1 "My Way Soon"; January 30, 2021 February 6"Living the Dream"Five Finger Death Punch 1 "My Way Soon"; February 6, 2021 February 13"Trouble's Coming"Royal Blood 2 "Trouble's Coming"; February 13, 2021 February 27"Distance"Mammoth WVH 2 "Distance"; February 27, 2021 March 13"The Ending"Papa Roach 1 "The Ending"; March 13, 2021 March 20"Self Destructor"Chevelle 3 "Self Destructor"; March 20, 2021 April 10"Waiting on a War"Foo Fighters 2 "Waiting on a War"; April 10, 2021 April 24"And So It Went"The Pretty Reckless featuring Tom Morello 2 "And So It Went"; April 24, 2021 May 8"Breathe Again"Pop Evil 1 "Breathe Again"; May 8, 2021 May 15"Bruised and Bloodied"Seether 1 "Bruised and Bloodied"; May 15, 2021 + May 29, 2021 May 22"Let the Bad Times Roll"The Offspring 1 "Let the Bad Times Roll"; May 22, 2021 May 29 "Bruised and Bloodied" Seether 1 June 5"Mercy"Ayron Jones 4 "Mercy"; June 5, 2021 July 3"Darkness Settles In"Five Finger Death Punch 5 "Darkness Settles In"; July 3, 2021 August 7"Nowhere Generation"Rise Against 1 "Nowhere Generation"; August 7, 2021 August 14"For the Glory" All Good Things featuring Johnny 3 Tears & Charlie Scene 1 "For the Glory"; August 14, 2021 August 21"Wait a Minute My Girl" Volbeat 3 "Wait a Minute My Girl"; August 21, 2021 September 11"Don't Back Down"Mammoth WVH 1 "Don't Back Down"; September 11, 2021 September 18"Making a Fire"Foo Fighters 1 "Making a Fire"; September 18, 2021 September 25"Only Love Can Save Me Now"The Pretty Reckless featuring Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron 3 "Only Love Can Save Me Now"; September 25, 2021 October 16"Survivor"Pop Evil 2 "Survivor"; October 16, 2021 October 30"Wasteland"Seether 1 "Wasteland"; October 30, 2021 November 6"Back from the Dead"Halestorm 1 "Back from the Dead"; November 6, 2021 November 13"Alone Again"Asking Alexandria 1 "Alone Again"; November 13, 2021 November 20"Kill the Noise"Papa Roach 4 "Kill the Noise"; November 20, 2021 December 18"Shotgun Blues"Volbeat 2 "Shotgun Blues"; December 18, 20212022 January 1"Hunter's Moon"Ghost 1 "Hunter's Moon"; January 1, 2022 January 8"Shotgun Blues"Volbeat 1 January 15"Dead Inside"Nita Strauss and David Draiman 3 "Dead Inside"; January 15, 2022 February 5"So Called Life"Three Days Grace 4 "So Called Life"; February 5, 2022 March 5"Planet Zero"Shinedown 8 "Planet Zero"; March 12, 2022 April 30"Zombified"Falling in Reverse 1 "Zombified"; April 30, 2022 May 7"Won't Stand Down"Muse 1 "Won't Stand Down"; May 7, 2022 May 14"Dead Man Walking"Jelly Roll 1 "Dead Man Walking"; May 14, 2022 May 21"Call Me Little Sunshine"Ghost 2 "Call Me Little Sunshine"; May 21, 2022 June 4"The Steeple"Halestorm 1 "The Steeple"; June 4, 2022 June 11"AfterLife"Five Finger Death Punch 4 "Afterlife"; June 11, 2022 July 9"Lifetime"Three Days Grace 3 "Lifetime"; July 9, 2022
July 30"Patient Number 9"Ozzy Osbourne featuring Jeff Beck 3 "Patient Number 9"; July 30, 2022 August 20"Daylight"Shinedown 2 "Daylight"; August 20, 2022 September 3"Hey You"Disturbed 3 "Hey You"; September 3, 2022September 24 "No Apologies" Papa Roach 1 "No Apologies"; September 24, 2022October 1 "Times Like These" Five Finger Death Punch 3 "Times Like These"; October 1, 2022October 22 "Masterpiece" Motionless in White 1 "Masterpiece"; October 22, 2022October 29 "Natural Born Killer" Highly Suspect 1 "Natural Born Killer"; October 29, 2022November 5 "Bad Things" I Prevail 1 "Bad Things"; November 5, 2022November 12 "Surrender" Godsmack 5 "Surrender"; November 12, 2022 December 17"Lux Æterna" Metallica 11 "Lux Æterna"; December 17, 2022
2023March 4"Welcome to the Circus" Five Finger Death Punch 1 "Welcome to the Circus"; March 4, 2023March 11"Just Pretend" Bad Omens 1 "Just Pretend"; March 11, 2023March 18"Lost" Linkin Park 8 "Lost"; March 18, 2023May 13"Cut the Line" Papa Roach 1 "Cut the Line"; May 13, 2023May 20"Rescued" Foo Fighters 6 "Rescued"; May 20, 2023July 1"72 Seasons" Metallica 2 "72 Seasons"; July 1, 2023July 15"Need a Favor" Jelly Roll 3 "Need a Favor"; July 15, 2023 August 5"Lowest in Me" Staind 2 "Lowest in Me"; August 5, 2023 August 19"Unstoppable" Disturbed 2 "Unstoppable"; August 19, 2023September 2"The Dirt I'm Buried In" Avatar 2 "The Dirt I'm Buried In"; September 2, 2023September 16"Blood in the Water" Ayron Jones 1 "Blood in the Water"; September 16, 2023September 23"Beyond" Corey Taylor 1 "Beyond"; September 23, 2023September 30"Under You" Foo Fighters 1 "Under You"; September 30, 2023October 7"Psycho" Asking Alexandria 4 "Psycho"; October 7, 2023
November 4"Too Far Gone?" Metallica 1 "Too Far Gone"; November 4, 2023November 11"Skeletons" Pop Evil 1 "Skeletons"; November 11, 2023November 18"Might Love Myself" Beartooth 1 "Might Love Myself"; November 18, 2023November 25"The American Dream Is Killing Me" Green Day 8 "The American Dream Is Killing Me"; November 25, 2023
2024January 20"A Symptom of Being Human" Shinedown 4 "A Symptom of Being Human"; January 20, 2024 February 17"Artificial" Daughtry 1 "Artificial"; February 17, 2024February 24"Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark)" Papa Roach 3 "Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark)"; February 24, 2024March 16"Dark Matter" Pearl Jam 4 "Dark Matter"; March 16, 2024
April 13"The Glass" Foo Fighters 1 "The Glass"; April 13, 2024April 20"Friendly Fire" Linkin Park 1 "Friendly Fire"; April 20, 2024April 27"Dilemma" Green Day 2 "Dilemma"; April 27, 2024May 11"I Was Alive" Beartooth 1 "I Was Alive"; May 11, 2024May 18"Screaming Suicide" Metallica 2 "Screaming Suicide"; May 18, 2024June 1"Truth" Godsmack 2 "Truth"; June 1, 2024June 15"This Is the Way" Five Finger Death Punch featuring DMX 2 "This Is the Way"; June 15, 2024June 29"If It Doesn't Hurt" Nothing More 2 "If It Doesn't Hurt"; June 29, 2024July 13"Wreckage" Pearl Jam 1 "Wreckage"; July 13, 2024July 20"All My Life" Falling In Reverse featuring Jelly Roll 5 "All My Life"; July 20, 2024
August 24"Magnetic" Wage War 2 "Magnetic"; August 24, 2024 September 7"Pieces" Daughtry 1 "Pieces"; September 7, 2024September 14"Judas Mind" Seether 2 "Judas Mind"; September 14, 2024September 28"Can U See Me In the Dark?" Halestorm and I Prevail 1 "Can U See Me in the Dark?"; September 28, 2024October 5"The Emptiness Machine" Linkin Park 6 "The Emptiness Machine"; October 5, 2024
November 16"Suffocate City" The Funeral Portrait featuring Spencer Charnas 1 "Suffocate City"; November 16, 2024November 23"Angel Song" Nothing More featuring David Draiman 2 "Angel Song"; November 23, 2024December 7"Liar" Jelly Roll 1 "Liar"; December 4, 2024December 14"Awaken" Breaking Benjamin 4 "Awaken"; December 11, 2024
2025January 11"Mayday" Three Days Grace 5 "Mayday"; January 11, 2025