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Top 5 New Rock Music Artists
of Each Year 2000-2009


Criteria: Here are the top 5 new rock artists of each year. In order to qualify in a given year the artist has to have had his first ever release in that year (single, EP or album). The artists were ranked based upon initial popularity, lasting popularity, impact and influence of ONLY their records that were released in that calendar year.

Edited By: Bruce
Last Updated: 2012-06-08
Top 5 New Rock Artists of 2000    2000 Top 100 Songs
  1. Nelly
  2. Disturbed
  3. Nelly Furtado
  4. Jill Scott
  5. Samantha Mumba
Top 5 New Rock Artists of 2001    2001 Top 100 Songs
  1. The Strokes
  2. India.Aire
  3. City High
  4. Drowning Pool
  5. Blu Cantrell
Top 5 New Rock Artists of 2002    2002 Top 100 Songs
  1. Avril Lavigne
  2. Vanessa Carlton
  3. Simple Plan
  4. The Black Keys
  5. All-American Rejects
Top 5 New Rock Artists of 2003    2003 Top 100 Songs
  1. Evanescence
  2. Jet
  3. Gavin DeGraw
  4. Amy Winehouse
  5. Dizzee Rascal
Top 5 New Rock Artists of 2004    2004 Top 100 Songs
  1. Ciara
  2. The Killers
  3. KT Tunstall
  4. James Blunt
  5. Natasha Bedingfeld
Top 5 New Rock Artists of 2005    2005 Top 100 Songs
  1. Chris Brown
  2. Rhianna
  3. Panic! At The Disco
  4. Bobby Valentino
  5. Pretty Ricky
Top 5 New Rock Artists of 2006    2006 Top 100 Songs
  1. Daughtry
  2. Lily Allen
  3. Yung Joc
  4. The Swell Season
  5. Danity Kane
Top 5 New Rock Artists of 2007    2007 Top 100 Songs
  1. Sean Kingston
  2. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
  3. Colbie Caillat
  4. OneRepublic
  5. The-Dream
Top 5 New Rock Artists of 2008    2008 Top 100 Songs
  1. Lady Gaga
  2. The Script
  3. David Archletta
  4. Fleet Foxes
  5. The Ting Tings
Top 5 New Rock Artists of 2009    2009 Top 100 Songs
  1. Adam Lambert
  2. Jeremih
  3. Kristinia DeBarge
  4. Kris Allen
  5. The xx
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