Last summer, Hard Rock Daddy launched the HRD Radio Report to provide a weekly look at the Top 50 songs on the Mediabase Active Rock Chart. Using the actual spins that each song in the Top 50 has received since the beginning of 2015, we have compiled a mid-year recap to rank the songs by spin totals. If you read the HRD Radio Report, you are fully aware that we believe that there are a number of songs that have no place on the Active Rock chart. It should be noted that this recap is based solely on spin totals, not editorial opinion. Below the Top 50 Active Rock songs of the year so far, you will find the Top 15 Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown mid-year recap.
NOTE: To read song reviews, click on the hyperlinked song titles, and to read album reviews, click on the hyperlinked band names.
| YTD RANK | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | YTD TOP 50 SPINS |
| 1 | PRETTY RECKLESS | “Follow Me Down” | 30,553 |
| 2 | BREAKING BENJAMIN | “Failure” | 25,083 |
| 3 | ZAC BROWN BAND (f. Chris Cornell) | “Heavy Is The Head” | 24,024 |
| 4 | FOO FIGHTERS | “Congregation” | 23,437 |
| 5 | HALESTORM | “Apocalyptic” | 23,042 |
| 6 | OFFSPRING | “Coming For You” | 22,672 |
| 7 | THEORY OF A DEADMAN | “Angel” | 22,079 |
| 8 | THREE DAYS GRACE | “I Am Machine” | 21,870 |
| 9 | SLASH | “Bent To Fly” | 21,128 |
| 10 | PAPA ROACH | “Face Everything And Rise” | 18,434 |
| 11 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | “Drown” | 17,814 |
| 12 | ROYAL BLOOD | “Little Monster” | 17,481 |
| 13 | THREE DAYS GRACE | “Human Race” | 15,989 |
| 14 | SIXX A.M. | “Stars” | 15,773 |
| 15 | SEETHER | “Same Damn Life” | 14,210 |
| 16 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | “Wrong Side Of Heaven” | 13,399 |
| 17 | MARILYN MANSON | “Deep Six” | 13,179 |
| 18 | FOO FIGHTERS | “Something From Nothing” | 12,536 |
| 19 | AC/DC | “Rock Or Bust” | 12,496 |
| 20 | AWOLNATION | “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” | 11,735 |
| 21 | TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT | “Take It Back” | 11,692 |
| 22 | ALL THAT REMAINS | “This Probably Won’t End Well” | 11,247 |
| 23 | WE ARE HARLOT | “Dancing On Nails | 10,621 |
| 24 | NOTHING MORE | “Jenny” | 9,673 |
| 25 | INCUBUS | “Absolution Calling” | 9,353 |
| 26 | HELLYEAH | “Hush” | 9,325 |
| 27 | ROYAL BLOOD | “Figure It Out” | 9,193 |
| 28 | ASKING ALEXANDRIA | “Moving On” | 9,011 |
| 29 | HALESTORM | “Amen” | 8,755 |
| 30 | NICKELBACK | “Million Miles An Hour” | 8,546 |
| 31 | DEVOUR THE DAY | “Faith” | 8,473 |
| 32 | STARSET | “Carnivore” | 8,356 |
| 33 | THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH | “Unraveled Road” | 8,104 |
| 34 | MUSE | “Dead Inside” | 7,873 |
| 35 | SEETHER | “Nobody Praying For Me” | 7,624 |
| 36 | 10 YEARS | “Miscellanea” | 7,532 |
| 37 | HIGHLY SUSPECT | “Lydia” | 7,395 |
| 38 | LIKE A STORM | “Wish You Hell” | 7,282 |
| 39 | GODSMACK | “Something Different” | 6,945 |
| 40 | KID ROCK | “First Kiss” | 6,662 |
| 41 | OTHERWISE | “Coming For The Throne” | 6,464 |
| 42 | NOTHING MORE | “Mr. MTV” | 5,899 |
| 43 | ARCTIC MONKEYS | “R U Mine?” | 5,265 |
| 44 | APOCALYPTICA | “Cold Blood” | 5,183 |
| 45 | ISLANDER | “New Wave” | 5,120 |
| 46 | AMARANTHE | “Drop Dead Cynical” | 5,112 |
| 47 | IN THIS MOMENT | “Sex Metal Barbie” | 4,984 |
| 48 | IN THIS MOMENT | “Sick Like Me” | 4,477 |
| 49 | FALLING IN REVERSE | “God If You Are Above” | 4,472 |
| 50 | GODSMACK | “What’s Next” | 4,373 |
Because SiriusXM’s Octane is the most influential Active Rock station in the country, we are also including the Top 15 Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown songs of the year so far. This recap was compiled using a unique ranking system created by Hard Rock Daddy. This ranking system is based on a formula that awards points for each position on the weekly countdown. Like the Active Rock Chart, these rankings are based solely on numbers, not editorial opinion.
| YTD RANK | ARTIST | SONG TITLE |
| 1 | ALL THAT REMAINS | “This Probably Won’t End Well” |
| 2 | THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH | “Untraveled Road” |
| 3 | NOTHING MORE | “Jenny” |
| 4 | HELLYEAH | “Hush” |
| 5 | BREAKING BENJAMIN | “Failure” |
| 6 | THEORY OF A DEADMAN | “Angel” |
| 7 | AMARANTHE | “Drop Dead Cynical” |
| 8 | SIXX:A.M. | “Stars” |
| 9 | SLIPKNOT | “Killpop” |
| 10 | SEETHER | “Same Damn Life” |
| 11 | SLIPKNOT | “Custer” |
| 12 | HELLYEAH | “Moth” |
| 13 | OF MICE & MEN | “Never Giving Up” |
| 14 | I PREVAIL | “Blank Space” |
| 15t | HALESTORM | “Apocalyptic” |
| 15t | SEETHER | “Nobody Praying For Me” |
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