Radio format
Alternative & Modern Rock
Modern rock, new wave, grunge, post-punk and indie as played on alternative radio: KROQ, 91X, Live 105, Q101, Triple J, CFNY and their peers. RockLists has 748 countdowns from 73 stations in this format.
748countdowns
73stations
1977–2025year rankings
Greatest alternative rock songs of all time
Top 100 →Best alternative rock songs by year
Countdown series
All series →- 91X91X Top 91 Songs of the Year
- Studio BrusselDe Tijdloze 100
- KROQKROQ Top 106.7 Songs of the Year
- Triple JTriple J Hottest 100 of the Year
- WBERWBER Listener Countdown
- 102.7 WEQXWEQX Top 102.7 of the Year
- Live 105Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the Year
- John Peel (BBC Radio 1)Festive Fifty
- 88.3 The Sting88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 of the Year
- The BuzzThe Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Year
- Q101Q101 Top 101 Songs of the Year
- CFNY 102.1 The EdgeCFNY Top 102 Songs of the Year
- Studio BrusselDe Afrekening
- Studio BrusselDe Zwaarste Lijst
- CD101CD101 Top 101 Songs of the Year
- X96X96 Top 50 Songs of the Year
- CD101CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time
- WFNXWFNX Top 100 Songs of the Year
- 89X89X Top 89 Songs of the Year
- Radio & RecordsRadio & Records Top 100 Songs of the Year
- WHFSWHFS Top 99.1 Songs of the Year
- ALT 104.5WRFF Top 50.5 of the Year
- 107.7 The EndThe End Top 107 Songs of the Year
- WOXY 97XWOXY Modern Rock 500
Stations
- KROQ KROQ-FM · 106.7 FM Los Angeles, CA
- 91X XETRA-FM · 91.1 FM San Diego, CA / Tijuana
- Live 105 KITS · 105.3 FM San Francisco, CA
- Q101 WKQX · 101.1 FM Chicago, IL
- WHFS 99.1 FM Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD
- WLIR / WDRE 92.7 FM Long Island, NY
- K-Rock WXRK · 92.3 FM New York, NY
- WFNX 101.7 FM Boston, MA
- 107.7 The End KNDD · 107.7 FM Seattle, WA
- WOXY 97X WOXY · 97.7 FM Cincinnati, OH
- 89X CIMX-FM · 88.7 FM Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON
- CD101 WWCD · 101.1 FM (later 102.5 and 92.9 FM) Columbus, OH
- Y100 WPLY · 100.3 FM Philadelphia, PA
- CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY-FM · 102.1 FM Toronto, ON
- CHOI Radio X CHOI-FM · 98.1 FM Quebec City, QC
- The Buzz WBTZ · 99.9 FM Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC
- Channel 104.9 KCNL · 104.9 FM San Jose, CA
- 101X KROX-FM · 101.5 FM Austin, TX
- 102.1 The Edge KDGE · 102.1 FM Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
- 102.7 WEQX WEQX · 102.7 FM Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany)
- 103.1 The Buzz WPBZ · 103.1 FM West Palm Beach, FL
- 103.3 The Edge WEDG · 103.3 FM Buffalo, NY
- 105.7 The Point KPNT · 105.7 FM St. Louis, MO
- 105.9 The X WXDX-FM · 105.9 FM Pittsburgh, PA
- 88.3 The Sting WBWC · 88.3 FM Cleveland, OH
- 89.7 The River KIWR · 89.7 FM Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA
- 89.9 WLCA WLCA · 89.9 FM St. Louis, MO
- 90.5 WERG WERG · 90.5 FM Erie, PA
- 94.1 The Zone WZNE · 94.1 FM Rochester, NY
- 94.3 WCYY WCYY · 94.3 FM Portland, ME
- 94.5 The Buzz KTBZ-FM · 94.5 FM Houston, TX
- 96.5 The Buzz KRBZ · 96.5 FM Kansas City, MO-KS
- 96X WROX-FM · 96.1 FM Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA
- 97X WSUN · 97.1 FM Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
- 99 Rock WFRD · 99.3 FM Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT
- 99X WNNX · 100.5 FM Atlanta, GA
- Absolute Radio United Kingdom (national)
- ALT 104.5 WRFF · 104.5 FM Philadelphia, PA
- ALT 98.7 KYSR · 98.7 FM Los Angeles, CA
- BBC Radio 6 Music United Kingdom (national)
- Channel 92.3 KSJO · 92.3 FM San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA
- DC101 WWDC · 101.1 FM Washington, D.C.
- FM 102/1 WLUM-FM · 102.1 FM Milwaukee, WI
- Impact 89FM WDBM · 88.9 FM Lansing, MI
- John Peel (BBC Radio 1)
- KALX 90.7 KALX · 90.7 FM San Francisco Bay Area
- KFMA 102.1 FM Tucson, AZ
- KJEE 92.9 KJEE · 92.9 FM Santa Barbara, CA
- KNRK 94.7 FM Portland, OR
- KSLG KSLG-FM · 93.1 FM Eureka (Humboldt County), CA
- KWOD 106.5 FM Sacramento, CA
- Radio 104.1 WMRQ-FM · 104.1 FM Hartford-New Haven, CT
- Rock 93.5 WARQ · 93.5 FM Columbia, SC
- SiriusXM Alt Nation Channel 36 National (SiriusXM satellite radio)
- Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium
- The Edge KEDJ · 106.3 FM / 103.9 FM Phoenix, AZ
- Virgin Radio 1215 AM / 105.8 FM London United Kingdom
- WBCN 104.1 FM Boston, MA
- WBER 90.5 FM Rochester, NY
- WHTG WHTG-FM · 106.3 FM Monmouth-Ocean, NJ
- WLOY 1620 AM (Part 15) Baltimore, MD
- WVBR WVBR-FM · 93.5 FM Ithaca, NY
- X103.9 KCXX · 103.9 FM Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
- X107.5 KXTE · 107.5 FM Las Vegas, NV
- X96 KXRK · 96.3 FM Salt Lake City, UT
- Triple J National network Australia (national)
- Fred (XM 44) Fred · XM Channel 44 XM Satellite Radio (national)
- Radio & Records R&R · Trade publication United States (national airplay chart)
- CRNC 90.1 CRNC · 90.1 FM Niagara / Toronto, ON
- WIRS 107.9 WIRS · 107.9 FM College station
- WDRE Philadelphia WDRE · 103.9 FM Philadelphia, PA
- ModernRock.com Website Online
- WBRU 95.5 FM Providence, RI
Latest countdowns
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- 88.3 The Sting 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2025
- WBER WBER Listener Countdown 2025
- The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2025
- KALX 90.7 KALX 300 Most Played New Songs in 2025
- Triple J · 2025 Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025)
- Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of 2025
- Studio Brussel · 2025 Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025)
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- 102.7 WEQX WEQX Top 102.7 of 2024