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 491 countdowns from 30 stations in this format.
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30stations
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
- Live 105Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the Year
- John Peel (BBC Radio 1)Festive Fifty
- 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
- CD101CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time
- WFNXWFNX Top 100 Songs of the Year
- Radio & RecordsRadio & Records Top 100 Songs of the Year
- WHFSWHFS Top 99.1 Songs of the Year
- 107.7 The EndThe End Top 107 Songs of the Year
- WOXY 97XWOXY Modern Rock 500
- 89X89X Top 89 Songs of the Year
- Virgin RadioVirgin Radio Top 10 Songs of the Year
- KROQKROQ Flashback 500
- The BuzzThe Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Year
- John Peel (BBC Radio 1)Festive Fifty (all-time countdown)
- K-RockK-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of the Year
- KROQKROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time
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
- Absolute Radio United Kingdom (national)
- BBC Radio 6 Music United Kingdom (national)
- John Peel (BBC Radio 1)
- Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium
- Virgin Radio 1215 AM / 105.8 FM London United Kingdom
- 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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- Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of 2024
- 107.7 The End · 2024 The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024)
- Studio Brussel · 2024 Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024)
- Triple J · 2023 Triple J Hottest 100 of Like a Version (2023)
- Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of 2023
- Studio Brussel · 2023 Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023)
- CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge The Top 23 of 2023
- 91X · 2023 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years