The most-charted alternative rock songs
Every song in the archive ranked by its combined results across all 597 countdowns: year-end lists, all-time lists and decade lists alike. A song rises here by appearing often and placing high. For rankings by year see songs by year; for the listener-voted all-time lists only, see the greatest songs of all time.
| # | Song | Lists | Stations | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Just What I NeededThe Cars | 29 | 12 | #62 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 902 | KidsMGMT | 22 | 12 | #2 | – | 2008–2025 |
| 903 | Tiny DancerElton John | 22 | 8 | #17 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 904 | Reach for the SkySocial Distortion | 24 | 12 | #21 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 905 | Phantom LimbThe Shins | 25 | 15 | #3 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 906 | Prove My LoveViolent Femmes | 20 | 3 | #103 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 907 | Lonely BoyThe Black Keys | 22 | 13 | #2 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 908 | Raining BloodSlayer | 19 | 2 | #4 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 909 | Help!The Beatles | 24 | 9 | #38 | – | 1987–2025 |
| 910 | Blasphemous RumorsDepeche Mode | 24 | 6 | #5 | – | 1988–2009 |
| 911 | Ramble OnLed Zeppelin | 21 | 9 | #36 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 912 | Get Up, Stand UpBob Marley | 26 | 12 | #58 | – | 1991–2022 |
| 913 | Love RollercoasterRed Hot Chili Peppers | 25 | 11 | #38 | – | 1996–2014 |
| 914 | Hand In My PocketAlanis Morissette | 22 | 12 | #14 | – | 1995–2022 |
| 915 | DrownThe Smashing Pumpkins | 25 | 11 | #9 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 916 | ShineCollective Soul | 33 | 16 | #24 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 917 | Love is the DrugRoxy Music | 44 | 13 | #47 | – | 1987–2020 |
| 918 | Teen AngstCracker | 25 | 12 | #16 | – | 1992–2026 |
| 919 | Little TalksOf Monsters And Men | 21 | 11 | #1 | 1 | 2012–2025 |
| 920 | Particle ManThey Might Be Giants | 18 | 4 | #45 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 921 | JumpVan Halen | 23 | 10 | #15 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 922 | The PromiseWhen in Rome | 21 | 6 | #11 | – | 1987–2006 |
| 923 | Bastards of YoungThe Replacements | 25 | 6 | #90 | – | 1989–2022 |
| 924 | You Really Got MeThe Kinks | 30 | 7 | #22 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 925 | Read My MindThe Killers | 25 | 12 | #2 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 926 | Why Don't You Get a Job?The Offspring | 27 | 12 | #8 | – | 1998–2009 |
| 927 | CriminalFiona Apple | 28 | 11 | #8 | – | 1997–2023 |
| 928 | The Perfect KissNew Order | 27 | 11 | #2 | – | 1985–2022 |
| 929 | Sweet EmotionAerosmith | 17 | 7 | #4 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 930 | Oliver's ArmyElvis Costello & the Attractions | 23 | 6 | #35 | – | 1990–2020 |
| 931 | Tighten UpThe Black Keys | 20 | 11 | #2 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 932 | So. Central RainR.E.M. | 26 | 10 | #7 | – | 1984–2006 |
| 933 | One LoveBob Marley | 22 | 7 | #36 | – | 1992–2014 |
| 934 | The Ballad of Peter PumpkinheadXTC | 22 | 6 | #25 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 935 | Human BehaviourBjörk | 29 | 11 | #20 | – | 1993–2024 |
| 936 | King of PainThe Police | 29 | 12 | #17 | – | 1983–2025 |
| 937 | FlySugar Ray | 24 | 13 | #1 | 1 | 1997–2024 |
| 938 | Crush StoryToo Much Joy | 22 | 4 | #14 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 939 | TubthumpingChumbawamba | 34 | 15 | #3 | – | 1997–2024 |
| 940 | New RoseThe Damned | 23 | 4 | #8 | – | 1978–2014 |
| 941 | Just Like HoneyThe Jesus and Mary Chain | 24 | 6 | #2 | – | 1985–2024 |
| 942 | Paradise CityGuns N Roses | 26 | 13 | #17 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 943 | Run to the HillsIron Maiden | 27 | 4 | #11 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 944 | Teenage RiotSonic Youth | 27 | 8 | #19 | – | 1988–2024 |
| 945 | My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison | 21 | 7 | #5 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 946 | Finding Out True Love is BlindLouis XIV | 24 | 15 | #5 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 947 | StrengthThe Alarm | 32 | 7 | #20 | – | 1985–2014 |
| 948 | I Will Buy You a New LifeEverclear | 35 | 12 | #4 | – | 1998–2014 |
| 949 | If I Can't Change Your MindSugar | 23 | 4 | #91 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 950 | Hold Me NowThompson Twins | 28 | 9 | #10 | – | 1984–2020 |
| 951 | Doesn't Remind MeAudioslave | 27 | 17 | #4 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 952 | AeroplaneRed Hot Chili Peppers | 28 | 10 | #28 | – | 1995–2014 |
| 953 | Who Are YouThe Who | 21 | 8 | #46 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 954 | Taste The PainRed Hot Chili Peppers | 20 | 5 | #91 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 955 | Heartbreak BeatThe Psychedelic Furs | 34 | 8 | #38 | – | 1986–2014 |
| 956 | Wolf Like MeTV on the Radio | 24 | 9 | #28 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 957 | My GenerationThe Who | 23 | 9 | #26 | – | 1978–2025 |
| 958 | Sign O The TimesPrince | 30 | 8 | #8 | – | 1987–2024 |
| 959 | I Am the HighwayAudioslave | 29 | 16 | #12 | – | 2003–2024 |
| 960 | Listen Like ThievesINXS | 25 | 8 | #44 | – | 1986–2014 |
| 961 | Fight For Your RightBeastie Boys | 19 | 11 | #1 | 1 | 1996–2025 |
| 962 | The Walls Came DownThe Call | 29 | 5 | #106 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 963 | Girl, You'll Be A Woman SoonUrge Overkill | 24 | 8 | #54 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 964 | The RedChevelle | 22 | 13 | #8 | – | 2002–2008 |
| 965 | Bittersweet SympthonyThe Verve | 20 | 10 | #2 | – | 1997–2007 |
| 966 | Little Fluffy CloudsThe Orb | 25 | 10 | #42 | – | 1990–2024 |
| 967 | What's The Matter Here10,000 Maniacs | 35 | 9 | #21 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 968 | Young AmericansDavid Bowie | 37 | 13 | #122 | – | 1988–2025 |
| 969 | Don't Fear the ReaperBlue Oyster Cult | 23 | 9 | #40 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 970 | No MythMichael Penn | 27 | 8 | #23 | – | 1989–2020 |
| 971 | CochiseAudioslave | 27 | 18 | #19 | – | 2002–2024 |
| 972 | We Got the BeatThe Go-Go's | 30 | 11 | #3 | – | 1981–2020 |
| 973 | Genius of LoveTom Tom Club | 32 | 11 | #92 | – | 1988–2022 |
| 974 | Iron ManBlack Sabbath | 22 | 9 | #6 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 975 | The Sweetest ThingU2 | 27 | 10 | #3 | – | 1987–2008 |
| 976 | Scenes from an Italian RestaurantBilly Joel | 17 | 5 | #18 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 977 | ChangeTears for Fears | 33 | 8 | #32 | – | 1983–2014 |
| 978 | QueerGarbage | 31 | 12 | #21 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 979 | Closing TimeSemisonic | 33 | 14 | #4 | – | 1998–2025 |
| 980 | Friends of PThe Rentals | 24 | 10 | #49 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 981 | Weird ScienceOingo Boingo | 30 | 7 | #34 | – | 1985–2014 |
| 982 | Finest WorksongR.E.M. | 20 | 6 | #67 | – | 1987–2024 |
| 983 | Party Out of BoundsThe B-52's | 24 | 5 | #91 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 984 | Marquee MoonTelevision | 19 | 7 | #15 | – | 1989–2022 |
| 985 | Ho HeyLumineers | 20 | 11 | #1 | 1 | 2012–2026 |
| 986 | Way Down NowWorld Party | 24 | 8 | #40 | – | 1990–2014 |
| 987 | Can't You Hear Me KnockingThe Rolling Stones | 18 | 6 | #32 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 988 | StarmanDavid Bowie | 23 | 7 | #20 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 989 | Love Reign O'er MeThe Who | 18 | 5 | #66 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 990 | Sleep Now in the FireRage Against the Machine | 23 | 14 | #3 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 991 | SorrowBad Religion | 26 | 7 | #1 | 1 | 2001–2023 |
| 992 | So Far AwayStaind | 19 | 14 | #6 | – | 2003–2004 |
| 993 | SlitherVelvet Revolver | 19 | 16 | #1 | 1 | 2004–2006 |
| 994 | Stop Your SobbingThe Pretenders | 24 | 4 | #226 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 995 | FashionDavid Bowie | 23 | 7 | #45 | – | 1980–2014 |
| 996 | Mad WorldTears for Fears | 31 | 12 | #5 | – | 1982–2023 |
| 997 | Army of MeBjörk | 23 | 7 | #36 | – | 1995–2024 |
| 998 | The Dead HeartMidnight Oil | 29 | 8 | #20 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 999 | HigherCreed | 23 | 13 | #6 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 1000 | Rock and RollLed Zeppelin | 20 | 7 | #19 | – | 1991–2026 |