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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | KickINXS | 21 | 5 | #10 | – | 1987–2014 |
| 1402 | Into My ArmsNick Cave | 20 | 1 | #19 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 1403 | Wanted Dead or AliveBon Jovi | 18 | 8 | #48 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 1404 | My SisterThe Juliana Hatfield Three | 14 | 1 | #125 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1405 | Here to StayKorn | 15 | 14 | #6 | – | 2002 |
| 1406 | C'mon C'monThe Von Bondies | 19 | 10 | #27 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 1407 | Panic In DetroitDavid Bowie | 18 | 3 | #95 | – | 1999–2021 |
| 1408 | TemptationNew Order | 19 | 12 | #1 | 1 | 1982–2022 |
| 1409 | BabylonDavid Gray | 16 | 7 | #5 | – | 2000–2023 |
| 1410 | BarracudeHeart | 15 | 8 | #24 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1411 | Dancing in the DarkBruce Springsteen | 23 | 9 | #48 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 1412 | What Are We Gonna Do?Dramarama | 16 | 6 | #24 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 1413 | Haven't Got A ClueDramarama | 20 | 4 | #36 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 1414 | DriveThe Cars | 20 | 8 | #50 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 1415 | FadeStaind | 16 | 13 | #13 | – | 2001–2002 |
| 1416 | Foreplay/LongtimeBoston | 14 | 5 | #44 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1417 | The CaveMumford & Sons | 17 | 9 | #3 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 1418 | Night MovesBob Seger | 16 | 6 | #15 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1419 | Busy ChildThe Crystal Method | 20 | 8 | #17 | – | 1997–2008 |
| 1420 | Take a Look AroundLimp Bizkit | 13 | 12 | #2 | – | 2000–2002 |
| 1421 | Going UndergroundThe Jam | 17 | 8 | #7 | – | 1980–2012 |
| 1422 | Teenage KicksThe Undertones | 16 | 6 | #2 | – | 1978–2019 |
| 1423 | One Tree HillU2 | 20 | 6 | #58 | – | 1987–2020 |
| 1424 | Begin The BeginR.E.M. | 17 | 4 | #89 | – | 1991–2024 |
| 1425 | So Much To SayDave Matthews Band | 22 | 8 | #13 | – | 1996–2014 |
| 1426 | Wicked GardenStone Temple Pilots | 27 | 13 | #23 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 1427 | I Know What Boys LikeThe Waitresses | 27 | 5 | #27 | – | 1981–2013 |
| 1428 | Sexual HealingSoul Asylum | 16 | 3 | #59 | – | 1993–2014 |
| 1429 | The Boys of SummerDon Henley | 14 | 7 | #59 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 1430 | Take Me With You When You GoThe Jayhawks | 15 | 2 | #373 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 1431 | The Rock Showblink-182 | 21 | 13 | #6 | – | 2001–2014 |
| 1432 | The Man Who Sold The WorldDavid Bowie | 21 | 6 | #75 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 1433 | CatapultR.E.M. | 16 | 2 | #39 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1434 | Truckin'The Grateful Dead | 18 | 7 | #5 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1435 | Lying From YouLinkin Park | 14 | 12 | #2 | – | 2003–2010 |
| 1436 | PhotographWeezer | 17 | 9 | #41 | – | 2001–2014 |
| 1437 | Sour GirlStone Temple Pilots | 16 | 15 | #12 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 1438 | Alone Again OrThe Damned | 27 | 5 | #36 | – | 1987–2014 |
| 1439 | Walking On Broken GlassAnnie Lennox | 23 | 9 | #29 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 1440 | DragulaRob Zombie | 25 | 12 | #15 | – | 1998–2009 |
| 1441 | Pinball WizardThe Who | 21 | 7 | #56 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1442 | MetropolisThe Church | 23 | 8 | #33 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 1443 | Behind The SunRed Hot Chili Peppers | 19 | 4 | #89 | – | 1992–2014 |
| 1444 | Behind Blue EyesThe Who | 14 | 4 | #28 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 1445 | The Dolphin's CryLive | 23 | 13 | #12 | – | 1999–2007 |
| 1446 | TransmissionJoy Division | 19 | 7 | #10 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 1447 | Harvest MoonNeil Young | 15 | 7 | #53 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 1448 | Nice to Know YouIncubus | 19 | 13 | #3 | – | 2001–2009 |
| 1449 | Redemption SongBob Marley | 19 | 8 | #38 | – | 1991–2022 |
| 1450 | Through Being CoolDevo | 21 | 4 | #53 | – | 1981–2014 |
| 1451 | Keep the Car RunningThe Arcade Fire | 21 | 11 | #14 | – | 2007–2022 |
| 1452 | God Only KnowsThe Beach Boys | 16 | 7 | #9 | – | 2000–2026 |
| 1453 | We Will Rock You/We Are the ChampionsQueen | 13 | 6 | #4 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 1454 | Red EyesThe War On Drugs | 21 | 8 | #11 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1455 | Hands OpenSnow Patrol | 17 | 10 | #6 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 1456 | Lifestyles of the Rich and FamousGood Charlotte | 18 | 14 | #13 | – | 2002–2004 |
| 1457 | ContactBig Audio Dynamite | 20 | 5 | #29 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 1458 | Celluloid HeroesThe Kinks | 19 | 5 | #19 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1459 | Sound And VisionDavid Bowie | 24 | 7 | #38 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 1460 | Straight To HellThe Clash | 19 | 6 | #6 | – | 1982–2022 |
| 1461 | The Less I Know the BetterTame Impala | 14 | 10 | #1 | 1 | 2015–2026 |
| 1462 | Least ComplicatedThe Indigo Girls | 19 | 5 | #54 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 1463 | True Men Don't Kill CoyotesRed Hot Chili Peppers | 14 | 1 | #225 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1464 | Talk TalkTalk Talk | 25 | 7 | #9 | – | 1982–2011 |
| 1465 | Killer QueenQueen | 16 | 7 | #27 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 1466 | Sweet DispositionThe Temper Trap | 16 | 9 | #6 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 1467 | No Way BackFoo Fighters | 23 | 15 | #5 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 1468 | Let It HappenTame Impala | 14 | 8 | #5 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 1469 | KittyThe Presidents of the United States of America | 24 | 9 | #4 | – | 1995–2014 |
| 1470 | Motorcycle MamaThe Sugarcubes | 16 | 2 | #30 | – | 1990–2014 |
| 1471 | The Kill30 Seconds to Mars | 14 | 8 | #3 | – | 2006–2008 |
| 1472 | Don't GoYaz | 27 | 11 | #37 | – | 1988–2024 |
| 1473 | Good ThingFine Young Cannibals | 16 | 6 | #6 | – | 1989–2005 |
| 1474 | Merry Go RoundThe Replacements | 21 | 7 | #52 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 1475 | Dog Days Are OverFlorence And The Machine | 14 | 9 | #1 | 1 | 2009–2026 |
| 1476 | Werewolves of LondonWarren Zevon | 18 | 5 | #87 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 1477 | Ever Fallen in LoveThe Buzzcocks | 29 | 9 | #19 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 1478 | ShadowtimeSiouxsie and the Banshees | 12 | 5 | #27 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 1479 | Angry JohnnyPoe | 25 | 9 | #27 | – | 1996–2014 |
| 1480 | 1901Phoenix | 21 | 11 | #4 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 1481 | 4th of JulyX | 17 | 3 | #120 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1482 | Ship of FoolsWorld Party | 30 | 8 | #45 | – | 1987–2006 |
| 1483 | Unfinished SympathyMassive Attack | 24 | 3 | #29 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 1484 | A Question of LustDepeche Mode | 17 | 6 | #2 | – | 1986–2003 |
| 1485 | Change (In the House of Flies)Deftones | 17 | 12 | #5 | – | 2000–2008 |
| 1486 | Jukebox HeroForeigner | 14 | 6 | #47 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 1487 | Slow RideFoghat | 16 | 6 | #81 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 1488 | Stay Together for the Kidsblink-182 | 18 | 12 | #16 | – | 2001–2008 |
| 1489 | VoodooGodsmack | 15 | 12 | #14 | – | 2000–2007 |
| 1490 | American GirlTom Petty & The Heartbreakers | 11 | 3 | #9 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 1491 | HookBlues Traveler | 27 | 10 | #38 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 1492 | Natural BluesMoby | 28 | 14 | #10 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 1493 | Rock-N-Roll SuicideDavid Bowie | 20 | 4 | #283 | – | 1999–2020 |
| 1494 | Running on EmptyJackson Browne | 17 | 5 | #13 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1495 | InfectedBad Religion | 25 | 9 | #39 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 1496 | D.J.David Bowie | 16 | 2 | #40 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1497 | Take Me To ChurchHozier | 12 | 9 | #1 | 2 | 2014–2026 |
| 1498 | PorcelainMoby | 19 | 15 | #10 | – | 2000–2023 |
| 1499 | Guerrilla RadioRage Against the Machine | 21 | 10 | #5 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1500 | Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild HorsesU2 | 19 | 10 | #14 | – | 1992–2023 |