The most-charted alternative rock songs
Every song in the archive ranked by its combined results across all 1,186 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | Crooked TeethDeath Cab for Cutie | 30 | 18 | #11 | – | 2005–2025 |
| 1502 | Here Comes The Rain AgainEurythmics | 38 | 15 | #82 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 1503 | VicariousTool | 36 | 19 | #1 | 1 | 2006–2024 |
| 1504 | Ex's & Oh'sElle King | 31 | 22 | #1 | 1 | 2014–2026 |
| 1505 | I Will Not BowBreaking Benjamin | 28 | 18 | #1 | 1 | 2009–2025 |
| 1506 | Rock n' Roll High SchoolThe Ramones | 32 | 16 | #61 | – | 1988–2025 |
| 1507 | Evil WomanElectric Light Orchestra | 46 | 19 | #8 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 1508 | what's So Funny (About Peace, Love, and Understanding)?Elvis Costello | 25 | 10 | #14 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 1509 | Do You Want ToFranz Ferdinand | 34 | 24 | #10 | – | 2005–2022 |
| 1510 | Body Movin'Beastie Boys | 31 | 15 | #12 | – | 1998–2021 |
| 1511 | Seasons (Waiting On You)Future Islands | 28 | 15 | #2 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1512 | Born of FrustrationJames | 34 | 11 | #3 | – | 1992–2024 |
| 1513 | RocketDef Leppard | 50 | 20 | #88 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 1514 | WhateverGodsmack | 35 | 18 | #12 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 1515 | The PassengerIggy Pop | 44 | 12 | #10 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 1516 | Baby Hold OnEddie Money | 48 | 22 | #126 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1517 | Them BonesAlice In Chains | 40 | 18 | #39 | – | 1992–2026 |
| 1518 | WhirringJoy Formidable | 27 | 23 | #4 | – | 2011–2025 |
| 1519 | Skinny LoveBon Iver | 27 | 11 | #7 | – | 2008–2025 |
| 1520 | Rain in the SummertimeThe Alarm | 38 | 12 | #19 | – | 1987–2025 |
| 1521 | Bell Bottom BluesDerek and the Dominos | 38 | 14 | #112 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1522 | Say Hey (I Love You)Michael Franti & Spearhead | 28 | 15 | #2 | – | 2008–2025 |
| 1523 | JumperThird Eye Blind | 35 | 20 | #8 | – | 1998–2026 |
| 1524 | Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)Squeeze | 44 | 13 | #42 | – | 1980–2025 |
| 1525 | The Ballad of Peter PumpkinheadXTC | 31 | 14 | #21 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 1526 | Marquee MoonTelevision | 29 | 11 | #15 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 1527 | Dancing BarefootThe Patti Smith Group | 31 | 12 | #17 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 1528 | OutsideStaind | 36 | 20 | #1 | 2 | 2001–2026 |
| 1529 | Let Love RuleLenny Kravitz | 37 | 14 | #15 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 1530 | Long Cool WomanThe Hollies | 41 | 24 | #74 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1531 | B.Y.O.B.System of a Down | 33 | 24 | #1 | 1 | 2005–2026 |
| 1532 | Another Brick In The Wall Pt. IIPink Floyd | 28 | 10 | #3 | – | 1982–2024 |
| 1533 | LaredoBand of Horses | 36 | 23 | #7 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 1534 | Brainstew / JadedGreen Day | 31 | 17 | #13 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 1535 | SlitherVelvet Revolver | 32 | 24 | #1 | 1 | 2004–2025 |
| 1536 | Still WaitingSum 41 | 30 | 21 | #2 | – | 2002–2022 |
| 1537 | Only the Good Die YoungBilly Joel | 32 | 12 | #39 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1538 | Come With Me NowKongos | 27 | 20 | #2 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 1539 | I Stay AwayAlice In Chains | 47 | 20 | #22 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 1540 | Fine AgainSeether | 34 | 21 | #16 | – | 2002–2026 |
| 1541 | This Is Why We FightThe Decemberists | 36 | 29 | #2 | – | 2011–2025 |
| 1542 | Finish What Ya StartedVan Halen | 53 | 21 | #151 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 1543 | Gold LionYeah Yeah Yeahs | 29 | 19 | #12 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 1544 | Ice Cream ManVan Halen | 41 | 16 | #59 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1545 | VindicatedDashboard Confessional | 27 | 25 | #4 | – | 2004–2022 |
| 1546 | ImpossibleAnberlin | 26 | 25 | #8 | – | 2010–2011 |
| 1547 | Ten Years GoneLed Zeppelin | 38 | 13 | #44 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1548 | I Drink AloneGeorge Thorogood | 46 | 21 | #53 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 1549 | Up on Cripple CreekThe Band | 40 | 18 | #71 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1550 | Bye Bye LoveThe Cars | 46 | 18 | #184 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 1551 | Every Day is Exactly the SameNine Inch Nails | 31 | 19 | #12 | – | 2005–2026 |
| 1552 | Rumor Has ItAdele | 28 | 20 | #3 | – | 2011–2025 |
| 1553 | For YouStaind | 31 | 22 | #1 | 1 | 2001–2026 |
| 1554 | What Is LifeGeorge Harrison | 33 | 15 | #64 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 1555 | Casey JonesThe Grateful Dead | 44 | 19 | #107 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1556 | Bad ReputationJoan Jett | 46 | 23 | #21 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 1557 | SuperstitionStevie Wonder | 29 | 14 | #17 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1558 | My Best TheoryJimmy Eat World | 30 | 29 | #9 | – | 2010–2011 |
| 1559 | Let It HappenTame Impala | 30 | 17 | #5 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 1560 | If You Could Only SeeTonic | 34 | 23 | #3 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 1561 | Deacon BluesSteely Dan | 31 | 15 | #38 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 1562 | LullabyThe Cure | 37 | 16 | #3 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 1563 | Saturday Night SpecialLynyrd Skynyrd | 57 | 22 | #164 | – | 1982–2025 |
| 1564 | Bleed It OutLinkin Park | 31 | 19 | #5 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 1565 | ElevationU2 | 36 | 19 | #4 | – | 2000–2025 |
| 1566 | Bad GuyBillie Eilish | 26 | 19 | #1 | 2 | 2019–2026 |
| 1567 | RearviewmirrorPearl Jam | 37 | 13 | #8 | – | 1994–2024 |
| 1568 | Virtual InsanityJamiroquai | 36 | 17 | #19 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 1569 | Jet AirlinerSteve Miller Band | 42 | 22 | #80 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1570 | Reach for the SkySocial Distortion | 32 | 20 | #21 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 1571 | Evil WaysSantana | 46 | 20 | #10 | – | 1982–2025 |
| 1572 | Lawyers, Guns And MoneyWarren Zevon | 38 | 10 | #56 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 1573 | The CutterEcho and the Bunnymen | 35 | 13 | #22 | – | 1983–2024 |
| 1574 | Girl U WantDevo | 30 | 10 | #48 | – | 1980–2024 |
| 1575 | Pretty Pimpin'Kurt Vile | 25 | 16 | #2 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 1576 | Hitchin' A RideGreen Day | 42 | 17 | #25 | – | 1997–2023 |
| 1577 | FirestarterThe Prodigy | 37 | 21 | #13 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 1578 | Counting Blue CarsDishwalla | 36 | 20 | #1 | 1 | 1996–2025 |
| 1579 | Missed the BoatModest Mouse | 28 | 18 | #4 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 1580 | Candy Everybody Wants10,000 Maniacs | 28 | 12 | #20 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 1581 | Tear You ApartShe Wants Revenge | 28 | 15 | #14 | – | 2005–2022 |
| 1582 | Love HurtsNazareth | 51 | 25 | #94 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1583 | PorcelainMoby | 36 | 24 | #7 | – | 2000–2025 |
| 1584 | Waterloo SunsetThe Kinks | 25 | 10 | #12 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 1585 | My City Was GoneThe Pretenders | 44 | 14 | #69 | – | 1982–2025 |
| 1586 | Some Nightsfun. | 31 | 21 | #2 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 1587 | Born Slippy (Nuxx)Underworld | 41 | 13 | #5 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 1588 | No MythMichael Penn | 36 | 12 | #23 | – | 1989–2024 |
| 1589 | Pretty PersuasionR.E.M. | 35 | 9 | #50 | – | 1984–2021 |
| 1590 | Help Is On The WayRise Against | 28 | 21 | #3 | – | 2011–2023 |
| 1591 | HitThe Sugarcubes | 36 | 12 | #3 | – | 1992–2014 |
| 1592 | I Want to Hold Your HandThe Beatles | 28 | 12 | #69 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1593 | HeavenThe Psychedelic Furs | 32 | 8 | #50 | – | 1984–2023 |
| 1594 | She Hates MePuddle of Mudd | 31 | 24 | #11 | – | 2002–2025 |
| 1595 | Ring Of FireJohnny Cash | 26 | 10 | #10 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 1596 | Red EyesThe War On Drugs | 33 | 15 | #11 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1597 | Dyslexic HeartPaul Westerberg | 32 | 14 | #24 | – | 1992–2025 |
| 1598 | JailbreakThin Lizzy | 37 | 15 | #79 | – | 1982–2025 |
| 1599 | I Remember YouSkid Row | 44 | 19 | #86 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 1600 | SqueezeboxThe Who | 42 | 17 | #5 | – | 1991–2026 |