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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 | It's a SinPet Shop Boys | 22 | 8 | #11 | – | 1987–2014 |
| 1602 | NaïveThe Kooks | 20 | 11 | #2 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 1603 | SatisfactionDevo | 15 | 4 | #62 | – | 1989–2006 |
| 1604 | Bitter TearsINXS | 17 | 3 | #64 | – | 1990–2014 |
| 1605 | OutsideAaron Lewis | 13 | 12 | #6 | – | 2000–2002 |
| 1606 | Ex-GirlfriendNo Doubt | 23 | 13 | #12 | – | 2000–2014 |
| 1607 | Desperate, But Not SeriousAdam Ant | 24 | 6 | #140 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 1608 | Push ItGarbage | 21 | 12 | #7 | – | 1998–2023 |
| 1609 | I Just Don't Know What to Do With MyselfThe White Stripes | 17 | 11 | #26 | – | 2003–2014 |
| 1610 | Bubble ToesJack Johnson | 20 | 7 | #11 | – | 2001–2014 |
| 1611 | Do You Remember Rock-N-Roll Radio?The Ramones | 18 | 4 | #162 | – | 1994–2014 |
| 1612 | Running To Stand StillU2 | 17 | 2 | #567 | – | 1999–2020 |
| 1613 | MiserableLit | 17 | 13 | #7 | – | 2000–2008 |
| 1614 | Obstacle 1Interpol | 17 | 8 | #42 | – | 2002–2024 |
| 1615 | Make Me BadKorn | 16 | 14 | #4 | – | 2000–2007 |
| 1616 | Belly of the WhaleBurning Sensations | 24 | 5 | #19 | – | 1983–2005 |
| 1617 | Glory DaysBruce Springsteen | 15 | 6 | #52 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 1618 | ScarsPapa Roach | 18 | 14 | #10 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 1619 | The WalkThe Cure | 26 | 6 | #49 | – | 1983–2014 |
| 1620 | StartThe Jam | 22 | 5 | #231 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1621 | Mother MotherTracy Bonham | 18 | 14 | #11 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 1622 | GepettoBelly | 19 | 6 | #48 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 1623 | PushMatchbox 20 | 14 | 8 | #6 | – | 1997–2004 |
| 1624 | Club FootKasabian | 17 | 9 | #22 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 1625 | Around The WorldDaft Punk | 18 | 7 | #55 | – | 1997–2024 |
| 1626 | Fat Bottomed GirlsQueen | 16 | 6 | #99 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 1627 | MargaritavilleJimmy Buffett | 15 | 4 | #43 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1628 | I Saw Her Standing ThereThe Beatles | 16 | 4 | #63 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1629 | The Rain SongLed Zeppelin | 14 | 7 | #95 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 1630 | Deadbeat ClubThe B-52's | 19 | 4 | #87 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 1631 | Could You Be The OneHusker Du | 14 | 1 | #431 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1632 | Human BehaviorBjörk | 14 | 6 | #42 | – | 1993–2007 |
| 1633 | Pleasure And PainThe Divinyls | 22 | 7 | #43 | – | 1985–2018 |
| 1634 | VelouriaThe Pixies | 17 | 9 | #5 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 1635 | Green Grass and High TidesThe Outlaws | 14 | 4 | #49 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 1636 | The Safety DanceMen Without Hats | 15 | 8 | #2 | – | 1983–2003 |
| 1637 | SubdivisionsRush | 16 | 7 | #69 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 1638 | Kiss That FrogPeter Gabriel | 15 | 2 | #45 | – | 1992–2014 |
| 1639 | Accidents Will HappenElvis Costello & the Attractions | 13 | 6 | #121 | – | 1989–2010 |
| 1640 | Close to the EdgeYes | 12 | 3 | #90 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 1641 | Sleep To DreamFiona Apple | 23 | 9 | #40 | – | 1997–2024 |
| 1642 | BackstreetsBruce Springsteen | 12 | 3 | #28 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 1643 | Goodbye GirlSqueeze | 18 | 4 | #433 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 1644 | Ava AdoreThe Smashing Pumpkins | 17 | 10 | #6 | – | 1998–2007 |
| 1645 | A Girl Like YouThe Wolfgang Press | 18 | 4 | #66 | – | 1992–2014 |
| 1646 | Highway StarDeep Purple | 15 | 5 | #16 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 1647 | Irish Blood, English HeartMorrissey | 21 | 13 | #18 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 1648 | Man Overboardblink-182 | 18 | 12 | #14 | – | 2000–2001 |
| 1649 | Original PranksterThe Offspring | 16 | 13 | #9 | – | 2000–2002 |
| 1650 | So ColdBreaking Benjamin | 13 | 12 | #1 | 1 | 2004–2005 |
| 1651 | I Wanna Be Your DogThe Stooges | 15 | 3 | #42 | – | 2000–2020 |
| 1652 | Lively Up YourselfBob Marley | 21 | 4 | #248 | – | 1989–2020 |
| 1653 | Last CigaretteDramarama | 20 | 4 | #11 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 1654 | I Might Be WrongRadiohead | 24 | 10 | #9 | – | 2001–2019 |
| 1655 | Police and ThievesThe Clash | 19 | 5 | #23 | – | 1978–2014 |
| 1656 | Space Age Love SongA Flock of Seagulls | 19 | 7 | #25 | – | 1982–2014 |
| 1657 | Rescue MeThe Alarm | 17 | 4 | #295 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 1658 | Beyond BeliefElvis Costello & the Attractions | 17 | 3 | #319 | – | 1999–2019 |
| 1659 | Stockholm SyndromeMuse | 13 | 7 | #42 | – | 2003–2014 |
| 1660 | I Write Sins Not TragediesPanic! at the Disco | 14 | 12 | #9 | – | 2006–2024 |
| 1661 | MockingbirdsGrant Lee Buffalo | 23 | 6 | #65 | – | 1994–2014 |
| 1662 | International Bright Young ThingJesus Jones | 21 | 6 | #11 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 1663 | You Get What You GiveThe New Radicals | 30 | 11 | #3 | – | 1998–2026 |
| 1664 | SailAWOLNATION | 14 | 7 | #2 | – | 2011–2021 |
| 1665 | Zoot Suit RiotCherry Poppin' Daddies | 19 | 9 | #6 | – | 1998–2014 |
| 1666 | Work for LoveMinistry | 18 | 5 | #112 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 1667 | Boyz-N-The HoodDynamite Hack | 15 | 9 | #16 | – | 2000–2009 |
| 1668 | The OceanLed Zeppelin | 19 | 8 | #146 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 1669 | Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The WorldU2 | 20 | 5 | #49 | – | 1992–2014 |
| 1670 | CuyahogaR.E.M. | 15 | 2 | #541 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1671 | The Ugly TruthMatthew Sweet | 16 | 3 | #54 | – | 1993–2014 |
| 1672 | White Lines (Don't Do It)Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel | 15 | 4 | #7 | – | 1983–1999 |
| 1673 | The Beautiful PeopleMarilyn Manson | 19 | 10 | #29 | – | 1996–2009 |
| 1674 | Joker and the ThiefWolfmother | 17 | 8 | #9 | – | 2005–2025 |
| 1675 | Love CatsThe Cure | 10 | 4 | #27 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 1676 | Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadElton John | 15 | 6 | #35 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1677 | Don't Talk10,000 Maniacs | 15 | 3 | #57 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 1678 | November Spawned a MonsterMorrissey | 19 | 8 | #16 | – | 1990–2014 |
| 1679 | Two Worlds CollideInspiral Carpets | 16 | 6 | #5 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 1680 | SodajerkBuffalo Tom | 18 | 4 | #72 | – | 1993–2014 |
| 1681 | Prayer of the RefugeeRise Against | 13 | 8 | #5 | – | 2006–2010 |
| 1682 | Eat For Two10,000 Maniacs | 16 | 4 | #31 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 1683 | Waiting For SomebodyPaul Westerberg | 17 | 2 | #265 | – | 1994–2014 |
| 1684 | There Goes GodCrowded House | 14 | 1 | #98 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1685 | Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, YeahThe Pogues | 23 | 5 | #85 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 1686 | Is It For Me?Toad The Wet Sprocket | 14 | 1 | #252 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1687 | The RatThe Walkmen | 21 | 10 | #23 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 1688 | Come Sail AwayStyx | 14 | 5 | #53 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 1689 | AlwaysSaliva | 17 | 12 | #15 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 1690 | Pretty NooseSoundgarden | 17 | 10 | #7 | – | 1996–2009 |
| 1691 | Running Down a DreamTom Petty | 14 | 5 | #8 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 1692 | Lyin' EyesThe Eagles | 15 | 5 | #75 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1693 | Everywhere I GoThe Call | 17 | 4 | #27 | – | 1986–2014 |
| 1694 | Sleeping SatelliteTasmin Archer | 18 | 5 | #60 | – | 1993–2014 |
| 1695 | Across the UniverseThe Beatles | 13 | 5 | #64 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 1696 | Seein' RedUnwritten Law | 14 | 13 | #6 | – | 2001–2002 |
| 1697 | Feel It StillPortugal. The Man | 12 | 8 | #1 | 3 | 2017–2025 |
| 1698 | Behind the WheelDepeche Mode | 19 | 8 | #19 | – | 1987–2014 |
| 1699 | Twilight ZoneGolden Earring | 18 | 7 | #144 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1700 | The Zephyr SongRed Hot Chili Peppers | 16 | 14 | #16 | – | 2002–2006 |