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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 | In a Gadda Da VidaIron Butterfly | 32 | 14 | #38 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1602 | Spirits In The Material WorldThe Police | 44 | 16 | #57 | – | 1981–2024 |
| 1603 | Meet Me On The EquinoxDeath Cab for Cutie | 35 | 32 | #13 | – | 2009–2010 |
| 1604 | JuiceboxThe Strokes | 32 | 18 | #12 | – | 2005–2025 |
| 1605 | Keep Your Hands To YourselfGeorgia Satellites | 52 | 24 | #78 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 1606 | Love Is A BattlefieldPat Benatar | 47 | 21 | #23 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 1607 | CochiseAudioslave | 36 | 25 | #19 | – | 2002–2026 |
| 1608 | Love RollercoasterRed Hot Chili Peppers | 33 | 15 | #15 | – | 1996–2024 |
| 1609 | Avant GardenerCourtney Barnett | 23 | 10 | #3 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 1610 | Misery BusinessParamore | 33 | 21 | #8 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 1611 | BreakThree Days Grace | 31 | 19 | #3 | – | 2009–2023 |
| 1612 | I Turn My Camera OnSpoon | 27 | 14 | #20 | – | 2005–2026 |
| 1613 | A Long DecemberCounting Crows | 45 | 22 | #26 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 1614 | The Safety DanceMen Without Hats | 35 | 15 | #2 | – | 1983–2025 |
| 1615 | CrashThe Primitives | 40 | 11 | #12 | – | 1988–2023 |
| 1616 | Mony MonyBilly Idol | 46 | 22 | #13 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 1617 | Brimful of AshaCornershop | 46 | 18 | #1 | 1 | 1997–2026 |
| 1618 | NotionKings of Leon | 28 | 28 | #7 | – | 2009 |
| 1619 | In One EarCage The Elephant | 24 | 22 | #1 | 1 | 2010–2019 |
| 1620 | Midnight RamblerThe Rolling Stones | 35 | 13 | #84 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1621 | Love is the DrugRoxy Music | 52 | 17 | #47 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 1622 | Nowhere GirlB-Movie | 26 | 8 | #5 | – | 1983–2008 |
| 1623 | Know Your EnemyGreen Day | 31 | 30 | #3 | – | 2009–2020 |
| 1624 | You're Going DownSick Puppies | 26 | 15 | #1 | 1 | 2009–2023 |
| 1625 | Too SweetHozier | 21 | 15 | #1 | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| 1626 | BadfishSublime | 38 | 15 | #4 | – | 1998–2024 |
| 1627 | DemonsImagine Dragons | 25 | 18 | #1 | 1 | 2013–2026 |
| 1628 | Up All Nightblink-182 | 25 | 25 | #1 | 1 | 2011–2019 |
| 1629 | Ship To WreckFlorence And The Machine | 26 | 21 | #3 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 1630 | All My FriendsLCD Soundsystem | 21 | 8 | #10 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 1631 | Blood and RosesThe Smithereens | 40 | 9 | #5 | – | 1986–2023 |
| 1632 | World DestructionTime Zone | 31 | 10 | #17 | – | 1985–2023 |
| 1633 | ReptiliaThe Strokes | 35 | 24 | #10 | – | 2003–2026 |
| 1634 | Road to NowhereTalking Heads | 36 | 12 | #2 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 1635 | HallelujahLeonard Cohen | 23 | 9 | #2 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 1636 | Date RapeSublime | 30 | 12 | #1 | 1 | 1995–2026 |
| 1637 | Under the PressureThe War On Drugs | 24 | 13 | #2 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1638 | Down UnderMen At Work | 36 | 16 | #2 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1639 | Smile Like You Mean ItThe Killers | 29 | 18 | #10 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 1640 | Senses Working OvertimeXTC | 38 | 13 | #23 | – | 1982–2021 |
| 1641 | TomorrowMorrissey | 34 | 12 | #6 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 1642 | (Nothing But) FlowersTalking Heads | 35 | 11 | #20 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 1643 | Goodbye StrangerSupertramp | 43 | 17 | #90 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 1644 | The WidowThe Mars Volta | 28 | 21 | #7 | – | 2005–2022 |
| 1645 | I Shot the SheriffEric Clapton | 38 | 21 | #13 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 1646 | Pictures of Matchstick MenCamper Van Beethoven | 35 | 13 | #28 | – | 1989–2024 |
| 1647 | FlakeJack Johnson | 39 | 23 | #1 | 2 | 2001–2025 |
| 1648 | CrushDave Matthews Band | 40 | 18 | #19 | – | 1998–2022 |
| 1649 | RhinocerosThe Smashing Pumpkins | 33 | 12 | #64 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 1650 | Just Like HoneyThe Jesus and Mary Chain | 30 | 10 | #2 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 1651 | CrossfireStevie Ray Vaughan | 43 | 15 | #79 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 1652 | Stay Up LateTalking Heads | 38 | 9 | #14 | – | 1985–2023 |
| 1653 | I Don't CareApocalyptica | 26 | 18 | #1 | 1 | 2008–2023 |
| 1654 | 1999Prince | 37 | 17 | #1 | 1 | 1987–2026 |
| 1655 | This is War30 Seconds to Mars | 23 | 22 | #2 | – | 2010–2020 |
| 1656 | Stressed OutTwenty One Pilots | 23 | 15 | #1 | 1 | 2015–2026 |
| 1657 | MargaritavilleJimmy Buffett | 28 | 9 | #21 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1658 | Get Up, Stand UpBob Marley | 34 | 16 | #58 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1659 | Make Me FeelJanelle Monae | 22 | 9 | #2 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 1660 | Cool for CatsSqueeze | 34 | 9 | #50 | – | 1988–2022 |
| 1661 | Face DownThe Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | 32 | 17 | #8 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 1662 | Down in a HoleAlice In Chains | 38 | 18 | #35 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 1663 | Save a PrayerDuran Duran | 26 | 13 | #14 | – | 1983–2023 |
| 1664 | I Don't Live Here AnymoreThe War On Drugs | 25 | 18 | #2 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 1665 | DebonairAfghan Whigs | 30 | 9 | #52 | – | 1993–2022 |
| 1666 | AbacabGenesis | 40 | 19 | #86 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 1667 | Here in Your BedroomGoldfinger | 41 | 21 | #12 | – | 1996–2024 |
| 1668 | Ball of ConfusionLove and Rockets | 41 | 13 | #19 | – | 1985–2024 |
| 1669 | The Wind Cries MaryJimi Hendrix | 43 | 17 | #102 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 1670 | Army of MeBjörk | 31 | 14 | #13 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 1671 | catch these fistsWet Leg | 21 | 19 | #1 | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| 1672 | Tenth Avenue Freeze OutBruce Springsteen | 36 | 15 | #130 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1673 | WowBeck | 24 | 18 | #1 | 2 | 2016–2025 |
| 1674 | Stone In LoveJourney | 49 | 22 | #43 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1675 | Head OnThe Jesus and Mary Chain | 31 | 12 | #21 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 1676 | Waiting on a FriendThe Rolling Stones | 33 | 13 | #20 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 1677 | 24 FramesJason Isbell | 24 | 13 | #11 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 1678 | Audience Of OneRise Against | 29 | 22 | #3 | – | 2008–2023 |
| 1679 | Girl, You'll Be A Woman SoonUrge Overkill | 32 | 14 | #14 | – | 1994–2024 |
| 1680 | Here Comes My GirlTom Petty & The Heartbreakers | 45 | 22 | #49 | – | 1980–2025 |
| 1681 | Lost In YesterdayTame Impala | 23 | 21 | #2 | – | 2020–2026 |
| 1682 | Intruder/(Oh) Pretty WomanVan Halen | 28 | 13 | #112 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 1683 | What's The Matter Here10,000 Maniacs | 42 | 12 | #21 | – | 1988–2021 |
| 1684 | Walking With A GhostTegan and Sara | 33 | 17 | #4 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 1685 | PrayerDisturbed | 28 | 21 | #3 | – | 2002–2025 |
| 1686 | Radio SongR.E.M. | 27 | 11 | #10 | – | 1991–2024 |
| 1687 | OptimisticRadiohead | 43 | 23 | #2 | – | 2000–2025 |
| 1688 | Police On My BackThe Clash | 27 | 8 | #92 | – | 1988–2024 |
| 1689 | The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I GetMorrissey | 27 | 13 | #3 | – | 1994–2022 |
| 1690 | NumbU2 | 26 | 11 | #19 | – | 1993–2014 |
| 1691 | Black FuelChannel Zero | 18 | 1 | #1 | 2 | 2009–2026 |
| 1692 | Never EnoughThe Cure | 24 | 9 | #2 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 1693 | Ready for LoveBad Company | 51 | 21 | #171 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1694 | Friends of PThe Rentals | 34 | 17 | #19 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 1695 | The Zephyr SongRed Hot Chili Peppers | 30 | 26 | #10 | – | 2002–2010 |
| 1696 | Johnny B GoodeChuck Berry | 24 | 10 | #15 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1697 | Let's Go CrazyPrince | 27 | 14 | #3 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 1698 | Stubborn LoveLumineers | 29 | 19 | #9 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 1699 | A Hard Day's NightThe Beatles | 31 | 16 | #8 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1700 | Steal My SunshineLen | 37 | 16 | #9 | – | 1999–2025 |