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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2201 | We're Not Gonna Take ItTwisted Sister | 14 | 8 | #23 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 2202 | Throw Your Arms Around MeHunters And Collectors | 9 | 3 | #2 | – | 1989–2025 |
| 2203 | We're In This TogetherNine Inch Nails | 15 | 11 | #17 | – | 1999–2007 |
| 2204 | All the Young DudesMott the Hoople | 21 | 7 | #100 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2205 | Have You Ever Seen The RainCreedence Clearwater Revival | 11 | 4 | #40 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 2206 | ObviousWatershed | 8 | 1 | #21 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 2207 | Staring At The SunU2 | 19 | 10 | #23 | – | 1997–2005 |
| 2208 | I Love You SuzanneLou Reed | 21 | 5 | #7 | – | 1984–2014 |
| 2209 | How's It Gonna BeThird Eye Blind | 12 | 6 | #17 | – | 1997–1999 |
| 2210 | Always on My MindPet Shop Boys | 14 | 5 | #7 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 2211 | Bennie and the JetsElton John | 14 | 7 | #130 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 2212 | 68 GunsThe Alarm | 13 | 6 | #59 | – | 1984–1999 |
| 2213 | We Close Our EyesOingo Boingo | 14 | 3 | #22 | – | 1987–1999 |
| 2214 | Hungry For YouThe Police | 10 | 3 | #12 | – | 1982–2005 |
| 2215 | Good PeopleJack Johnson | 18 | 12 | #20 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 2216 | Caught By The RiverDoves | 11 | 4 | #29 | – | 2002–2014 |
| 2217 | Funky MonksRed Hot Chili Peppers | 14 | 1 | #498 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2218 | Aint no Rest for the WickedCage The Elephant | 10 | 6 | #3 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 2219 | Turn It OnThe Flaming Lips | 18 | 4 | #461 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 2220 | Top of the PopsThe Smithereens | 11 | 4 | #23 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 2221 | No QuarterLed Zeppelin | 13 | 6 | #208 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 2222 | Morning GloryOasis | 13 | 6 | #13 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 2223 | Follow You Follow MeGenesis | 15 | 6 | #22 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2224 | I'm Afraid of AmericansDavid Bowie | 20 | 7 | #42 | – | 1997–2023 |
| 2225 | AbacabGenesis | 14 | 5 | #86 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 2226 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The BayOtis Redding | 9 | 5 | #40 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2227 | Your DiseaseSaliva | 11 | 11 | #6 | – | 2001 |
| 2228 | Run to YouBryan Adams | 16 | 5 | #107 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 2229 | Here I Go AgainWhitesnake | 14 | 6 | #34 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 2230 | Rock & Roll QueenThe Subways | 16 | 8 | #34 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 2231 | If I Ever Lose My Faith In YouSting | 14 | 6 | #37 | – | 1993–2005 |
| 2232 | World Class FadPaul Westerberg | 15 | 2 | #75 | – | 1993–2014 |
| 2233 | Pale ShelterTears for Fears | 16 | 6 | #29 | – | 1983–2010 |
| 2234 | Who Will Save Your SoulJewel | 17 | 9 | #18 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 2235 | A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing)Romeo Void | 14 | 5 | #64 | – | 1984–2014 |
| 2236 | Through GlassStone Sour | 12 | 10 | #2 | – | 2006–2007 |
| 2237 | TeenagersMy Chemical Romance | 18 | 11 | #27 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 2238 | So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)R.E.M. | 8 | 2 | #114 | – | 2007–2019 |
| 2239 | The W.A.N.D.The Flaming Lips | 10 | 3 | #3 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 2240 | Long Haired Guys From EnglandToo Much Joy | 8 | 2 | #51 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 2241 | PoemTaproot | 15 | 11 | #19 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 2242 | Come DancingThe Kinks | 15 | 3 | #172 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 2243 | Anniversary SongCowboy Junkies | 16 | 3 | #752 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 2244 | Golden BrownThe Stranglers | 10 | 5 | #10 | – | 1988–2020 |
| 2245 | Magic Carpet RideSteppenwolf | 16 | 7 | #50 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 2246 | Oh DaddyAdrian Belew | 19 | 6 | #50 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 2247 | Closer to the HeartRush | 15 | 7 | #65 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 2248 | Fake EmpireThe National | 14 | 4 | #34 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 2249 | Ain't Talkin' 'Bout LoveVan Halen | 15 | 7 | #89 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 2250 | That Is WhyJellyfish | 18 | 4 | #43 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 2251 | EchoesPink Floyd | 10 | 3 | #4 | – | 1976–2025 |
| 2252 | Sheep Go To HeavenCake | 21 | 7 | #47 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2253 | Within Your ReachThe Replacements | 15 | 2 | #470 | – | 1999–2018 |
| 2254 | Jimi ThingDave Matthews Band | 15 | 2 | #688 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 2255 | Murder By NumbersThe Police | 17 | 4 | #337 | – | 1994–2014 |
| 2256 | I Need You Like A DrugThey Eat Their Own | 7 | 1 | #65 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 2257 | Down By the RiverNeil Young | 13 | 5 | #85 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2258 | Listen to the MusicDoobie Brothers | 14 | 6 | #63 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 2259 | It's Too LateBob Mould | 19 | 5 | #346 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 2260 | Stone Cold YesterdayThe Connells | 11 | 3 | #282 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 2261 | BrokenSeether | 11 | 11 | #13 | – | 2004 |
| 2262 | Dance the Night AwayVan Halen | 12 | 5 | #3 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 2263 | The TrooperIron Maiden | 21 | 3 | #29 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 2264 | Figured You OutNickelback | 11 | 11 | #4 | – | 2003–2004 |
| 2265 | Twist and ShoutThe Beatles | 15 | 6 | #61 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 2266 | SliverNirvana | 13 | 6 | #23 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 2267 | Big in JapanAlphaville | 13 | 5 | #23 | – | 1984–2003 |
| 2268 | Home Sweet HomeMotley Crue | 12 | 5 | #41 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 2269 | This Year's GirlElvis Costello & the Attractions | 9 | 2 | #276 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 2270 | SwampTalking Heads | 11 | 2 | #224 | – | 1989–2008 |
| 2271 | Walk Idiot WalkThe Hives | 23 | 14 | #32 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 2272 | Your TouchThe Black Keys | 11 | 3 | #34 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 2273 | Seven SeasEcho and the Bunnymen | 11 | 4 | #4 | – | 1984–2005 |
| 2274 | Upside DownJack Johnson | 17 | 12 | #20 | – | 2006–2024 |
| 2275 | GloryboxPortishead | 17 | 8 | #45 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 2276 | Down In SplendourThe Straightjacket Fits | 8 | 2 | #66 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 2277 | Pretty VacantThe Sex Pistols | 21 | 8 | #6 | – | 1977–2014 |
| 2278 | Water From A Vine LeafWilliam Orbit | 7 | 1 | #71 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 2279 | Black WaterDoobie Brothers | 16 | 6 | #226 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2280 | Country Death SongViolent Femmes | 11 | 2 | #178 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 2281 | Groovy TrainThe Farm | 20 | 10 | #21 | – | 1990–2003 |
| 2282 | NightmaresViolent Femmes | 18 | 4 | #83 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 2283 | The Bed's Too Big Without YouThe Police | 13 | 3 | #243 | – | 1999–2020 |
| 2284 | DreamsBeck | 10 | 10 | #4 | – | 2015–2024 |
| 2285 | Caught A Lite SneezeTori Amos | 16 | 8 | #60 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 2286 | Magic ManHeart | 13 | 6 | #32 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 2287 | In The BloodBetter Than Ezra | 17 | 9 | #12 | – | 1995–2005 |
| 2288 | Let's Go CrazyPrince | 12 | 7 | #3 | – | 1984–2024 |
| 2289 | Defy YouThe Offspring | 16 | 12 | #20 | – | 2001–2002 |
| 2290 | Infra-RedPlacebo | 12 | 5 | #8 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 2291 | Giving InAdema | 12 | 12 | #22 | – | 2001 |
| 2292 | The Late GreatsWilco | 10 | 1 | #18 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 2293 | HeadhunterFront 242 | 12 | 8 | #63 | – | 1989–2002 |
| 2294 | Can't Do A Thing To Stop MeChris Isaak | 14 | 1 | #468 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2295 | My Heroics, Part OneAbsynthe Minded | 13 | 1 | #11 | – | 2006–2018 |
| 2296 | Star SignTeenage Fanclub | 20 | 6 | #5 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 2297 | I Want You BackHoodoo Gurus | 16 | 4 | #269 | – | 1988–2006 |
| 2298 | What Do I Have To Do?Stabbing Westward | 20 | 6 | #9 | – | 1996–2011 |
| 2299 | BlueA Perfect Circle | 13 | 5 | #9 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 2300 | Lucy in the Sky With DiamondsThe Beatles | 15 | 7 | #150 | – | 1991–2026 |