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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301 | Hello Cruel WorldE | 13 | 6 | #60 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 2302 | BodiesDrowning Pool | 12 | 10 | #9 | – | 2001–2004 |
| 2303 | Kiko and the Lavender MoonLos Lobos | 15 | 2 | #506 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 2304 | Help, Im AliveMetric | 10 | 7 | #8 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 2305 | Zoo StationU2 | 14 | 7 | #42 | – | 1992–2024 |
| 2306 | Positively 4th StreetBob Dylan | 11 | 3 | #84 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 2307 | I and Love and YouAvett Brothers | 8 | 2 | #3 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 2308 | I Did ItDave Matthews Band | 16 | 9 | #33 | – | 2001–2014 |
| 2309 | FearlessPink Floyd | 12 | 4 | #189 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 2310 | Is It Like Today?World Party | 21 | 5 | #65 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 2311 | Real, Real, RealJesus Jones | 10 | 4 | #13 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 2312 | MinervaDeftones | 13 | 13 | #28 | – | 2003 |
| 2313 | Stupid GirlCold | 11 | 11 | #11 | – | 2003 |
| 2314 | Time The AvengerThe Pretenders | 18 | 2 | #275 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 2315 | Everything In It's Right PlaceRadiohead | 10 | 5 | #2 | – | 2000–2024 |
| 2316 | HoloceneBon Iver | 10 | 4 | #13 | – | 2011–2025 |
| 2317 | The Real Slim ShadyEminem | 13 | 11 | #1 | 1 | 2000–2024 |
| 2318 | Your Favorite ThingSugar | 19 | 6 | #28 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 2319 | Stand and DeliverAdam & the Ants | 19 | 7 | #11 | – | 1981–2014 |
| 2320 | Not Too SoonThrowing Muses | 10 | 3 | #288 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 2321 | AfricaToto | 16 | 4 | #15 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 2322 | When Worlds CollidePowerman 5000 | 14 | 9 | #23 | – | 1999–2007 |
| 2323 | Typical SituationDave Matthews Band | 14 | 1 | #664 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2324 | Jack and DianeJohn Mellencamp | 11 | 5 | #27 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 2325 | Until She ComesThe Psychedelic Furs | 20 | 6 | #13 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 2326 | What I AmEdie Brickell And New Bohemians | 15 | 4 | #149 | – | 1999–2011 |
| 2327 | Tenth Avenue Freeze OutBruce Springsteen | 14 | 4 | #202 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 2328 | Broken HomePapa Roach | 13 | 11 | #23 | – | 2000–2001 |
| 2329 | HysteriaDef Leppard | 13 | 5 | #94 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 2330 | Transdermal CelebrationWeen | 9 | 1 | #42 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 2331 | Mama, I'm Coming HomeOzzy Osbourne | 11 | 4 | #51 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 2332 | The Headmaster RitualThe Smiths | 12 | 5 | #29 | – | 1985–2024 |
| 2333 | We Didn't Start The FireBilly Joel | 11 | 4 | #12 | – | 1989–2025 |
| 2334 | Thrash UnrealAgainst Me! | 11 | 8 | #15 | – | 2007–2010 |
| 2335 | So You Think You're In LoveRobyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians | 16 | 3 | #372 | – | 1994–2014 |
| 2336 | Out of ControlShe Wants Revenge | 9 | 2 | #55 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 2337 | CoconutWidespread Panic | 8 | 2 | #258 | – | 1999–2009 |
| 2338 | Still In Love SongThe Stills | 13 | 5 | #14 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 2339 | I've Seen All Good PeopleYes | 13 | 4 | #120 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 2340 | 100%Sonic Youth | 19 | 12 | #23 | – | 1992–2024 |
| 2341 | Working ManRush | 11 | 5 | #64 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 2342 | Ocean SizeJane's Addiction | 16 | 2 | #595 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2343 | Ring Of FireJohnny Cash | 13 | 4 | #79 | – | 2004–2022 |
| 2344 | She Will Only Bring You HappinessMclusky | 8 | 1 | #47 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 2345 | Little Red CorvettePrince | 11 | 6 | #86 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 2346 | RopeFoo Fighters | 10 | 7 | #3 | – | 2011–2014 |
| 2347 | She Loves Me NotPapa Roach | 12 | 12 | #24 | – | 2002 |
| 2348 | L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)Kasabian | 8 | 2 | #160 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 2349 | Hey YouPink Floyd | 13 | 6 | #57 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2350 | Knockin' on Heaven's DoorBob Dylan | 15 | 5 | #136 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 2351 | ParklifeBlur | 11 | 6 | #1 | 1 | 1994–2026 |
| 2352 | The FuneralBand of Horses | 10 | 5 | #31 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 2353 | Someone Saved My Life TonightElton John | 11 | 3 | #118 | – | 2020–2026 |
| 2354 | Ocean AvenueYellowcard | 13 | 11 | #6 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 2355 | MakeDamnSureTaking Back Sunday | 10 | 10 | #11 | – | 2006 |
| 2356 | The Seed (2.0)The Roots | 16 | 11 | #4 | – | 2003–2022 |
| 2357 | Something So StrongCrowded House | 18 | 4 | #286 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2358 | Dance AwayRoxy Music | 14 | 6 | #207 | – | 1988–2020 |
| 2359 | This Is How It FeelsInspiral Carpets | 11 | 5 | #35 | – | 1989–2005 |
| 2360 | Not Strong EnoughBoygenius | 7 | 5 | #1 | 2 | 2023–2026 |
| 2361 | 6th Avenue HeartacheThe Wallflowers | 13 | 6 | #18 | – | 1996–2014 |
| 2362 | Living on VideoTrans-X | 12 | 4 | #54 | – | 1984–2003 |
| 2363 | The Good LifeWeezer | 13 | 6 | #61 | – | 1997–2023 |
| 2364 | The SuburbsThe Arcade Fire | 11 | 6 | #11 | – | 2010–2024 |
| 2365 | It's the End of the World as We Know itR.E.M. | 13 | 8 | #12 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2366 | Because The Night10,000 Maniacs | 17 | 5 | #64 | – | 1993–2014 |
| 2367 | Pink MoonNick Drake | 9 | 3 | #87 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 2368 | Me In HoneyR.E.M. | 11 | 4 | #81 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2369 | The Leaving Song Pt. IIAFI | 13 | 12 | #8 | – | 2003–2006 |
| 2370 | This is Such a PityWeezer | 10 | 3 | #70 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 2371 | Away From MePuddle of Mudd | 20 | 15 | #27 | – | 2003–2004 |
| 2372 | Hallowed Be Thy NameIron Maiden | 17 | 2 | #24 | – | 1990–2024 |
| 2373 | Price to PlayStaind | 13 | 13 | #27 | – | 2003 |
| 2374 | Getting Away With ItElectronic | 16 | 8 | #21 | – | 1989–2023 |
| 2375 | Personal JesusMarilyn Manson | 14 | 13 | #16 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 2376 | Poprocks + CokeGreen Day | 9 | 3 | #47 | – | 2001–2014 |
| 2377 | This is AmericaChildish Gambino | 9 | 5 | #1 | 1 | 2018–2025 |
| 2378 | I Stay AwayAlice In Chains | 18 | 10 | #60 | – | 1994–2007 |
| 2379 | WonderingWidespread Panic | 14 | 1 | #747 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2380 | Someone like YouAdele | 9 | 4 | #11 | – | 2011–2025 |
| 2381 | My Name is MudPrimus | 13 | 7 | #4 | – | 1993–2006 |
| 2382 | ObsessionAnimotion | 13 | 4 | #32 | – | 1984–2003 |
| 2383 | RiptideVance Joy | 10 | 8 | #1 | 2 | 2013–2025 |
| 2384 | IncinerateSonic Youth | 10 | 3 | #25 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 2385 | Bottom of a BottleSmile Empty Soul | 9 | 9 | #10 | – | 2003 |
| 2386 | Son's Gonna RiseCitizen Cope | 12 | 3 | #13 | – | 2005–2024 |
| 2387 | Perfect KissNew Order | 12 | 6 | #9 | – | 1985–2014 |
| 2388 | This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms RaceFall Out Boy | 13 | 9 | #18 | – | 2006–2007 |
| 2389 | Chaise LongueWet Leg | 8 | 6 | #1 | 3 | 2021–2025 |
| 2390 | Big CasinoJimmy Eat World | 12 | 10 | #26 | – | 2007–2008 |
| 2391 | Round and RoundNew Order | 13 | 6 | #7 | – | 1989–2003 |
| 2392 | A Decade Under the InfluenceTaking Back Sunday | 11 | 11 | #1 | 1 | 2004 |
| 2393 | R U Mine?Arctic Monkeys | 13 | 7 | #1 | 1 | 2012–2025 |
| 2394 | PhotographNickelback | 11 | 10 | #9 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 2395 | BluebeardCocteau Twins | 15 | 2 | #1054 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2396 | MouthBush | 18 | 10 | #22 | – | 1997–2002 |
| 2397 | Blow Up the Outside WorldSoundgarden | 14 | 9 | #34 | – | 1996–2004 |
| 2398 | Toys In The AtticR.E.M. | 14 | 1 | #550 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2399 | UnbelieversVampire Weekend | 12 | 10 | #18 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 2400 | Mean To MeCrowded House | 14 | 1 | #906 | – | 1999–2014 |