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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.

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2401 Be Near MeABC 14 5 #18 – 1985–2003
2402 AliveBeastie Boys 16 11 #24 – 1999–2002
2403 New Killer StarDavid Bowie 11 1 #57 – 2003–2014
2404 Fear Is Never BoringThe Bears 16 2 #92 – 1989–2006
2405 My SisterJuliana Hatfield 13 8 #33 – 1993–2023
2406 Female of the SpeciesSpace 17 10 #33 – 1997–2025
2407 From Yesterday30 Seconds to Mars 14 10 #19 – 2006–2007
2408 Black Magic WomanSantana 11 5 #125 – 1991–2026
2409 PhotographThe Verve Pipe 22 8 #24 – 1996–2014
2410 Volcano GirlsVeruca Salt 11 8 #5 – 1997–2001
2411 All I Really WantAlanis Morissette 17 9 #34 – 1995–2024
2412 GracelandPaul Simon 10 4 #35 – 2004–2025
2413 Night On FireVHS or Beta 8 2 #125 – 2005–2014
2414 Young BloodNaked and Famous 9 5 #2 – 2010–2020
2415 Stressed OutTwenty One Pilots 9 6 #1 1 2015–2023
2416 RefugeeTom Petty 10 6 #3 – 1980–2025
2417 Golden TouchRazorlight 13 5 #65 – 2004–2014
2418 Rev It UpJerry Harrison 9 3 #40 – 1988–2010
2419 PDAInterpol 17 10 #29 – 2003–2024
2420 Midnight RamblerThe Rolling Stones 11 3 #164 – 1991–2025
2421 Fight The PowerPublic Enemy 8 5 #8 – 1990–2023
2422 BeercanBeck 19 6 #29 – 1994–2019
2423 The Tide Is HighBlondie 14 6 #142 – 1989–2020
2424 Dear PrudenceThe Beatles 12 4 #137 – 1996–2025
2425 ImmortalityPearl Jam 14 6 #23 – 1995–2005
2426 Fall Back DownRancid 21 13 #20 – 2003–2011
2427 Teenage WristbandThe Twilight Singers 11 2 #73 – 2004–2014
2428 Jumping Jack FlashThe Rolling Stones 9 5 #35 – 1976–2021
2429 PopularNada Surf 14 10 #36 – 1996–2023
2430 Swing SwingThe All-American Rejects 13 11 #16 – 2002–2003
2431 Think I'm in LoveBeck 14 5 #7 – 2006–2014
2432 Bad HabitThe Offspring 8 4 #21 – 1995–2009
2433 Six Months In A Leaky BoatSplit Enz 14 2 #565 – 1999–2011
2434 Take It to the LimitThe Eagles 12 4 #201 – 2005–2026
2435 The Day BringsBrad 10 3 #78 – 1997–2022
2436 ChocolateSnow Patrol 16 9 #11 – 2004–2014
2437 RemedySeether 8 8 #3 – 2005
2438 Save YourselfStabbing Westward 25 7 #38 – 1998–2014
2439 ReflektorThe Arcade Fire 10 10 #4 – 2013–2026
2440 Love's TabooCube 7 1 #1 1 1987–1995
2441 Wagon WheelOld Crow Medicine Show 7 2 #25 – 2009–2024
2442 FreewillRush 12 6 #38 – 1990–2025
2443 InnervisionSystem of a Down 18 15 #37 – 2002–2003
2444 Standing In The Shower...ThinkingJane's Addiction 16 2 #724 – 1999–2014
2445 The Space BetweenDave Matthews Band 16 10 #12 – 2001–2024
2446 Boys of SummerThe Ataris 9 8 #11 – 2003–2024
2447 Boys of SummerDon Henley 9 4 #7 – 1996–2026
2448 Video GamesLana Del Rey 11 6 #6 – 2011–2025
2449 Dear Mr. FantasyTraffic 15 5 #153 – 1991–2026
2450 Straight Out of LineGodsmack 10 10 #3 – 2003
2451 I Feel SoBox Car Racer 13 13 #14 – 2002
2452 How We OperateGomez 10 3 #5 – 2006–2014
2453 Edge of SeventeenStevie Nicks 13 6 #141 – 1991–2026
2454 Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello PetrolSomething Happens 7 1 #238 – 1999–2005
2455 Starship TrooperYes 12 3 #146 – 2004–2025
2456 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your OwnU2 18 12 #27 – 2005–2014
2457 Susquehanna Hat CompanyToo Much Joy 7 1 #239 – 1999–2005
2458 At The Hundredth MeridanThe Tragically Hip 11 2 #23 – 1999–2010
2459 Girlfriend In A ComaMojo Nixon 7 1 #239 – 1999–2005
2460 Eruption/You Really Got MeVan Halen 9 4 #20 – 1990–2026
2461 Is It Too Late?World Party 14 1 #559 – 1999–2014
2462 What Is LifeGeorge Harrison 11 4 #164 – 2014–2026
2463 We'll Inherit The EarthThe Replacements 12 1 #362 – 1999–2011
2464 Left Hand FreeAlt J 8 7 #2 – 2014–2026
2465 From A Million MilesSingle Gun Theory 10 3 #70 – 1992–2005
2466 Taillights FadeBuffalo Tom 19 8 #34 – 1992–2023
2467 Desire (Come And Get It)Gene Loves Jezebel 12 2 #487 – 1999–2009
2468 InvincibleOK Go 8 1 #54 – 2006–2014
2469 StayLisa Loeb And Nine Stories 9 3 #100 – 1994–2005
2470 Ridiculous ThoughtsThe Cranberries 21 8 #42 – 1995–2014
2471 The Good Left UndoneRise Against 12 6 #7 – 2007–2010
2472 BodyrockMoby 18 9 #33 – 1999–2014
2473 WhirringJoy Formidable 9 6 #4 – 2011–2025
2474 No Leaf CloverMetallica 13 8 #10 – 1999–2007
2475 BittersweetHoodoo Gurus 13 5 #58 – 1985–2005
2476 Sex And Drugs And Rock-N-RollIan Dury & The Blockheads 15 4 #164 – 1988–2010
2477 EndsEverlast 13 11 #19 – 1999–2002
2478 Mona Lisas And Mad HattersElton John 14 4 #185 – 2004–2026
2479 The White UnicornWolfmother 8 2 #106 – 2006–2014
2480 Enola GayOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 14 6 #29 – 1988–2006
2481 An Englishmen In New YorkSting 9 3 #3 – 1988–2005
2482 Cretin HopThe Ramones 8 2 #232 – 2007–2024
2483 I Love Rock-N-RollJoan Jett 15 8 #21 – 1981–2022
2484 Kundalini ExpressLove and Rockets 11 4 #45 – 1986–2003
2485 InsomniaFaithless 14 1 #15 – 2003–2025
2486 Heads Will RollYeah Yeah Yeahs 10 7 #4 – 2009–2025
2487 SurrenderU2 9 2 #438 – 1999–2005
2488 Spin The BottleThe Juliana Hatfield Three 15 2 #77 – 1994–2014
2489 StarbursterFontaines D.C. 7 5 #1 1 2024–2026
2490 HappyPublic Image Ltd. 19 5 #61 – 1989–2014
2491 AustraliaThe Shins 14 5 #18 – 2007–2024
2492 Summertime RollsJane's Addiction 15 2 #821 – 1999–2014
2493 SummerBuffalo Tom 15 2 #50 – 1995–2014
2494 NakedGoo Goo Dolls 13 5 #41 – 1996–2005
2495 Shake Me DownCage The Elephant 11 6 #4 – 2010–2020
2496 Hawkmoon 269U2 12 2 #514 – 1999–2010
2497 Nowhere AgainSecret Machines 15 6 #22 – 2004–2014
2498 The Great CommandmentCamouflage 14 5 #10 – 1987–2003
2499 SidewalkingThe Jesus and Mary Chain 17 3 #3 – 1988–2014
2500 Dancing in HeavenQ-Feel 15 5 #73 – 1983–2003