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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2501 | Judy Staring At The SunCatherine Wheel | 15 | 2 | #74 | – | 1995–2014 |
| 2502 | Mississippi QueenMountain | 12 | 7 | #60 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 2503 | One Last WishThe Toll | 7 | 1 | #270 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 2504 | Talk Show on MuteIncubus | 10 | 10 | #15 | – | 2004 |
| 2505 | Pretty Pimpin'Kurt Vile | 8 | 6 | #2 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 2506 | Save MeShinedown | 10 | 9 | #8 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 2507 | The Lamb Lies Down On BroadwayGenesis | 13 | 4 | #127 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2508 | Take It UpWorld Party | 14 | 1 | #624 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2509 | PoetsThe Tragically Hip | 19 | 3 | #19 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2510 | Make Me FeelJanelle Monae | 9 | 5 | #2 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 2511 | Dance This Mess AroundThe B-52's | 21 | 7 | #157 | – | 1988–2020 |
| 2512 | Wrong NumberThe Cure | 19 | 10 | #20 | – | 1997–2005 |
| 2513 | RadioactiveImagine Dragons | 9 | 6 | #1 | 2 | 2012–2021 |
| 2514 | Triple TroubleBeastie Boys | 15 | 15 | #22 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 2515 | Love And AffectionJoan Armatrading | 11 | 3 | #132 | – | 1999–2020 |
| 2516 | Sunday MorningNo Doubt | 11 | 5 | #22 | – | 1997–2008 |
| 2517 | HelloPoe | 10 | 4 | #79 | – | 1997–2023 |
| 2518 | Since I've Been Loving YouLed Zeppelin | 11 | 4 | #211 | – | 1991–2024 |
| 2519 | Friend of the DevilThe Grateful Dead | 14 | 5 | #127 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 2520 | NananaThe Royal Crescent Mob | 8 | 1 | #275 | – | 1999–2008 |
| 2521 | I Want to Know What Love IsForeigner | 10 | 3 | #34 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 2522 | GodzillaBlue Oyster Cult | 11 | 3 | #53 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 2523 | Lonely DaySystem of a Down | 12 | 11 | #14 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 2524 | AlienPennywise | 10 | 4 | #16 | – | 1999–2008 |
| 2525 | ColorsBlack Pumas | 8 | 6 | #2 | – | 2019–2026 |
| 2526 | Into the VoidNine Inch Nails | 14 | 9 | #22 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 2527 | BadgeCream | 12 | 4 | #66 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 2528 | Red BarchettaRush | 8 | 3 | #71 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 2529 | Why?Bronski Beat | 12 | 5 | #4 | – | 1984–2003 |
| 2530 | Daylight FadingCounting Crows | 18 | 5 | #51 | – | 1997–2014 |
| 2531 | Lawyers, Guns And MoneyWarren Zevon | 14 | 3 | #56 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 2532 | SeattlePublic Image Ltd. | 13 | 7 | #10 | – | 1987–2006 |
| 2533 | The JokerSteve Miller Band | 11 | 6 | #45 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 2534 | BlindKorn | 14 | 6 | #36 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 2535 | Hot You're CoolGeneral Public | 13 | 4 | #51 | – | 1984–2003 |
| 2536 | Rock-N-Roll StarOasis | 17 | 4 | #84 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 2537 | RadioactiveKings of Leon | 14 | 9 | #17 | – | 2010–2020 |
| 2538 | Planet EarthDuran Duran | 13 | 6 | #38 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 2539 | Truly, TrulyGrant Lee Buffalo | 21 | 8 | #69 | – | 1998–2014 |
| 2540 | Do You Feel Like We DoPeter Frampton | 9 | 3 | #154 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 2541 | Dog Days Are OverFlorence + The Machine | 13 | 7 | #10 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 2542 | AEIOU (and Sometimes Y)EBN-OZN | 10 | 5 | #13 | – | 1988–2002 |
| 2543 | I'm AllowedBuffalo Tom | 14 | 1 | #1066 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2544 | 1,000 MilesHoodoo Gurus | 7 | 1 | #287 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 2545 | UnconditionalThe Bravery | 13 | 7 | #22 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 2546 | A Little Bit of EverythingDawes | 7 | 3 | #2 | – | 2011–2025 |
| 2547 | Tarzan BoyBaltimora | 11 | 2 | #85 | – | 1985–2005 |
| 2548 | In a Gadda Da VidaIron Butterfly | 9 | 3 | #38 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 2549 | Tahitian MoonPorno for Pyros | 12 | 8 | #9 | – | 1996–2007 |
| 2550 | Past The MissionTori Amos | 15 | 2 | #364 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 2551 | Proud MaryCreedence Clearwater Revival | 13 | 5 | #78 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2552 | Sixty Eight GunsThe Alarm | 7 | 1 | #281 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 2553 | Original FireAudioslave | 15 | 12 | #14 | – | 2006–2009 |
| 2554 | HeartbreakerPat Benatar | 9 | 4 | #28 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 2555 | Teenage FBIGuided By Voices | 15 | 4 | #80 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 2556 | Star 69R.E.M. | 10 | 4 | #44 | – | 1995–2005 |
| 2557 | Big MistakeThe Royal Crescent Mob | 14 | 1 | #507 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2558 | My BodyYoung the Giant | 8 | 4 | #12 | – | 2011–2020 |
| 2559 | Der KommisarAfter The Fire | 10 | 4 | #95 | – | 1996–2005 |
| 2560 | Another Girl, Another PlanetThe Only Ones | 10 | 3 | #17 | – | 1978–2003 |
| 2561 | Have a CigarPink Floyd | 14 | 6 | #172 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2562 | It's About TimeThe Lemonheads | 14 | 1 | #1092 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2563 | UndergroundBen Folds Five | 11 | 5 | #3 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 2564 | JealousyNatalie Merchant | 8 | 2 | #96 | – | 1996–2005 |
| 2565 | Real Wild ChildIggy Pop | 16 | 5 | #53 | – | 1986–2006 |
| 2566 | This Must Be The PlaceTalking Heads | 14 | 6 | #2 | – | 1988–2019 |
| 2567 | HousewifeDaan | 15 | 1 | #21 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 2568 | Dancing DaysStone Temple Pilots | 19 | 8 | #60 | – | 1995–2009 |
| 2569 | Rat In The KitchenUB40 | 12 | 3 | #227 | – | 1988–2005 |
| 2570 | I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)Grand Funk Railroad | 9 | 4 | #63 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 2571 | The CaterpillarThe Cure | 14 | 6 | #338 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 2572 | It's Oh So QuietBjörk | 20 | 7 | #5 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 2573 | Color Me ImpressedThe Replacements | 8 | 2 | #306 | – | 1999–2018 |
| 2574 | Hounds of LoveKate Bush | 12 | 5 | #62 | – | 1999–2022 |
| 2575 | Rock You Like a HurricaneScorpions | 12 | 7 | #52 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 2576 | One of these NightsThe Eagles | 12 | 4 | #69 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 2577 | Babe, I'm Gonna Leave YouLed Zeppelin | 12 | 4 | #92 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 2578 | Sweater WeatherNeighbourhood | 8 | 6 | #2 | – | 2013–2021 |
| 2579 | Turn My HeadLive | 15 | 7 | #13 | – | 1997–2005 |
| 2580 | SonnetThe Verve | 20 | 4 | #8 | – | 1998–2025 |
| 2581 | Hazy Shade of WinterThe Bangles | 15 | 7 | #12 | – | 1987–2003 |
| 2582 | Bad MedicineBon Jovi | 12 | 5 | #49 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 2583 | Shark AttackThe Wailing Souls | 16 | 4 | #10 | – | 1992–2011 |
| 2584 | ChristineSiouxsie and the Banshees | 15 | 5 | #80 | – | 1980–2003 |
| 2585 | Back On MeUrge Overkill | 14 | 1 | #1087 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 2586 | Subterranean Homesick BluesBob Dylan | 14 | 5 | #196 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 2587 | Lover, You Should've Come OverJeff Buckley | 9 | 4 | #47 | – | 1998–2023 |
| 2588 | Simple SongThe Shins | 12 | 7 | #8 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 2589 | That SmellLynyrd Skynyrd | 12 | 4 | #96 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 2590 | So In LoveOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 15 | 7 | #17 | – | 1985–2003 |
| 2591 | New BornMuse | 11 | 3 | #21 | – | 2001–2015 |
| 2592 | Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow)World Party | 7 | 1 | #312 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 2593 | InsomniacBilly Pilgrim | 7 | 1 | #331 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 2594 | PowderfingerNeil Young | 11 | 4 | #138 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 2595 | Cortez The KillerNeil Young | 9 | 5 | #12 | – | 1976–2025 |
| 2596 | Two Out of Three Ain't BadMeat Loaf | 11 | 3 | #32 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 2597 | JusticeSun | 7 | 1 | #270 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 2598 | Folsom Prison BluesJohnny Cash | 8 | 3 | #57 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 2599 | SecretOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 11 | 4 | #48 | – | 1985–2003 |
| 2600 | Every Rose Has Its ThornPoison | 10 | 5 | #63 | – | 1990–2025 |