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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Beast of BurdenThe Rolling Stones | 104 | 33 | #18 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 202 | Dear GodXTC | 92 | 24 | #1 | 1 | 1986–2026 |
| 203 | Life's Been GoodJoe Walsh | 94 | 30 | #11 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 204 | Learn to FlyFoo Fighters | 108 | 47 | #6 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 205 | Solsbury HillPeter Gabriel | 126 | 42 | #9 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 206 | ChangesDavid Bowie | 128 | 42 | #17 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 207 | A Day in the LifeThe Beatles | 88 | 23 | #1 | 1 | 1976–2026 |
| 208 | Magic ManHeart | 95 | 32 | #17 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 209 | Take It EasyThe Eagles | 90 | 32 | #14 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 210 | GlycerineBush | 118 | 39 | #1 | 1 | 1994–2026 |
| 211 | YellowColdplay | 98 | 38 | #3 | – | 2000–2026 |
| 212 | CocaineEric Clapton | 94 | 32 | #6 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 213 | The DistanceCake | 91 | 35 | #1 | 1 | 1996–2026 |
| 214 | Master of PuppetsMetallica | 81 | 18 | #1 | 14 | 1990–2026 |
| 215 | Turn the PageBob Seger | 72 | 27 | #1 | 1 | 1994–2026 |
| 216 | Little Lion ManMumford & Sons | 82 | 53 | #1 | 9 | 2009–2026 |
| 217 | Here I Go AgainWhitesnake | 92 | 30 | #2 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 218 | The Boys of SummerDon Henley | 97 | 34 | #7 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 219 | RenegadeStyx | 91 | 31 | #7 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 220 | Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz | 80 | 34 | #1 | 7 | 2005–2026 |
| 221 | Summer of '69Bryan Adams | 93 | 29 | #3 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 222 | Hot for TeacherVan Halen | 100 | 33 | #5 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 223 | L.A. WomanThe Doors | 97 | 33 | #5 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 224 | You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party)Beastie Boys | 86 | 37 | #1 | 2 | 1987–2026 |
| 225 | Like a Rolling StoneBob Dylan | 97 | 27 | #2 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 226 | Peace of MindBoston | 89 | 29 | #10 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 227 | Born to be WildSteppenwolf | 95 | 33 | #1 | 1 | 1982–2026 |
| 228 | ZombieThe Cranberries | 97 | 34 | #1 | 1 | 1994–2026 |
| 229 | Somebody to LoveQueen | 99 | 31 | #28 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 230 | Boys Don't CryThe Cure | 86 | 27 | #1 | 1 | 1986–2024 |
| 231 | Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz | 100 | 39 | #3 | – | 1993–2026 |
| 232 | Radar LoveGolden Earring | 107 | 36 | #3 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 233 | Life in the Fast LaneThe Eagles | 90 | 31 | #18 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 234 | ComedownBush | 95 | 39 | #2 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 235 | Tonight, TonightThe Smashing Pumpkins | 98 | 41 | #4 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 236 | Honky Tonk WomanThe Rolling Stones | 96 | 35 | #23 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 237 | Fell On Black DaysSoundgarden | 104 | 38 | #11 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 238 | SpoonmanSoundgarden | 101 | 41 | #14 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 239 | Fat Bottomed GirlsQueen | 94 | 30 | #3 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 240 | Psycho KillerTalking Heads | 98 | 30 | #6 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 241 | CalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppers | 102 | 43 | #2 | – | 2000–2026 |
| 242 | The Boys are Back in TownThin Lizzy | 95 | 34 | #26 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 243 | American IdiotGreen Day | 86 | 43 | #1 | 5 | 2004–2026 |
| 244 | Everybody Wants to Rule the WorldTears for Fears | 90 | 28 | #1 | 1 | 1985–2026 |
| 245 | Simple ManLynyrd Skynyrd | 86 | 28 | #6 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 246 | DreamsFleetwood Mac | 92 | 30 | #8 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 247 | Miss YouThe Rolling Stones | 101 | 36 | #6 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 248 | White RoomCream | 94 | 32 | #4 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 249 | Slow RideFoghat | 94 | 31 | #11 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 250 | LolaThe Kinks | 105 | 30 | #24 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 251 | Brass in PocketThe Pretenders | 102 | 36 | #30 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 252 | Beds are BurningMidnight Oil | 102 | 37 | #3 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 253 | Lust For LifeIggy Pop | 92 | 32 | #1 | 2 | 1987–2026 |
| 254 | I AloneLive | 97 | 36 | #4 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 255 | Night MovesBob Seger | 93 | 33 | #13 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 256 | Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand | 82 | 41 | #1 | 2 | 2004–2026 |
| 257 | While My Guitar Gently WeepsThe Beatles | 83 | 26 | #13 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 258 | Roadhouse BluesThe Doors | 101 | 34 | #15 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 259 | Anyway You Want ItJourney | 84 | 30 | #4 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 260 | VasolineStone Temple Pilots | 100 | 37 | #3 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 261 | Mr. JonesCounting Crows | 96 | 35 | #4 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 262 | Break on Through (To The Other Side)The Doors | 95 | 32 | #23 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 263 | She Sells SanctuaryThe Cult | 83 | 27 | #4 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 264 | AngieThe Rolling Stones | 100 | 26 | #1 | 4 | 1987–2026 |
| 265 | TNTAC/DC | 83 | 28 | #9 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 266 | Santa MonicaEverclear | 90 | 41 | #3 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 267 | Tainted LoveSoft Cell | 76 | 25 | #1 | 2 | 1982–2026 |
| 268 | Don't Stand So Close to MeThe Police | 104 | 40 | #7 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 269 | Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)Green Day | 92 | 39 | #2 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 270 | The OceanLed Zeppelin | 93 | 34 | #17 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 271 | All Right NowFree | 92 | 33 | #6 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 272 | Tighten UpThe Black Keys | 82 | 52 | #1 | 2 | 2010–2026 |
| 273 | Big EmptyStone Temple Pilots | 97 | 35 | #10 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 274 | Brain Damage / EclipsePink Floyd | 80 | 26 | #19 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 275 | Sex and CandyMarcy Playground | 88 | 36 | #3 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 276 | No One Like YouScorpions | 87 | 28 | #13 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 277 | You Give Love a Bad NameBon Jovi | 81 | 28 | #16 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 278 | OthersideRed Hot Chili Peppers | 91 | 40 | #1 | 3 | 1999–2026 |
| 279 | Jukebox HeroForeigner | 91 | 29 | #6 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 280 | Somebody Told MeThe Killers | 75 | 38 | #1 | 1 | 2004–2026 |
| 281 | Killer QueenQueen | 89 | 32 | #15 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 282 | LowCracker | 88 | 33 | #9 | – | 1993–2026 |
| 283 | Where It's AtBeck | 85 | 35 | #2 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 284 | Wrong WaySublime | 75 | 31 | #1 | 1 | 1997–2026 |
| 285 | Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)Journey | 79 | 28 | #4 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 286 | All the Small Thingsblink-182 | 79 | 32 | #2 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 287 | Walk on the Wild SideLou Reed | 103 | 38 | #12 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 288 | Say It Ain't SoWeezer | 80 | 34 | #4 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 289 | School's OutAlice Cooper | 97 | 32 | #5 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 290 | Where Is My Mind?The Pixies | 83 | 23 | #5 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 291 | Radio Free EuropeR.E.M. | 77 | 23 | #1 | 1 | 1983–2026 |
| 292 | Paranoid AndroidRadiohead | 82 | 23 | #5 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 293 | Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty & The Heartbreakers | 102 | 30 | #20 | – | 1993–2026 |
| 294 | Pinball WizardThe Who | 92 | 32 | #50 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 295 | Champagne SupernovaOasis | 91 | 33 | #11 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 296 | The MiddleJimmy Eat World | 76 | 37 | #1 | 1 | 2001–2026 |
| 297 | BadU2 | 78 | 25 | #5 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 298 | I Will FollowU2 | 96 | 30 | #9 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 299 | War PigsBlack Sabbath | 86 | 29 | #13 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 300 | Hard to HandleBlack Crowes | 94 | 35 | #21 | – | 1990–2026 |