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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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2901 Crosstown TrafficJimi Hendrix 12 6 #72 – 1990–2026
2902 Burn The WitchRadiohead 8 6 #11 – 2016–2025
2903 Accidents Will HappenElvis Costello 8 2 #529 – 2007–2024
2904 White Winter HymnalFleet Foxes 10 5 #48 – 2008–2025
2905 No Sound but the WindEditors 14 1 #50 – 2011–2025
2906 Woman In ChainsTears for Fears 17 4 #53 – 1989–2014
2907 StrippedDepeche Mode 12 6 #24 – 1988–2003
2908 HurricaneBob Dylan 11 6 #44 – 1976–2025
2909 Party GirlU2 7 1 #526 – 1999–2005
2910 It Ain't Over Til It's OverLenny Kravitz 13 6 #46 – 1991–2005
2911 Breathe MeSia 11 8 #27 – 2004–2024
2912 Better DaysCitizen King 11 9 #11 – 1999
2913 Hard TimesThe Scabs 15 1 #1 1 1990–2008
2914 Take It OffThe Donnas 18 11 #37 – 2002–2014
2915 It Must Be LoveMadness 9 4 #9 – 1983–2006
2916 The Electric CompanyU2 7 1 #531 – 1999–2005
2917 ClownsToo Much Joy 14 1 #864 – 1999–2014
2918 Leaving Las VegasSheryl Crow 16 9 #36 – 1994–2010
2919 Guns In The SkyINXS 10 3 #215 – 1989–2024
2920 A Girl In TroubleRomeo Void 9 3 #377 – 1988–2005
2921 Let It DieFoo Fighters 11 6 #2 – 2008–2014
2922 The Elephant's GraveyardBoomtown Rats 9 2 #192 – 1999–2005
2923 Blues Before And AfterThe Smithereens 10 3 #347 – 1991–2005
2924 Do It AgainSteely Dan 13 7 #186 – 2004–2026
2925 Back To BackThe Replacements 14 1 #1163 – 1999–2014
2926 Flesh For FantasyBilly Idol 11 6 #19 – 1984–2003
2927 Radiation VibeFountains of Wayne 21 7 #435 – 1999–2026
2928 Sweetest ThingU2 15 2 #349 – 1999–2014
2929 Come Away with MeNorah Jones 8 2 #50 – 2004–2026
2930 Baker StreetFoo Fighters 13 3 #76 – 1998–2014
2931 Bam ThwokThe Pixies 13 4 #10 – 2004–2014
2932 The ComebackShout Out Louds 11 5 #49 – 2005–2014
2933 Song For A Girl Who Has OneToo Much Joy 7 1 #542 – 1999–2005
2934 Eat To The BeatBlondie 14 1 #789 – 1999–2014
2935 Slow Emotion ReplayThe The 15 3 #93 – 1993–2023
2936 Shake It OutFlorence + The Machine 10 6 #19 – 2011–2024
2937 ParadiseColdplay 9 7 #8 – 2011–2024
2938 Left of CenterSuzanne Vega 9 2 #685 – 1999–2005
2939 Mothers of the DisappearedU2 7 1 #545 – 1999–2005
2940 Fairytale of New YorkThe Pogues 14 6 #54 – 1991–2020
2941 Between Angels and InsectsPapa Roach 10 10 #16 – 2001
2942 Time Has Come TodayChambers Brothers 9 2 #172 – 2009–2025
2943 Elegantly WastedINXS 17 4 #43 – 1997–2014
2944 T-shirt van MetallicaFleddy Melculy 10 1 #16 – 2017–2026
2945 Do You Remember Rock & Roll RadioThe Ramones 14 5 #192 – 1988–2025
2946 Wasteland10 Years 8 7 #7 – 2005–2006
2947 Walking On SunshineKatrina and the Waves 15 6 #80 – 1985–2010
2948 Harmony HallVampire Weekend 6 5 #5 – 2019–2025
2949 Hang Onto Your EgoFrank Black 16 2 #96 – 1993–2014
2950 In the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson 10 4 #181 – 1991–2025
2951 DeutschlandRammstein 7 1 #7 – 2020–2026
2952 Walking In Your FootstepsThe Police 7 1 #552 – 1999–2005
2953 Life And How To Live ItR.E.M. 14 1 #961 – 1999–2014
2954 The Politics of DancingRe-Flex 15 5 #44 – 1983–2003
2955 NewNo Doubt 11 8 #25 – 1999–2007
2956 Capital GNine Inch Nails 8 8 #23 – 2007
2957 Wrapped Around Your FingerThe Police 14 8 #29 – 1983–2025
2958 HomeThree Days Grace 12 9 #13 – 2004–2005
2959 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)Bruce Springsteen 7 3 #18 – 2018–2026
2960 StrickenDisturbed 9 8 #3 – 2005–2006
2961 Not If You Were The Last Junkie On EarthThe Dandy Warhols 18 7 #70 – 1997–2014
2962 In The Aeroplane Over The SeaNeutral Milk Hotel 9 4 #80 – 2005–2023
2963 Til I Hear It From YouGin Blossoms 14 8 #31 – 1995–2023
2964 Driven To TearsThe Police 13 3 #83 – 1980–2005
2965 Little BonesThe Tragically Hip 7 2 #5 – 1991–2012
2966 Billie JeanMichael Jackson 8 4 #29 – 2004–2022
2967 Peace of MindBoston 9 5 #221 – 1996–2025
2968 Holidays In The SunThe Sex Pistols 8 3 #11 – 1977–2024
2969 Some Days Are Better Than OthersU2 7 1 #564 – 1999–2005
2970 Dakota (You Made Me Feel Like The One)Stereophonics 7 1 #424 – 2007–2014
2971 Scooby SnacksFun Lovin' Criminals 14 10 #14 – 1996–2009
2972 Nothing Really EndsdEUS 13 1 #38 – 2002–2014
2973 Out of my LeagueFitz and the Tantrums 7 5 #1 1 2013–2025
2974 It's TimeImagine Dragons 10 5 #14 – 2012–2020
2975 Ex's & Oh'sElle King 8 7 #6 – 2014–2026
2976 Mountains O' ThingsTracy Chapman 7 1 #569 – 1999–2005
2977 The FixerPearl Jam 10 7 #5 – 2009–2013
2978 My UmbrellaTripping Daisy 9 3 #100 – 1993–2005
2979 MollySponge 14 7 #17 – 1995–2007
2980 Stepping StonesG. Love & Special Sauce 15 2 #94 – 1997–2014
2981 Under Your SkinLuscious Jackson 14 1 #784 – 1999–2014
2982 We Hate It When Our Friends Become SuccessfulMorrissey 8 6 #22 – 1992–2003
2983 Feeling Gravity's PullR.E.M. 7 1 #572 – 1999–2005
2984 Alternative UlsterStiff Little Fingers 7 2 #6 – 1978–2003
2985 For The BirdsThe Juliana Hatfield Three 14 1 #1205 – 1999–2014
2986 Memory MotelThe Rolling Stones 10 3 #367 – 2004–2025
2987 Mony MonyBilly Idol 15 8 #34 – 1981–2025
2988 Twisted TransistorKorn 13 8 #14 – 2005–2006
2989 Stand or FallThe Fixx 11 5 #77 – 1983–2003
2990 The People That We LoveBush 13 13 #43 – 2001
2991 Anyway You Want ItJourney 11 6 #36 – 1980–2025
2992 Can't Get What You WantJoe Jackson 7 1 #578 – 1999–2005
2993 The RisingBruce Springsteen 10 3 #5 – 2004–2026
2994 She Moves in Her Own WayThe Kooks 11 4 #11 – 2006–2014
2995 Wild WorldMaxi Priest 9 4 #11 – 1988–1996
2996 Fiction (Dreams in Digital)Orgy 11 11 #30 – 2000
2997 March of the PigsNine Inch Nails 13 9 #22 – 1994–2023
2998 RenegadesX Ambassadors 6 6 #1 1 2015–2020
2999 Life During Wartime (This Ain't No Party...This Ain't No DisTalking Heads 7 1 #568 – 2007–2014
3000 The HollowA Perfect Circle 11 10 #23 – 2001–2008