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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3101 | Jumping Someone Else's TrainThe Cure | 15 | 7 | #117 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 3102 | Helplessness BluesFleet Foxes | 8 | 4 | #5 | – | 2011–2025 |
| 3103 | Clash City RockersThe Clash | 16 | 2 | #838 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3104 | Sister EuropeThe Psychedelic Furs | 16 | 2 | #239 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 3105 | GalvanizeThe Chemical Brothers | 17 | 10 | #8 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 3106 | Just a GigoloBarbie and the Kens | 9 | 2 | #35 | – | 1983–1995 |
| 3107 | One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn FacesBen Folds Five | 15 | 2 | #12 | – | 1997–2014 |
| 3108 | Lights and SoundsYellowcard | 13 | 11 | #24 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 3109 | RideThe Vines | 20 | 13 | #43 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 3110 | At LastEtta James | 5 | 2 | #36 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 3111 | Electric AvenueEddy Grant | 18 | 4 | #365 | – | 1988–2011 |
| 3112 | Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band/A Day In The LifeThe Beatles | 5 | 1 | #30 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 3113 | Over NowAlice In Chains | 14 | 6 | #28 | – | 1996–2005 |
| 3114 | YouCandlebox | 9 | 6 | #35 | – | 1993–2007 |
| 3115 | ZeroYeah Yeah Yeahs | 7 | 6 | #16 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 3116 | HeavyCollective Soul | 8 | 7 | #7 | – | 1999–2001 |
| 3117 | Peace FrogThe Doors | 10 | 2 | #282 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 3118 | Uptown FunkMark Ronson | 6 | 4 | #6 | – | 2014–2024 |
| 3119 | RedboneChildish Gambino | 8 | 4 | #5 | – | 2016–2025 |
| 3120 | The DrownersSuede | 10 | 4 | #15 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 3121 | Will YouP.O.D. | 11 | 11 | #38 | – | 2003 |
| 3122 | You Were Meant For MeJewel | 12 | 5 | #13 | – | 1997–2023 |
| 3123 | No More WordsBerlin | 8 | 3 | #127 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 3124 | BodysnatchersRadiohead | 10 | 7 | #9 | – | 2007–2024 |
| 3125 | Let Him DangleElvis Costello & the Attractions | 8 | 2 | #725 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3126 | Blowin' in The WindBob Dylan | 7 | 3 | #42 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 3127 | The Hanging GardenThe Cure | 13 | 3 | #25 | – | 1982–2010 |
| 3128 | Bombs AwayThe Police | 9 | 2 | #718 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3129 | MountainsPrince | 10 | 1 | #647 | – | 1999–2009 |
| 3130 | Miami 2017Billy Joel | 6 | 2 | #61 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 3131 | Ninety-Nine To LifeSocial Distortion | 7 | 1 | #638 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3132 | Mountain At My GatesFoals | 6 | 5 | #4 | – | 2015–2020 |
| 3133 | The VoiceThe Moody Blues | 9 | 3 | #140 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 3134 | Walk of LifeDire Straits | 13 | 5 | #71 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 3135 | Van Diemen's LandU2 | 7 | 1 | #640 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3136 | Don't Give UpPeter Gabriel | 15 | 5 | #29 | – | 1986–2020 |
| 3137 | What a Wonderful WorldLouis Armstrong | 5 | 2 | #28 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 3138 | One More TimeDaft Punk | 9 | 4 | #44 | – | 2001–2024 |
| 3139 | Season CycleXTC | 7 | 1 | #641 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3140 | You Might ThinkThe Cars | 13 | 7 | #68 | – | 1989–2025 |
| 3141 | Native SonThe Judybats | 8 | 2 | #45 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 3142 | Rock and Roll BandBoston | 12 | 6 | #87 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 3143 | RippleJane's Addiction | 15 | 2 | #57 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 3144 | Purple HazeThe Cure | 10 | 8 | #22 | – | 1993–2003 |
| 3145 | Dear GodMidge Ure | 12 | 5 | #46 | – | 1989–2005 |
| 3146 | Wonderful NightFatboy Slim | 9 | 2 | #30 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 3147 | Simulation SwarmBig Thief | 6 | 4 | #6 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 3148 | PompeiiBastille | 7 | 7 | #1 | 1 | 2013–2026 |
| 3149 | StrangleholdTed Nugent | 9 | 4 | #67 | – | 1990–2024 |
| 3150 | Stuck in the Middle With YouStealers Wheel | 10 | 3 | #17 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 3151 | HungryThe Royal Crescent Mob | 7 | 1 | #650 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3152 | The PretenderJackson Browne | 7 | 3 | #109 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 3153 | My Bird PerformsXTC | 14 | 1 | #889 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3154 | Always The Last To KnowDel Amitri | 12 | 4 | #364 | – | 1994–2005 |
| 3155 | Cold as IceForeigner | 9 | 4 | #109 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 3156 | A Favor House AtlanticCoheed and Cambria | 14 | 12 | #25 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 3157 | A.D.I.D.A.S.Korn | 9 | 7 | #18 | – | 1997–2007 |
| 3158 | Frontier PsychiatristThe Avalanches | 11 | 7 | #6 | – | 2000–2025 |
| 3159 | Hairdresser on FireMorrissey | 11 | 5 | #39 | – | 1988–2006 |
| 3160 | What's On Your MindInformation Society | 9 | 6 | #4 | – | 1988–1999 |
| 3161 | Lakini's JuiceLive | 11 | 8 | #12 | – | 1997–1999 |
| 3162 | Feeling GoodNina Simone | 12 | 4 | #57 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 3163 | Watch The Girl Destroy MePossum Dixon | 10 | 4 | #79 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 3164 | BeyondLeon Bridges | 6 | 4 | #5 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 3165 | Everlasting LoveU2 | 11 | 5 | #3 | – | 1989–2003 |
| 3166 | Man out of TimeElvis Costello & the Attractions | 8 | 2 | #710 | – | 2003–2014 |
| 3167 | Hey, Hey What Can I DoLed Zeppelin | 15 | 8 | #261 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 3168 | Low RiderWar | 12 | 6 | #24 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 3169 | CrazyPatsy Cline | 6 | 3 | #12 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 3170 | New Orleans Is SinkingThe Tragically Hip | 5 | 1 | #5 | – | 1991–2012 |
| 3171 | One WayThe Levellers | 21 | 3 | #77 | – | 1992–2014 |
| 3172 | LukaThe Lemonheads | 14 | 1 | #1267 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3173 | One Way OutAllman Brothers Band | 10 | 3 | #155 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 3174 | DownStone Temple Pilots | 15 | 11 | #31 | – | 1999–2000 |
| 3175 | Don't Tell MeBlancmange | 12 | 4 | #38 | – | 1984–2003 |
| 3176 | Annie Get Your GunSqueeze | 10 | 3 | #362 | – | 1989–2005 |
| 3177 | Don't Bring Me DownElectric Light Orchestra | 8 | 4 | #62 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 3178 | Do They Know It's Christmas?Band Aid | 7 | 4 | #16 | – | 1984–2006 |
| 3179 | The Diary of JaneBreaking Benjamin | 8 | 7 | #7 | – | 2006–2007 |
| 3180 | BurningYeah Yeah Yeahs | 6 | 4 | #2 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 3181 | FidelityRegina Spektor | 13 | 6 | #20 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 3182 | 24 FramesJason Isbell | 7 | 4 | #11 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 3183 | Fake ItSeether | 8 | 6 | #12 | – | 2007–2008 |
| 3184 | Wild ChildThe Black Keys | 6 | 5 | #10 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 3185 | WorthyMavis Staples | 7 | 4 | #29 | – | 2024–2026 |
| 3186 | Wine, Women, Whiskey SongBilly Pilgrim | 7 | 1 | #665 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3187 | LiarRollins Band | 14 | 7 | #60 | – | 1994–2005 |
| 3188 | Flavor of the WeakAmerican Hi-Fi | 7 | 7 | #18 | – | 2001 |
| 3189 | Roll With The ChangesREO Speedwagon | 11 | 4 | #155 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 3190 | Two WeeksGrizzly Bear | 9 | 7 | #5 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 3191 | Iron Lion ZionBob Marley | 12 | 5 | #60 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 3192 | ShadowplayThe Killers | 9 | 5 | #8 | – | 2007–2009 |
| 3193 | Pressure DropThe Clash | 14 | 1 | #831 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3194 | Whipping PostAllman Brothers | 5 | 2 | #28 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 3195 | Here Without You3 Doors Down | 9 | 6 | #19 | – | 2003–2004 |
| 3196 | It's a Mug's GameSoft Cell | 12 | 2 | #37 | – | 1983–1996 |
| 3197 | LoveThe Cult | 8 | 1 | #652 | – | 2003–2014 |
| 3198 | Cat's In The CradleHarry Chapin | 7 | 3 | #151 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 3199 | Silver Blue And GoldBad Company | 6 | 2 | #43 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 3200 | Where Are You Going?Dave Matthews Band | 9 | 9 | #5 | – | 2002 |