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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3201 | Cool PlacesSparks | 13 | 5 | #39 | – | 1983–2003 |
| 3202 | Them BonesAlice In Chains | 9 | 8 | #39 | – | 1992–2024 |
| 3203 | Wet DreamWet Leg | 5 | 4 | #2 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 3204 | Heart Full of SoulChris Isaak | 7 | 1 | #679 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3205 | Suspicious MindsElvis Presley | 7 | 3 | #91 | – | 1989–2020 |
| 3206 | BethKiss | 9 | 3 | #87 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 3207 | Anna SunWalk the Moon | 9 | 5 | #2 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 3208 | Hospital BedsCold War Kids | 10 | 3 | #19 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 3209 | In My HeadThe Psychedelic Furs | 7 | 1 | #683 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3210 | A Night Like ThisThe Cure | 8 | 6 | #6 | – | 1985–2002 |
| 3211 | CeruleanThe Ocean Blue | 9 | 3 | #46 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 3212 | Spitting GamesSnow Patrol | 10 | 3 | #53 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 3213 | I Would Die 4 UPrince | 14 | 7 | #63 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 3214 | Mommy's Little MonsterSocial Distortion | 14 | 1 | #1058 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3215 | Hold My LifeThe Replacements | 15 | 2 | #335 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 3216 | Sweet Lover HangoverLove and Rockets | 16 | 3 | #72 | – | 1996–2014 |
| 3217 | Undisclosed DesiresMuse | 11 | 7 | #15 | – | 2009–2014 |
| 3218 | No SurpriseTheory of a Deadman | 8 | 8 | #15 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 3219 | Buried Myself AliveThe Used | 12 | 11 | #36 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 3220 | Good FeelingViolent Femmes | 7 | 1 | #688 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3221 | Visions of YouJah Wabble | 9 | 3 | #11 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 3222 | The CrossPrince | 7 | 1 | #690 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3223 | Thing of BeautyThe Hothouse Flowers | 14 | 1 | #1081 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3224 | You Don't Know How It FeelsTom Petty | 10 | 6 | #81 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 3225 | Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?Arctic Monkeys | 7 | 5 | #6 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 3226 | It's A Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock and RollAC/DC | 8 | 4 | #5 | – | 2018–2025 |
| 3227 | Roll Away Your StoneMumford & Sons | 8 | 5 | #16 | – | 2011–2014 |
| 3228 | You Better You BetThe Who | 10 | 5 | #60 | – | 1981–2025 |
| 3229 | No OneCold | 9 | 9 | #19 | – | 2001 |
| 3230 | WaitingGreen Day | 9 | 8 | #26 | – | 2001–2006 |
| 3231 | (I Love It When You) Call Me NamesJoan Armatrading | 7 | 1 | #697 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3232 | Love Her MadlyThe Doors | 11 | 6 | #77 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 3233 | Under PressureDavid Bowie/Queen | 10 | 4 | #48 | – | 1981–2009 |
| 3234 | Now That We Found LoveThird World | 7 | 1 | #699 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3235 | All The Kids Are RightLocal H | 14 | 6 | #27 | – | 1998–2014 |
| 3236 | TuskFleetwood Mac | 11 | 5 | #231 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 3237 | Do YouSpoon | 7 | 6 | #16 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 3238 | Love and PrideKing | 12 | 3 | #16 | – | 1985–1999 |
| 3239 | We're an American BandGrand Funk Railroad | 11 | 7 | #20 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 3240 | Loan Me a DimeBoz Scaggs | 6 | 1 | #78 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 3241 | If You Love Someone Set Them FreeSting | 7 | 1 | #703 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3242 | FadedBen Harper | 19 | 6 | #80 | – | 1997–2024 |
| 3243 | Dig InLenny Kravitz | 17 | 12 | #17 | – | 2001–2005 |
| 3244 | South Central RainR.E.M. | 9 | 5 | #83 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 3245 | Skin DeepThe Stranglers | 11 | 4 | #121 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 3246 | Bro Hymn TributePennywise | 8 | 2 | #23 | – | 2001–2008 |
| 3247 | Anthem of Our Dying DayStory of the Year | 12 | 12 | #43 | – | 2004 |
| 3248 | Doin' TimeLana Del Rey | 8 | 6 | #4 | – | 2019–2020 |
| 3249 | Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys | 7 | 3 | #45 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 3250 | So WhatMiles Davis | 6 | 3 | #48 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 3251 | Fisherman's BluesThe Waterboys | 12 | 7 | #57 | – | 1989–2024 |
| 3252 | Try A Little TendernessOtis Redding | 7 | 3 | #88 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 3253 | Personality CrisisNew York Dolls | 15 | 5 | #346 | – | 2000–2024 |
| 3254 | A Question of TimeDepeche Mode | 9 | 6 | #11 | – | 1986–2003 |
| 3255 | Get 'Em Outta HereSprung Monkey | 8 | 7 | #6 | – | 1998–1999 |
| 3256 | LazarusDavid Bowie | 5 | 4 | #2 | – | 2016–2025 |
| 3257 | Bringin on the HeartbreakDef Leppard | 10 | 5 | #86 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 3258 | Never Let You GoThird Eye Blind | 12 | 8 | #24 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 3259 | Electric Uncle SamPrimus | 9 | 2 | #93 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3260 | BlauwThe Scene | 16 | 1 | #6 | – | 1990–2006 |
| 3261 | Rodeo ClownsG. Love & Special Sauce | 14 | 4 | #4 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3262 | The Logical SongSupertramp | 14 | 6 | #300 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 3263 | Now And ThenThe Beatles | 6 | 4 | #2 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 3264 | Detonation BoulevardSisters of Mercy | 15 | 2 | #318 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3265 | King For A DayXTC | 16 | 5 | #67 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 3266 | I Ran (So Far Away)A Flock of Seagulls | 12 | 5 | #2 | – | 1982–2014 |
| 3267 | Oil and WaterIncubus | 9 | 7 | #19 | – | 2007–2008 |
| 3268 | Who Feel's Love?Oasis | 7 | 1 | #648 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 3269 | LateralusTool | 14 | 11 | #10 | – | 2001–2024 |
| 3270 | The City SleepsMC 900 Ft. Jesus | 11 | 5 | #17 | – | 1992–2006 |
| 3271 | Indigo EyesPeter Murphy | 21 | 6 | #31 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 3272 | Southern ManNeil Young | 9 | 4 | #119 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 3273 | Portions For FoxesRilo Kiley | 9 | 7 | #27 | – | 2005–2026 |
| 3274 | Happy BirthdayConcrete Blonde | 16 | 3 | #96 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 3275 | Be My DownfallDel Amitri | 7 | 1 | #714 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3276 | Blue SkyAllman Brothers | 5 | 2 | #11 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 3277 | Girls Girls GirlsMotley Crue | 9 | 6 | #53 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 3278 | We're All To BlameSum 41 | 12 | 12 | #40 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 3279 | Happy Loving CouplesJoe Jackson | 7 | 1 | #715 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3280 | Right Hand ManJoan Osborne | 14 | 1 | #1291 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3281 | Don't Ask MePublic Image Ltd. | 6 | 5 | #6 | – | 1990–2003 |
| 3282 | Pulling Mussels (From a Shell)Squeeze | 12 | 5 | #42 | – | 1988–2025 |
| 3283 | EmmylouFirst Aid Kit | 6 | 3 | #5 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 3284 | Waiting For The SunThe Jayhawks | 9 | 3 | #217 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 3285 | Under Cover of DarknessThe Strokes | 7 | 4 | #11 | – | 2011–2014 |
| 3286 | Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty | 7 | 3 | #57 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 3287 | Ventura HighwayAmerica | 7 | 2 | #60 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 3288 | 1234Feist | 11 | 9 | #15 | – | 2007–2025 |
| 3289 | Little BastardAss Ponys | 23 | 4 | #83 | – | 1994–2014 |
| 3290 | Can't RepeatThe Offspring | 9 | 9 | #35 | – | 2005 |
| 3291 | Land of ConfusionGenesis | 9 | 3 | #48 | – | 1986–2025 |
| 3292 | Are You InIncubus | 7 | 6 | #9 | – | 2002–2005 |
| 3293 | Come On EileenSave Ferris | 11 | 5 | #45 | – | 1997–2014 |
| 3294 | Breakfast in AmericaSupertramp | 10 | 3 | #185 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 3295 | Eyes of the WorldThe Grateful Dead | 6 | 1 | #60 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 3296 | SquonkGenesis | 7 | 2 | #76 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 3297 | HelloAdele | 7 | 5 | #3 | – | 2015–2025 |
| 3298 | You Owe Me Some Kind of LoveChris Isaak | 9 | 2 | #18 | – | 1987–2005 |
| 3299 | Out of My HeadFastball | 8 | 2 | #52 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3300 | Stories For BoysU2 | 10 | 3 | #287 | – | 1988–2005 |