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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3301 | Mountain SoundOf Monsters And Men | 11 | 8 | #3 | – | 2012–2020 |
| 3302 | Gimme Some Lovin'Spencer Davis Group | 10 | 4 | #121 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 3303 | The End Has No EndThe Strokes | 11 | 5 | #35 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 3304 | Where's Your Head At?Basement Jaxx | 15 | 9 | #4 | – | 2001–2005 |
| 3305 | Walk The DinosaurWas (Not Was) | 14 | 1 | #1045 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3306 | Stop, I'm Already DeadDeadboy & The Elephantmen | 7 | 1 | #543 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 3307 | Dance Hall DaysWang Chung | 10 | 6 | #85 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 3308 | SublimeThe Ocean Blue | 10 | 3 | #40 | – | 1993–2005 |
| 3309 | Solitary ManChris Isaak | 7 | 1 | #689 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 3310 | Kings & Queens30 Seconds to Mars | 8 | 5 | #9 | – | 2009–2010 |
| 3311 | Distant SunCrowded House | 10 | 4 | #44 | – | 1993–2005 |
| 3312 | Kingdom of RainThe The | 9 | 5 | #22 | – | 1989–2003 |
| 3313 | Let's GoThe Cars | 13 | 8 | #123 | – | 1989–2024 |
| 3314 | Bleed AmericanJimmy Eat World | 11 | 11 | #32 | – | 2001 |
| 3315 | Who's That Girl?Eurythmics | 14 | 5 | #74 | – | 1984–2005 |
| 3316 | Modern LovePeter Gabriel | 8 | 2 | #392 | – | 1989–2005 |
| 3317 | One Last BreathCreed | 7 | 7 | #17 | – | 2002 |
| 3318 | Try HonestyBilly Talent | 9 | 5 | #13 | – | 2003–2012 |
| 3319 | WireU2 | 14 | 1 | #1048 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3320 | Living Through Another CubaXTC | 16 | 2 | #965 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3321 | Prince CharmingAdam & the Ants | 12 | 4 | #24 | – | 1981–2005 |
| 3322 | End of the LineTraveling Wilburys | 11 | 6 | #233 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 3323 | Good EnoughSarah McLachlan | 12 | 6 | #52 | – | 1994–2005 |
| 3324 | BlindTalking Heads | 17 | 3 | #79 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 3325 | Followed The WavesAuf Der Maur | 12 | 6 | #21 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 3326 | As It WasHarry Styles | 7 | 5 | #2 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 3327 | OctoberU2 | 8 | 1 | #805 | – | 1999–2007 |
| 3328 | LazarettoJack White | 7 | 6 | #8 | – | 2014–2025 |
| 3329 | All in My MindLove and Rockets | 9 | 5 | #32 | – | 1986–2003 |
| 3330 | Lover GirlLaufey | 5 | 4 | #8 | – | 2025–2026 |
| 3331 | Song to the SirenThis Mortal Coil | 7 | 4 | #4 | – | 1983–2022 |
| 3332 | Hate And WarThe Clash | 13 | 1 | #849 | – | 1999–2013 |
| 3333 | Re-Education (Through Labor)Rise Against | 8 | 6 | #8 | – | 2008–2010 |
| 3334 | The ClincherChevelle | 6 | 6 | #15 | – | 2005 |
| 3335 | Walking in MemphisMarc Cohn | 13 | 3 | #123 | – | 1999–2020 |
| 3336 | Digging Your SceneBlow Monkeys | 14 | 5 | #43 | – | 1986–2014 |
| 3337 | Everyday Is A Winding RoadSheryl Crow | 15 | 7 | #59 | – | 1996–2010 |
| 3338 | FlameSebadoh | 14 | 3 | #87 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3339 | CaravanVan Morrison | 6 | 2 | #141 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 3340 | In Your Eyes (Theme From Say Anything)Peter Gabriel | 7 | 1 | #702 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 3341 | Abuse MeSilverchair | 14 | 8 | #32 | – | 1997–2005 |
| 3342 | SometimesErasure | 15 | 7 | #27 | – | 1987–2003 |
| 3343 | Knockin on Heaven's DoorGuns N Roses | 9 | 5 | #52 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 3344 | Shelter From the StormBob Dylan | 7 | 3 | #138 | – | 1996–2020 |
| 3345 | Big Yellow TaxiJoni Mitchell | 9 | 3 | #190 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 3346 | Alive And AmplifiedThe Mooney Suzuki | 8 | 1 | #42 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 3347 | Nellie the ElephantToy Dolls | 12 | 4 | #36 | – | 1983–2003 |
| 3348 | Easy To Be StupidHowlin' Maggie | 14 | 1 | #1248 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3349 | Woman From TokyoDeep Purple | 14 | 6 | #78 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 3350 | BrotherToad The Wet Sprocket | 14 | 1 | #1231 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3351 | Love Plus OneHaircut One Hundred | 9 | 3 | #98 | – | 1996–2005 |
| 3352 | Jane's Getting SeriousJon Astley | 12 | 7 | #52 | – | 1987–2003 |
| 3353 | Seen The DoctorMichael Penn | 9 | 3 | #51 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 3354 | TessellateAlt J | 8 | 7 | #31 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 3355 | Oxford CommaVampire Weekend | 10 | 4 | #30 | – | 2008–2025 |
| 3356 | Bleed Like MeGarbage | 14 | 7 | #70 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 3357 | She Bangs the DrumsThe Stone Roses | 10 | 8 | #7 | – | 1989–2020 |
| 3358 | MykonosFleet Foxes | 7 | 4 | #46 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 3359 | Don't Think Twice, It's All RightBob Dylan | 5 | 2 | #52 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 3360 | Long Gone DayMad Season | 15 | 2 | #487 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3361 | Brand New LoverDead or Alive | 15 | 4 | #12 | – | 1986–2005 |
| 3362 | TributeTenacious D | 10 | 7 | #37 | – | 2002–2008 |
| 3363 | De Do Do Do De Da Da DaThe Police | 10 | 4 | #8 | – | 1980–2003 |
| 3364 | Smoke Two JointsSublime | 9 | 7 | #73 | – | 1999–2010 |
| 3365 | I Don't Live Here AnymoreThe War On Drugs | 6 | 5 | #2 | – | 2021–2024 |
| 3366 | Someday?Concrete Blonde | 12 | 5 | #53 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 3367 | Sadness Part IiEnigma | 8 | 2 | #747 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3368 | Cryin'Aerosmith | 9 | 4 | #180 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 3369 | From The StartLaufey | 7 | 4 | #9 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 3370 | She's Got IssuesThe Offspring | 11 | 9 | #21 | – | 1999–2004 |
| 3371 | Favorite ShirtsHaircut 100 | 8 | 2 | #74 | – | 1982–1999 |
| 3372 | Silver And GoldU2 | 19 | 4 | #50 | – | 1987–2014 |
| 3373 | Losing A Whole YearThird Eye Blind | 17 | 9 | #16 | – | 1998–2005 |
| 3374 | What You AreAudioslave | 10 | 10 | #30 | – | 2004 |
| 3375 | United States of WhateverLiam Lynch | 21 | 11 | #5 | – | 2002–2014 |
| 3376 | Waltz #2Elliott Smith | 9 | 5 | #15 | – | 1998–2022 |
| 3377 | Cinammon GirlNeil Young | 8 | 2 | #461 | – | 1996–2005 |
| 3378 | Everything In The WorldSqueeze | 8 | 2 | #716 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3379 | Feuer frei!Rammstein | 14 | 1 | #24 | – | 2009–2023 |
| 3380 | Lay Me DownDirty Heads | 11 | 6 | #1 | 2 | 2010–2014 |
| 3381 | Out of ControlHoobastank | 13 | 10 | #43 | – | 2003–2004 |
| 3382 | Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty & The Heartbreakers | 10 | 4 | #104 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 3383 | BatteryMetallica | 8 | 3 | #21 | – | 1990–2024 |
| 3384 | Here, There, and EverywhereThe Beatles | 8 | 3 | #170 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 3385 | InnocentOur Lady Peace | 11 | 9 | #5 | – | 2002–2012 |
| 3386 | Another Nail From My HeartSqueeze | 8 | 2 | #774 | – | 1999–2021 |
| 3387 | Love Like BloodKilling Joke | 8 | 3 | #27 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 3388 | Hail HailPearl Jam | 10 | 7 | #26 | – | 1996–2005 |
| 3389 | AtomicBlondie | 9 | 6 | #27 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 3390 | AlrightSupergrass | 10 | 5 | #6 | – | 1995–2025 |
| 3391 | Bang a Gong (Get It On)T. Rex | 9 | 6 | #42 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 3392 | Far Gone and OutThe Jesus and Mary Chain | 8 | 5 | #5 | – | 1992–2007 |
| 3393 | In LiverpoolSuzanne Vega | 7 | 1 | #733 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3394 | Goon SquadElvis Costello & the Attractions | 10 | 3 | #201 | – | 1988–2005 |
| 3395 | GreedGodsmack | 6 | 6 | #6 | – | 2001 |
| 3396 | John I'm Only DancingDavid Bowie | 9 | 3 | #459 | – | 1989–2005 |
| 3397 | What's This Life ForCreed | 7 | 7 | #15 | – | 1998–2001 |
| 3398 | Love in an ElevatorAerosmith | 10 | 5 | #172 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 3399 | Ich willRammstein | 12 | 1 | #29 | – | 2011–2023 |
| 3400 | Molly's ChambersKings of Leon | 17 | 6 | #27 | – | 2003–2014 |