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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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3401 Word UpKorn 11 11 #36 – 2004–2005
3402 Only LoveThe Bodeans 7 1 #738 – 1999–2005
3403 Call Me (Theme From American Gigolo)Blondie 7 1 #735 – 2007–2014
3404 MessyLola Young 5 3 #2 – 2024–2026
3405 The Royal WeSilversun Pickups 8 4 #17 – 2010–2014
3406 Let's Push Things ForwardThe Streets 18 5 #6 – 2003–2014
3407 Sex On WheelzMy Life With The Thrill Kill Kult 13 7 #48 – 1991–2003
3408 You Don't Treat Me No GoodSonia Dada 7 1 #739 – 1999–2005
3409 Fire And RainJames Taylor 6 3 #85 – 2004–2023
3410 Shiny ShinyHaysi Fantayzee 9 5 #58 – 1983–2003
3411 Days of the WeekStone Temple Pilots 12 12 #41 – 2001
3412 PersuasionTim Finn 7 1 #741 – 1999–2005
3413 Love HurtsIncubus 6 5 #13 – 2008–2009
3414 Given UpLinkin Park 7 5 #11 – 2007–2009
3415 The Wind Cries MaryJimi Hendrix 13 5 #102 – 1990–2024
3416 Heartspark Dollar SignEverclear 13 6 #11 – 1996–2005
3417 Stuck Between StationsHold Steady 7 3 #140 – 2012–2025
3418 LaredoBand of Horses 9 5 #21 – 2010–2026
3419 J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)Green Day 11 4 #29 – 1995–2009
3420 MosesColdplay 14 8 #25 – 2003–2011
3421 Looking At The SunMatthew Sweet 7 1 #742 – 1999–2005
3422 I Love You GoodbyeThomas Dolby 7 1 #734 – 1999–2005
3423 We'll Be TogetherSting 11 5 #24 – 1987–2004
3424 Devil's Got A Holda MeThe Colour 7 1 #573 – 2007–2014
3425 One Man ArmyOur Lady Peace 8 5 #29 – 1999–2010
3426 Everybody's ChangingKeane 15 5 #51 – 2004–2024
3427 TrueSpandau Ballet 11 6 #32 – 1991–2003
3428 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)Talking Heads 8 3 #23 – 2009–2025
3429 All I WantThe Offspring 9 5 #55 – 1997–2009
3430 Welcome to the MachinePink Floyd 10 3 #222 – 1991–2025
3431 HeartlandU2 7 1 #748 – 1999–2005
3432 The WireHaim 5 4 #6 – 2013–2025
3433 PaprikaJapanese Breakfast 6 5 #13 – 2021–2026
3434 RiverJoni Mitchell 5 2 #80 – 2004–2020
3435 Ahead By A CenturyThe Tragically Hip 5 2 #3 – 1999–2023
3436 All The Things She Gave MeThe Waterboys 7 1 #750 – 1999–2005
3437 MythBeach House 7 4 #19 – 2012–2026
3438 Weapon of ChoiceFatboy Slim 13 6 #21 – 2001–2014
3439 ViennaBilly Joel 7 3 #138 – 1991–2025
3440 Cruel SummerBananarama 11 5 #81 – 1984–2010
3441 The Ghost At Number OneJellyfish 8 2 #772 – 1999–2005
3442 Rollover DJJet 13 13 #19 – 2003–2004
3443 DraculaTame Impala 5 4 #3 – 2025–2026
3444 Sleep WalkPere Ubu 14 1 #1147 – 1999–2014
3445 I Can't Make You Love MeBonnie Raitt 6 2 #121 – 2004–2023
3446 The Lady Don't MindTalking Heads 7 1 #746 – 1999–2005
3447 FreedomRage Against the Machine 10 6 #70 – 1994–2009
3448 Settled Down Like RainThe Jayhawks 7 1 #756 – 1999–2005
3449 On Your RadioJoe Jackson 9 2 #967 – 1999–2005
3450 My Little ProblemThe Replacements 8 2 #757 – 1999–2005
3451 She's So ModernBoomtown Rats 9 2 #451 – 1999–2005
3452 This is Radio The ClashThe Clash 10 4 #145 – 1988–1999
3453 It's Alright For YouThe Police 7 1 #758 – 1999–2005
3454 Under My ThumbThe Rolling Stones 12 4 #201 – 1991–2024
3455 Come Talk To MePeter Gabriel 10 3 #41 – 1993–2024
3456 Good Luck Babe!Chappell Roan 5 4 #1 1 2024–2025
3457 Feel Like Making LoveBad Company 9 4 #67 – 1991–2025
3458 Sir DukeStevie Wonder 7 3 #68 – 2004–2022
3459 I'll Stand By YouThe Pretenders 14 5 #78 – 1994–2023
3460 Kiss from a RoseSeal 7 4 #32 – 1995–2023
3461 Stubborn LoveLumineers 8 5 #14 – 2012–2025
3462 AstronautG. Love 10 3 #50 – 2004–2014
3463 Spiritual High (State of Independence)Moodswings 8 2 #41 – 1992–2005
3464 PreciousThe Pretenders 8 6 #68 – 1989–2024
3465 Let Me Entertain YouRobbie Williams 6 1 #4 – 1998–2006
3466 NaveedOur Lady Peace 6 3 #6 – 1999–2010
3467 Come TogetherAerosmith 8 4 #115 – 2021–2025
3468 Fast Enough For YouPhish 7 1 #765 – 1999–2005
3469 Right NowKorn 11 9 #28 – 2003–2004
3470 Hit The Ground RunningTim Finn 7 1 #766 – 1999–2005
3471 First Day of My LifeBright Eyes 8 4 #57 – 2005–2025
3472 ShatteredThe Rolling Stones 14 6 #115 – 1991–2025
3473 FrankensteinEdgar Winter 12 4 #245 – 2012–2026
3474 Because I Got HighAfroman 13 8 #17 – 2001–2008
3475 Cat People (Putting Out The Fire)David Bowie 7 1 #767 – 1999–2005
3476 Roots, Rock, ReggaeBob Marley 8 2 #470 – 2007–2014
3477 Be SweetJapanese Breakfast 6 5 #4 – 2021–2026
3478 Stand And DeliverAdam Ant 7 1 #759 – 1999–2005
3479 That's Why People Fall In LoveThomas Dolby 7 1 #768 – 1999–2005
3480 Hello It's MeTodd Rundgren 8 3 #261 – 2004–2026
3481 Hymn To HerThe Pretenders 7 1 #760 – 1999–2005
3482 Love For SaleTalking Heads 17 3 #70 – 1986–2014
3483 Surrounddada 7 1 #769 – 1999–2005
3484 ElectricityOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 7 2 #23 – 1981–2003
3485 LadykillerThe Vandals 8 2 #7 – 1984–1998
3486 UrgentForeigner 8 6 #55 – 1981–2026
3487 ReckonerRadiohead 9 4 #115 – 2010–2024
3488 You Want It DarkerLeonard Cohen 5 3 #5 – 2016–2025
3489 Sheela Na GigPJ Harvey 11 9 #2 – 1992–2023
3490 Carry OnCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 10 5 #260 – 1991–2024
3491 Happy When It RainsThe Jesus and Mary Chain 14 10 #43 – 1987–2019
3492 Lampshades On FireModest Mouse 8 7 #3 – 2014–2026
3493 Holdin' on to Black MetalMy Morning Jacket 7 4 #19 – 2011–2014
3494 Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)The Pretenders 8 2 #352 – 2001–2014
3495 The Ghost of YouMy Chemical Romance 10 10 #48 – 2005–2006
3496 Would You?Touch And Go 19 6 #74 – 1998–2014
3497 God's Gonna Cut You DownJohnny Cash 8 1 #29 – 2006–2014
3498 ThroneBring Me the Horizon 11 4 #6 – 2015–2026
3499 Bad (Live)U2 12 2 #231 – 1989–2008
3500 SalomeU2 7 1 #766 – 1999–2005