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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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3501 WindfallSon Volt 8 3 #84 – 2004–2024
3502 TenderBlur 17 11 #40 – 1999–2025
3503 Got The TimeJoe Jackson 16 2 #208 – 1989–2014
3504 Gimme All Your Lovin'ZZ Top 9 5 #84 – 2010–2026
3505 For Nancy ('Cos It Already Is)Pete Yorn 14 6 #1 1 2001–2014
3506 Move MountainsJesus Jones 8 2 #76 – 1990–2005
3507 mangetoutWet Leg 5 4 #1 2 2025–2026
3508 Rocky Mountain WayJoe Walsh 13 7 #28 – 1976–2026
3509 The Stand (Prophecy)The Alarm 7 1 #759 – 2007–2014
3510 PapercutLinkin Park 9 7 #28 – 2001–2004
3511 You Ain't Thinking (About Me)Sonia Dada 7 1 #777 – 1999–2005
3512 Until It SleepsMetallica 9 8 #48 – 1996–2025
3513 Next To YouThe Police 9 2 #233 – 1989–2005
3514 You Are The EverythingR.E.M. 11 4 #280 – 1991–2018
3515 Heart Shaped WorldChris Isaak 7 1 #771 – 1999–2005
3516 Mess AroundCage The Elephant 6 5 #11 – 2015–2016
3517 Whole of the MoonThe Waterboys 10 6 #41 – 1985–2005
3518 This Is It (Your Soul)The Hothouse Flowers 7 1 #781 – 1999–2005
3519 She SaidJon Spencer Blues Explosion 11 1 #70 – 2002–2014
3520 Another Brick in the WallPink Floyd 6 5 #5 – 1991–2024
3521 Rag DollAerosmith 11 6 #89 – 1990–2025
3522 When I Grow UpGarbage 10 8 #12 – 1999–2003
3523 Tesla GirlsOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 11 4 #100 – 1984–2003
3524 The Hardest CutSpoon 8 5 #12 – 2021–2026
3525 Being SimpleThe Judybats 15 3 #339 – 1994–2005
3526 The Mother we ShareCHVRCHES 10 7 #5 – 2013–2025
3527 KyotoPhoebe Bridgers 5 4 #1 1 2020–2025
3528 When Your Heart Stops Beating+44 10 9 #17 – 2006–2007
3529 My My Baby's Gonna CryEurythmics 7 1 #777 – 1999–2005
3530 Land of ConfusionDisturbed 7 7 #3 – 2005–2006
3531 This YearThe Mountain Goats 6 4 #11 – 2005–2025
3532 Falls ApartSugar Ray 10 8 #20 – 1999–2000
3533 Oh YeahThe Cliks 8 1 #22 – 2007–2014
3534 Diamond DogsDavid Bowie 16 3 #598 – 1999–2014
3535 Wind Of ChangeScorpions 6 2 #144 – 2021–2025
3536 Cash MachineHard-Fi 12 11 #41 – 2005–2006
3537 RippleThe Church 13 3 #88 – 1992–2014
3538 Bang On The DrumTodd Rundgren 7 1 #793 – 1999–2005
3539 StayOingo Boingo 9 5 #31 – 1986–2003
3540 Tears Run RingsMarc Almond 6 5 #13 – 1988–2003
3541 All In Good TimeIron and Wine 5 4 #9 – 2024–2026
3542 I Can't Drive 55Sammy Hagar 10 6 #87 – 1990–2025
3543 D.I.Y.Peter Gabriel 7 1 #784 – 1999–2005
3544 Sweet Baby JamesJames Taylor 5 1 #66 – 2004–2020
3545 No One Like YouScorpions 8 4 #13 – 1990–2025
3546 A New EnglandBilly Bragg 7 6 #7 – 1983–2019
3547 DaylightThe Judybats 7 1 #797 – 1999–2005
3548 This Is Why We FightThe Decemberists 9 5 #20 – 2011–2025
3549 SlaveThe Rolling Stones 7 2 #91 – 1981–2004
3550 The PassengerSiouxsie and the Banshees 10 7 #33 – 1987–2003
3551 What IfCreed 9 8 #4 – 1999–2001
3552 A.M. RadioEverclear 9 3 #72 – 2000–2014
3553 PainOingo Boingo 7 3 #3 – 1986–1998
3554 What Have I Done To Deserve This?Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield 7 1 #779 – 2007–2014
3555 Locked OutCrowded House 9 2 #848 – 1999–2005
3556 Everything You WantVertical Horizon 8 8 #10 – 2000–2001
3557 Dream OnDepeche Mode 11 11 #24 – 2001
3558 Someone GreatLCD Soundsystem 6 3 #7 – 2013–2025
3559 Puzzlin' EvidenceTalking Heads 16 3 #46 – 1986–2014
3560 Free Nelson MandelaThe Special AKA 11 6 #31 – 1988–2020
3561 I'm Not Ok (I Promise)My Chemical Romance 8 8 #22 – 2004–2024
3562 Forget HerJeff Buckley 12 3 #30 – 2004–2020
3563 Get InspiredGenesis Owusu 6 4 #7 – 2022–2026
3564 I Kissed A GirlJill Sobule 13 7 #18 – 1995–2023
3565 Breakfast At Tiffany'sDeep Blue Something 13 4 #6 – 1995–2005
3566 Eleven O'clock Tick TockU2 7 1 #792 – 1999–2005
3567 Tears in HeavenEric Clapton 13 5 #60 – 1993–2025
3568 A Sorta FairytaleTori Amos 9 6 #28 – 2002–2024
3569 City of Blinding LightsU2 9 8 #38 – 2005–2013
3570 WatershedThe Indigo Girls 7 1 #795 – 1999–2005
3571 Way Down We GoKaleo 7 6 #12 – 2016–2020
3572 Honky Tonk WomanThe Pogues 7 1 #796 – 1999–2005
3573 Push Th' Little DaisiesWeen 12 7 #10 – 1993–2006
3574 Song For The DumpedBen Folds Five 18 5 #40 – 1998–2014
3575 InnocentFuel 8 8 #29 – 2001
3576 Take Your MamaScissor Sisters 10 7 #23 – 2004–2026
3577 Let's Go DancingDrivin-N-Cryin 7 1 #800 – 1999–2005
3578 Don't Drink the WaterDave Matthews Band 9 7 #27 – 1998–1999
3579 Bull In The HeatherSonic Youth 15 11 #58 – 1994–2023
3580 Kid FearsThe Indigo Girls 8 2 #857 – 1999–2020
3581 OncePearl Jam 8 7 #19 – 1999–2024
3582 Never EnoughJesus Jones 7 1 #802 – 1999–2005
3583 All Along the WatchtowerBob Dylan 9 3 #29 – 1996–2025
3584 Heat WavesGlass Animals 7 5 #1 1 2020–2025
3585 My TownBuck-O-Nine 7 5 #12 – 1997–2007
3586 Let's Get it OnMarvin Gaye 6 3 #111 – 2004–2026
3587 Johnny Have You Seen Her?The Rembrandts 8 2 #55 – 1992–2005
3588 When The World Is Running DownThe Police 10 4 #410 – 1989–2005
3589 Coming HomeLeon Bridges 8 7 #10 – 2015–2026
3590 TroublemakerWeezer 7 6 #21 – 2008–2009
3591 Dr. FeelgoodMotley Crue 9 6 #113 – 1990–2026
3592 Saturday In The ParkChicago 9 3 #138 – 2020–2026
3593 Brillant MistakeElvis Costello & the Attractions 8 2 #876 – 1999–2005
3594 I Heard It Through the GrapevineCreedence Clearwater Revival 9 3 #68 – 1991–2025
3595 My Name IsEminem 9 8 #19 – 1999–2023
3596 More than WordsExtreme 8 4 #4 – 1991–2006
3597 Love RollercoasterThe Royal Crescent Mob 14 1 #1277 – 1999–2014
3598 Strong EnoughSheryl Crow 12 6 #56 – 1995–2005
3599 Twist And CrawlThe English Beat 19 4 #261 – 1988–2014
3600 HeroinThe Velvet Underground 10 6 #42 – 1991–2020