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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3601 | All Her Favorite FruitCamper Van Beethoven | 7 | 1 | #809 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3602 | Lie DetectorThe Reverend Horton Heat | 14 | 1 | #866 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3603 | Break My SoulBeyoncé | 6 | 4 | #6 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 3604 | Cynical GirlMarshall Crenshaw | 9 | 2 | #316 | – | 1989–2005 |
| 3605 | Thorn In My SideEurythmics | 12 | 3 | #62 | – | 1986–2006 |
| 3606 | WarpedRed Hot Chili Peppers | 9 | 9 | #24 | – | 1995–2002 |
| 3607 | Running BlindGodsmack | 7 | 7 | #6 | – | 2004 |
| 3608 | PromiseEve 6 | 10 | 10 | #29 | – | 2000–2001 |
| 3609 | Images of HeavenPeter Godwin | 10 | 3 | #21 | – | 1983–1999 |
| 3610 | Sugar KaneSonic Youth | 10 | 4 | #17 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 3611 | Smells Like Teen SpiritTori Amos | 9 | 3 | #63 | – | 1992–2014 |
| 3612 | Jackie Down The LineFontaines D.C. | 5 | 4 | #1 | 1 | 2022–2025 |
| 3613 | No Cars GoThe Arcade Fire | 10 | 7 | #46 | – | 2007–2020 |
| 3614 | Sunless SaturdayFishbone | 18 | 4 | #72 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 3615 | Big ShowThe Royal Crescent Mob | 7 | 1 | #815 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3616 | Cigarette DaydreamsCage The Elephant | 6 | 5 | #4 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 3617 | New DivideLinkin Park | 5 | 4 | #7 | – | 2009–2010 |
| 3618 | Black SteelTricky | 10 | 7 | #22 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 3619 | Good RiddanceGreen Day | 6 | 5 | #45 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 3620 | Gild The LilyBilly Strings | 6 | 3 | #18 | – | 2024–2026 |
| 3621 | 1 Heard It Through The GrapevineMarvin Gaye | 8 | 4 | #54 | – | 1987–2020 |
| 3622 | Street Fighting ManThe Rolling Stones | 9 | 4 | #140 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 3623 | Pink HousesJohn Mellencamp | 9 | 3 | #198 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 3624 | Lucky NumberLene Lovich | 10 | 4 | #121 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 3625 | AloneHeart | 10 | 3 | #215 | – | 2020–2026 |
| 3626 | Sweetness FollowsR.E.M. | 7 | 1 | #819 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3627 | Astral WeeksVan Morrison | 6 | 3 | #168 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 3628 | Long Live RockThe Who | 9 | 4 | #56 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 3629 | LiberateDisturbed | 6 | 5 | #4 | – | 2002–2004 |
| 3630 | Feelin' Way Too Damn GoodNickelback | 8 | 8 | #2 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 3631 | Orange SkyAlexi Murdoch | 6 | 2 | #57 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 3632 | The MagicianSecession | 6 | 1 | #16 | – | 1987–1994 |
| 3633 | What Is and What Should Never BeLed Zeppelin | 12 | 5 | #220 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 3634 | Volet HillColdplay | 8 | 5 | #12 | – | 2008–2010 |
| 3635 | Europa and the Pirate TwinsThomas Dolby | 9 | 4 | #37 | – | 1982–2003 |
| 3636 | Sorry About The WeatherMark Curry | 9 | 2 | #419 | – | 1994–2005 |
| 3637 | The BeatElvis Costello & the Attractions | 7 | 1 | #824 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3638 | DefaultDjango Django | 7 | 5 | #8 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 3639 | Lips of an AngelHinder | 7 | 7 | #4 | – | 2006 |
| 3640 | Good Time BoysRed Hot Chili Peppers | 14 | 1 | #1035 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3641 | StarsSwitchfoot | 12 | 12 | #34 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 3642 | Killing An ArabThe Cure | 10 | 7 | #98 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 3643 | Mansion In The SlumsCrowded House | 7 | 1 | #826 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3644 | PhotographR.E.M. | 8 | 2 | #38 | – | 1993–2005 |
| 3645 | Is That Love?Squeeze | 12 | 2 | #670 | – | 1999–2010 |
| 3646 | Crazy Little Thing Called LoveQueen | 13 | 5 | #98 | – | 1980–2025 |
| 3647 | AnimalsNickelback | 7 | 6 | #22 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 3648 | Someday I SupposeThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones | 10 | 6 | #74 | – | 1993–2002 |
| 3649 | Fools In LoveJoe Jackson | 7 | 1 | #830 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3650 | Stand UpTrapt | 7 | 7 | #18 | – | 2005 |
| 3651 | Love On A Farm Boy's WagesXTC | 17 | 2 | #306 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 3652 | (I Love The Sound of) Breaking GlassNick Lowe | 14 | 2 | #324 | – | 1988–2013 |
| 3653 | The Tornado Loves YouNeko Case | 7 | 3 | #15 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 3654 | Youth Without YouthMetric | 7 | 3 | #7 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 3655 | Willin'Little Feat | 7 | 3 | #19 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 3656 | Einstein on the BeachCounting Crows | 9 | 8 | #33 | – | 1994–2002 |
| 3657 | Stay With MeThe Faces | 12 | 4 | #88 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 3658 | Sanctify YourselfSimple Minds | 19 | 5 | #4 | – | 1985–2014 |
| 3659 | Visions Of JohannaBob Dylan | 6 | 3 | #23 | – | 1976–2020 |
| 3660 | Texas SunKhruangbin & Leon Bridges | 5 | 4 | #1 | 1 | 2020–2026 |
| 3661 | Mr. Tambourine ManBob Dylan | 7 | 3 | #99 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 3662 | Miss SarajevoPassengers | 8 | 2 | #23 | – | 1995–2005 |
| 3663 | Butterfly WingsMachines of Loving Grace | 14 | 6 | #29 | – | 1993–2007 |
| 3664 | Head Over FeetAlanis Morissette | 12 | 5 | #29 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 3665 | Red Hill Mining TownU2 | 10 | 3 | #535 | – | 2002–2020 |
| 3666 | PainThe War On Drugs | 5 | 5 | #8 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 3667 | David WattsThe Kinks | 14 | 1 | #1236 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3668 | DariaCake | 15 | 2 | #49 | – | 1997–2014 |
| 3669 | CleopatraLumineers | 6 | 4 | #7 | – | 2016–2025 |
| 3670 | St. AngerMetallica | 9 | 9 | #27 | – | 2003 |
| 3671 | HourglassSqueeze | 7 | 5 | #11 | – | 1987–1996 |
| 3672 | Jump Jive An' WailBrian Setzer Orchestra | 10 | 7 | #25 | – | 1998–2007 |
| 3673 | PainkillerWestworld | 6 | 1 | #17 | – | 1988–1994 |
| 3674 | I Go SwimmingPeter Gabriel | 7 | 1 | #855 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3675 | SlackjawedThe Connells | 13 | 4 | #51 | – | 1993–2005 |
| 3676 | Rainbow in the DarkDio | 7 | 3 | #108 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 3677 | We Are All Made of StarsMoby | 13 | 13 | #31 | – | 2002–2024 |
| 3678 | Screenwriter's BluesSoul Coughing | 7 | 4 | #107 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 3679 | Flying Under RadarJerry Harrison | 7 | 1 | #838 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3680 | Nothing As It SeemsPearl Jam | 10 | 9 | #23 | – | 2000–2005 |
| 3681 | Bad ReputationFreedy Johnston | 11 | 5 | #49 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 3682 | Get Myself Into ItThe Rapture | 9 | 2 | #76 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 3683 | Digital WitnessSt. Vincent | 5 | 4 | #5 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 3684 | EverywhereFleetwood Mac | 8 | 1 | #34 | – | 2018–2025 |
| 3685 | CathDeath Cab for Cutie | 12 | 7 | #21 | – | 2008–2024 |
| 3686 | Good StuffThe B-52's | 15 | 6 | #32 | – | 1992–2014 |
| 3687 | 21 GunsGreen Day | 6 | 5 | #8 | – | 2009–2010 |
| 3688 | S-E-X-X-YThey Might Be Giants | 14 | 1 | #1172 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 3689 | SubstitutionSilversun Pickups | 9 | 5 | #18 | – | 2009–2014 |
| 3690 | Bye Bye LoveThe Cars | 8 | 3 | #277 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 3691 | Shake It OutFlorence And The Machine | 6 | 5 | #13 | – | 2011–2025 |
| 3692 | Love Song For A VampireAnnie Lennox | 8 | 2 | #67 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 3693 | I've ReturnedSqueeze | 8 | 2 | #101 | – | 1982–2005 |
| 3694 | AngelsRobbie Williams | 4 | 1 | #4 | – | 2001–2005 |
| 3695 | Devolution Working Man's BluesThe Alarm | 9 | 2 | #514 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3696 | Spirit In The SkyDr. and the Medics | 9 | 3 | #151 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 3697 | The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear ShadesTimbuk 3 | 12 | 3 | #33 | – | 1986–2003 |
| 3698 | 40U2 | 12 | 2 | #1035 | – | 1999–2020 |
| 3699 | Silver SpringsFleetwood Mac | 7 | 2 | #64 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 3700 | Someday Some WayMarshall Crenshaw | 15 | 3 | #251 | – | 1989–2008 |