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
3701	Moaning Lisa Smile Wolf Alice	7	6	#12	–	2015–2026
3702	Heavenly Day Patty Griffin	5	1	#53	–	2009–2024
3703	Dead Inside Muse	5	5	#5	–	2015
3704	Harley David (Son of a Bitch)Bollock Brothers	8	2	#2	–	1988–1998
3705	Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes Paul Simon	7	2	#150	–	2004–2020
3706	But Anyway Blues Traveler	17	5	#77	–	1996–2014
3707	Miss Misery Elliott Smith	9	3	#206	–	1999–2023
3708	Epiphany Staind	8	8	#30	–	2002
3709	Gimme Sympathy Metric	7	4	#4	–	2009–2025
3710	Turn The Page Metallica	7	3	#32	–	1999–2025
3711	Hold The Line Toto	9	4	#141	–	2021–2025
3712	Carnival of Sorts R.E.M.	7	1	#850	–	1999–2005
3713	No You Girls Franz Ferdinand	6	5	#6	–	2009–2025
3714	Mother Universe The Soup Dragons	7	1	#851	–	1999–2005
3715	Globe of Frogs Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	7	1	#852	–	1999–2005
3716	Feel Like Makin Love Bad Company	6	2	#95	–	1990–2026
3717	Half the World Away Oasis	7	2	#7	–	1998–2025
3718	I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock n' Roll Band)The Moody Blues	8	4	#201	–	1996–2025
3719	So Far So Good Thornley	7	6	#4	–	2004–2010
3720	Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell	5	2	#102	–	2004–2020
3721	'74 - 75 The Connells	10	2	#287	–	1999–2006
3722	Boys Keep Swinging David Bowie	14	1	#1086	–	1999–2014
3723	River of Deceit Mad Season	8	8	#16	–	1995–2023
3724	Whatever Oasis	8	3	#2	–	1994–2025
3725	Can't Wait Big Audio Dynamite II	7	1	#858	–	1999–2005
3726	Flirtin' With Disaster Molly Hatchet	8	3	#216	–	2021–2025
3727	Pennyroyal Tea Nirvana	14	7	#105	–	1999–2023
3728	The Sensual World Kate Bush	9	3	#58	–	1989–2005
3729	Jessica Allman Brothers	5	2	#57	–	1991–2020
3730	Down By The Water The Decemberists	6	4	#8	–	2010–2026
3731	Centerfold J. Geils Band	8	4	#116	–	2021–2024
3732	Lip Service Elvis Costello & the Attractions	7	1	#862	–	1999–2005
3733	For Whom The Bell Tolls Metallica	11	4	#16	–	1990–2020
3734	Tightrope Janelle Monae	6	3	#23	–	2010–2025
3735	These Days Powderfinger	5	2	#1	1	1999–2025
3736	Beginnings Chicago	8	3	#145	–	1991–2026
3737	Racing in the Street Bruce Springsteen	8	4	#115	–	2009–2026
3738	Oh Daddy Adrain Belew	6	1	#722	–	2000–2005
3739	The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie Red Hot Chili Peppers	7	4	#3	–	2011–2014
3740	Electrical Storm U2	12	12	#24	–	2002–2003
3741	Johnny Come Home Fine Young Cannibals	10	6	#68	–	1985–2026
3742	Leaving The Light Genesis Owusu	7	5	#19	–	2023–2026
3743	Texas Hold'Em Beyoncé	6	5	#14	–	2024–2026
3744	Right Back to It Waxahatchee	4	3	#1	1	2024–2025
3745	Four Kicks Kings of Leon	9	2	#78	–	2005–2014
3746	Portland, Oregon Loretta Lynn	9	2	#500	–	2005–2024
3747	Used Kids Earwig	8	1	#15	–	2007–2014
3748	Dodge Veg-O-Matic Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers	5	1	#72	–	1994–2001
3749	Mint Car The Cure	14	7	#24	–	1996–2005
3750	Downtown Neil Young	14	2	#26	–	1995–2013
3751	4th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy)Bruce Springsteen	7	2	#34	–	2009–2025
3752	Funk #49 James Gang	11	7	#162	–	1996–2026
3753	Windows Are Rolled Down Amos Lee	6	3	#18	–	2011–2025
3754	Something in the Way Nirvana	9	3	#387	–	2002–2023
3755	She's Leaving You M J Lenderman	5	4	#1	1	2024–2026
3756	HandClap Fitz and the Tantrums	5	5	#5	–	2016–2020
3757	Trouble Ray LaMontagne	5	1	#13	–	2009–2024
3758	Zephyr Song Red Hot Chili Peppers	6	6	#10	–	2002–2003
3759	HeartBeats The Knife	6	3	#95	–	2013–2024
3760	Another World Joe Jackson	7	1	#874	–	1999–2005
3761	Krafty New Order	10	4	#81	–	2005–2014
3762	The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness The National	6	5	#4	–	2017–2026
3763	Fight Test The Flaming Lips	14	3	#19	–	2003–2024
3764	No More Mr. Nice Guy Alice Cooper	11	5	#105	–	1990–2025
3765	Lunatic Fringe Red Rider	11	5	#35	–	1981–2025
3766	Grace Kelly Mika	9	2	#21	–	2007–2014
3767	Never Let Me Down Again The Smashing Pumpkins	10	3	#89	–	1995–2014
3768	Lightning Bolt Jake Bugg	8	6	#19	–	2013–2026
3769	See the Lights Simple Minds	6	5	#13	–	1991–2003
3770	A Little Is Enough Pete Townshend	7	1	#877	–	1999–2005
3771	The Core Eric Clapton	11	4	#259	–	1996–2025
3772	Still Loving You Scorpions	11	3	#31	–	1987–2025
3773	Drowning Man U2	7	1	#881	–	1999–2005
3774	Believe What You're Saying Sugar	14	1	#1360	–	1999–2014
3775	Jocko Homo Devo	15	5	#58	–	1977–2013
3776	The Life of Riley The Lightning Seeds	7	6	#42	–	1992–2003
3777	I Won't Back Down Johnny Cash	7	1	#835	–	2007–2014
3778	The Man The Killers	6	6	#6	–	2017–2024
3779	Not Big Thief	5	4	#6	–	2019–2025
3780	Prisoner 311	16	3	#26	–	1997–2014
3781	Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar	10	4	#112	–	2021–2026
3782	Magic Power Triumph	6	2	#163	–	1990–2025
3783	Letting the Cables Sleep Bush	15	8	#38	–	2000–2014
3784	Take Five Dave Brubeck Quartet	4	2	#22	–	2009–2020
3785	Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John	8	3	#128	–	2014–2026
3786	Regina The Sugarcubes	7	6	#44	–	1989–2003
3787	Like A Prayer John Wesley Harding	7	1	#894	–	1999–2005
3788	The Wait The Pretenders	8	3	#2	–	1980–2003
3789	On My Radio Selecter	9	2	#1058	–	1999–2005
3790	Spirit in the Night Bruce Springsteen	10	3	#202	–	1991–2025
3791	Something Good Utah Saints	7	7	#31	–	1992–2002
3792	American Life In The Summertime Francis Dunnery	11	3	#76	–	1994–2010
3793	Kinder Words The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	14	1	#1020	–	1999–2014
3794	The Model Kraftwerk	6	3	#65	–	1988–2004
3795	Walking Down The Street The Royal Crescent Mob	7	1	#886	–	1999–2005
3796	And We Danced The Hooters	9	4	#44	–	1985–2026
3797	The Guns Of Brixton The Clash	8	2	#951	–	2007–2020
3798	Meet Me On The Equinox Death Cab for Cutie	7	6	#14	–	2009–2010
3799	Penny on the Train Track Ben Kweller	10	3	#31	–	2006–2014
3800	Fast As You Can Fiona Apple	15	8	#34	–	1999–2023