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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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3901 MotorcrashThe Sugarcubes 8 6 #36 – 1988–2003
3902 And the Cradle Will RockVan Halen 10 6 #21 – 1980–2026
3903 MotherDanzig 11 6 #62 – 1990–2012
3904 Constant CravingKD Lang 8 7 #30 – 1992–2026
3905 TurntablesJanelle Monae 5 4 #2 – 2020–2025
3906 Father And SonCat Stevens 6 3 #156 – 1991–2020
3907 Too Much PressureSelecter 15 2 #1149 – 1999–2013
3908 New York City SerenadeBruce Springsteen 5 1 #125 – 2004–2020
3909 Mystery DanceElvis Costello & the Attractions 8 2 #1023 – 1999–2005
3910 Close (to the Edit)Art of Noise 12 5 #49 – 1984–2006
3911 It's My LifeBon Jovi 10 2 #115 – 2021–2026
3912 SubcultureNew Order 9 7 #18 – 1985–1991
3913 Polyester BrideLiz Phair 14 6 #38 – 1998–2023
3914 One Armed ScissorAt the Drive In 18 10 #46 – 2000–2014
3915 That's Not My NameThe Ting Tings 6 5 #9 – 2008–2025
3916 The EyeBrandi Carlile 6 4 #6 – 2015–2026
3917 Freak SceneDinosaur Jr. 7 4 #5 – 1988–2024
3918 Sad Man's TongueVolbeat 7 1 #22 – 2010–2016
3919 BudapestGeorge Ezra 7 6 #8 – 2014–2026
3920 BitchThe Rolling Stones 10 4 #122 – 1996–2025
3921 Transistor311 17 5 #38 – 1997–2013
3922 Sweet LeafBlack Sabbath 7 3 #101 – 1990–2025
3923 The One I LoveThe Sextants 7 1 #935 – 1999–2005
3924 How About YouStaind 12 11 #22 – 2003–2004
3925 VoicesDisturbed 7 7 #28 – 2000–2001
3926 Dead SoulsNine Inch Nails 8 6 #31 – 1995–2007
3927 Easy StreetSoul Asylum 14 1 #1226 – 1999–2014
3928 Koka KolaThe Clash 11 1 #984 – 1999–2010
3929 It's Gonna RainViolent Femmes 14 1 #1140 – 1999–2014
3930 Talk Shows On MuteIncubus 6 6 #21 – 2004
3931 I'll WaitVan Halen 10 6 #197 – 1990–2024
3932 I'm OK, You're OKMxPx 10 6 #44 – 1998–2007
3933 Sgt. Pepper/With a Little Help From My FriendsThe Beatles 6 2 #60 – 1991–2026
3934 I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)Eagles of Death Metal 9 2 #44 – 2006–2014
3935 Do YaElectric Light Orchestra 10 6 #146 – 2020–2026
3936 CenterfieldJohn Fogerty 10 5 #246 – 1991–2025
3937 SeventeenSharon Van Etten 5 4 #5 – 2019–2025
3938 I've Been Kicked AroundE 7 1 #940 – 1999–2005
3939 Sink To The BottomFountains of Wayne 18 4 #91 – 1997–2023
3940 Can't Get Enough of You BabyThe Colourfield 7 4 #65 – 1985–1999
3941 My GirlTemptations 5 2 #81 – 2004–2020
3942 Cathy's New ClownJohn Wesley Harding 7 1 #941 – 1999–2005
3943 Hit or MissNew Found Glory 8 8 #27 – 2001
3944 Feels Like We Only Go BackwardsTame Impala 6 4 #9 – 2012–2024
3945 Father FigureSchool of Fish 7 1 #969 – 1999–2005
3946 Lay Your Hands on MeThompson Twins 9 4 #22 – 1985–2003
3947 HorchataVampire Weekend 7 5 #19 – 2009–2025
3948 The Thrill Is GoneB.B. King 5 2 #127 – 2004–2020
3949 American HorseThe Cult 7 1 #942 – 1999–2005
3950 Life WastedPearl Jam 8 8 #17 – 2006
3951 This Land is Your LandWoody Guthrie 6 2 #201 – 2004–2020
3952 AlrightKendrick Lamar 5 4 #37 – 2015–2025
3953 Come To CaliforniaMatthew Sweet 7 1 #869 – 2007–2014
3954 FridayJoe Jackson 8 2 #1031 – 1999–2005
3955 Ninety-Nine Point Nine Fahrenheit DegreesSuzanne Vega 7 1 #944 – 1999–2005
3956 Audience Of OneRise Against 7 5 #7 – 2008–2010
3957 Move AlongThe All-American Rejects 7 5 #7 – 2005–2006
3958 Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out)Citizen King 7 1 #871 – 2007–2014
3959 Promised LandBruce Springsteen 8 3 #238 – 2009–2026
3960 The RoverLed Zeppelin 8 3 #223 – 2012–2025
3961 Bad Bad NewsLeon Bridges 5 4 #8 – 2018–2026
3962 Sick Of YouCake 10 6 #27 – 2010–2025
3963 World Where You LiveCrowded House 11 3 #62 – 1987–2005
3964 Separate WaysJourney 5 1 #91 – 2021–2025
3965 Come OnThe Jesus and Mary Chain 16 2 #516 – 1999–2014
3966 Paperback WriterThe Beatles 8 3 #215 – 2004–2026
3967 ArmyBen Folds Five 11 4 #34 – 1999–2014
3968 WildSpoon 5 5 #2 – 2022–2024
3969 I Eat CannibalsToto Coelo 10 4 #55 – 1982–2006
3970 Son of A GunThe La's 13 1 #1126 – 1999–2013
3971 Numb/EncoreLinkin Park/Jay-Z 10 6 #35 – 2004–2006
3972 My Best TheoryJimmy Eat World 6 6 #15 – 2010
3973 The RulesBen Kweller 9 2 #81 – 2004–2014
3974 GravediggerDave Matthews 10 8 #33 – 2003–2013
3975 Madame GeorgeVan Morrison 6 2 #21 – 1976–2020
3976 Homicide999 8 3 #76 – 1988–2003
3977 I'm on FireBruce Springsteen 9 6 #140 – 2004–2024
3978 Long TimeCake 8 5 #9 – 2011–2025
3979 KidThe Pretenders 7 3 #448 – 1989–2003
3980 Brother DownSam Roberts 7 3 #6 – 2003–2012
3981 FadeawayThe Bodeans 10 3 #259 – 1988–2005
3982 Baby BritainElliott Smith 8 1 #967 – 2005–2014
3983 Bang A GongT. Rex 8 4 #284 – 1999–2025
3984 Gone Daddy GoneGnarls Barkley 9 9 #13 – 2006–2026
3985 The Boy With a Thorn in His SideThe Smiths 8 2 #263 – 1991–2014
3986 I Shot the SheriffBob Marley 10 4 #205 – 1989–2012
3987 Love in a TrashcanThe Raveonettes 10 4 #65 – 2005–2014
3988 2000 Light Years From HomeThe Rolling Stones 8 2 #698 – 1999–2020
3989 In One EarCage The Elephant 6 5 #5 – 2010
3990 HyperballadBjörk 6 4 #53 – 1996–2023
3991 Afternoons And CoffeespoonsCrash Test Dummies 8 2 #71 – 1994–2005
3992 Living on a PrayerBon Jovi 4 4 #12 – 1990–2021
3993 Who Knows Where the Time GoesFairport Convention 5 1 #183 – 2004–2020
3994 Elvis Is EverywhereMojo Nixon & Skid Roper 10 3 #29 – 1987–2006
3995 Sucked OutSuperdrag 13 7 #53 – 1996–2023
3996 SwingAni DiFranco 7 1 #879 – 2007–2014
3997 Temptation EyesThe Blake Babies 7 1 #963 – 1999–2005
3998 The Guitar ManCake 9 2 #67 – 2005–2014
3999 BreathBreaking Benjamin 4 4 #2 – 2007
4000 RiverBishop Briggs 7 6 #4 – 2016–2025