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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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4001 Heavy Cloud, No RainSting 7 1 #964 – 1999–2005
4002 Rock StarN.E.R.D. 7 7 #29 – 2002
4003 Ball and ChainXTC 10 1 #980 – 1999–2009
4004 Time Spent in Los AngelesDawes 6 3 #3 – 2011–2026
4005 Rock StarHole 8 2 #301 – 1999–2005
4006 Ballerina Out of ControlThe Ocean Blue 11 4 #79 – 1991–2005
4007 Everybody Here Wants YouJeff Buckley 15 2 #29 – 1998–2014
4008 Tower of StrengthMission U.K. 6 3 #32 – 1988–1992
4009 Under PressureDavid Bowie & Queen 4 4 #10 – 2006–2022
4010 To Be LovedPapa Roach 9 9 #21 – 2006
4011 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)Journey 7 3 #38 – 2021–2026
4012 State of Love And TrustPearl Jam 7 4 #11 – 1999–2023
4013 Can I Kick It?A Tribe Called Quest 4 2 #22 – 2018–2023
4014 Pass the DutchieMusical Youth 9 6 #36 – 1982–2004
4015 Hello I Love YouThe Doors 9 6 #46 – 1991–2025
4016 What Was I Made For?Billie Eilish 4 3 #3 – 2023–2025
4017 Big Sky CountryChris Whitley 15 2 #630 – 1999–2014
4018 Time of the SeasonThe Zombies 9 4 #217 – 1991–2024
4019 Bonnie BraeThe Twilight Singers 8 1 #40 – 2006–2014
4020 Prayer For The DyingSeal 10 4 #14 – 1994–2005
4021 MelissaAllman Brothers 4 2 #75 – 1996–2020
4022 Some Nightsfun. 7 5 #13 – 2012–2024
4023 Remote ControlBeastie Boys 17 9 #19 – 1998–2005
4024 Feels Like The First TimeForeigner 10 4 #259 – 2021–2026
4025 Jump In The RiverSinéad O'Connor 7 4 #59 – 1988–2003
4026 Summer WindFrank Sinatra 5 2 #113 – 2009–2020
4027 PsychosJenny Lewis 4 3 #3 – 2023–2026
4028 Wheel In The SkyJourney 8 4 #132 – 2021–2025
4029 DreamworldMidnight Oil 8 5 #43 – 1988–2003
4030 Love to Hate YouErasure 7 5 #21 – 1991–2003
4031 Electric LoveBorns 5 5 #21 – 2015–2026
4032 DreamsicleJason Isbell & The 400 Unit 5 3 #13 – 2020–2025
4033 Everything's MagicAngels & Airwaves 8 7 #35 – 2007–2008
4034 Junk of the Heart (Happy)The Kooks 6 3 #14 – 2011–2014
4035 One Night in BangkokMurray Head 9 3 #24 – 1985–2003
4036 Jigsaw Falling Into PlaceRadiohead 7 5 #7 – 2007–2024
4037 I'm The Only OneMelissa Etheridge 8 2 #634 – 1999–2023
4038 Too Much Too YoungThe Specials 6 3 #36 – 1979–2006
4039 Life On A ChainPete Yorn 17 5 #10 – 2001–2026
4040 Starry EyesToo Much Joy 7 1 #979 – 1999–2005
4041 Kim The WaitressMaterial Issue 9 3 #90 – 1994–2005
4042 DakotaStereophonics 7 6 #17 – 2005–2006
4043 Bad DecisionsThe Strokes 4 4 #2 – 2020
4044 The GraceNeverending White Lights 4 3 #6 – 2006–2010
4045 The District Sleeps Alone TonightThe Postal Service 6 3 #106 – 2005–2024
4046 One Little GirlToad The Wet Sprocket 8 2 #70 – 1989–2014
4047 Strange TimesThe Black Keys 6 2 #67 – 2008–2014
4048 SalvationRancid 12 6 #54 – 1994–2008
4049 Bright As YellowThe Innocence Mission 15 2 #639 – 1999–2023
4050 Hello GoodbyeThe Beatles 10 4 #218 – 2004–2025
4051 Bad HabitSteve Lacy 4 4 #4 – 2022
4052 RazoreaterAmenra 9 1 #22 – 2018–2026
4053 Blind VisionBlancmange 6 4 #93 – 1988–2003
4054 Fall In LovePhantogram 4 4 #8 – 2014
4055 The Hell SongSum 41 9 9 #33 – 2003
4056 CrushedLimp Bizkit 13 7 #44 – 1999–2007
4057 Puttin' On The RitzTaco 8 2 #1034 – 1999–2005
4058 45Shinedown 6 6 #8 – 2003–2004
4059 Hurts So GoodJohn Mellencamp 7 4 #68 – 2021–2025
4060 Wake Up (Make a Move)Lostprophets 8 8 #42 – 2004
4061 Fly Me To The MoonFrank Sinatra 6 2 #276 – 2004–2020
4062 Into My ArmsNick Cave and the Bad Seeds 6 2 #18 – 1997–2025
4063 Devil With The Green EyesMatthew Sweet 14 1 #1462 – 1999–2014
4064 Bullet and a TargetCitizen Cope 9 6 #28 – 2004–2024
4065 Trampled Under FootLed Zeppelin 10 5 #58 – 1990–2026
4066 KathleenJosh Ritter 6 1 #81 – 2009–2024
4067 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles 6 5 #57 – 1996–2024
4068 Girl All the Bad Guys WantBowling for Soup 7 5 #5 – 2002–2003
4069 Hollywood Forever Cemetary SingsFather John Misty 5 3 #11 – 2012–2025
4070 Small TownJohn Mellencamp 7 3 #127 – 2021–2025
4071 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable NowThe Smiths 7 6 #24 – 1984–2020
4072 Inside The FireDisturbed 6 5 #10 – 2008–2009
4073 In This DiaryThe Ataris 8 8 #33 – 2003
4074 Will DoTV on the Radio 6 3 #5 – 2011–2014
4075 Blue SparkX 4 2 #10 – 1982–2003
4076 VictoriaThe Kinks 15 2 #420 – 1999–2014
4077 Heroin GirlEverclear 15 8 #6 – 1995–2023
4078 Country HouseBlur 8 6 #7 – 1995–2025
4079 All Around MeFlyleaf 6 6 #31 – 2007
4080 Promises In The DarkPat Benatar 8 2 #135 – 2021–2026
4081 SaviorRise Against 4 3 #1 1 2009–2010
4082 I Shot the SheriffEric Clapton 7 3 #177 – 1991–2025
4083 Mad WorldMichael Andrews 13 5 #19 – 2004–2014
4084 WoodstockCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young 8 2 #304 – 2004–2024
4085 SingTravis 13 6 #8 – 2001–2024
4086 99.9 FSuzanne Vega 8 2 #408 – 2007–2023
4087 All Downhill From HereNew Found Glory 10 10 #42 – 2004
4088 Can't Get Out of BedThe Charlatans 13 3 #75 – 1994–2010
4089 Vitamin RChevelle 5 4 #18 – 2004–2005
4090 Hold Her DownToad The Wet Sprocket 9 4 #87 – 1992–2002
4091 The StrokeBilly Squier 9 6 #100 – 1981–2025
4092 Georgia On My MindRay Charles 5 2 #86 – 2004–2020
4093 Gold Dust WomanFleetwood Mac 12 4 #172 – 1991–2026
4094 Too ShyKajagoogoo 13 6 #54 – 1983–2003
4095 The End Is The Beginning Is The EndThe Smashing Pumpkins 13 7 #26 – 1997–2005
4096 Private LifeOingo Boingo 6 3 #82 – 1989–2003
4097 On Melancholy HillGorillaz 6 4 #42 – 2010–2025
4098 LightsJourney 9 5 #201 – 1991–2026
4099 Burn To ShineBen Harper And The Innocent Criminals 7 1 #920 – 2007–2014
4100 TaxiHarry Chapin 9 2 #367 – 2004–2025