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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4101 | The Times They Are A-Changin'Bob Dylan | 4 | 2 | #124 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 4102 | HypotheticalsLake Street Dive | 5 | 4 | #11 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 4103 | For LoveLush | 7 | 5 | #40 | – | 1992–2002 |
| 4104 | Teach Your ChildrenCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young | 7 | 2 | #153 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 4105 | Shame On YouThe Indigo Girls | 7 | 1 | #919 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 4106 | Cradle of LoveBilly Idol | 8 | 6 | #19 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 4107 | Hold On Hold OnNeko Case | 5 | 3 | #163 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 4108 | I Wanted To Tell YouMatthew Sweet | 13 | 1 | #1111 | – | 2000–2014 |
| 4109 | BargainThe Who | 10 | 4 | #194 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 4110 | Safe From HarmMassive Attack | 9 | 4 | #163 | – | 2000–2024 |
| 4111 | Conquer MeBlues Traveler | 7 | 1 | #1033 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4112 | Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2Emerson, Lake, and Palmer | 4 | 1 | #115 | – | 2021–2024 |
| 4113 | FaithViolent Femmes | 12 | 2 | #191 | – | 1989–2009 |
| 4114 | Half A World AwayR.E.M. | 8 | 2 | #692 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 4115 | Wouldn't It Be GoodNik Kershaw | 9 | 6 | #182 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 4116 | SeptemberEarth, Wind & Fire | 6 | 4 | #35 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 4117 | Tomorrow PeopleZiggy Marley & the Melody Makers | 10 | 3 | #28 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 4118 | Return To The MoonEl Vy | 5 | 5 | #17 | – | 2015 |
| 4119 | CrystalisedThe xx | 8 | 4 | #12 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 4120 | Late For The SkyJackson Browne | 5 | 2 | #35 | – | 1976–2020 |
| 4121 | Cigarettes and AlcoholOasis | 10 | 4 | #25 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 4122 | The Ship SongNick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 5 | 3 | #14 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 4123 | 867-5309/JennyTommy Tutone | 10 | 5 | #54 | – | 1982–2025 |
| 4124 | Madame ButterflyMalcolm McLaren | 8 | 4 | #43 | – | 1984–1994 |
| 4125 | Coming Up CloseTil Tuesday | 11 | 2 | #668 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 4126 | Mansion On The HillNeil Young | 14 | 1 | #1379 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 4127 | Round 'N RoundChris Isaak | 7 | 1 | #1039 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4128 | Nina Cried PowerHozier | 6 | 4 | #1 | 1 | 2018–2025 |
| 4129 | Is Anybody Home?Our Lady Peace | 6 | 4 | #7 | – | 2000–2010 |
| 4130 | And It's Still AlrightNathaniel Rateliff | 5 | 3 | #6 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 4131 | FaderThe Temper Trap | 9 | 4 | #21 | – | 2009–2014 |
| 4132 | Don't Delete The KissesWolf Alice | 6 | 4 | #9 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 4133 | HomosapienPetter Shelly | 7 | 1 | #1041 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4134 | The Last ResortThe Eagles | 7 | 2 | #365 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 4135 | Movin' OutBilly Joel | 5 | 1 | #131 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 4136 | TropicaliaBeck | 16 | 9 | #49 | – | 1998–2023 |
| 4137 | Thin Line Between Love And HateThe Pretenders | 7 | 1 | #1042 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4138 | FREEDOMJon Batiste | 4 | 3 | #5 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 4139 | JailbreakThin Lizzy | 8 | 4 | #134 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 4140 | DianeMaterial Issue | 9 | 2 | #220 | – | 1996–2014 |
| 4141 | LilacsWaxahatchee | 4 | 3 | #10 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 4142 | This LandGary Clark Jr. | 5 | 3 | #3 | – | 2019–2025 |
| 4143 | HappyThe Rolling Stones | 11 | 4 | #227 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 4144 | Chloe Dancer / Crown of ThornsMother Love Bone | 9 | 3 | #35 | – | 1999–2022 |
| 4145 | TurnTravis | 9 | 2 | #178 | – | 2001–2014 |
| 4146 | Kiss This Thing GoodbyeDel Amitri | 8 | 2 | #84 | – | 1990–2005 |
| 4147 | Under the TableFiona Apple | 4 | 3 | #6 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 4148 | Getting Ready to Get DownJosh Ritter | 4 | 3 | #5 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 4149 | RunawaysThe Killers | 8 | 6 | #5 | – | 2012–2014 |
| 4150 | Green ShirtElvis Costello | 7 | 1 | #984 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 4151 | Sooner or LaterBreaking Benjamin | 5 | 5 | #17 | – | 2005 |
| 4152 | Simple Kind of LifeNo Doubt | 8 | 8 | #29 | – | 2000 |
| 4153 | Molly (Sixteen Candles)Sponge | 12 | 5 | #10 | – | 1995–2014 |
| 4154 | Lovely DayBill Withers | 4 | 3 | #12 | – | 2018–2024 |
| 4155 | Can't Cry AnymoreSheryl Crow | 8 | 2 | #82 | – | 1995–2005 |
| 4156 | Nothing Is WrongGomez | 10 | 2 | #79 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 4157 | Pretty GirlSugarcult | 6 | 6 | #9 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 4158 | Can't Be MyselfWatershed | 14 | 1 | #10 | – | 2001–2014 |
| 4159 | AudienceCold War Kids | 8 | 4 | #12 | – | 2010–2014 |
| 4160 | Make You BetterThe Decemberists | 6 | 4 | #19 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 4161 | Sunday GirlBlondie | 5 | 2 | #61 | – | 2001–2006 |
| 4162 | Happy IdiotTV on the Radio | 7 | 5 | #33 | – | 2014–2015 |
| 4163 | Round and RoundRatt | 7 | 4 | #47 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 4164 | Pet SemataryThe Ramones | 11 | 4 | #26 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 4165 | Wild BoysDuran Duran | 5 | 5 | #3 | – | 1984–1999 |
| 4166 | Last of the Famous International PlayboysMorrissey | 6 | 5 | #18 | – | 1989–1999 |
| 4167 | LowFoo Fighters | 19 | 11 | #48 | – | 2003–2014 |
| 4168 | Change Is Gonna ComeSam Cooke | 4 | 1 | #32 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 4169 | Whammy KissThe B-52's | 8 | 4 | #38 | – | 1983–2003 |
| 4170 | All That Money WantsThe Psychedelic Furs | 7 | 5 | #23 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 4171 | Dark NecessitiesRed Hot Chili Peppers | 4 | 4 | #5 | – | 2016–2020 |
| 4172 | Road RageCatatonia | 8 | 5 | #5 | – | 1998–2025 |
| 4173 | At the StarsBetter Than Ezra | 10 | 3 | #75 | – | 1998–2014 |
| 4174 | Fallen LeavesBilly Talent | 5 | 3 | #10 | – | 2007–2011 |
| 4175 | I Don't Care AnymorePhil Collins | 8 | 2 | #147 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 4176 | GooeyGlass Animals | 8 | 6 | #12 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 4177 | AngelAerosmith | 7 | 4 | #111 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 4178 | To Be a LoverBilly Idol | 7 | 3 | #15 | – | 1986–2003 |
| 4179 | Chelsea DaggerThe Fratellis | 12 | 4 | #55 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 4180 | I ChooseThe Offspring | 9 | 7 | #23 | – | 1997–1999 |
| 4181 | Chasing PavementsAdele | 5 | 3 | #19 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 4182 | Get Off My CloudThe Rolling Stones | 11 | 5 | #197 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 4183 | Weird GoodbyesThe National | 5 | 4 | #27 | – | 2022–2023 |
| 4184 | Hocus PocusFocus | 7 | 2 | #281 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 4185 | The StrangerBilly Joel | 8 | 4 | #141 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 4186 | BreakdownTom Petty & The Heartbreakers | 7 | 3 | #104 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 4187 | Pickin' Up The PiecesWidespread Panic | 7 | 1 | #1060 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4188 | Holland, 1945Neutral Milk Hotel | 5 | 3 | #115 | – | 2014–2023 |
| 4189 | Similar FeaturesMelissa Etheridge | 7 | 1 | #1061 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4190 | Let's Spend the Night TogetherThe Rolling Stones | 9 | 4 | #148 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 4191 | Private LivesLow Cut Connie | 5 | 3 | #15 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 4192 | Sister ChristianNight Ranger | 9 | 4 | #122 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 4193 | Hair of the DogNazareth | 7 | 4 | #29 | – | 1990–2024 |
| 4194 | Elderberry WineWednesday | 4 | 3 | #11 | – | 2025–2026 |
| 4195 | She's GoneHall and Oates | 5 | 1 | #38 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 4196 | VowGarbage | 10 | 8 | #15 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 4197 | CrazyIcehouse | 6 | 5 | #28 | – | 1987–2003 |
| 4198 | Only YouYazoo | 6 | 3 | #12 | – | 1982–2006 |
| 4199 | HUMBLE.Kendrick Lamar | 6 | 3 | #1 | 1 | 2017–2025 |
| 4200 | Let Me Go3 Doors Down | 8 | 8 | #38 | – | 2004–2005 |