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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.

#SongListsStationsBest#1sYears
4301 You Dont Get Me High AnymorePhantogram 5 4 #9 – 2016–2025
4302 In These ShoesKirsty MacColl 6 2 #161 – 2004–2026
4303 Sunspots/Wishing WellBob Mould 9 1 #168 – 1994–2006
4304 Welcome to the FoldFilter 9 8 #37 – 1999
4305 Stay (I Missed You)Lisa Loeb And Nine Stories 5 5 #22 – 1994
4306 Black BalloonGoo Goo Dolls 8 7 #39 – 1999
4307 I Don't Wanna Talk About ItThe Indigo Girls 7 1 #1098 – 1999–2005
4308 Jack and DianeJohn Cougar Mellencamp 6 4 #113 – 1991–2012
4309 Saved By ZeroThe Fixx 8 3 #44 – 1983–2003
4310 Money City ManiacsSloan 6 2 #33 – 1999–2012
4311 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)Marilyn Manson 7 3 #48 – 1996–2007
4312 The Rascal KingThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones 8 7 #39 – 1997–2002
4313 All That She WantsAce of Base 4 4 #16 – 1993
4314 Questions 67 & 68Chicago 5 1 #101 – 2022–2026
4315 BlackstarDavid Bowie 5 4 #30 – 2016–2024
4316 Might Be RightWhite Reaper 6 4 #18 – 2019–2020
4317 Emotions RingThe Ocean Blue 7 1 #1100 – 1999–2005
4318 (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You ToWeezer 7 5 #10 – 2009–2014
4319 IgnorelandR.E.M. 9 2 #1207 – 1999–2005
4320 Solar PowerLorde 5 4 #10 – 2021–2025
4321 The MotherBrandi Carlile 4 3 #4 – 2018–2025
4322 Deeper WellKacey Musgraves 4 3 #8 – 2024–2025
4323 Art of LivingThe Boomers 7 1 #1101 – 1999–2005
4324 The Way You Used To DoQueens of the Stone Age 6 4 #4 – 2017–2025
4325 Highway 61 RevisitedBob Dylan 6 3 #65 – 1996–2020
4326 Digital BathDeftones 8 8 #20 – 2001
4327 Wild Wild WestEscape Club 7 5 #16 – 1988–2003
4328 Only OneYellowcard 9 9 #34 – 2004
4329 RunawayKanye West 4 3 #14 – 2010–2024
4330 Voodoo ChildJimi Hendrix 4 2 #56 – 1990–2014
4331 Feed The FireThe Bodeans 7 1 #1103 – 1999–2005
4332 PlateauNirvana 11 4 #51 – 1994–2014
4333 Ziggy Stardust/Suffragette CityDavid Bowie 5 1 #277 – 2021–2025
4334 U.S. BluesThe Grateful Dead 10 3 #164 – 1991–2025
4335 U Should Not Be Doing ThatAmyl and the Sniffers 4 2 #13 – 2024–2026
4336 Can't Stop Killing YouKirsty MacColl 7 1 #1105 – 1999–2005
4337 Hope RoadAnne Clark 5 1 #14 – 1987–1995
4338 That's Where I AmMaggie Rogers 4 3 #15 – 2022–2025
4339 19-2000Gorillaz 11 10 #15 – 2001–2010
4340 Jump Right InThe Urge 11 9 #39 – 1998–2001
4341 TransatlanticismDeath Cab for Cutie 6 3 #33 – 2009–2024
4342 Cool About ItBoygenius 5 4 #1 1 2023–2026
4343 Proud MaryIke & Tina Turner 5 2 #135 – 2004–2020
4344 Gold SoundzPavement 5 4 #22 – 1994–2026
4345 Spit On A StrangerPavement 7 1 #1059 – 2007–2014
4346 Don't Look BackBoston 12 6 #263 – 1996–2026
4347 ParabolaTool 8 8 #7 – 2001–2002
4348 What You KnowTwo Door Cinema Club 6 3 #3 – 2011–2014
4349 My CountryMidnight Oil 7 1 #1109 – 1999–2005
4350 Hole in the EarthDeftones 10 10 #36 – 2006–2007
4351 The ConceptTeenage Fanclub 7 6 #6 – 1991–2024
4352 Walk This WayRun DMC 7 7 #9 – 1986–2018
4353 Not Sleeping AroundNed's Atomic Dustbin 9 6 #19 – 1992–2003
4354 Goodnight SaigonBilly Joel 10 3 #49 – 1987–2025
4355 Casimir Pulaski DaySufjan Stevens 6 3 #298 – 2013–2024
4356 Abbey Road MedleyThe Beatles 4 1 #43 – 2009–2020
4357 Red Dragon TattooFountains of Wayne 8 2 #724 – 2007–2023
4358 You're the One for Me FattyMorrissey 6 5 #25 – 1992–2003
4359 ProtectionMassive Attack 10 7 #95 – 1995–2026
4360 The BendsRadiohead 9 3 #402 – 2002–2023
4361 UnsaintedSlipknot 6 3 #2 – 2019–2023
4362 SuburbiaPet Shop Boys 7 4 #1 1 1986–1996
4363 Wild ThingTone Loc 4 3 #9 – 1988–2004
4364 Is It Really So StrangeThe Smiths 8 4 #16 – 1987–2003
4365 Mr. E's Beautiful BluesThe Eels 9 4 #26 – 2000–2006
4366 Slap And TickleSqueeze 12 1 #1191 – 1999–2011
4367 Black SunDeath Cab for Cutie 5 5 #4 – 2015
4368 Loud PlacesJamie xx 6 6 #14 – 2015–2024
4369 Know Your EnemyGreen Day 5 5 #20 – 2009
4370 LifeOur Lady Peace 7 7 #38 – 2001–2011
4371 Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)Us3 9 3 #325 – 1999–2023
4372 Only God Knows WhyKid Rock 6 5 #3 – 1999–2000
4373 AsStevie Wonder 4 2 #83 – 2004–2022
4374 No Such ThingJohn Mayer 6 5 #21 – 2002–2024
4375 DemonsImagine Dragons 4 4 #8 – 2013
4376 Somewhere over the RainbowJudy Garland 4 1 #159 – 2004–2020
4377 Not My SlaveOingo Boingo 9 5 #21 – 1986–2003
4378 For a DancerJackson Browne 4 1 #207 – 2004–2020
4379 One More AstronautI Mother Earth 6 2 #29 – 1999–2012
4380 ApemanThe Kinks 7 1 #1120 – 1999–2005
4381 Broken ManSt. Vincent 5 3 #8 – 2024–2026
4382 Stay HighBrittany Howard 4 3 #4 – 2019–2025
4383 If You Love Somebody, Set Them FreeSting 6 4 #20 – 1985–2001
4384 Good ThingsThe Bodeans 8 2 #1206 – 1999–2005
4385 The Sidewinder Sleeps TonightR.E.M. 12 5 #313 – 1994–2006
4386 The Motion of LoveGene Loves Jezebel 6 4 #15 – 1987–1991
4387 Shoplifters of the World UniteThe Smiths 9 6 #20 – 1987–2006
4388 Happy NowNo Doubt 9 4 #29 – 1996–2008
4389 Take The Long Way HomeSupertramp 9 4 #171 – 2010–2026
4390 The House That Heaven BuiltJapandroids 7 5 #29 – 2012–2025
4391 FeverThe Black Keys 5 5 #11 – 2014–2020
4392 Lotus FlowerRadiohead 8 6 #44 – 2011–2024
4393 Ain't No ManAvett Brothers 6 5 #4 – 2016–2026
4394 Lay it On MeVance Joy 4 4 #9 – 2017–2020
4395 The Obvious ChildPaul Simon 7 5 #49 – 1990–2024
4396 HurricaneMs Mr 7 6 #8 – 2012–2020
4397 California Uber AllesDead Kennedys 10 4 #31 – 1979–2019
4398 These DaysFoo Fighters 8 6 #12 – 2011–2025
4399 Jane Says (Live)Jane's Addiction 5 2 #43 – 1997–1999
4400 Statesboro BluesAllman Brothers 5 2 #88 – 1991–2020