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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
4701 Seventeen Going UnderSam Fender 5 4 #9 – 2021–2025
4702 New AmericaBad Religion 12 3 #38 – 2000–2014
4703 Soviet SnowShona Laing 7 4 #25 – 1988–1991
4704 Jersey GirlBruce Springsteen 8 3 #402 – 1996–2025
4705 The Different StoryPeter Schilling 5 2 #33 – 1988–1992
4706 You've Got to Hide Your Love AwayEddie Vedder 9 8 #40 – 2001–2002
4707 Elegantly wastedHermanos Gutierrez 4 3 #6 – 2025–2026
4708 Baby Oh NoBow Wow Wow 7 2 #80 – 1982–2003
4709 Come With Me NowKongos 4 4 #9 – 2014–2020
4710 Burn It DownLinkin Park 3 3 #4 – 2012
4711 Long Train RunningDoobie Brothers 11 4 #308 – 2001–2026
4712 Savin' MeNickelback 5 5 #21 – 2006
4713 It's Different for GirlsJoe Jackson 6 3 #264 – 2001–2020
4714 BeeswingRichard Thompson 4 1 #178 – 2004–2020
4715 The Lady In The Front RowRedd Kross 7 1 #1210 – 1999–2005
4716 The StepsHaim 4 3 #4 – 2020–2025
4717 RoscoeMidlake 4 4 #15 – 2013–2026
4718 Don't Think TwiceMike Ness 12 5 #35 – 1999–2013
4719 Future Starts SlowKills 5 2 #17 – 2011–2014
4720 Crazy BitchBuckcherry 5 5 #5 – 2006
4721 Love SongSimple Minds 6 4 #36 – 1988–2003
4722 Fresh AirQuicksilver Messenger Service 7 3 #320 – 1991–2025
4723 The Hungry WolfX 7 4 #62 – 1982–2024
4724 Daddy's Going To Pay For Your Crashed CarU2 7 1 #1212 – 1999–2005
4725 Hammer Smashed FaceCannibal Corpse 6 1 #26 – 2009–2016
4726 She's In PartiesBauhaus 6 4 #347 – 1991–2024
4727 You are the best thingRay LaMontagne 4 2 #137 – 2009–2026
4728 Def.Con.OnePop Will Eat Itself 8 6 #25 – 1988–2003
4729 All We Ever KnewThe Head and the Heart 5 5 #6 – 2016
4730 Down on the CornerCreedence Clearwater Revival 12 5 #130 – 1991–2026
4731 Nothing On My MindToo Much Joy 7 1 #1213 – 1999–2005
4732 Intruder/(Oh) Pretty WomanVan Halen 5 1 #112 – 2021–2025
4733 See How We AreX 8 4 #43 – 1987–2020
4734 Love and MemoriesO.A.R. 7 6 #34 – 2005–2006
4735 Don't Stop The DanceBryan Ferry 6 2 #847 – 1999–2003
4736 FloatJanelle Monae 5 4 #4 – 2023–2025
4737 Salute Your SolutionThe Raconteurs 4 4 #19 – 2008
4738 MedicateAFI 5 4 #12 – 2009–2010
4739 VampireOlivia Rodrigo 3 2 #2 – 2023–2025
4740 Baba O'ReilyThe Who 3 2 #21 – 2010–2021
4741 Let Me OutFuture Leaders of the World 4 3 #10 – 2004–2005
4742 The Quiet Things That No One Ever KnowsBrand New 8 8 #27 – 2003
4743 Driven UnderSeether 7 7 #40 – 2003
4744 Old TapeLucius 5 2 #26 – 2024–2026
4745 Truth HurtsLizzo 4 2 #3 – 2017–2024
4746 Set Fire To The RainAdele 4 1 #56 – 2013–2024
4747 Ship To WreckFlorence And The Machine 4 3 #16 – 2015–2025
4748 Living on the CeilingBlancmange 10 4 #32 – 1982–1998
4749 Black CelebrationDepeche Mode 6 5 #99 – 1988–2024
4750 Streets of PhiladelphiaBruce Springsteen 7 3 #187 – 2001–2023
4751 Doctor DoctorThompson Twins 6 4 #47 – 1984–2003
4752 Tell Me The TruthMidnight Oil 7 1 #1218 – 1999–2005
4753 This is War30 Seconds to Mars 3 3 #2 – 2010
4754 LoadedPrimal Scream 8 3 #26 – 1990–2023
4755 Think TwiceEve 6 6 6 #26 – 2003
4756 Lost!Coldplay 6 5 #18 – 2008–2009
4757 I Touch RosesBook of Love 7 3 #158 – 1988–1999
4758 Hunger Of The PineAlt J 6 5 #19 – 2014–2019
4759 You May Be RightBilly Joel 8 2 #41 – 2021–2026
4760 Excuse Me Mr.No Doubt 8 3 #67 – 1997–2008
4761 Hey St. PeterFlash and the Pan 4 3 #55 – 1999–2003
4762 Paradise By The Dashboard…Meat Loaf 3 1 #7 – 2022–2026
4763 When The Night Feels My SongBedouin Soundclash 6 4 #19 – 2005–2010
4764 Drift AwayDobie Gray 8 2 #487 – 2004–2025
4765 New GoldGorillaz 4 4 #13 – 2022–2023
4766 Saying GoodbyeJ.S. Ondara 3 2 #4 – 2019–2025
4767 AngryThe Rolling Stones 5 4 #23 – 2023–2025
4768 Monsters and AngelsVoice of the Beehive 5 5 #27 – 1991–2002
4769 Kid CharlemagneSteely Dan 5 1 #263 – 2004–2020
4770 Love InterruptionJack White 6 6 #37 – 2012–2013
4771 FoolinDef Leppard 7 5 #98 – 1990–2026
4772 Glamour BoysLiving Colour 11 4 #62 – 1988–2005
4773 RunawayLinkin Park 7 4 #39 – 2001–2008
4774 The Devil Went Down To GeorgiaCharlie Daniels Band 4 1 #135 – 2021–2024
4775 Redbull and HennessyJenny Lewis 4 3 #12 – 2019–2026
4776 Intro/Sweet JaneLou Reed 3 1 #28 – 2012–2020
4777 My Valuable Hunting KnifeGuided By Voices 8 2 #201 – 1999–2023
4778 SugarSystem of a Down 10 5 #56 – 1999–2008
4779 Sit Next To MeFoster The People 5 4 #2 – 2017–2020
4780 Cuban SlideThe Pretenders 10 3 #100 – 1980–2005
4781 Damaged GoodsGang of Four 7 5 #23 – 1979–2026
4782 AloneTrampled by Turtles 3 1 #7 – 2012–2025
4783 MotherPink Floyd 7 3 #280 – 1991–2025
4784 Crocodile RockElton John 6 2 #319 – 1996–2025
4785 In The Wake Of Your LeaveGang of Youths 4 3 #9 – 2022–2026
4786 The Final CountdownEurope 8 5 #147 – 1990–2025
4787 Crawling From The WreckageDave Edmunds 5 2 #511 – 1999–2010
4788 One DayMatisyahu 6 4 #41 – 2009–2024
4789 Wrong Side of HeavenFive Finger Death Punch 7 2 #3 – 2014–2021
4790 Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?Moby 10 4 #79 – 2001–2023
4791 Smoke Two JointsThe Toyes 7 3 #22 – 1989–2008
4792 O SupermanLaurie Anderson 9 7 #34 – 1981–2022
4793 Lightning ManNitzer Ebb 5 3 #61 – 1990–2003
4794 CrabbuckitK-OS 4 1 #19 – 2009–2012
4795 Not In LoveCrystal Castles 5 5 #26 – 2010–2011
4796 Rockafeller SkankFatboy Slim 6 6 #28 – 1998–2005
4797 BlueJoni Mitchell 5 2 #262 – 2004–2020
4798 No Big DealLove and Rockets 6 4 #22 – 1989–2003
4799 Jackie and WilsonHozier 5 4 #30 – 2014–2026
4800 Smoke 2 JointsThe Toyes 3 1 #26 – 1992–1996