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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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4801 Calling YouBlue October 7 3 #10 – 2003–2007
4802 Never Be like YouFlume 3 1 #1 1 2016–2025
4803 Make Me SmileSteve Harley 3 1 #27 – 2001–2005
4804 Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)Portugal. The Man 5 2 #25 – 2011–2014
4805 She Said She SaidThe Beatles 6 2 #437 – 2020–2025
4806 Baggy TrousersMadness 7 3 #174 – 1999–2006
4807 Room at the TopAdam Ant 6 4 #44 – 1990–2003
4808 Singing In My SleepSemisonic 7 7 #60 – 1998–2023
4809 Gangsters and ThugsTransplants 8 8 #46 – 2005
4810 Ball and BiscuitThe White Stripes 6 3 #191 – 2012–2024
4811 Good FortunePJ Harvey 10 8 #2 – 2000–2024
4812 Here With MeDido 6 4 #40 – 1999–2023
4813 Dr. WormThey Might Be Giants 9 3 #13 – 1998–2005
4814 Sound & ColorAlabama Shakes 6 5 #27 – 2015–2026
4815 Black Concert T-ShirtWatershed 14 1 #1345 – 1999–2014
4816 Hey Hey, My MyNeil Young 6 3 #56 – 2012–2025
4817 One Love/People Get ReadyBob Marley 6 4 #197 – 1991–2020
4818 Make Some NoiseBeastie Boys 7 7 #21 – 2011–2025
4819 Fly Like An EagleSteve Miller Band 5 4 #113 – 2020–2025
4820 That's When I Reach For My RevolverMission of Burma 7 4 #55 – 1989–2019
4821 Jump Into The FogWombats 5 3 #10 – 2011–2014
4822 So You Think You're in LoveRobyn Hitchcock 6 5 #28 – 1991–2003
4823 Funny Little FeelingRock n' Roll Soldiers 8 1 #34 – 2006–2014
4824 Lucky ManEmerson, Lake, and Palmer 7 3 #342 – 2012–2024
4825 Reap the Wild WindUltravox 11 6 #90 – 1983–2003
4826 M&M'sblink-182 5 2 #20 – 1995–2007
4827 Join in the ChantNitzer Ebb 6 4 #129 – 1991–2003
4828 HeroesThe Wallflowers 13 7 #49 – 1998–2005
4829 SheepPink Floyd 7 2 #401 – 2009–2025
4830 Running Up That HillMeg Myers 3 2 #5 – 2019–2020
4831 No Matter WhatBadfinger 9 4 #180 – 1991–2025
4832 SidewaysCitizen Cope 5 1 #43 – 2009–2024
4833 Yellow SubmarineThe Beatles 6 2 #220 – 2021–2026
4834 Waitin' For A SupermanThe Flaming Lips 9 3 #12 – 1999–2023
4835 Heavy BellsJ. Roddy Walston and the Business 5 3 #28 – 2013–2025
4836 SignsTesla 7 5 #183 – 1990–2024
4837 Another Nail In My HeartSqueeze 9 3 #353 – 1991–2014
4838 ResponsibilityMxPx 8 7 #31 – 2000–2002
4839 The Time WarpRocky Horror Picture Show 4 2 #188 – 1991–2003
4840 House Of CardsRadiohead 7 2 #254 – 2009–2024
4841 The Bartender and the ThiefStereophonics 3 2 #1 1 1998–2025
4842 Pigs (Three Different Ones)Pink Floyd 5 1 #388 – 2021–2025
4843 Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out ofU2 7 5 #9 – 2001–2024
4844 18 & LifeSkid Row 6 2 #105 – 1990–2025
4845 Freedom At 21Jack White 6 4 #20 – 2012–2025
4846 When It's LoveVan Halen 5 3 #97 – 1990–2025
4847 Sally, When The Wine Runs OutRole Model 3 3 #8 – 2025
4848 That's How I'm FeelingJack White 3 3 #2 – 2024
4849 Brothers And SistersZiggy Marley 8 2 #83 – 1993–2005
4850 Oh Bondage Up Yours!X-Ray Spex 9 4 #38 – 1977–2022
4851 A Strange Kind of LovePeter Murphy 6 4 #60 – 1989–2003
4852 Never AgainNickelback 5 5 #13 – 2002
4853 Friends and FamilyTrik Turner 7 7 #27 – 2002
4854 PatienceTame Impala 6 5 #32 – 2019–2024
4855 Hello Time BombThe Matthew Good Band 5 3 #35 – 2001–2010
4856 Space TruckinDeep Purple 8 3 #106 – 1990–2025
4857 Going Through Your PurseMaterial Issue 7 1 #1244 – 1999–2005
4858 Walking After YouFoo Fighters 7 5 #48 – 1998–1999
4859 People SayPortugal. The Man 5 2 #18 – 2011–2014
4860 Thieves Like UsNew Order 7 7 #7 – 1984–2003
4861 2 HeadsColeman Hell 4 4 #6 – 2015–2020
4862 Ballad of Billy the KidBilly Joel 4 2 #239 – 1996–2025
4863 I Don't Want to Miss a ThingAerosmith 4 1 #54 – 2001–2006
4864 Have You Seen Your Mother, BabyThe Rolling Stones 6 1 #1119 – 1999–2004
4865 What's Your NumberCypress Hill 6 6 #43 – 2004
4866 You Took the Words Right Out of My MouthMeat Loaf 7 3 #51 – 2001–2024
4867 Quiche LorraineThe B-52's 7 4 #219 – 1989–2003
4868 Wait Up (Boots Of Danger)Tokyo Police Club 8 2 #17 – 2010–2020
4869 Underneath It AllNo Doubt 4 2 #13 – 2002–2006
4870 Burning InsideMinistry 4 3 #174 – 1991–2003
4871 The WolfMumford & Sons 6 6 #10 – 2015
4872 My TypeSaint Motel 4 4 #1 1 2015–2025
4873 Buggin'The Flaming Lips 7 1 #1158 – 2007–2014
4874 Crazy in LoveBeyoncé 6 3 #67 – 2013–2024
4875 Nothing Bad Ever Happens to MeOingo Boingo 5 4 #161 – 1988–2002
4876 People Are StrangeThe Doors 8 4 #196 – 1991–2025
4877 AngelaLumineers 5 4 #12 – 2017–2026
4878 One Horse TownThe Thrills 11 2 #37 – 2004–2014
4879 You Do Something to MePaul Weller 4 1 #90 – 2001–2006
4880 CloudbustingKate Bush 9 5 #16 – 1985–2022
4881 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)The Arcade Fire 4 2 #187 – 2013–2024
4882 Breakin'The Music 10 10 #46 – 2004–2005
4883 I'll Do It AnywayThe Lemonheads 7 1 #1250 – 1999–2005
4884 Archie, Marry MeAlvvays 4 4 #88 – 2019–2026
4885 Got Me WrongAlice In Chains 7 6 #77 – 1994–2009
4886 What's GoldenJurassic 5 7 5 #40 – 2002–2004
4887 Neat Neat NeatThe Damned 4 3 #12 – 1977–2024
4888 Mr. TillmanFather John Misty 3 2 #4 – 2018–2025
4889 I Want You BackJackson 5 5 2 #170 – 2009–2020
4890 Wait So LongTrampled by Turtles 3 1 #3 – 2010–2025
4891 Nowhere ManThe Beatles 9 3 #188 – 2004–2025
4892 Simple ManShinedown 4 4 #2 – 2004–2005
4893 Put Your Lights OnSantana 9 7 #15 – 1999–2001
4894 The Best of What's AroundDave Matthews Band 8 2 #1320 – 1999–2020
4895 Candy's RoomBruce Springsteen 7 2 #380 – 2012–2025
4896 StrutterKiss 6 2 #323 – 1990–2025
4897 Bored To Deathblink-182 4 4 #7 – 2016
4898 Prove It All NightBruce Springsteen 9 3 #262 – 2012–2026
4899 Shout It Out LoudKiss 5 2 #350 – 1990–2024
4900 White GirlX 9 3 #16 – 1981–2003