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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
4901 Most PeopleDawes 4 3 #13 – 2013–2025
4902 Power of TwoThe Indigo Girls 7 2 #389 – 1999–2010
4903 JetPaul McCartney 8 4 #47 – 1991–2026
4904 All the SameSick Puppies 4 4 #8 – 2007
4905 My SisterJuliana Hatfield 3 5 3 #36 – 1993–2000
4906 Machine Gun BluesSocial Distortion 6 5 #16 – 2010–2011
4907 Cum On Feel The NoiseQuiet Riot 7 3 #32 – 2002–2025
4908 StepVampire Weekend 5 4 #26 – 2013–2024
4909 Gotta Get AwayThe Black Keys 4 4 #17 – 2014
4910 Flying High AgainOzzy Osbourne 5 5 #86 – 1990–2026
4911 Pretty PennyStone Temple Pilots 9 3 #867 – 1999–2005
4912 Uh-huhJade Bird 4 3 #32 – 2018–2026
4913 The Mayor of SimpletonXTC 9 2 #446 – 1996–2014
4914 In Your LoveTyler Childers 5 3 #30 – 2023–2026
4915 NightlightSilversun Pickups 4 4 #18 – 2015
4916 Still In HollywoodConcrete Blonde 14 3 #469 – 1991–2011
4917 PoisonAlice Cooper 7 2 #22 – 1990–2018
4918 Devil In A Midnight MassBilly Talent 5 2 #3 – 2006–2011
4919 Shadow PeopleDr. Dog 7 3 #84 – 2010–2026
4920 With My Own Two HandsBen Harper 10 7 #29 – 2003–2013
4921 New Age GirlDeadeye Dick 7 1 #1258 – 1999–2005
4922 The American Dream Is Killing MeGreen Day 3 2 #3 – 2023–2025
4923 Talking to a StrangerHunters And Collectors 5 2 #8 – 1989–1999
4924 Forever Live and DieOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 6 4 #44 – 1986–1999
4925 SuzanneLeonard Cohen 5 3 #352 – 2004–2024
4926 Can You Dig It?The Mock Turtles 9 3 #75 – 1991–2005
4927 Eton RiflesThe Jam 6 2 #61 – 2001–2006
4928 Sweet Troubled SoulStellastarr* 9 3 #57 – 2005–2014
4929 Hot ThoughtsSpoon 4 4 #13 – 2017–2024
4930 The Sound Of WinterBush 5 4 #2 – 2011–2012
4931 Behind the Wheel/Route 66Depeche Mode 3 3 #9 – 1992–1999
4932 You Enjoy MyselfPhish 4 1 #304 – 2004–2020
4933 Unyielding ConditioningFishbone 7 1 #1260 – 1999–2005
4934 Rock 'n' RollThe Velvet Underground 8 2 #417 – 2007–2014
4935 No PromisesIcehouse 10 6 #86 – 1986–2003
4936 Rock n' RollLed Zeppelin 3 3 #30 – 1990–2021
4937 Light YearsPearl Jam 7 6 #7 – 2000–2005
4938 The SufferingCoheed and Cambria 10 10 #56 – 2005–2006
4939 Johnny Are You Queer?Josie Cotton 6 1 #5 – 1981–2006
4940 Primitive (The Way I Treat You)Ambulance LTD 8 1 #1085 – 2004–2014
4941 Panic StationMuse 4 3 #12 – 2013–2014
4942 FitzpleasureAlt J 4 3 #18 – 2012–2025
4943 Nineteen ForeverJoe Jackson 4 3 #32 – 1989–2003
4944 N 2 Gether NowLimp Bizkit 6 4 #36 – 2000–2007
4945 Wild EyesParkway Drive 7 1 #33 – 2016–2026
4946 Cum on Feel the NoizeQuiet Riot 3 3 #15 – 1990–2024
4947 The Angel of 8th Ave.Gang of Youths 4 4 #6 – 2021–2025
4948 UltrasuedeMatthew Sweet 9 1 #1273 – 1999–2009
4949 The Battle Of EvermoreLed Zeppelin 7 3 #339 – 1991–2025
4950 What Do All the People KnowMonroes 7 3 #69 – 1999–2024
4951 Rock n Roll FantasyBad Company 6 3 #84 – 1990–2026
4952 You Never Need NobodyLone Bellow 4 2 #3 – 2013–2024
4953 DreamsAllman Brothers Band 6 2 #137 – 2010–2024
4954 So Says IThe Shins 5 4 #40 – 2004–2006
4955 RushBig Audio Dynamite 5 5 #57 – 2006–2024
4956 You Tripped At Every StepElvis Costello & the Attractions 7 1 #1266 – 1999–2005
4957 Shelter SongTemples 5 4 #34 – 2014–2026
4958 Twenty Killer HurtsGene Loves Jezebel 3 2 #133 – 1989–2003
4959 Secret SmileSemisonic 6 1 #7 – 1999–2006
4960 This Cowboy SongSting 6 1 #1145 – 1999–2004
4961 CailinUnwritten Law 5 4 #8 – 1999–2007
4962 Walk AwaySisters of Mercy 3 2 #8 – 1984–2003
4963 The KissThe Cure 4 3 #38 – 1987–2024
4964 Eat The MusicKate Bush 8 2 #457 – 1999–2005
4965 Funeral for a FriendElton John 3 2 #2 – 1991–2014
4966 Rainy Day Woman #12 & #35Bob Dylan 11 5 #358 – 2004–2025
4967 Suddenly I SeeKT Tunstall 6 2 #193 – 2005–2020
4968 Hey MisterCustom 7 7 #42 – 2001–2002
4969 ShameikaFiona Apple 3 2 #4 – 2020–2025
4970 ImagineA Perfect Circle 8 8 #24 – 2004
4971 Let's Go Smoke Some PotDash Rip Rock 6 3 #69 – 1995–2008
4972 Blue and YellowThe Used 8 8 #3 – 2003–2005
4973 Going Up The CountryCanned Heat 5 2 #23 – 2010–2025
4974 Rumor Has ItAdele 5 3 #51 – 2011–2025
4975 Between The LinesStone Temple Pilots 5 5 #10 – 2010
4976 Cure For PainMorphine 4 4 #149 – 1999–2023
4977 If SoAtlas Genius 5 4 #4 – 2013–2014
4978 Union of the SnakeDuran Duran 5 3 #4 – 1983–1999
4979 New Dark AgesBad Religion 6 2 #23 – 2007–2009
4980 My Heart Is A FlowerKing Missile 9 2 #1307 – 1999–2005
4981 Bloom Baby BloomWolf Alice 4 3 #20 – 2025–2026
4982 MoneyFlying Lizards 10 4 #94 – 1988–2006
4983 The Bird and the WormThe Used 6 6 #20 – 2007
4984 Remote ControlThe Clash 7 1 #1272 – 1999–2005
4985 Missing PieceVance Joy 3 3 #2 – 2021
4986 Kill Your HeroesAWOLNATION 5 3 #13 – 2012–2014
4987 Walking AwayInformation Society 4 3 #33 – 1988–2003
4988 Can I Believe YouFleet Foxes 4 4 #20 – 2020–2026
4989 Vanishing GirlThe Dukes of Stratosphear 5 4 #33 – 1987–1989
4990 Devil's DiaryThe Caulfields 9 3 #81 – 1995–2005
4991 The GuitarThey Might Be Giants 8 2 #88 – 1992–2005
4992 MeltdownAsh 9 3 #95 – 2005–2014
4993 Reva's HouseLos Lobos 7 1 #1274 – 1999–2005
4994 Be My BabyThe Ronettes 4 2 #166 – 2004–2020
4995 YouthMatisyahu 6 6 #37 – 2006
4996 Catch My FallBilly Idol 5 3 #23 – 1984–2003
4997 Can't Buy Me LoveThe Beatles 7 3 #208 – 2004–2024
4998 Make Me SmileChicago 6 2 #162 – 2020–2026
4999 Two StepDave Matthews Band 5 1 #260 – 2004–2020
5000 FormationBeyoncé 4 3 #179 – 2018–2024