The most-charted alternative rock songs
Every song in the archive ranked by its combined results across all 1,186 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Closer To FineThe Indigo Girls | 43 | 14 | #1 | 1 | 1989–2026 |
| 702 | I Don't Like MondaysBoomtown Rats | 52 | 15 | #47 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 703 | The Rockafeller SkankFatboy Slim | 57 | 26 | #10 | – | 1998–2026 |
| 704 | Ready to StartThe Arcade Fire | 54 | 36 | #3 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 705 | The Kids Aren't AlrightThe Offspring | 60 | 27 | #3 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 706 | Call MeBlondie | 71 | 29 | #6 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 707 | Don't SpeakNo Doubt | 58 | 25 | #3 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 708 | Silent All These YearsTori Amos | 52 | 17 | #10 | – | 1992–2025 |
| 709 | Small TownJohn Mellencamp | 62 | 20 | #12 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 710 | FrankensteinEdgar Winter Group | 74 | 29 | #53 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 711 | Low RiderWar | 71 | 28 | #7 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 712 | She Talks to AngelsBlack Crowes | 76 | 31 | #73 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 713 | CrazyGnarls Barkley | 45 | 27 | #1 | 3 | 2006–2026 |
| 714 | Just BreathePearl Jam | 62 | 37 | #2 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 715 | Island in the SunWeezer | 60 | 35 | #4 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 716 | I Wanna Be AdoredThe Stone Roses | 53 | 18 | #10 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 717 | Around the WorldRed Hot Chili Peppers | 60 | 28 | #10 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 718 | What Would You SayDave Matthews Band | 51 | 23 | #4 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 719 | Closer to the HeartRush | 74 | 29 | #51 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 720 | Down In ItNine Inch Nails | 53 | 15 | #47 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 721 | CrossroadsCream | 61 | 22 | #21 | – | 1982–2025 |
| 722 | SuedeheadMorrissey | 56 | 16 | #4 | – | 1988–2023 |
| 723 | CorduroyPearl Jam | 65 | 25 | #5 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 724 | Right Here, Right NowJesus Jones | 58 | 19 | #3 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 725 | Do You Realize?The Flaming Lips | 47 | 15 | #3 | – | 2002–2026 |
| 726 | Gotta Get AwayThe Offspring | 63 | 24 | #18 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 727 | All These Things That I've DoneThe Killers | 50 | 24 | #2 | – | 2005–2026 |
| 728 | Caught Up In You.38 Special | 69 | 25 | #12 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 729 | CrawlingLinkin Park | 55 | 30 | #1 | 1 | 2001–2026 |
| 730 | Watching the DetectivesElvis Costello | 60 | 22 | #25 | – | 1977–2026 |
| 731 | White RabbitJefferson Airplane | 53 | 24 | #10 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 732 | Midnight CityM83 | 55 | 31 | #4 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 733 | Wonderful TonightEric Clapton | 58 | 21 | #6 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 734 | Town Called MaliceThe Jam | 62 | 20 | #7 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 735 | AerialsSystem of a Down | 47 | 30 | #1 | 2 | 2001–2026 |
| 736 | Sheena Is A Punk RockerThe Ramones | 67 | 22 | #46 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 737 | BrickBen Folds Five | 65 | 25 | #6 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 738 | Reeling in the YearsSteely Dan | 71 | 28 | #52 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 739 | Mrs. RobinsonThe Lemonheads | 56 | 22 | #19 | – | 1992–2026 |
| 740 | Welcome to the Black ParadeMy Chemical Romance | 51 | 27 | #1 | 2 | 2006–2026 |
| 741 | Never Let Me Down AgainDepeche Mode | 58 | 19 | #7 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 742 | Blue SkyAllman Brothers Band | 48 | 17 | #11 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 743 | Rock n Roll FantasyBad Company | 58 | 20 | #48 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 744 | I Can't Drive 55Sammy Hagar | 77 | 28 | #87 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 745 | American WomanGuess Who | 61 | 24 | #8 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 746 | Kiss OffViolent Femmes | 47 | 20 | #3 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 747 | Down by the WaterPJ Harvey | 55 | 23 | #17 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 748 | Dr. FeelgoodMotley Crue | 64 | 25 | #37 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 749 | How You Remind MeNickelback | 53 | 32 | #2 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 750 | Crazy Little Thing Called LoveQueen | 72 | 29 | #73 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 751 | Don't ChangeINXS | 58 | 18 | #28 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 752 | Father of MineEverclear | 56 | 24 | #11 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 753 | BargainThe Who | 64 | 24 | #86 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 754 | DumbNirvana | 73 | 26 | #17 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 755 | Heart of GlassBlondie | 54 | 22 | #5 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 756 | Whole Lotta RosieAC/DC | 74 | 13 | #6 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 757 | Last GoodbyeJeff Buckley | 50 | 20 | #3 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 758 | SupermanR.E.M. | 57 | 18 | #8 | – | 1986–2025 |
| 759 | Radio RadioElvis Costello & the Attractions | 49 | 15 | #22 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 760 | Me and Bobby McGeeJanis Joplin | 58 | 24 | #12 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 761 | Last KissPearl Jam | 60 | 27 | #3 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 762 | The Ghost In YouThe Psychedelic Furs | 49 | 15 | #30 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 763 | Everyday Is Like SundayMorrissey | 56 | 20 | #5 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 764 | Shake It OutFlorence And The Machine | 53 | 32 | #3 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 765 | Gone AwayThe Offspring | 60 | 27 | #3 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 766 | MelissaAllman Brothers Band | 56 | 19 | #16 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 767 | UnbelievableEMF | 55 | 20 | #2 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 768 | RushBig Audio Dynamite | 51 | 19 | #5 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 769 | SweetnessJimmy Eat World | 48 | 30 | #2 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 770 | Peek-A-BooSiouxsie and the Banshees | 51 | 15 | #1 | 1 | 1988–2023 |
| 771 | Why Can't This Be LoveVan Halen | 80 | 28 | #28 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 772 | The One ThingINXS | 52 | 17 | #10 | – | 1983–2024 |
| 773 | Shake Me DownCage The Elephant | 55 | 33 | #2 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 774 | Running on EmptyJackson Browne | 62 | 25 | #13 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 775 | FaintLinkin Park | 45 | 28 | #1 | 1 | 2003–2026 |
| 776 | Got the LifeKorn | 51 | 24 | #1 | 1 | 1998–2025 |
| 777 | Don't Bring Me DownElectric Light Orchestra | 57 | 25 | #36 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 778 | Bound for the FloorLocal H | 59 | 26 | #10 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 779 | Fire WomanThe Cult | 75 | 30 | #6 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 780 | I Bet You Look Good on the DancefloorArctic Monkeys | 48 | 24 | #2 | – | 2005–2025 |
| 781 | SomethingThe Beatles | 49 | 15 | #34 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 782 | Short Skirt/Long JacketCake | 60 | 27 | #2 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 783 | No More Mr. Nice GuyAlice Cooper | 71 | 25 | #46 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 784 | TroySinéad O'Connor | 48 | 7 | #4 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 785 | Black BettyRam Jam | 72 | 25 | #53 | – | 1993–2026 |
| 786 | RopeFoo Fighters | 47 | 37 | #1 | 1 | 2011–2023 |
| 787 | Welcome to the MachinePink Floyd | 69 | 25 | #36 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 788 | Money TalksAC/DC | 71 | 24 | #20 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 789 | Let's GoThe Cars | 64 | 29 | #89 | – | 1982–2025 |
| 790 | JoeyConcrete Blonde | 51 | 15 | #15 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 791 | Amber311 | 49 | 29 | #2 | – | 2002–2026 |
| 792 | What's The Frequency Kenneth?R.E.M. | 62 | 29 | #2 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 793 | Eminence FrontThe Who | 70 | 28 | #71 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 794 | No More TearsOzzy Osbourne | 60 | 20 | #37 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 795 | In The MeantimeSpacehog | 60 | 29 | #7 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 796 | The New PollutionBeck | 63 | 29 | #8 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 797 | RoyalsLorde | 38 | 27 | #1 | 2 | 2013–2026 |
| 798 | BackwaterMeat Puppets | 63 | 22 | #7 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 799 | The FreshmenThe Verve Pipe | 52 | 27 | #6 | – | 1997–2025 |
| 800 | The ScientistColdplay | 65 | 30 | #1 | 1 | 2003–2026 |