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.
| # | Song | Lists | Stations | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Fire WomanThe Cult | 32 | 11 | #6 | – | 1989–2024 |
| 702 | Dream OnAerosmith | 20 | 9 | #10 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 703 | NightswimmingR.E.M. | 24 | 6 | #19 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 704 | The CutterEcho and the Bunnymen | 34 | 12 | #22 | – | 1983–2024 |
| 705 | BlurryPuddle of Mudd | 26 | 15 | #1 | 2 | 2001–2010 |
| 706 | JammingBob Marley | 26 | 9 | #8 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 707 | Nowhere GirlB-Movie | 26 | 8 | #5 | – | 1983–2008 |
| 708 | Naked EyeLuscious Jackson | 35 | 13 | #15 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 709 | I Hate Everything About YouThree Days Grace | 26 | 14 | #3 | – | 2003–2012 |
| 710 | 6 UndergroundSneaker Pimps | 31 | 13 | #6 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 711 | In My LifeThe Beatles | 23 | 8 | #4 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 712 | Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blind | 28 | 16 | #1 | 1 | 1997–2024 |
| 713 | Party At Ground ZeroFishbone | 39 | 8 | #65 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 714 | Do You Realize?The Flaming Lips | 29 | 9 | #7 | – | 2002–2024 |
| 715 | Red RainPeter Gabriel | 38 | 13 | #28 | – | 1986–2024 |
| 716 | Kool ThingSonic Youth | 31 | 13 | #30 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 717 | TomorrowMorrissey | 33 | 11 | #6 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 718 | Pretty PersuasionR.E.M. | 32 | 6 | #50 | – | 1984–2014 |
| 719 | Guerilla RadioRage Against the Machine | 27 | 13 | #7 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 720 | My DoorbellThe White Stripes | 26 | 17 | #7 | – | 2005–2025 |
| 721 | Feel The PainDinosaur Jr. | 33 | 14 | #16 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 722 | One Thing Leads To AnotherThe Fixx | 38 | 15 | #19 | – | 1983–2024 |
| 723 | World DestructionTime Zone | 30 | 9 | #17 | – | 1985–2008 |
| 724 | Voices CarryTil Tuesday | 32 | 12 | #28 | – | 1985–2014 |
| 725 | Like the Weather10,000 Maniacs | 31 | 9 | #15 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 726 | Midnight CityM83 | 27 | 15 | #4 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 727 | #1 CrushGarbage | 32 | 13 | #24 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 728 | Viva La VidaColdplay | 27 | 9 | #1 | 1 | 2008–2025 |
| 729 | More Than ThisRoxy Music | 38 | 13 | #36 | – | 1988–2024 |
| 730 | CrashThe Primitives | 38 | 9 | #12 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 731 | A Girl Like YouEdwyn Collins | 36 | 16 | #26 | – | 1995–2025 |
| 732 | Grey Cell GreenNed's Atomic Dustbin | 26 | 10 | #49 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 733 | Somebody That I Used To KnowGotye | 23 | 12 | #1 | 2 | 2011–2026 |
| 734 | Anna MollyIncubus | 31 | 14 | #2 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 735 | Welcome to the JungleGuns N Roses | 26 | 14 | #3 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 736 | VicariousTool | 33 | 16 | #1 | 1 | 2006–2024 |
| 737 | A Town Called MaliceThe Jam | 32 | 9 | #7 | – | 1982–2020 |
| 738 | Slow HandsInterpol | 32 | 18 | #10 | – | 2004–2019 |
| 739 | Black FuelChannel Zero | 18 | 1 | #1 | 2 | 2009–2026 |
| 740 | Black DogLed Zeppelin | 23 | 10 | #23 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 741 | Never EnoughThe Cure | 24 | 9 | #2 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 742 | The Whole of the MoonThe Waterboys | 28 | 11 | #14 | – | 1986–2022 |
| 743 | Wild Wild LifeTalking Heads | 30 | 8 | #4 | – | 1986–2014 |
| 744 | Stay Up LateTalking Heads | 36 | 7 | #14 | – | 1985–2014 |
| 745 | CrawlingLinkin Park | 28 | 15 | #2 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 746 | The WeightThe Band | 19 | 5 | #7 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 747 | Lose YourselfEminem | 29 | 15 | #1 | 1 | 2002–2025 |
| 748 | Cool for CatsSqueeze | 32 | 7 | #50 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 749 | JuiceboxThe Strokes | 30 | 16 | #12 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 750 | Here Comes the SunThe Beatles | 20 | 5 | #9 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 751 | Rock This TownThe Stray Cats | 30 | 7 | #6 | – | 1981–2025 |
| 752 | Take a PictureFilter | 32 | 14 | #12 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 753 | Girl U WantDevo | 26 | 7 | #48 | – | 1980–2024 |
| 754 | The Number Of The BeastIron Maiden | 27 | 2 | #2 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 755 | Ordinary WorldDuran Duran | 39 | 12 | #6 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 756 | LullabyThe Cure | 32 | 11 | #3 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 757 | Istanbul (Not Constantinople)They Might Be Giants | 24 | 6 | #24 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 758 | I Will Follow You Into the DarkDeath Cab for Cutie | 25 | 12 | #1 | 1 | 2006–2026 |
| 759 | Angel of HarlemU2 | 29 | 8 | #11 | – | 1988–2024 |
| 760 | Radio SongR.E.M. | 26 | 10 | #10 | – | 1991–2024 |
| 761 | Suffragette CityDavid Bowie | 33 | 13 | #60 | – | 1988–2025 |
| 762 | The Magnificent SevenThe Clash | 28 | 10 | #158 | – | 1988–2024 |
| 763 | What's Up?4 Non Blondes | 31 | 9 | #10 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 764 | Bullet the Blue SkyU2 | 37 | 11 | #35 | – | 1987–2023 |
| 765 | Blood and RosesThe Smithereens | 38 | 7 | #5 | – | 1986–2014 |
| 766 | HysteriaMuse | 31 | 16 | #3 | – | 2003–2024 |
| 767 | SomedayThe Strokes | 31 | 17 | #15 | – | 2001–2024 |
| 768 | Body Movin'Beastie Boys | 26 | 11 | #12 | – | 1998–2014 |
| 769 | HeavenThe Psychedelic Furs | 30 | 6 | #50 | – | 1984–2014 |
| 770 | Devil InsideINXS | 34 | 11 | #42 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 771 | Dyslexic HeartPaul Westerberg | 28 | 10 | #24 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 772 | Into Your ArmsThe Lemonheads | 25 | 11 | #23 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 773 | 1952 Vincent Black LightningRichard Thompson | 21 | 3 | #26 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 774 | Instant StreetdEUS | 27 | 1 | #23 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 775 | Buffalo SoldierBob Marley | 27 | 9 | #10 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 776 | Brown SugarThe Rolling Stones | 23 | 9 | #13 | – | 1976–2025 |
| 777 | Short Skirt/Long JacketCake | 36 | 15 | #6 | – | 2001–2024 |
| 778 | DebonairAfghan Whigs | 28 | 7 | #52 | – | 1993–2019 |
| 779 | GirlBeck | 25 | 17 | #21 | – | 2005–2025 |
| 780 | JunglelandBruce Springsteen | 18 | 5 | #11 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 781 | NumbU2 | 25 | 10 | #19 | – | 1993–2014 |
| 782 | Tear You ApartShe Wants Revenge | 25 | 12 | #14 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 783 | Always On The RunLenny Kravitz | 21 | 7 | #9 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 784 | All I Wanna DoSheryl Crow | 35 | 14 | #6 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 785 | Driver 8R.E.M. | 36 | 10 | #46 | – | 1985–2018 |
| 786 | RevolutionThe Beatles | 24 | 9 | #26 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 787 | Let Love RuleLenny Kravitz | 31 | 10 | #15 | – | 1989–2020 |
| 788 | Hard to ExplainThe Strokes | 28 | 15 | #5 | – | 2001–2024 |
| 789 | RegretNew Order | 33 | 13 | #9 | – | 1993–2024 |
| 790 | Hey JoeJimi Hendrix | 34 | 11 | #24 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 791 | Immigrant SongLed Zeppelin | 22 | 10 | #18 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 792 | BanquetBloc Party | 27 | 17 | #14 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 793 | Chasing CarsSnow Patrol | 30 | 18 | #1 | 1 | 2006–2026 |
| 794 | Given To FlyPearl Jam | 33 | 13 | #12 | – | 1997–2023 |
| 795 | MoneyPink Floyd | 27 | 10 | #14 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 796 | Every Day is Exactly the SameNine Inch Nails | 25 | 15 | #12 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 797 | Hate To Say I Told You SoThe Hives | 35 | 18 | #1 | 1 | 2001–2026 |
| 798 | Brown Eyed GirlVan Morrison | 21 | 7 | #12 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 799 | The Perfect DrugNine Inch Nails | 35 | 13 | #12 | – | 1997–2014 |
| 800 | I Believe in a Thing Called LoveThe Darkness | 37 | 18 | #9 | – | 2003–2024 |