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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Come TogetherThe Beatles | 25 | 9 | #20 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 802 | Do You Want ToFranz Ferdinand | 30 | 20 | #10 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 803 | MarthaTom Waits | 26 | 1 | #18 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 804 | Message of LoveThe Pretenders | 32 | 9 | #95 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 805 | Miss MurderAFI | 21 | 15 | #1 | 1 | 2006–2010 |
| 806 | StellarIncubus | 24 | 14 | #4 | – | 2000–2009 |
| 807 | Somewhere I BelongLinkin Park | 21 | 15 | #1 | 1 | 2003–2010 |
| 808 | Mayor of SimpletonXTC | 33 | 9 | #3 | – | 1989–2020 |
| 809 | Weak and PowerlessA Perfect Circle | 28 | 18 | #10 | – | 2003–2006 |
| 810 | Ball of ConfusionLove and Rockets | 39 | 11 | #19 | – | 1985–2014 |
| 811 | God is a BulletConcrete Blonde | 29 | 7 | #45 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 812 | More Human Than HumanWhite Zombie | 25 | 14 | #13 | – | 1995–2009 |
| 813 | I Want Your Hands On MeSinéad O'Connor | 35 | 6 | #29 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 814 | The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I GetMorrissey | 23 | 9 | #3 | – | 1994–2014 |
| 815 | This TimeINXS | 25 | 7 | #8 | – | 1985–2014 |
| 816 | The PassengerIggy Pop | 33 | 7 | #10 | – | 1987–2022 |
| 817 | Walk On The OceanToad The Wet Sprocket | 28 | 10 | #15 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 818 | Date RapeSublime | 23 | 9 | #1 | 1 | 1995–2009 |
| 819 | It's Been AwhileStaind | 19 | 15 | #1 | 5 | 2001–2009 |
| 820 | Police On My BackThe Clash | 25 | 6 | #100 | – | 1988–2022 |
| 821 | SonneRammstein | 25 | 2 | #9 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 822 | Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)Icicle Works | 24 | 4 | #22 | – | 1983–2014 |
| 823 | Born to be WildSteppenwolf | 28 | 9 | #1 | 1 | 1987–2025 |
| 824 | This CorrosionSisters of Mercy | 34 | 12 | #7 | – | 1987–2008 |
| 825 | Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper HeartStone Temple Pilots | 30 | 15 | #2 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 826 | EightiesKilling Joke | 28 | 8 | #37 | – | 1984–2006 |
| 827 | Purple HazeJimi Hendrix | 21 | 10 | #17 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 828 | Detachable PenisKing Missile | 30 | 10 | #29 | – | 1992–2009 |
| 829 | Over the Hills and Far AwayLed Zeppelin | 23 | 10 | #37 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 830 | Pictures of Matchstick MenCamper Van Beethoven | 30 | 9 | #28 | – | 1989–2019 |
| 831 | Two PrincesThe Spin Doctors | 30 | 11 | #7 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 832 | Da Da DaTrio | 28 | 7 | #98 | – | 1982–2006 |
| 833 | House of the Rising SunThe Animals | 21 | 6 | #50 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 834 | One WeekBarenaked Ladies | 30 | 16 | #3 | – | 1998–2023 |
| 835 | RhinocerosThe Smashing Pumpkins | 30 | 9 | #64 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 836 | Because The NightPatti Smith | 32 | 10 | #38 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 837 | Meant to LiveSwitchfoot | 34 | 18 | #3 | – | 2003–2010 |
| 838 | GloriaPatti Smith | 29 | 6 | #52 | – | 1989–2024 |
| 839 | Supermassive Black HoleMuse | 24 | 12 | #7 | – | 2006–2024 |
| 840 | TestifyRage Against the Machine | 30 | 17 | #16 | – | 2000–2024 |
| 841 | Sugar, We're Goin' DownFall Out Boy | 25 | 17 | #5 | – | 2005–2024 |
| 842 | PossessionSarah McLachlan | 25 | 14 | #24 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 843 | There ThereRadiohead | 35 | 20 | #4 | – | 2003–2024 |
| 844 | RainThe Cult | 25 | 8 | #74 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 845 | Senses Working OvertimeXTC | 35 | 10 | #23 | – | 1982–2020 |
| 846 | Rock n' Roll High SchoolThe Ramones | 24 | 10 | #80 | – | 1988–2021 |
| 847 | Maggie MayRod Stewart | 21 | 8 | #16 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 848 | Head OnThe Jesus and Mary Chain | 29 | 10 | #21 | – | 1990–2019 |
| 849 | Breaking the HabitLinkin Park | 19 | 15 | #4 | – | 2004–2011 |
| 850 | Take It EasyThe Eagles | 23 | 8 | #20 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 851 | Street Spirit (Fade Out)Radiohead | 27 | 5 | #15 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 852 | Left of the DialThe Replacements | 23 | 5 | #156 | – | 1989–2022 |
| 853 | Sowing the Seeds of LoveTears for Fears | 27 | 9 | #5 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 854 | I Predict a RiotKaiser Chiefs | 24 | 16 | #5 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 855 | AliveP.O.D. | 22 | 14 | #4 | – | 2001–2011 |
| 856 | Save a PrayerDuran Duran | 24 | 11 | #14 | – | 1983–2023 |
| 857 | In God's CountryU2 | 27 | 8 | #44 | – | 1987–2020 |
| 858 | The WidowThe Mars Volta | 22 | 15 | #7 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 859 | Birth, School, Work, DeathThe Godfathers | 28 | 5 | #39 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 860 | BlueThe Jayhawks | 21 | 4 | #43 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 861 | Can't Hardly WaitThe Replacements | 26 | 7 | #27 | – | 1987–2022 |
| 862 | SomethingThe Beatles | 21 | 6 | #39 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 863 | Pumped up KicksFoster The People | 22 | 11 | #1 | 3 | 2010–2026 |
| 864 | Hitchin' A RideGreen Day | 34 | 12 | #25 | – | 1997–2014 |
| 865 | Ruby SohoRancid | 32 | 13 | #23 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 866 | GiganticThe Pixies | 29 | 9 | #7 | – | 1988–2020 |
| 867 | Free Fallin'Tom Petty | 23 | 11 | #33 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 868 | Wonderful TonightEric Clapton | 26 | 7 | #6 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 869 | (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red ShoesElvis Costello | 29 | 9 | #272 | – | 1989–2025 |
| 870 | The ReasonHoobastank | 19 | 17 | #5 | – | 2004–2006 |
| 871 | BawitdabaKid Rock | 22 | 13 | #1 | 1 | 1999–2009 |
| 872 | We Care A LotFaith No More | 29 | 8 | #29 | – | 1987–2006 |
| 873 | Smile Like You Mean ItThe Killers | 24 | 14 | #10 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 874 | Run-AroundBlues Traveler | 33 | 13 | #5 | – | 1995–2025 |
| 875 | Superman's DeadOur Lady Peace | 32 | 10 | #8 | – | 1997–2023 |
| 876 | EvilInterpol | 23 | 13 | #5 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 877 | Candy Everybody Wants10,000 Maniacs | 24 | 10 | #20 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 878 | Angel of DeathSlayer | 19 | 2 | #5 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 879 | Born SlippyUnderworld | 34 | 9 | #5 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 880 | Tangled Up in BlueBob Dylan | 21 | 7 | #6 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 881 | Sister HavanaUrge Overkill | 31 | 8 | #16 | – | 1993–2024 |
| 882 | Adam's Songblink-182 | 32 | 14 | #1 | 1 | 1999–2014 |
| 883 | Forever YoungAlphaville | 19 | 7 | #1 | 2 | 1988–2006 |
| 884 | Little Lion ManMumford & Sons | 22 | 10 | #1 | 2 | 2009–2025 |
| 885 | Re-ArrangedLimp Bizkit | 24 | 13 | #8 | – | 1999–2009 |
| 886 | HippychickSoho | 24 | 9 | #5 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 887 | Sometimes AlwaysThe Jesus and Mary Chain | 23 | 9 | #31 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 888 | See A Little LightBob Mould | 31 | 8 | #69 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 889 | PeachesThe Presidents of the United States of America | 22 | 7 | #26 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 890 | The PotTool | 28 | 16 | #10 | – | 2006–2024 |
| 891 | Chains of LoveErasure | 31 | 9 | #7 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 892 | Chocolate CakeCrowded House | 21 | 5 | #20 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 893 | Gold LionYeah Yeah Yeahs | 23 | 14 | #12 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 894 | Feeling Thisblink-182 | 26 | 16 | #5 | – | 2003–2004 |
| 895 | Doin' TimeSublime | 23 | 10 | #1 | 1 | 1997–2024 |
| 896 | Heaven Beside YouAlice In Chains | 30 | 11 | #39 | – | 1995–2014 |
| 897 | SexualityBilly Bragg | 29 | 11 | #17 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 898 | HomeEdward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | 20 | 9 | #1 | 2 | 2009–2026 |
| 899 | I Want YouElvis Costello | 30 | 2 | #16 | – | 1986–2016 |
| 900 | Common PeoplePulp | 26 | 12 | #1 | 2 | 1994–2026 |