Alternative Music’s Finest, Ranked Weekly
The iTunes Top 100 Alternative Songs Chart is your weekly window into music that refuses to play by the rules. Updated every week, this chart ranks the 100 best-selling alternative singles on iTunes, spanning indie rock, post-punk, dream pop, shoegaze, emo, and the restless genre-bending that has always defined alternative music at its best.
Alternative music earned its name by existing outside the mainstream — but today’s alternative is tomorrow’s pop. Artists like Arctic Monkeys, Hozier, Billie Eilish, and Tame Impala all found their footing on alternative charts before crossing over globally. That pipeline of credibility-to-mainstream is what makes this chart one of the most exciting places to discover what will be huge next.
Whether you’re building a playlist that skips the predictable or just want to find your next favourite band, the full iTunes Top 100 Alternative Songs chart, updated this week, is right below.
Chart updated this week on: 2026-09-13
1.
Loser
Tame Impala
September 7, 2025
2.
Dracula
Tame Impala
September 26, 2025
3.
In My Soul
Bob Dominator
August 7, 2026
4.
Wonderwall
Oasis
October 2, 1995
5.
My Whole World
Kings of Leon
September 12, 2026
6.
Orbiter
Noah Kahan
April 25, 2026
7.
Dracula (with JENNIE)
Tame Impala
February 6, 2026
8.
Someone You Loved
Lewis Capaldi
November 8, 2018
9.
Creep
Radiohead
September 21, 1992
10.
Self Aware
Temper City
February 15, 2026
11.
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
February 9, 2015
12.
Stick Season
Noah Kahan
July 8, 2022
13.
Believer
Imagine Dragons
February 1, 2017
14.
Shut Up and Dance
WALK THE MOON
December 2, 2014
15.
Who's That
The War on Drugs
September 9, 2026
16.
Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
October 17, 2025
17.
VALHALLA CALLING (Valhalla Viking)
Northveil
August 16, 2026
18.
Move Bitch (The Musical)
Music 2 Win
September 3, 2026
19.
In the End
LINKIN PARK
October 24, 2000
20.
Don't Look Back in Anger
Oasis
October 2, 1995
21.
12 to 12
sombr
July 24, 2025
22.
back to friends
sombr
December 27, 2024
23.
Babydoll
Dominic Fike
October 16, 2018
24.
Champagne Supernova
Oasis
October 2, 1995
25.
Yellow
Coldplay
June 26, 2000
26.
Willing and Able
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
27.
The Great Divide
Noah Kahan
January 30, 2026
28.
The Middle
Jimmy Eat World
July 24, 2001
29.
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
May 25, 2008
30.
Blood Runs Wild
Bob Dominator
July 17, 2026
31.
Season of the Witch (From the Motion Picture "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark")
Lana Del Rey
August 9, 2019
32.
Too Sweet
Hozier
March 22, 2024
33.
Dog Days Are Over
Florence + the Machine
December 1, 2008
34.
End of Beginning
Djo
March 1, 2024
35.
High Hopes
Panic! At the Disco
May 23, 2018
36.
Something In The Heavens
Lewis Capaldi
September 18, 2025
37.
All Star
Smash Mouth
May 4, 1999
38.
Clint Eastwood
Gorillaz
March 5, 2001
39.
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
September 12, 2006
40.
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
Sam Tompkins
August 21, 2026
41.
Touch Touch
Haute & Freddy
August 28, 2026
42.
Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Gotye
July 5, 2011
43.
Dying In Reverse
Cage the Elephant
September 10, 2026
44.
Centuries
Fall Out Boy
September 9, 2014
45.
Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol
March 29, 2005
46.
Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinéad O'Connor
March 20, 1990
47.
Sugar, We're Goin Down
Fall Out Boy
April 12, 2005
48.
no more regrets
almost monday
May 1, 2026
49.
I Don't Fuck With You (The Musical)
Music 2 Win
August 20, 2026
50.
Faint - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo)
LINKIN PARK
September 11, 2026
51.
My Own Worst Enemy
Lit
February 23, 1999
52.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish
May 17, 2024
53.
Fijord Moonlight (Valhalla Viking)
Northveil
August 16, 2026
54.
Tonight, Tonight (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
October 24, 1995
55.
1979 (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
October 24, 1995
56.
Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind
April 8, 1997
57.
Take Me to Church
Hozier
September 13, 2013
58.
Ride Lonesome
Beck
April 20, 2026
59.
Edge of the Earth
The Beaches
September 15, 2023
60.
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Green Day
October 14, 1997
61.
HandClap
Fitz and The Tantrums
March 25, 2016
62.
Lightning Crashes
LIVE
April 19, 1994
63.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
September 21, 2004
64.
Where Is My Mind? (2007 Remaster)
Pixies
March 21, 1988
65.
My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)
Fall Out Boy
February 4, 2013
66.
Self Esteem
The Offspring
April 8, 1994
67.
A Sky Full of Stars
Coldplay
May 2, 2014
68.
Isabelle Fly
The Lumineers
September 10, 2026
69.
Home (2019 Remaster)
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
July 7, 2009
70.
Live Forever
Oasis
August 2, 1994
71.
Northern Attitude
Noah Kahan & Hozier
November 10, 2023
72.
Best Day of My Life
American Authors
January 1, 2013
73.
Electric Feel
MGMT
October 2, 2007
74.
Another Love
Tom Odell
October 15, 2012
75.
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
February 19, 1991
76.
On Top of the World
Imagine Dragons
September 4, 2012
77.
Just Like Heaven
The Cure
May 25, 1987
78.
Drag Path
twenty one pilots
September 12, 2025
79.
Clocks
Coldplay
August 26, 2002
80.
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
September 16, 1977
81.
Better Man
Pearl Jam
November 22, 1994
82.
Rooster
Alice In Chains
September 29, 1992
83.
Demons
Imagine Dragons
September 4, 2012
84.
Yes Ma'am
Dark Ardor
May 29, 2026
85.
Feel Good Inc. (feat. David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer & Vincent Mason)
Gorillaz & De La Soul
May 9, 2005
86.
In The Night
Beck
July 14, 2026
87.
Supermassive Black Hole
Muse
June 19, 2006
88.
Without Me
Halsey
October 4, 2018
89.
Friday I'm In Love
The Cure
April 21, 1992
90.
Summertime Sadness
Lana Del Rey
January 27, 2012
91.
Santeria
Sublime
July 1, 1996
92.
Lighthouse
William Prince
February 7, 2020
93.
Beaches In Tennessee
Cage the Elephant
July 10, 2026
94.
Fix You
Coldplay
June 6, 2005
95.
We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)
Fun.
September 20, 2011
96.
Dancing With Myself (EP Version)
Billy Idol & Generation X
October 1, 1980
97.
Intro
The xx
August 14, 2009
98.
Can't Stop
Red Hot Chili Peppers
July 9, 2002
99.
End of August
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
100.
Once In a Lifetime
Talking Heads
October 8, 1980