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: 2026-08-24
1.
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
Sam Tompkins
August 21, 2026
2.
Loser
Tame Impala
September 7, 2025
3.
Dracula
Tame Impala
September 26, 2025
4.
Orbiter
Noah Kahan
April 25, 2026
5.
Here
Mumford & Sons & Chris Stapleton
February 20, 2026
6.
Self Aware
Temper City
February 15, 2026
7.
Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
October 17, 2025
8.
Someone You Loved
Lewis Capaldi
November 8, 2018
9.
Dracula (with JENNIE)
Tame Impala
February 6, 2026
10.
The Great Divide
Noah Kahan
January 30, 2026
11.
I'm Not Who I Was
Velvet Collapse
May 15, 2026
12.
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
February 9, 2015
13.
Human Condition
Pretty Sick
September 30, 2022
14.
End of Beginning
Djo
March 1, 2024
15.
End of August
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
16.
Stick Season
Noah Kahan
July 8, 2022
17.
12 to 12
sombr
July 24, 2025
18.
Babydoll
Dominic Fike
October 16, 2018
19.
Yellow
Coldplay
June 26, 2000
20.
back to friends
sombr
December 27, 2024
21.
Wonderwall
Oasis
October 2, 1995
22.
Tiger's Blood
Brandon Flowers
August 21, 2026
23.
Willing and Able
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
24.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish
May 17, 2024
25.
Creep
Radiohead
September 21, 1992
26.
Believer
Imagine Dragons
February 1, 2017
27.
Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Gotye
July 5, 2011
28.
Too Sweet
Hozier
March 22, 2024
29.
The Middle
Jimmy Eat World
July 24, 2001
30.
Clocks
Coldplay
August 26, 2002
31.
Shut Up and Dance
WALK THE MOON
December 2, 2014
32.
Marianne
Fontaines D.C.
August 18, 2026
33.
We Might as Well Be Strangers (ft. Wednesday)
Weezer
June 3, 2026
34.
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
May 25, 2008
35.
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Green Day
October 14, 1997
36.
Kansas City
The New Basement Tapes
August 19, 2014
37.
august
Taylor Swift
July 24, 2020
38.
Rooster
Alice In Chains
September 29, 1992
39.
Dog Days Are Over
Florence + the Machine
December 1, 2008
40.
Just Like Heaven
The Cure
May 25, 1987
41.
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
February 19, 1991
42.
The Hardest Thing
Julia Jacklin
43.
Home (2019 Remaster)
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
July 7, 2009
44.
Edge of the Earth
The Beaches
September 15, 2023
45.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
September 21, 2004
46.
Wolf Like Me
TV on the Radio
February 13, 2006
47.
Fijord Moonlight (Valhalla Viking)
Northveil
August 16, 2026
48.
Can't Stop
Red Hot Chili Peppers
July 9, 2002
49.
A Sky Full of Stars
Coldplay
May 2, 2014
50.
My Own Worst Enemy
Lit
February 23, 1999
51.
Best Day of My Life
American Authors
January 1, 2013
52.
Champagne Supernova (Remastered)
Oasis
October 2, 1995
53.
Lost Boys
Phoebe Bridgers
July 16, 2026
54.
Crazy
Gnarls Barkley
January 1, 2005
55.
Disappearing Act
Beck
July 14, 2026
56.
Wake Me Up
Tommee Profitt & Fleurie
May 4, 2018
57.
All Star
Smash Mouth
May 4, 1999
58.
Lovesong
The Cure
May 2, 1989
59.
Staying Still
Noah Kahan
April 25, 2026
60.
Doors
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
61.
Got You (Where I Want You)
The Flys
August 25, 1998
62.
Summertime Sadness
Lana Del Rey
January 27, 2012
63.
I Will Wait
Mumford & Sons
August 7, 2012
64.
Heat Waves
Glass Animals
June 28, 2020
65.
Would?
Alice In Chains
June 7, 1992
66.
Feel Good Inc. (feat. David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer & Vincent Mason)
Gorillaz & De La Soul
May 9, 2005
67.
How Soon Is Now? (12" Version)
The Smiths
November 12, 1984
68.
Basket Case
Green Day
February 1, 1994
69.
1979 (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
October 24, 1995
70.
Afterlife
Alex G
May 29, 2025
71.
Self Esteem
The Offspring
April 8, 1994
72.
On Top of the World
Imagine Dragons
September 4, 2012
73.
Fix You
Coldplay
June 6, 2005
74.
Dancing With Myself (EP Version)
Billy Idol & Generation X
October 1, 1980
75.
Earrings
Malcolm Todd
April 5, 2024
76.
LABOUR (the cacophony)
Paris Paloma
March 29, 2024
77.
Ride Lonesome
Beck
April 20, 2026
78.
Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinéad O'Connor
March 20, 1990
79.
Riptide
Vance Joy
March 22, 2013
80.
Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol
March 29, 2005
81.
I Melt with You
Modern English
May 3, 1982
82.
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
September 12, 2006
83.
Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind
April 8, 1997
84.
Santeria
Sublime
July 1, 1996
85.
Lightning Crashes
LIVE
April 19, 1994
86.
Holiday
Green Day
September 21, 2004
87.
Beaches In Tennessee
Cage the Elephant
July 10, 2026
88.
Little Mouse
Elias Void
June 24, 2026
89.
Gives You Hell
The All-American Rejects
September 30, 2008
90.
Life Goes On
Oliver Tree
May 28, 2021
91.
Drag Path
twenty one pilots
September 12, 2025
92.
Wake Me Up (Trailer Remix)
Tommee Profitt & Fleurie
August 20, 2026
93.
Northern Attitude
Noah Kahan & Hozier
November 10, 2023
94.
Shine Again
Weezer
March 23, 2026
95.
undressed
sombr
March 21, 2025
96.
Take Me Home
Phantogram
October 7, 2016
97.
Gasoline
Cigarettes @ Sunset
July 28, 2026
98.
Rubber Band Man
Mumford & Sons & Hozier
October 24, 2025
99.
Yes Ma'am
Dark Ardor
May 29, 2026
100.
December
Collective Soul
March 14, 1995