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: 2026-08-03
1.
Loser
Tame Impala
September 7, 2025
2.
Dracula
Tame Impala
September 26, 2025
3.
Orbiter
Noah Kahan
April 25, 2026
4.
Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
October 17, 2025
5.
Dracula (JENNIE Remix)
Tame Impala & JENNIE
February 6, 2026
6.
august
Taylor Swift
July 24, 2020
7.
Wolf Like Me
TV on the Radio
February 13, 2006
8.
Here
Mumford & Sons & Chris Stapleton
February 20, 2026
9.
back to friends
sombr
December 27, 2024
10.
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
February 9, 2015
11.
The Great Divide
Noah Kahan
January 30, 2026
12.
Human
Rag'n'Bone Man
July 21, 2016
13.
Wonderwall
Oasis
October 2, 1995
14.
Someone You Loved
Lewis Capaldi
November 8, 2018
15.
Stick Season
Noah Kahan
July 8, 2022
16.
Creep
Radiohead
September 21, 1992
17.
Self Aware
Temper City
February 15, 2026
18.
Willing and Able
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
19.
Doors
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
20.
Dog Days Are Over
Florence + the Machine
December 1, 2008
21.
End of Beginning
Djo
March 1, 2024
22.
Believer
Imagine Dragons
February 1, 2017
23.
Rubber Band Man
Mumford & Sons & Hozier
October 24, 2025
24.
Shut Up and Dance
WALK THE MOON
December 2, 2014
25.
Yellow
Coldplay
June 26, 2000
26.
The Middle
Jimmy Eat World
July 24, 2001
27.
Song of Good Hope
Glen Hansard
January 1, 2012
28.
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
May 25, 2008
29.
I Will Wait
Mumford & Sons
August 7, 2012
30.
Little Mouse
Elias Void
June 24, 2026
31.
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
February 19, 1991
32.
RUBBERZ
Fenix Flexin & Purps On The Beat
June 5, 2026
33.
Edge of the Earth
The Beaches
September 15, 2023
34.
Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Gotye
July 5, 2011
35.
Too Sweet
Hozier
March 22, 2024
36.
1979 (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
October 24, 1995
37.
Best Day of My Life
American Authors
January 1, 2013
38.
On Top of the World
Imagine Dragons
September 4, 2012
39.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish
May 17, 2024
40.
Champagne Supernova (Remastered)
Oasis
October 2, 1995
41.
End of August
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
42.
Intro
The xx
August 14, 2009
43.
Demons
Imagine Dragons
September 4, 2012
44.
Tonight, Tonight (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
October 24, 1995
45.
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Green Day
October 14, 1997
46.
Yes Ma'am
Dark Ardor
May 29, 2026
47.
Santeria
Sublime
July 1, 1996
48.
The Hardest Part
Olivia Dean
August 7, 2020
49.
Morning Glory (Remastered)
Oasis
September 18, 1995
50.
Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind
April 8, 1997
51.
Clocks
Coldplay
August 26, 2002
52.
Gasoline
Cigarettes @ Sunset
July 28, 2026
53.
Run Together
Mumford & Sons
February 20, 2026
54.
Rooster
Alice In Chains
September 29, 1992
55.
Home (2019 Remaster)
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
July 7, 2009
56.
Riptide
Vance Joy
March 22, 2013
57.
Fix You
Coldplay
June 6, 2005
58.
Favorite/Nightmare
Elias Void
July 22, 2026
59.
Good Fortune
Citizen
60.
Pumped Up Kicks
Foster the People
September 14, 2010
61.
Dark Night
Bob Dominator
July 24, 2026
62.
Babydoll
Dominic Fike
October 16, 2018
63.
Radioactive
Imagine Dragons
September 4, 2012
64.
Life Goes On
Oliver Tree
May 28, 2021
65.
What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture "Barbie")
Billie Eilish
July 13, 2023
66.
Drive All Night (feat. Eddie Vedder & Jake Clemons)
Glen Hansard
January 1, 2013
67.
A Sky Full of Stars
Coldplay
May 2, 2014
68.
My Own Worst Enemy
Lit
February 23, 1999
69.
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
September 24, 1991
70.
White Keys
Dominic Fike
November 14, 2025
71.
Just Like Heaven
The Cure
May 25, 1987
72.
All Star
Smash Mouth
May 4, 1999
73.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
September 21, 2004
74.
Far Behind
Candlebox
July 16, 1993
75.
Everybody Hurts
R.E.M.
October 5, 1992
76.
Learn to Fly
Foo Fighters
October 18, 1999
77.
Feel Good Inc. (feat. David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer & Vincent Mason)
Gorillaz & De La Soul
May 9, 2005
78.
Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol
March 29, 2005
79.
Fire for You
Cannons
April 19, 2019
80.
Northern Attitude
Noah Kahan & Hozier
November 10, 2023
81.
Blood Runs Wild
Bob Dominator
July 17, 2026
82.
I Was Made For Lovin’ You (from The Fall Guy)
YUNGBLUD
April 26, 2024
83.
Zombie
YUNGBLUD
February 12, 2026
84.
Sparks
Coldplay
July 10, 2000
85.
I'm Not Who I Was
Velvet Collapse
May 15, 2026
86.
Lightning Crashes
LIVE
April 19, 1994
87.
Sex On Fire
Kings of Leon
September 4, 2008
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.
Don't Look Back in Anger (Remastered)
Oasis
October 2, 1995
92.
Whatever It Takes
Imagine Dragons
May 9, 2017
93.
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
September 16, 1977
94.
Another Love
Tom Odell
October 15, 2012
95.
12 to 12
sombr
July 24, 2025
96.
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
September 12, 2006
97.
Lovesong
The Cure
May 2, 1989
98.
Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)
The Offspring
March 10, 1994
99.
Everyone is counting on me
Tyler Barbour
July 31, 2026
100.
Ain't It Fun
Paramore
April 5, 2013