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: 2026-05-15
1.
Absolution
Switchfoot
2.
Razorblades And Runways
The Revivalists
3.
The Great Divide
Noah Kahan
January 30, 2026
4.
Dracula (JENNIE Remix)
Tame Impala & JENNIE
February 6, 2026
5.
Falling out of Love
The Strokes
6.
Dracula
Tame Impala
September 26, 2025
7.
Doors
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
8.
End of Beginning
Djo
March 1, 2024
9.
Orbiter
Noah Kahan
April 25, 2026
10.
Best Day of My Life
American Authors
January 1, 2013
11.
Edge of the Earth
The Beaches
September 15, 2023
12.
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Green Day
October 14, 1997
13.
Zombie
YUNGBLUD
February 12, 2026
14.
Emergency Tone
promptgenix
April 27, 2026
15.
On Top of the World
Imagine Dragons
September 4, 2012
16.
Someone You Loved
Lewis Capaldi
November 8, 2018
17.
Staying Still
Noah Kahan
April 25, 2026
18.
Dog Days Are Over
Florence + the Machine
December 1, 2008
19.
Creep
Radiohead
September 21, 1992
20.
back to friends
sombr
December 27, 2024
21.
A Few Of Your Own
Noah Kahan
April 25, 2026
22.
She's a Little Fucked Up
Esme Rose
May 1, 2026
23.
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
February 9, 2015
24.
Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
October 17, 2025
25.
Yellow
Coldplay
June 26, 2000
26.
Stick Season
Noah Kahan
July 8, 2022
27.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish
May 17, 2024
28.
Willing and Able
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
29.
Wonderwall
Oasis
October 2, 1995
30.
Porch Light
Noah Kahan
March 13, 2026
31.
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
May 25, 2008
32.
Self Aware
Temper City
February 15, 2026
33.
Here
Mumford & Sons & Chris Stapleton
February 20, 2026
34.
Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Gotye
July 5, 2011
35.
Far Behind
Candlebox
July 16, 1993
36.
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
September 12, 2006
37.
Believer
Imagine Dragons
February 1, 2017
38.
Helena
My Chemical Romance
June 8, 2004
39.
All Star
Smash Mouth
May 4, 1999
40.
Riptide
Vance Joy
March 22, 2013
41.
Just Like Heaven
The Cure
May 25, 1987
42.
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Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) [Recorded For BBC Radio 1]
My Chemical Romance
August 11, 2010
43.
iloveitiloveitiloveit
Bella Kay
January 11, 2026
44.
Babydoll
Dominic Fike
October 16, 2018
45.
12 to 12
sombr
July 24, 2025
46.
Shut Up and Dance
WALK THE MOON
December 2, 2014
47.
Drag Path
twenty one pilots
September 12, 2025
48.
The Middle
Jimmy Eat World
July 24, 2001
49.
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
September 24, 1991
50.
Northern Attitude
Noah Kahan & Hozier
November 10, 2023
51.
Self Esteem
The Offspring
April 8, 1994
52.
Champagne Supernova (Remastered)
Oasis
October 2, 1995
53.
A Sky Full of Stars
Coldplay
May 2, 2014
54.
Where'd All the Time Go?
Dr. Dog
April 2, 2010
55.
Hey Jealousy
Gin Blossoms
August 4, 1992
56.
Dancing With Myself (EP Version)
Billy Idol & Generation X
October 1, 1980
57.
Too Sweet
Hozier
March 22, 2024
58.
Going Shopping
The Strokes
April 7, 2026
59.
White Keys
Dominic Fike
November 14, 2025
60.
1979 (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
October 24, 1995
61.
We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)
Fun.
September 20, 2011
62.
Back In My Body
Maggie Rogers
January 18, 2019
63.
Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind
April 8, 1997
64.
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
June 8, 1999
65.
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
February 19, 1991
66.
Home (2019 Remaster)
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
July 7, 2009
67.
Lighthouse
Noah Kahan
April 25, 2026
68.
Third Side of the Moon
Modest Mouse
69.
We're Going to Be Friends
The White Stripes
July 3, 2001
70.
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
September 16, 1977
71.
Everybody Hurts
R.E.M.
October 5, 1992
72.
How Soon Is Now? (12" Version)
The Smiths
November 12, 1984
73.
Scar Tissue
Red Hot Chili Peppers
May 25, 1999
74.
Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)
The Offspring
March 10, 1994
75.
End of August
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
76.
Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol
March 29, 2005
77.
Santeria
Sublime
July 1, 1996
78.
You’re Gonna Go Far
Noah Kahan
June 9, 2023
79.
Use Somebody
Kings of Leon
September 19, 2008
80.
Rick Ranch
Wolf & Bear
81.
Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
October 24, 1995
82.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
September 21, 2004
83.
undressed
sombr
March 21, 2025
84.
Ditch The Crown
inappropriate Jazz
May 3, 2026
85.
And She Was
Talking Heads
June 10, 1985
86.
Demons
Imagine Dragons
September 4, 2012
87.
Can't Stop
Red Hot Chili Peppers
July 9, 2002
88.
The Scientist
Coldplay
August 26, 2002
89.
Once In a Lifetime
Talking Heads
October 8, 1980
90.
Go Away
Weezer
October 7, 2014
91.
High Hopes
Panic! At the Disco
May 23, 2018
92.
Dashboard
Noah Kahan
April 24, 2026
93.
When I Come Around
Green Day
February 1, 1994
94.
I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
My Chemical Romance
June 8, 2004
95.
Nothing Compares 2 U (Live at SiriusXM, 2015)
Chris Cornell
November 16, 2018
96.
Hunger Strike
Temple of the Dog
January 14, 1991
97.
Crazy
Gnarls Barkley
January 1, 2005
98.
Stressed Out
twenty one pilots
April 28, 2015
99.
Pompeii
Bastille
January 11, 2013
100.
Burning Down the House
Talking Heads
May 31, 1983