The Top Adult Alternative Songs on iTunes This Week
The iTunes Top 40 Adult Alternative Songs Chart is your weekly window into the world of adult alternative — sophisticated, guitar-driven alternative music with wide crossover appeal. Updated every week, this chart ranks the top 40 adult alternative singles on iTunes, giving you a real-time snapshot of what’s resonating most with fans of the genre right now.
The genre has been shaped by visionaries like artists like Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Hozier, and Brandi Carlile, whose work defines what adult alternative can sound and feel like. Whether the genre has centuries of tradition behind it or only emerged in recent decades, the artists on this chart are its current standard-bearers.
Discover what adult alternative sounds like today by exploring the full iTunes Top 40 Adult Alternative Songs Chart, updated fresh this week, in the chart below.
Chart updated this week on: 2026-10-08
1.
No Rain
Blind Melon
September 14, 1992
2.
Change
Blind Melon
September 14, 1992
3.
Rubble To Rubble
Wilderado
July 22, 2016
4.
Wonderwall (Unplugged)
Oasis
October 3, 2025
5.
The Masterplan (Remastered)
Oasis
November 2, 1998
6.
Ride Like the Wind (Live)
Christopher Cross
March 8, 2013
7.
Voices in My Head
Tempesst
September 30, 2020
8.
Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
Spandau Ballet
May 25, 1982
9.
Tones of Home
Blind Melon
September 14, 1992
10.
TARNATION
Max Diaz
August 14, 2026
11.
Beast Mode
Saint Chaos & Electric Enemy
October 2, 2026
12.
Shine
David Gray
January 1, 1993
13.
The Dying Of The Light
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
February 25, 2015
14.
June Hymn
The Decemberists
January 14, 2011
15.
Get Me Out
No Resolve
January 1, 2013
16.
Live Forever (Radio 2 Session, 08.09.21)
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
June 2, 2023
17.
Genesis Hall
Richard Thompson
August 11, 2017
18.
End of the Rainbow
Richard Thompson
October 6, 2017
19.
After I'm Gone (feat. Michael Bennett)
Spalexma
June 18, 2026
20.
Tamagotchi
Griffo
November 12, 2018
21.
Red Light Therapy
Matthew Hammons
September 17, 2026
22.
Wild Thing
X
December 31, 1982
23.
Sailing (Live)
Christopher Cross
March 8, 2013
24.
Make a Move
Icon for Hire
July 5, 2011
25.
Don't Stop… (Demo)
Oasis
April 30, 2020
26.
Up In Flames
Icon for Hire
August 23, 2011
27.
Don't Look Back In Anger (Live at Knebworth, 11 August '96)
Oasis
November 19, 2021
28.
Devil's Spoke
Laura Marling
January 1, 2010
29.
Dead In The Water (Live at RTÉ 2FM Studios, Dublin)
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
November 22, 2017
30.
Pieces
Icon for Hire
August 23, 2011
31.
TV Pro
The Vines
January 1, 2004
32.
Visions of You
Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart
June 23, 2017
33.
Stop The Clocks
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
October 17, 2011
34.
(Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
