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The alternative radio format is built upon the promise of what's coming next, so it's no surprise that the music played by alternative stations has experienced multiple changes during the last 25 years. The wide-ranging format of 1988 (when the chart debuted with the name, "Modern Rock") turned into a mainstream hard rock sound over time, and then found its way back to its roots. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, we're counting down the top 100 tunes in the tally's quarter-century history.
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100
"Like A Stone" - Audioslave
Peak Position: No. 1 (2 weeks). Peak Date: May 17, 2003.
99
"The Devil You Know" - Jesus Jones
Peak Position: No. 1 (6 weeks). Peak Date: Jan. 23, 1993.
98
"Lonely Boy" - The Black Keys
Peak Position: No. 1 (10 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 17, 2011.
97
"Tomorrow" - Silverchair
Peak Position: No. 1 (3 weeks). Peak Date: Sept. 2, 1995.
96
"You Outta Know" - Alanis Morissette
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: July 22, 1995.
95
"Right Here, Right Now" - Jesus Jones
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: Feb. 9, 1991.
94
"Waiting For The End" - Linkin Park
Peak Position: No. 1 (4 weeks). Peak Date: Jan. 8, 2011.
93
"Fall Down" - Toad The Wet Sproket
Peak Position: No. 1 (6 weeks). Peak Date: June 18, 1994.
92
"Feed The Tree" - Belly
Peak Position: No. 1 (3 weeks). Peak Date: March 6, 1993.
91
"Semi-Charmed Life" - Third Eye Blind
Peak Position: No. 1 (8 weeks). Peak Date: May 24, 1997.
90
"Only" - Nine Inch Nails
Peak Position: No. 1 (7 weeks). Peak Date: Oct. 22, 2005.
89
"Little Black Submarines" - The Black Keys
Peak Position: No. 2. Peak Date: Jan. 12, 2013.
88
"Loser" - Beck
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: Feb. 5, 1994.
87
"My Friends" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Peak Position: No. 1 (4 weeks). Peak Date: Nov. 18, 1995.
86
"Walk" - Foo Fighters
Peak Position: No. 1 (8 weeks). Peak Date: March 26, 2011.
85
"Walkin' On The Sun" - Smash Mouth
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: Sept. 27, 1997.
84
"All The Small Things" - Blink-182
Peak Position: No. 1 (8 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 25, 1999.
83
"Steam" - Peter Gabriel
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 12, 1992.
82
"Use Somebody" - Kings Of Leon
Peak Position: No. 1 (3 weeks). Peak Date: April 11, 2009.
81
"Friday I'm In Love" - The Cure
Peak Position: No. 1 (4 weeks). Peak Date: June 13, 1992.
80
"Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth" - Primitive Radio Gods
Peak Position: No. 1 (6 weeks). Peak Date: July 27, 1996.
79
"Charlotte Anne" - Julian Cope
Peak Position: No. 1 (1 week). Peak Date: Jan. 21, 1989.
78
"Wish You Were Here" - Incubus
Peak Position: No. 2. Peak Date: Oct. 6, 2001.
77
"The Hand That Feeds" - Nine Inch Nails
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: May 28, 2005.
76
"Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots
Peak Position: No. 2. Peak Date: Oct 1, 1994.
75
"Down" - 311
Peak Position: No. 1 (4 weeks). Peak Date: Sept. 14, 1996.
74
"I Will Wait" - Mumford & Sons
Peak Position: No. 1 (1 week). Peak Date: Oct. 20, 2012.
73
"Animal I Have Become" - Three Days Grace
Peak Position: No. 1 (2 weeks). Peak Date: Sept. 9, 2006.
72
"More" - Sisters Of Mercy
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 15, 1990.
71
"You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" - Offspring
Peak Position: No. 1 (11 weeks). Peak Date: Oct. 4, 2008.
70
"Fake It" - Seether
Peak Position: No. 1 (8 weeks). Peak Date: Jan. 5, 2008.
69
"Faint" - Linkin Park
Peak Position: No. 1 (6 weeks). Peak Date: Aug. 9, 2003.
68
"Best Of You" - Foo Fighters
Peak Position: No. 1 (7 weeks). Peak Date: July 9, 2005.
67
"Santa Monica (Watch The World Die)" - Everclear
Peak Position: No. 5. Peak Date: Feb. 10, 1996.
66
"It's Time" - Imagine Dragons
Peak Position: No. 4. Peak Date: June 30, 2012.
65
"Ho Hey" - The Lumineers
Peak Position: No. 1 (2 weeks). Peak Date: Sept. 29, 2012.
64
"So Far Away" - Staind
Peak Position: No. 1 (7 weeks). Peak Date: Sept. 20, 2003.
63
"The Mayor Of Simpletown" - XTC
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: April 1, 1989.
62
"Hanging By A Moment" - Lifehouse
Peak Position: No. 1 (3 weeks). Peak Date: Jan. 27, 2001.
61
"Feel Good Drag" - Anberlin
Peak Position: No. 1 (1 week). Peak Date: May 2, 2009.
60
"Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Peak Position: No. 1 (3 weeks). Peak Date: July 12, 2003.
59
"Laid" - James
Peak Position: No. 3. Peak Date: Dec. 4, 1993.
58
"Love And Anger" - Kate Bush
Peak Position: No. 1 (3 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 9, 1989.
57
"Name" - Goo Goo Dolls
Peak Position: No. 1 (4 weeks). Peak Date: Oct. 7, 1995.
56
"Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye feat. Kimbra
Peak Position: No. 1 (12 weeks). Peak Date: March 3, 2012.
55
"Losing My Religion" - R.E.M.
Peak Position: No. 1 (8 weeks). Peak Date: July 13, 1991.
54
"Proud To Fall" - Ian McCulloch
Peak Position: No. 1 (4 weeks). Peak Date: Nov. 11, 1989.
53
"Orange Crush" - R.E.M.
Peak Position: No. 1 (8 weeks). Peak Date: Nov. 26, 1988.
52
"Last Resort" - Papa Roach
Peak Position: No. 1 (7 weeks). Peak Date: Aug. 5, 2000.
51
"Otherside" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Peak Position: No. 1 (13 weeks). Peak Date: Feb. 9, 2000.
50
"Animal" - Neon Trees
Peak Position: No. 1 (1 week). Peak Date: Oct. 2, 2010.
49
"Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite II
Peak Position: No. 1 (4 weeks). Peak Date: Aug. 10, 1991.
48
"Dani California" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Peak Position: No. 1 (14 weeks). Peak Date: April 22, 2006.
47
"What I Got" - Sublime
Peak Position: No. 1 (3 weeks). Peak Date: Oct. 26, 1996.
46
"What I've Done" - Linkin Park
Peak Position: No. 1 (15 weeks). Peak Date: April 21, 2007.
45
"Into Your Arms" - The Lemonheads
Peak Position: No. 1 (9 weeks). Peak Date: Nov. 6, 1993.
44
"Headstrong" - Trapt
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: May 31, 2003.
43
"Been Caught Stealing" - Jane's Addiction
Peak Position: No. 1 (4 weeks). Peak Date: Oct. 27, 1990.
42
"By The Way" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Peak Position: No. 1 (14 weeks). Peak Date: June 29, 2002.
41
"Inside Out" - Eve6
Peak Position: No. 1 (4 weeks). Peak Date: Aug. 8, 1998.
40
"Numb" - Linkin Park
Peak Position: No. 1 (12 weeks). Peak Date: Nov. 22, 2003.
39
"Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
Peak Position: No. 1 (3 weeks). Peak Date: July 6, 1996.
38
"Kiss Them For Me" - Siouxsie & the Banshees
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: July 6, 1991.
37
"All My Life" - Foo Fighters
Peak Position: No. 1 (10 weeks). Peak Date: Nov. 23, 2002.
36
"1979" - Smashing Pumpkins
Peak Position: No. 1 (1 week). Peak Date: March 2, 1996.
35
"What It's Like" - Everlast
Peak Position: No. 1 (9 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 26, 1998.
34
"Sex On Fire" - Kings Of Leon
Peak Position: No. 1 (8 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 20, 2008.
33
"Paralyzer" - Finger Eleven
Peak Position: No. 1 (1 week). Peak Date: Aug. 25, 2007.
32
"Kryptonite" - Three Doors Down
Peak Position: No. 1 (11 weeks). Peak Date: May 20, 2000.
31
"Zombie" - The Cranberries
Peak Position: No. 1 (6 weeks). Peak Date: Oct. 29, 1994.
30
"Scar Tissue" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Peak Position: No. 1 (16 weeks). Peak Date: June 26, 1999.
29
"Good" - Better Than Ezra
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: April 29, 1995.
28
"Fascination Street" - The Cure
Peak Position: No. 1 (7 weeks). Peak Date: May 6, 1989.
27
"Lay Me Down" - The Dirty Heads feat. Rome
Peak Position: No. 1 (11 weeks). Peak Date: May 15, 2010.
26
"1901" - Phoenix
Peak Position: No. 1 (2 weeks). Peak Date: Feb. 20, 2010.
25
"In The End" - Linkin Park
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 22, 2001.
24
"Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster The People
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: June 25, 2011.
23
"Blurry" - Puddle Of Mudd
Peak Position: No. 1 (9 weeks). Peak Date: Jan. 26, 2002.
22
"Tighten Up" - The Black Keys
Peak Position: No. 1 (10 weeks). Peak Date: Nov. 6, 2010.
21
"Regret" - New Order
Peak Position: No. 1 (6 weeks). Peak Date: May 1, 1993.
20
"Mysterious Ways" - U2
Peak Position: No. 1 (9 weeks). Peak Date: Nov. 30, 1991.
19
"So Alive" - Love And Rockets
Peak Position: No. 1 (5 weeks). Peak Date: June 24, 1989.
18
"Feel Good Inc" - Gorillaz
Peak Position: No. 1 (8 weeks). Peak Date: Aug. 27, 2005.
17
"Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" - Green Day
Peak Position: No. 1 (16 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 11, 2004.
16
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
Peak Position: No. 1 (1 week). Peak Date: Nov. 23, 1991.
15
"It's Been Awhile" - Staind
Peak Position: No. 1 (16 weeks). Peak Date: April 28, 2001.
14
"Wonderwall" - Oasis
Peak Position: No. 1 (10 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 30, 1995.
13
"Lightning Crashes" - Live
Peak Position: No. 1 (9 weeks). Peak Date: Feb. 25, 1995.
12
"My Own Worst Enemy" - Lit
Peak Position: No. 1 (11 weeks). Peak Date: April 10, 1999.
11
"How You Remind Me" - Nickelback
Peak Position: No. 1 (13 weeks). Peak Date: Sept. 22, 2001.
10
"When I Come Around" - Green Day
Peak Position: No. 1 (7 weeks). Peak Date: Jan. 7, 1995.
9
"Sex And Candy" - Marcy Playground
Peak Position: No. 1 (15 weeks). Peak Date: Dec. 27, 1997.
8
"Drive" - Incubus
Peak Position: No. 1 (8 weeks). Peak Date: March 3, 2001.
7
"Cuts You Up" - Peter Murphy
Peak Position: No. 1 (7 weeks). Peak Date: Feb. 10, 1990.
6
"Hemorrhage (In My Hands) - Fuel
Peak Position: No. 1 (12 weeks). Peak Date: Nov. 4, 2000.
5
"Radioactive" - Imagine Dragons
Peak Position: No. 1 (13 weeks). Peak Date: March 2, 2013.
4
"The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
Peak Position: No. 1 (18 weeks). Peak Date: Sept. 1, 2007.
3
"Madness" - Muse
Peak Position: No. 1 (19 weeks). Peak Date: Oct. 13, 2012.
2
"Savior" - Rise Against
Peak Position: No. 3. Peak Date: Nov. 28, 2009.
1
"Uprising" - Muse
Peak Position: No. 1 (17 weeks). Peak Date: Sept. 26, 2009.
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