The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Rock Song Chart
for the Year of 2020

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1I Got YouMichael Franti & Spearhead
2This Forgotten TownThe Jayhawks
3Love is LoveGrace Potter
4OrphansColdplay
5DawnFruition
6The Good LifeDevon Gilfillian
7Living in a BubbleThe Jayhawks
8Dance Monkey (Stripped Back)Tones and I
9Texas SunKhruangbin
10Never Say NoHenry Chadwick
11Life in the CityThe Lumineers
12Trampoline (Stripped)SHAED
13Feel YouMy Morning Jacket
14Hell N BackBakar
15Crazy Comes EasyJackie Greene
16Shine a Little LightThe Black Keys
17Bad DecisionsThe Strokes
18Uneventful DaysBeck
19Treat You BetterLaura Cortese & The Dance Cards
20Circle the DrainSoccer Mommy
21GloriaThe Lumineers
22ComplainerCold War Kids
23VagabondSteve Gunn
24WarsOf Monsters and Men
25Didn't Pay the BillThe Mother Hips
26ColorsBlack Pumas
27StrangersMt. Joy
28Strong EnoughRay LaMontagne
29Might Be RightWhite Reaper
30HoneybeeThe Head and The Heart
31Who Do You Think You're Talking To?Dawes
32Van HornSaint Motel
33Love You for a Long TimeMaggie Rogers
34OutnumberedDermot Kennedy
35Still Feel Like a KidDawes
36StratosphericTreble Makers
37Anybody out There?Sadler Vaden
38Black MadonnaCage the Elephant
39Road WarriorAllan Rayman
40The Let GoElle King
41Lost in YesterdayTame Impala
42On the FloorPerfume Genius
43I Wanna Be the OnePete Yorn
44CynicNoah Kahan
45Date Nut PorridgeThe Walk-a-Bout
46Salt and the SeaThe Lumineers
47Missed ConnectionThe Head and The Heart
48Almost (Sweet Music)Hozier
49Shangri-LaEOB
50It Wasn't Easy to Be Happy for YouThe Lumineers
51Stay HighBrittany Howard
52Victory ParadeThe Walk-a-Bout
53RetrogradePearl Jam
54The StepsHaim
55HoloceneBon Iver
56Ten Cent PistolThe Black Keys
57Death with DignitySufjan Stevens
58Drawn to the BloodSufjan Stevens
59TimshelMumford & Sons
60Tell Me WhyJohn Butler Trio
61Such a Simple ThingRay LaMontagne
62The Only ThingSufjan Stevens
63Things HappenDawes
64FaithSneaks
65Best DaysSadler Vaden
66Reasons I DrinkAlanis Morissette
67FireBlack Pumas
68Color My LifeChicano Batman
69Get Me to the StationThe Walk-a-Bout
70I Want MoreKaleo
71Keep the Wolves AwayUncle Lucius
72No Bullets SpentSpoon
73KyotoPhoebe Bridgers
74Taking It WestThe Walk-a-Bout
75Blind Leading the BlindMumford & Sons
76TimelessThe Walk-a-Bout
77It's Not EasyPuss N Boots
78All My FriendsThe Revivalists
79Cheap RegretsThe Districts
80Dark DaysLocal Natives
81Making DoLake Street Dive
82Do You Want to Go out TonightSneaks
83This I KnowNané
84Held DownLaura Marling
85Ready to Let GoCage the Elephant
86Tale of the Vibe RiderThe Walk-a-Bout
87SoulBQue (feat. Roosevelt Collier)G. Love & Special Sauce
88MagicJordan Mackampa
89TempleThao & The Get Down Stay Down
90Dressing AmericaTorres
91Your Love (Déjà Vu)Glass Animals
92I AmThe Walk-a-Bout
93Ferris WheelSylvan Esso
94Holy Ghost FireLarkin Poe
95The WireShovels & Rope
96Oh Yeah!Green Day
97GoThe Black Keys
98LilacsWaxahatchee
99Start Small Think BigMichael Franti & Spearhead
100Unreal CityM. Ward
101House of GlassCage the Elephant
102Capital CrimesAndrew Bird
103Lo/HiThe Black Keys
104Here They ComeHamilton Leithauser
105Dance of the ClairvoyantsPearl Jam
106FuzzybrainDayglow
107Fever PitchRainbow Kitten Surprise
108When Am I Gonna Lose YouLocal Natives
109Alter EgoKaleo
110The Slow Drag UnderBenjamin Booker
111Black LipstickChicano Batman
112PljLily Vakili Band
113UnreadyGordi
114SpiralsDjango Django
115YouthÁsgeir
116Where to StartBully
117Don't Let Me DownMilky Chance
118ShameikaFiona Apple
119Galleon ShipNick Cave & The Bad Seeds
120AUATCBon Iver
121Hey RoseSon Little
122Don't BelieveThe Psychedelic Furs
123Hey Hey IOther Lives
124True LoveDr. Dog
125Water Me DownVagabon
126Dance DanceCage the Elephant
127AvalancheAimee Mann
128Army of FriendsThe Dunwells
129CherrybombDan Auerbach
130Quiet LoverLily Vakili Band
131Help Me StrangerThe Raconteurs
132BabyBrittany Howard
133PDLIFBon Iver
134Garden SongPhoebe Bridgers
135Social ManThe Growlers
136AnewHollow Coves
137Break My BabyKaleo
138GotItBadSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
139I'm So Happy I Cry (feat. Tank and the Bangas & Tarriona 'Tank' Ball)Fantastic Negrito
140Walking on a String (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)Matt Berninger
141Keep Diggin’Larkin Poe
142Sing AlongSturgill Simpson
143Calm DownPete Yorn
144CautionThe Killers
145Go Crazy (feat. Keb' Mo')G. Love & Special Sauce
146DreamingLaura Cortese & The Dance Cards
147Gospel for a New CenturyYves Tumor
148Come onMondo Cozmo
149Medicine at MidnightFoo Fighters
150Violent ShiverBenjamin Booker
151Are We Alright AgainEels
152Do or DieAni DiFranco
153Go out FightingDr. Dog
154FailureFrances Cone
155Oh Boredom (Schmaltz City, USA)Star Parks
156Lose Your LoveDirty Projectors
157HeroThe Walk-a-Bout
158BikiniCaroline Rose
159Black Moon RisingBlack Pumas
160I Was WrongBailen
161Now That You're GoneThe Raconteurs
162Little Bird (Radio Edit)Mark Oblinger
163It's Called: FreefallRainbow Kitten Surprise
164LucySoccer Mommy
165ConvexSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
166Stand by My GirlDan Auerbach
167WitnessBenjamin Booker
168Nowhere, ManTune-Yards
169Time (You and I)Khruangbin
170After the RainDream Wife
171Straight ShotDeVotchKa
172All of Our YesterdaysMac DeMarco
173Yellow Brick RoadDylan Cartlidge
174FortuneLaura Marling
175Been StrugglingAlex Maas
176Gotta Get to Know YaSeratones
177Shake Your HairG. Love & Special Sauce
178Desire (feat. Lucius)Grace Potter
179Bottle It UpBailen
180EnoughThe Bright Light Social Hour
181Dogtown DaysThe Jayhawks
182I'll Get byAvi Kaplan
183DizzyBedouine
184Back to Me (feat. Lucius)Grace Potter
185Diggin' Roots (feat. Ron Artis II)G. Love & Special Sauce
186Trouble Don't Follow MeChristopher Paul Stelling
187ChurchColdplay
188Word Hard and Be NiceMichael Franti & Spearhead
189SunshineThe Black Moods
190Bright HorsesNick Cave & The Bad Seeds
191Hollywood ZooClare Means
192Back Down South (feat. Tyler Bryant)Larkin Poe
193Eagle BirdsThe Black Keys
194Bella DonnaThe Black Moods
195Remember to BreatheSturgill Simpson
196Man Leaves TownNick Waterhouse
197Drinkin' WineG. Love & Special Sauce
198Angel DreamPuss N Boots
199Over YouSeratones
200Mr ChildGuided By Voices
 

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