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
20GloriaThe Lumineers
21ComplainerCold War Kids
22Circle the DrainSoccer Mommy
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
59Tell Me WhyJohn Butler Trio
60Such a Simple ThingRay LaMontagne
61The Only ThingSufjan Stevens
62Things HappenDawes
63FaithSneaks
64Best DaysSadler Vaden
65Reasons I DrinkAlanis Morissette
66FireBlack Pumas
67Color My LifeChicano Batman
68Get Me to the StationThe Walk-a-Bout
69I Want MoreKaleo
70Keep the Wolves AwayUncle Lucius
71No Bullets SpentSpoon
72KyotoPhoebe Bridgers
73Taking It WestThe Walk-a-Bout
74Blind Leading the BlindMumford & Sons
75TimelessThe Walk-a-Bout
76It's Not EasyPuss N Boots
77All My FriendsThe Revivalists
78Cheap RegretsThe Districts
79Dark DaysLocal Natives
80Making DoLake Street Dive
81Do You Want to Go out TonightSneaks
82This I KnowNané
83Held DownLaura Marling
84Ready to Let GoCage the Elephant
85Tale of the Vibe RiderThe Walk-a-Bout
86SoulBQue (feat. Roosevelt Collier)G. Love & Special Sauce
87MagicJordan Mackampa
88TempleThao & The Get Down Stay Down
89Dressing AmericaTorres
90Your Love (Déjà Vu)Glass Animals
91I AmThe Walk-a-Bout
92Ferris WheelSylvan Esso
93Holy Ghost FireLarkin Poe
94The WireShovels & Rope
95Oh Yeah!Green Day
96GoThe Black Keys
97LilacsWaxahatchee
98Start Small Think BigMichael Franti & Spearhead
99Unreal CityM. Ward
100House of GlassCage the Elephant
101Capital CrimesAndrew Bird
102Lo/HiThe Black Keys
103Here They ComeHamilton Leithauser
104Dance of the ClairvoyantsPearl Jam
105FuzzybrainDayglow
106Fever PitchRainbow Kitten Surprise
107When Am I Gonna Lose YouLocal Natives
108Alter EgoKaleo
109The Slow Drag UnderBenjamin Booker
110Black LipstickChicano Batman
111PljLily Vakili Band
112UnreadyGordi
113SpiralsDjango Django
114YouthÁsgeir
115Where to StartBully
116Don't Let Me DownMilky Chance
117ShameikaFiona Apple
118Galleon ShipNick Cave & The Bad Seeds
119AUATCBon Iver
120Hey RoseSon Little
121Don't BelieveThe Psychedelic Furs
122Hey Hey IOther Lives
123True LoveDr. Dog
124Water Me DownVagabon
125Dance DanceCage the Elephant
126AvalancheAimee Mann
127Army of FriendsThe Dunwells
128CherrybombDan Auerbach
129Quiet LoverLily Vakili Band
130Help Me StrangerThe Raconteurs
131BabyBrittany Howard
132PDLIFBon Iver
133Garden SongPhoebe Bridgers
134Social ManThe Growlers
135AnewHollow Coves
136Break My BabyKaleo
137GotItBadSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
138I'm So Happy I Cry (feat. Tank and the Bangas & Tarriona 'Tank' Ball)Fantastic Negrito
139Keep Diggin’Larkin Poe
140Sing AlongSturgill Simpson
141Calm DownPete Yorn
142CautionThe Killers
143Go Crazy (feat. Keb' Mo')G. Love & Special Sauce
144DreamingLaura Cortese & The Dance Cards
145TimshelMumford & Sons
146Gospel for a New CenturyYves Tumor
147Come onMondo Cozmo
148Medicine at MidnightFoo Fighters
149Violent ShiverBenjamin Booker
150Are We Alright AgainEels
151Do or DieAni DiFranco
152Go out FightingDr. Dog
153FailureFrances Cone
154Oh Boredom (Schmaltz City, USA)Star Parks
155Lose Your LoveDirty Projectors
156HeroThe Walk-a-Bout
157BikiniCaroline Rose
158Black Moon RisingBlack Pumas
159I Was WrongBailen
160Now That You're GoneThe Raconteurs
161Little Bird (Radio Edit)Mark Oblinger
162It's Called: FreefallRainbow Kitten Surprise
163LucySoccer Mommy
164ConvexSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
165Stand by My GirlDan Auerbach
166WitnessBenjamin Booker
167Nowhere, ManTune-Yards
168Time (You and I)Khruangbin
169After the RainDream Wife
170Straight ShotDeVotchKa
171All of Our YesterdaysMac DeMarco
172Yellow Brick RoadDylan Cartlidge
173FortuneLaura Marling
174Been StrugglingAlex Maas
175Gotta Get to Know YaSeratones
176Shake Your HairG. Love & Special Sauce
177Desire (feat. Lucius)Grace Potter
178Bottle It UpBailen
179EnoughThe Bright Light Social Hour
180Dogtown DaysThe Jayhawks
181I'll Get byAvi Kaplan
182DizzyBedouine
183Back to Me (feat. Lucius)Grace Potter
184Diggin' Roots (feat. Ron Artis II)G. Love & Special Sauce
185Trouble Don't Follow MeChristopher Paul Stelling
186ChurchColdplay
187Word Hard and Be NiceMichael Franti & Spearhead
188SunshineThe Black Moods
189Bright HorsesNick Cave & The Bad Seeds
190Hollywood ZooClare Means
191Back Down South (feat. Tyler Bryant)Larkin Poe
192Eagle BirdsThe Black Keys
193Bella DonnaThe Black Moods
194Remember to BreatheSturgill Simpson
195Man Leaves TownNick Waterhouse
196Drinkin' WineG. Love & Special Sauce
197Angel DreamPuss N Boots
198Over YouSeratones
199Mr ChildGuided By Voices
200MerleDead Ghosts
 

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