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
118Hope(Sandy) Alex G
119ShameikaFiona Apple
120Galleon ShipNick Cave & The Bad Seeds
121AUATCBon Iver
122Hey RoseSon Little
123Don't BelieveThe Psychedelic Furs
124Hey Hey IOther Lives
125True LoveDr. Dog
126Water Me DownVagabon
127Dance DanceCage the Elephant
128AvalancheAimee Mann
129Army of FriendsThe Dunwells
130CherrybombDan Auerbach
131Quiet LoverLily Vakili Band
132Help Me StrangerThe Raconteurs
133BabyBrittany Howard
134PDLIFBon Iver
135Garden SongPhoebe Bridgers
136Social ManThe Growlers
137AnewHollow Coves
138Break My BabyKaleo
139GotItBadSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
140I'm So Happy I Cry (feat. Tank and the Bangas & Tarriona 'Tank' Ball)Fantastic Negrito
141Walking on a String (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)Matt Berninger
142Keep Diggin’Larkin Poe
143Sing AlongSturgill Simpson
144Calm DownPete Yorn
145CautionThe Killers
146Go Crazy (feat. Keb' Mo')G. Love & Special Sauce
147DreamingLaura Cortese & The Dance Cards
148Gospel for a New CenturyYves Tumor
149Come onMondo Cozmo
150Medicine at MidnightFoo Fighters
151Violent ShiverBenjamin Booker
152Are We Alright AgainEels
153Do or DieAni DiFranco
154Go out FightingDr. Dog
155FailureFrances Cone
156Oh Boredom (Schmaltz City, USA)Star Parks
157Lose Your LoveDirty Projectors
158HeroThe Walk-a-Bout
159BikiniCaroline Rose
160Black Moon RisingBlack Pumas
161I Was WrongBailen
162Now That You're GoneThe Raconteurs
163Little Bird (Radio Edit)Mark Oblinger
164It's Called: FreefallRainbow Kitten Surprise
165LucySoccer Mommy
166ConvexSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
167Stand by My GirlDan Auerbach
168WitnessBenjamin Booker
169Nowhere, ManTune-Yards
170Time (You and I)Khruangbin
171After the RainDream Wife
172Straight ShotDeVotchKa
173All of Our YesterdaysMac DeMarco
174Yellow Brick RoadDylan Cartlidge
175FortuneLaura Marling
176Been StrugglingAlex Maas
177Gotta Get to Know YaSeratones
178Shake Your HairG. Love & Special Sauce
179Desire (feat. Lucius)Grace Potter
180Bottle It UpBailen
181EnoughThe Bright Light Social Hour
182Dogtown DaysThe Jayhawks
183I'll Get byAvi Kaplan
184DizzyBedouine
185Back to Me (feat. Lucius)Grace Potter
186Diggin' Roots (feat. Ron Artis II)G. Love & Special Sauce
187Trouble Don't Follow MeChristopher Paul Stelling
188ChurchColdplay
189Word Hard and Be NiceMichael Franti & Spearhead
190SunshineThe Black Moods
191Bright HorsesNick Cave & The Bad Seeds
192Hollywood ZooClare Means
193Back Down South (feat. Tyler Bryant)Larkin Poe
194Eagle BirdsThe Black Keys
195Bella DonnaThe Black Moods
196Remember to BreatheSturgill Simpson
197Man Leaves TownNick Waterhouse
198Drinkin' WineG. Love & Special Sauce
199Angel DreamPuss N Boots
200Over YouSeratones
 

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