iTunes Top 100 Alternative Songs Chart

The 100 most popular and best selling alternative songs at Apple's iTunes store, find the newest releases and some of today's best alternative songs. To purchase and download the top alt rock songs you must have Apple's iTunes player installed on your system. The chart list of the top 100 alternative songs is updated several times daily.

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Related Charts: Top New Alternative Songs, Top 100 alternative albums, and Top 100 indie rock songs

Top Alternative Songs 2021

1

Heat Waves - Glass Animals Cover Art

Heat WavesGlass Animals

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 7, 2020
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2

Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) - Elle King & Miranda Lambert Cover Art

Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)Elle King & Miranda Lambert

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 26, 2021
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3

Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY, WILLOW & Tyler Cole Cover Art

Meet Me At Our SpotTHE ANXIETY, WILLOW & Tyler Cole

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 13, 2020
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4

Wrecked - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

WreckedImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 2, 2021
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5

Paralyzed - Sueco Cover Art

ParalyzedSueco

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 13, 2021
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6

Dance Monkey - Tones And I Cover Art

Dance MonkeyTones And I

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 10, 2019
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7

Believer - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

BelieverImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 1, 2017
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8

Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish Cover Art

Happier Than EverBillie Eilish

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 30, 2021
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9

Bang! - AJR Cover Art

Bang!AJR

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 12, 2020
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10

my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly & blackbear Cover Art

my ex's best friendMachine Gun Kelly & blackbear

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 7, 2020
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11

I am not a woman, I'm a god - Halsey Cover Art

I am not a woman, I'm a godHalsey

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 26, 2021
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12

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes Cover Art

Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 1, 2003
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13

Thunder - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

ThunderImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 27, 2018
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14

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana Cover Art

Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 10, 1991
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15

Saturday - twenty one pilots Cover Art

Saturdaytwenty one pilots

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 21, 2021
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16

Yellow - Coldplay Cover Art

YellowColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 26, 2000
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17

papercuts - Machine Gun Kelly Cover Art

papercutsMachine Gun Kelly

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 12, 2021
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18

Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi Cover Art

Someone You LovedLewis Capaldi

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: November 8, 2018
  • Former #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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19

How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths Cover Art

How Soon Is Now?The Smiths

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: January 28, 1985
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20

Way Less Sad - AJR Cover Art

Way Less SadAJR

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 17, 2021
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21

White Flag - Bishop Briggs Cover Art

White FlagBishop Briggs

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 23, 2018
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22

Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance Cover Art

Welcome to the Black ParadeMy Chemical Romance

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 23, 2006
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23

bad guy - Billie Eilish Cover Art

bad guyBillie Eilish

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 29, 2019
  • Former #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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24

Follow You - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

Follow YouImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 12, 2021
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25

Radioactive - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

RadioactiveImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 14, 2012
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26

bloody valentine - Machine Gun Kelly Cover Art

bloody valentineMachine Gun Kelly

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 1, 2020
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27

Record Player - Daisy the Great & AJR Cover Art

Record PlayerDaisy the Great & AJR

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 31, 2021
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28

High Hopes - Panic! At the Disco Cover Art

High HopesPanic! At the Disco

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 23, 2018
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29

Keep the Wolves Away - Uncle Lucius Cover Art

Keep the Wolves AwayUncle Lucius

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 28, 2012
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30

A Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins Cover Art

A Girl Like YouEdwyn Collins

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: December 5, 1994
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31

Colorado - Milky Chance Cover Art

ColoradoMilky Chance

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 18, 2021
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32

Whatever It Takes - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

Whatever It TakesImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 8, 2017
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33

Missing Piece - Vance Joy Cover Art

Missing PieceVance Joy

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 19, 2021
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34

when was it over? (feat. Sam Hunt) - Sasha Alex Sloan Cover Art

when was it over? (feat. Sam Hunt)Sasha Alex Sloan

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 23, 2021
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35

I Don't Live Here Anymore - The War on Drugs Cover Art

I Don't Live Here AnymoreThe War on Drugs

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36

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi Cover Art

Before You GoLewis Capaldi

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: November 19, 2019
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37

Wonderwall - Oasis Cover Art

WonderwallOasis

  • Genre: Indie Rock
  • Release Date: October 2, 1995
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38

Life Goes On - Oliver Tree Cover Art

Life Goes OnOliver Tree

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 17, 2020
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39

Come As You Are - Nirvana Cover Art

Come As You AreNirvana

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 24, 1991
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40

INFERNO - Bella Poarch & Sub Urban Cover Art

INFERNOBella Poarch & Sub Urban

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 13, 2021
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41

Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) - Gotye Cover Art

Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)Gotye

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 5, 2011
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42

Ex's & Oh's - Elle King Cover Art

Ex's & Oh'sElle King

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 23, 2014
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43

Vacation - Dirty Heads Cover Art

VacationDirty Heads

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 30, 2017
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44

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Malia J Cover Art

Smells Like Teen SpiritMalia J

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 2, 2021
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45

Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People Cover Art

Pumped Up KicksFoster the People

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 14, 2010
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46

Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY, WILLOW & Tyler Cole Cover Art

Meet Me At Our SpotTHE ANXIETY, WILLOW & Tyler Cole

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 13, 2020
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47

Creep - Radiohead Cover Art

CreepRadiohead

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 21, 1992
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48

Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish Cover Art

Therefore I AmBillie Eilish

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: November 12, 2020
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49

Hush - The Marías Cover Art

HushThe Marías

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 30, 2021
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50

DONT WANT IT - Lil Nas X Cover Art

DONT WANT ITLil Nas X

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  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 17, 2021
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51

willow - Taylor Swift Cover Art

willowTaylor Swift

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: December 11, 2020
  • Former #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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52

Fire for You - Cannons Cover Art

Fire for YouCannons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 19, 2019
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53

Way Down We Go - KALEO Cover Art

Way Down We GoKALEO

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 7, 2015
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54

You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette Cover Art

You Oughta KnowAlanis Morissette

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 13, 1995
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55

The Night We Met - Lord Huron Cover Art

The Night We MetLord Huron

  • Genre: Indie Rock
  • Release Date: February 9, 2015
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56

Times Like These - Foo Fighters Cover Art

Times Like TheseFoo Fighters

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 22, 2002
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57

Bad Day - Justus Bennetts Cover Art

Bad DayJustus Bennetts

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 7, 2021
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58

Clocks - Coldplay Cover Art

ClocksColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 27, 2002
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59

Everlong - Foo Fighters Cover Art

EverlongFoo Fighters

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 20, 1997
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60

River - Bishop Briggs Cover Art

RiverBishop Briggs

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: January 19, 2016
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61

Centuries - Fall Out Boy Cover Art

CenturiesFall Out Boy

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 9, 2014
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62

Riptide - Vance Joy Cover Art

RiptideVance Joy

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 22, 2013
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63

Tommy's Face (feat. Spencer Chamberlain & Underoath) - Your Broken Hero Cover Art

Tommy's Face (feat. Spencer Chamberlain & Underoath)Your Broken Hero

  • New Release
  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 17, 2021
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64

LIFE AFTER SALEM - Lil Nas X Cover Art

LIFE AFTER SALEMLil Nas X

  • New Release
  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 17, 2021
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65

My Hero - Foo Fighters Cover Art

My HeroFoo Fighters

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 20, 1997
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66

Ironic - Alanis Morissette Cover Art

IronicAlanis Morissette

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 13, 1995
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67

All My Favorite Songs (feat. AJR) - Weezer Cover Art

All My Favorite Songs (feat. AJR)Weezer

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 12, 2021
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68

Stop Making This Hurt - Bleachers Cover Art

Stop Making This HurtBleachers

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 22, 2021
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69

Sugar, We're Goin Down - Fall Out Boy Cover Art

Sugar, We're Goin DownFall Out Boy

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 12, 2005
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70

All Star - Smash Mouth Cover Art

All StarSmash Mouth

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 4, 1999
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71

HandClap - Fitz and The Tantrums Cover Art

HandClapFitz and The Tantrums

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 25, 2016
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72

It's OK (Live Maple House Sessions) - Nightbirde Cover Art

It's OK (Live Maple House Sessions)Nightbirde

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 12, 2021
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73

Shut Up and Dance - WALK THE MOON Cover Art

Shut Up and DanceWALK THE MOON

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 10, 2014
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74

My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up) - Fall Out Boy Cover Art

My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up)Fall Out Boy

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 4, 2013
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75

Strange Effect (feat. Raven Violet) - Unloved Cover Art

Strange Effect (feat. Raven Violet)Unloved

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 27, 2020
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76

VOID - Lil Nas X Cover Art

VOIDLil Nas X

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  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 17, 2021
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77

On Top of the World - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

On Top of the WorldImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 14, 2012
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78

Champagne Supernova - Oasis Cover Art

Champagne SupernovaOasis

  • Genre: Indie Rock
  • Release Date: October 2, 1995
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79

everything i wanted - Billie Eilish Cover Art

everything i wantedBillie Eilish

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: November 13, 2019
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80

Viva la Vida - Coldplay Cover Art

Viva la VidaColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 25, 2008
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81

NDA - Billie Eilish Cover Art

NDABillie Eilish

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 9, 2021
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82

Fire In Your House (feat. Johnny Clegg & Jesse Clegg) - WALK THE MOON Cover Art

Fire In Your House (feat. Johnny Clegg & Jesse Clegg)WALK THE MOON

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  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 17, 2021
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83

Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man Cover Art

Feel It StillPortugal. The Man

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 2, 2017
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84

Far Behind - Candlebox Cover Art

Far BehindCandlebox

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 16, 1993
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85

ocean eyes - Billie Eilish Cover Art

ocean eyesBillie Eilish

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 18, 2016
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86

You Are Enough - Sleeping At Last Cover Art

You Are EnoughSleeping At Last

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 10, 2013
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87

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol Cover Art

Chasing CarsSnow Patrol

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 29, 2005
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88

Heathens - twenty one pilots Cover Art

Heathenstwenty one pilots

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 16, 2016
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89

In the End (feat. Fleurie) [Mellen Gi Remix] - Tommee Profitt Cover Art

In the End (feat. Fleurie) [Mellen Gi Remix]Tommee Profitt

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 22, 2019
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90

Legends Are Made - Sam Tinnesz Cover Art

Legends Are MadeSam Tinnesz

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 21, 2017
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91

Demons - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

DemonsImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 14, 2012
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92

The Middle - Jimmy Eat World Cover Art

The MiddleJimmy Eat World

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 24, 2001
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93

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day Cover Art

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)Green Day

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 13, 1997
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94

Santeria - Sublime Cover Art

SanteriaSublime

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 1, 1996
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95

Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi Cover Art

Someone You LovedLewis Capaldi

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: November 8, 2018
  • Former #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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96

Higher Power (Tiësto Remix) - Coldplay Cover Art

Higher Power (Tiësto Remix)Coldplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 4, 2021
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97

A Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay Cover Art

A Sky Full of StarsColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 2, 2014
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98

Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz Cover Art

Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 9, 2005
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99

Fix You - Coldplay Cover Art

Fix YouColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 1, 2005
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100

Misery Business - Paramore Cover Art

Misery BusinessParamore

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 4, 2007
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