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.

Chart of the top trending alternative songs last updated: Pacific Time

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

Top Alternative Songs 2025

1

iris - mgk & Julia Wolf Cover Art

irismgk & Julia Wolf

  • New Release
  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 13, 2025
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2

Messy - Lola Young Cover Art

MessyLola Young

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 29, 2024
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3

BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Billie Eilish Cover Art

BIRDS OF A FEATHERBillie Eilish

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4

Starburster - Fontaines D.C. Cover Art

StarbursterFontaines D.C.

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 17, 2024
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5

Hand That Feeds (From the Film Ballerina) - Halsey, Amy Lee & Evanescence Cover Art

Hand That Feeds (From the Film Ballerina)Halsey, Amy Lee & Evanescence

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6

Young & Dumb (feat. Simple Plan) - Avril Lavigne Cover Art

Young & Dumb (feat. Simple Plan)Avril Lavigne

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7

Too Sweet - Hozier Cover Art

Too SweetHozier

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 22, 2024
  • Former #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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8

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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9

About Today - The National Cover Art

About TodayThe National

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 20, 2004
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10

Best Day of My Life - American Authors Cover Art

Best Day of My LifeAmerican Authors

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: January 1, 2013
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11

Creep - Radiohead Cover Art

CreepRadiohead

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 21, 1992
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12

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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13

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

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)Green Day

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 14, 1997
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14

What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture "Barbie") - Billie Eilish Cover Art

What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture "Barbie")Billie Eilish

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15

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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16

Grow Wings and Fly - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Cover Art

Grow Wings and FlyKing Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

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17

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana Cover Art

Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 10, 1991
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18

Up From the Bottom - LINKIN PARK Cover Art

Up From the BottomLINKIN PARK

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 29, 2025
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19

Believer - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

BelieverImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 1, 2017
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20

Northern Attitude - Noah Kahan & Hozier Cover Art

Northern AttitudeNoah Kahan & Hozier

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: November 10, 2023
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21

Yellow - Coldplay Cover Art

YellowColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 26, 2000
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22

WILDFLOWER - Billie Eilish Cover Art

WILDFLOWERBillie Eilish

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 17, 2024
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23

Ribs - Lorde Cover Art

RibsLorde

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 27, 2013
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24

Stick Season - Noah Kahan Cover Art

Stick SeasonNoah Kahan

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 8, 2022
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25

Wonderwall - Oasis Cover Art

WonderwallOasis

  • Genre: Indie Rock
  • Release Date: October 2, 1995
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26

On Top of the World - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

On Top of the WorldImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 4, 2012
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27

Viva La Vida - Coldplay Cover Art

Viva La VidaColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 25, 2008
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28

The Middle - Jimmy Eat World Cover Art

The MiddleJimmy Eat World

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 24, 2001
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29

Far Behind - Candlebox Cover Art

Far BehindCandlebox

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 16, 1993
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30

Love The Hell Out Of You (From The Motion Picture 'It Ends With Us') - Lewis Capaldi Cover Art

Love The Hell Out Of You (From The Motion Picture 'It Ends With Us')Lewis Capaldi

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 19, 2023
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31

Everybody Hurts - R.E.M. Cover Art

Everybody HurtsR.E.M.

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 5, 1992
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32

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

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)Green Day

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 14, 1997
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33

Dog Days Are Over - Florence + the Machine Cover Art

Dog Days Are OverFlorence + the Machine

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: December 1, 2008
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34

Demons - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

DemonsImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 4, 2012
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35

A Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay Cover Art

A Sky Full of StarsColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 2, 2014
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36

Factory Street Bells - The Swell Season, Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová Cover Art

Factory Street BellsThe Swell Season, Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová

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37

Clocks - Coldplay Cover Art

ClocksColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 26, 2002
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38

Shut Up and Dance - WALK THE MOON Cover Art

Shut Up and DanceWALK THE MOON

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: December 2, 2014
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39

You’re Gonna Go Far - Noah Kahan Cover Art

You’re Gonna Go FarNoah Kahan

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 9, 2023
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40

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol Cover Art

Chasing CarsSnow Patrol

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 29, 2005
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41

Heavy Is the Crown - LINKIN PARK Cover Art

Heavy Is the CrownLINKIN PARK

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 24, 2024
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42

Work Song - Hozier Cover Art

Work SongHozier

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 19, 2014
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43

Come Pick Me Up - mgk Cover Art

Come Pick Me Upmgk

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 22, 2025
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44

Come As You Are - Nirvana Cover Art

Come As You AreNirvana

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 24, 1991
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45

Take Me to Church - Hozier Cover Art

Take Me to ChurchHozier

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 13, 2013
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46

back to friends - sombr Cover Art

back to friendssombr

  • Genre: Indie Rock
  • Release Date: December 27, 2024
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47

Unshatter - LINKIN PARK Cover Art

UnshatterLINKIN PARK

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 25, 2025
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48

undressed - sombr Cover Art

undressedsombr

  • Genre: Indie Rock
  • Release Date: March 21, 2025
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49

Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz Cover Art

Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 9, 2005
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50

Nothing I Need - Lord Huron Cover Art

Nothing I NeedLord Huron

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 28, 2025
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51

Snapping Turtle - S.G. Goodman Cover Art

Snapping TurtleS.G. Goodman

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52

Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey Cover Art

Summertime SadnessLana Del Rey

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: January 27, 2012
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53

Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People Cover Art

Pumped Up KicksFoster the People

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 14, 2010
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54

can't slow down - almost monday Cover Art

can't slow downalmost monday

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 31, 2024
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55

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley Cover Art

CrazyGnarls Barkley

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: January 1, 2005
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56

Whatever It Takes - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

Whatever It TakesImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 9, 2017
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57

All Star - Smash Mouth Cover Art

All StarSmash Mouth

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 4, 1999
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58

Lonely Road - mgk & Jelly Roll Cover Art

Lonely Roadmgk & Jelly Roll

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 26, 2024
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59

Would? - Alice In Chains Cover Art

Would?Alice In Chains

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 7, 1992
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60

End of Beginning - Djo Cover Art

End of BeginningDjo

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 1, 2024
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61

Take on Me - King Vagabond Cover Art

Take on MeKing Vagabond

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 18, 2025
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62

Rooster - Alice In Chains Cover Art

RoosterAlice In Chains

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 29, 1992
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63

Losing My Religion - R.E.M. Cover Art

Losing My ReligionR.E.M.

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 19, 1991
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64

Feel It (From The Original Series “Invincible”) - d4vd Cover Art

Feel It (From The Original Series “Invincible”)d4vd

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 28, 2024
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65

High Hopes - Panic! At the Disco Cover Art

High HopesPanic! At the Disco

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 23, 2018
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66

All I Wanted - Paramore Cover Art

All I WantedParamore

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 29, 2009
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67

Santeria - Sublime Cover Art

SanteriaSublime

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 1, 1996
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68

Dance Monkey - Tones And I Cover Art

Dance MonkeyTones And I

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 10, 2019
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69

The National Anthem - Radiohead Cover Art

The National AnthemRadiohead

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 2, 2000
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70

Gulch - Pelican Cover Art

GulchPelican

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71

Fix You - Coldplay Cover Art

Fix YouColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 6, 2005
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72

The Emptiness Machine - LINKIN PARK Cover Art

The Emptiness MachineLINKIN PARK

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 7, 2024
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73

Better Man - Pearl Jam Cover Art

Better ManPearl Jam

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: November 22, 1994
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74

Riptide - Vance Joy Cover Art

RiptideVance Joy

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 22, 2013
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75

Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover Art

Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 24, 1991
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76

Looking Back - Lord Huron Cover Art

Looking BackLord Huron

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77

The Scientist - Coldplay Cover Art

The ScientistColdplay

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: August 26, 2002
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78

1979 (Remastered 2012) - The Smashing Pumpkins Cover Art

1979 (Remastered 2012)The Smashing Pumpkins

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 24, 1995
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79

Electric Feel - MGMT Cover Art

Electric FeelMGMT

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 2, 2007
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80

Radioactive - Imagine Dragons Cover Art

RadioactiveImagine Dragons

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 4, 2012
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81

Beanie - Chezile Cover Art

BeanieChezile

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: November 28, 2023
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82

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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83

Apocalypse - Cigarettes After Sex Cover Art

ApocalypseCigarettes After Sex

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 20, 2017
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84

My Own Worst Enemy - Lit Cover Art

My Own Worst EnemyLit

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: February 23, 1999
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85

Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys Cover Art

Do I Wanna Know?Arctic Monkeys

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 19, 2013
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86

We're Going to Be Friends - The White Stripes Cover Art

We're Going to Be FriendsThe White Stripes

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 3, 2001
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87

Just Like Heaven - The Cure Cover Art

Just Like HeavenThe Cure

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 25, 1987
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88

Lovesick Lullaby - YUNGBLUD Cover Art

Lovesick LullabyYUNGBLUD

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 25, 2025
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89

Self Esteem - The Offspring Cover Art

Self EsteemThe Offspring

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 8, 1994
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90

Where'd All the Time Go? - Dr. Dog Cover Art

Where'd All the Time Go?Dr. Dog

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 2, 2010
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91

Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Remastered 2012) - The Smashing Pumpkins Cover Art

Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Remastered 2012)The Smashing Pumpkins

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 24, 1995
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92

Last Kiss - Pearl Jam Cover Art

Last KissPearl Jam

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: June 15, 1999
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93

Kids - MGMT Cover Art

KidsMGMT

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: October 2, 2007
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94

Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated) - The Offspring Cover Art

Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)The Offspring

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 10, 1994
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95

Use Somebody - Kings of Leon Cover Art

Use SomebodyKings of Leon

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: September 19, 2008
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96

Home (2019 Remaster) - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Cover Art

Home (2019 Remaster)Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: July 7, 2009
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97

Broke and Hungry - Mattstagraham Cover Art

Broke and HungryMattstagraham

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98

Ain't It Fun - Paramore Cover Art

Ain't It FunParamore

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: April 5, 2013
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99

LABOUR (the cacophony) - Paris Paloma Cover Art

LABOUR (the cacophony)Paris Paloma

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: March 29, 2024
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100

No One Noticed - The Marías Cover Art

No One NoticedThe Marías

  • Genre: Alternative
  • Release Date: May 3, 2024
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