#1 Alternative Hits

Examples from1980s-2010s

Examples:
Orange Crush- R.E.M.
Stand- R.E.M.
Showing the Seeds of Love- Tears for Fears
Love Shack- The B-52's
Dirty Blvd.- Lou Reed
Fascination Street- The Cure
Been Caught Stealing- Jane's Addiction
Losing My Religion- R.E.M.
Give It Away- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
Mysterious Ways- U2
Friday I'm in Love- The Cure
Soul to Squeeze- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Heart Shaped Box- Nirvana
Found Out About You- Gin Blossoms
Loser- Beck
Come Out and Play- The Offspring
Zombie- The Cranberries
When I come Around- Green Day
Wonderwall- Oasis
My Friends- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Lump- The Presidents of the United States of America
Fly- Sugar Ray
Walkin' on the Sun- Smash Mouth
Every Morning- Sugar Ray
All the Small Things- Blink 182
Otherside- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Kryptonite- 3 Doors Down
Last Resort- Papa Roach
Californication- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Butterfly- Crazy Town
How You Remind Me- Nickelback
In the End-Linkin Park
The Middle- Jimmy Eat World
All My Life- Foo Fighters
Hit That- The Offspring
Numb- Linkin Park
American Idiot- Green Day
Boulevard of Broken Dreams- Green Day
E-Pro- Beck
Holiday- Green Day
DOA- Foo Fighters
Best of You- Foo Fighters
Dani California- Red Hot Chili Peppers
AFI- Miss Murder
Viva La Vida- Coldplay
Paralyzer- Finger Eleven
What I've Done- Linkin Park
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid- The Offspring
Second Chance- Shinedown
New Divide- Linkin Park
Know Your Enemy- Green Day
Uprising- Muse
Tighten up- The Black Keys
Shake Me Up- Cage the Elephant
Rope- Foo Fighters
Pumped up Kicks- Foster the People
Walk- Foo Fighters
Paradise- Coldplay
Lonely Boy- The Black Keys
Somebody That I Used to Know- Gotye
Little Talks- Of Monsters and Men
Some Nights- Fun
Too Close- Alex Clare
Radioactive- Imagine Dragons
Safe and Sound- Capital Cities
Come with Me Now- Kongos
Renegades- X Ambassadors
Do I Wanna Know- Arctic Monkeys

Feel free to comment more #1 hits that I might not have listed.