The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Rock Song Chart
for the Year of 2016

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1Stressed outTwenty One Pilots
2Mama KnowsSister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
3Hymn for the WeekendColdplay
4Crazy for YouMichael Franti & Spearhead
5Walk the WireBoy & Bear
6Tell Only LiesThe Roosevelts
7Lovers of the SunThe Jayhawks
8Yellow EyesRayland Baxter
9CleopatraThe Lumineers
10DeprestonCourtney Barnett
11There Will Be TimeMumford & Sons
12ColorsHalsey
13Lonesome No MoreNellie Pearl
14WowBeck
15Bad BoyTom Faia
16What You Don't DoLianne La Havas
17Dead FoxCourtney Barnett
18Stay in My CornerThe Arcs
19Chains of LoveThe Arcs
20Limit of LoveBoy & Bear
21Honey and Smokecase/lang/veirs
22Every Songbird SaysSam Beam & Jesca Hoop
23Let It outJonathan Tyler
24YoungerSeinabo Sey
25Girl from Conejo ValleyM. Ward
26Party HouseBilly Harvey
27Gimme the LoveJake Bugg
28Once a Day (feat. Sonna Rele & Supa Dups) [Tequila Mix]Michael Franti & Spearhead
29UnsteadyX Ambassadors
30Once a Day (feat. Sonna Rele & Supa Dups)Michael Franti & Spearhead
31Unknown LegendShovels & Rope
32Weight of LoveThe Black Keys
33Outta My MindThe Arcs
34AviationThe Last Shadow Puppets
35The Devil is in Her EyesThe Jayhawks
36Ford EconolineChuck Prophet
37Pedestrian at BestCourtney Barnett
38Put a Flower in Your PocketThe Arcs
39Real Love BabyFather John Misty
40Show Me Emotion (Radio Edit)The Dunwells
41The GamblerThe Both
42LonerThe Young Presidents
43ConfessionM. Ward
44Green and GoldLianne La Havas
45Everything You Do (You Do for You)The Arcs
46First World ProblemUnknown Mortal Orchestra
47QACHINADamien Jurado
48New AmericanaHalsey
49Got NuffinSpoon
50Call MeImelda May
51Little BabyM. Ward
52HowDaughter
53Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)Foster The People
54Nighttime GirlCellars
55Lover Come BackCity And Colour
56OpheliaThe Lumineers
57Pumped Up KicksFoster The People
58No Matter Where We GoWhitney
59Your Best American GirlMitski
60CaliforniaonDeadWaves
61MoonBeth Orton
62Do YouSpoon
63Soft Scene (Live)Autolux
64LupitaIsrael Nash
65The Last HawkShovels & Rope
66I'm Listening (Child's Theme)M. Ward
67Cold to See ClearNada Surf
68Too SoonDMA's
69RadioSylvan Esso
70Big CigThe Hold Steady
71I Don't Wanna Be Funny AnymoreLucy Dacus
72La Belle Fleur SauvageLord Huron
73Felony GlamourChuck Prophet
74Avant GardenerCourtney Barnett
75TinyDinosaur Jr.
76Don't MatterKings of Leon
77Poor Boy Long Way from HomeJeff Buckley
78Way We Won'tGrandaddy
79SemaphoreFlock Of Dimes
80Born Again TeenLucius
81Get on BoardJohn Doe
82RollerQuilt
83AngelaThe Lumineers
84In a Black outHamilton Leithauser
85Family TreeKings of Leon
86HeavydirtysoulTwenty One Pilots
87The IndustryOkkervil River
88No Love Like YoursEdward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
89Don't DoubtBlind Pilot
90You and IMargaret Glaspy
91Walk to the One You LoveTwin Peaks
92On HoldThe xx
93Rock CityKings of Leon
94Maggie I've Been Searching for Our SonCraig Finn
95CapsizedAndrew Bird
96InfamousBasia Bulat
97Drink of WaterJohn Doe
98Rebel HeartThe Shelters
99Atomic Numbercase/lang/veirs
100Don't Mean a ThingSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
101Long Way from HomeThe Lumineers
102Southern BellsLanghorne Slim
103I'm Shakin'Jack White
104RenegadesX Ambassadors
105Half the CitySt. Paul & The Broken Bones
106You Don't Get Me High AnymorePhantogram
107SupernautBrownout
108I Have Been to the MountainKevin Morby
109Wish That You Were Here (From “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” Original Motion Picture)Florence + the Machine
110Quiet Corners & Empty SpacesThe Jayhawks
111I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)The Dead Weather
112I KnowShovels & Rope
113Emotions and MathMargaret Glaspy
114Bad Year for Rock and RollChuck Prophet
115Quiet AmericansShearwater
116Nobody DiesThao & The Get Down Stay Down
117Easier SaidSunflower Bean
118Money MakerThe Black Keys
119TroubleRay LaMontagne
120The CastleThe Flaming Lips
121Someone else is Getting inDrowners
122Pretty Roses in Your HairThe Jayhawks
123Kansas CityThe New Basement Tapes
124No Room in FrameDeath Cab for Cutie
125The Stars over Your HouseBilly Harvey
126DownheartedMolly Burch
127Light of the MorningBand of Skulls
128Nothing to ItThe New Basement Tapes
129They Want My SoulSpoon
130LastShovels & Rope
131Staring at the Ceiling (feat. James Petralli)Echocentrics
132Cora CoraDana Falconberry & Medicine Bow
133Dead AliveThe Shins
134Love InterruptionJack White
135LazarettoJack White
136FoolNadine Shah
137Sweet RewardJohn Doe
138The Way We Get bySpoon
139Small TalkLily & Madeleine
140PatienceShovels & Rope
141Missionary RidgeShovels & Rope
142StrangersShovels & Rope
143Sleep on the FloorThe Lumineers
144The DayThe Black Angels
145I LivedOneRepublic
146Counting StarsOneRepublic
147BelieveMumford & Sons
148Look at What the Light Did NowFlo Morrissey & Matthew E. White
149My EyesThe Lumineers
150In My HeadTin Toy Cars
151DreamsBeck
152Cruel WorldPhantogram
153Sex & DrugsA Giant Dog
154We'll Be Fine (feat. Sarah Lynn)Wyatt Brewer
155No Other HeartMac DeMarco
156When You're GoneAmanda Shires
157Ain't No Rest for the WickedCage the Elephant
158Humbug Mountain SongFruit Bats
159Blame It on MeGeorge Ezra
160TV SetSpoon
161PeachesThe Roosevelts
162Spanish MaryThe New Basement Tapes
163Liars in the State of New YorkA. Sinclair
164MysteryBoxed In
165Hey Hey HeyMichael Franti & Spearhead
166Behind the Armorycase/lang/veirs
167Pocket ChangeRob Baird
168Absolute LoserFruit Bats
169Belly of the BeastThe Roosevelts
170PTPBlack Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
171Velvet DitchThe Arcs
172BirminghamShovels & Rope
173You Are My HomeAmanda Shires
174Song for a FlowerLucas Chaisson
175This is LifeThe Roosevelts
176Get Up, Get onJill Andrews
177Invisible ManShovels & Rope
178This RideShovels & Rope
179TowersBon Iver
180FeverThe Black Keys
181Down to the BoneThe Legendary Shack Shakers
182San Andreas Fault Line BluesShovels & Rope
183TellurideThe Lone Bellow
184My LordMichael Franti & Spearhead
185Tear the Roof offSarah Potenza
186HarmlessAmanda Shires
187Give It TimeThe Mynabirds
188I Will WaitMumford & Sons
189Rabbit RabbitMy Jerusalem
190Mercy MeRob Baird
191Henry McCartyThe Westies
192SoothingLaura Marling
193Here in SpiritJim James
194Georgia Starscase/lang/veirs
195BudapestGeorge Ezra
196Ain't It EasyThe Congress
197When I've Got the TimeThe Congress
198Only LoveJeremy Nail
199Short MovieLaura Marling
200BabelMumford & Sons
 

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