The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Alternative Rock Song Chart
for the Week of Oct 17, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 2 | My Golden Tempo | Sledding |
| ▼ | 2 | 1 | Sun and Moon | Danielle Ponder |
| *NEW* | 3 | - | Oh Yeah? | Steve Lacy |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Big Fan | Stalefish |
| ▲ | 5 | 10 | Daydream Unbeliever | Shearwater |
| - | 6 | 6 | First DAE | Holy Wave |
| - | 7 | 7 | Featherweight | Skateland |
| ▲ | 8 | 9 | Hurry Hurry | Ibeyi |
| *NEW* | 9 | - | Little Wide Open | Kevin Morby |
| ▲ | 10 | 16 | Lay Back | Golden Dawn Arkestra |
| ▼ | 11 | 4 | Get Away from Me (I Think I'll Love You Soon) | Julia Jacklin |
| ▲ | 12 | 13 | Twizzler | Cigarettes After Sex |
| ▲ | 13 | 17 | Real Life | Julia Jacklin |
| ▲ | 14 | 20 | Chateau Blues | Spoon |
| ▲ | 15 | 78 | Doctrine of Love | Jalen Ngonda |
| *NEW* | 16 | - | Another Christmas in Hell | Judy Nazemetz |
| ▼ | 17 | 14 | Masquerade | Cardinals |
| ▼ | 18 | 15 | You Will Go Far | Hovvdy |
| ▲ | 19 | 21 | God of You | Danielle Ponder |
| ▲ | 20 | 23 | See out Loud | Interpol |
| ▲ | 21 | - | Everybody Laughs | David Byrne |
| ▼ | 22 | 19 | Everyday Magic | My Morning Jacket |
| *NEW* | 23 | - | Spaceman in Tulsa | Counting Crows |
| ▲ | 24 | 33 | Stubborn Love | The Lumineers |
| ▲ | 25 | 34 | Give Me One Reason | Tracy Chapman |
| ▲ | 26 | 35 | Gotta Get Away | The Black Keys |
| ▲ | 27 | 36 | Weight of Love | The Black Keys |
| ▲ | 28 | 37 | Fever | The Black Keys |
| ▲ | 29 | 32 | Home Recording | Mount Kimbie |
| ▲ | 30 | 38 | Waking Up in Los Angeles | Fruit Bats |
| ▲ | 31 | 39 | Turn Blue | The Black Keys |
| ▲ | 32 | 40 | Waiting on Words | The Black Keys |
| ▲ | 33 | 41 | Authority Song | John Mellencamp |
| ▲ | 34 | 42 | In Our Prime | The Black Keys |
| ▲ | 35 | 43 | Bullet in the Brain | The Black Keys |
| ▲ | 36 | 45 | Year in Review | The Black Keys |
| ▼ | 37 | 25 | Time Waited | My Morning Jacket |
| ▲ | 38 | - | Anywhere | Ratboys |
| ▲ | 39 | - | 10 Lovers | The Black Keys |
| ▼ | 40 | 26 | Nothing I Need | Lord Huron |
| ▲ | 41 | 47 | Taxes | Geese |
| ▲ | 42 | 49 | Break Up with Everything | Michael Franti & Spearhead |
| *NEW* | 43 | - | Omaha | Counting Crows |
| ▲ | 44 | 50 | We Used to Live Here | Fruit Bats |
| ▲ | 45 | 51 | Good Honest Thief | Copperhead Six Project |
| ▲ | 46 | 52 | It Ain't Easy Being Easy | Copperhead Six Project |
| ▲ | 47 | 53 | Our Love Song | Copperhead Six Project |
| ▲ | 48 | 54 | Skeleton Lake (C'mon Let's All Go) | Copperhead Six Project |
| ▲ | 49 | 55 | Steve's Hammer (For Pete) | Copperhead Six Project |
| ▲ | 50 | 56 | Idiot Days | Copperhead Six Project |
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