The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Song Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bury Me | Alejandro Escovedo |
| 2 | She Cleans Up | Father John Misty |
| 3 | All a Mystery | Phantogram |
| 4 | Lego Ring | Faye Webster |
| 5 | Follow the Moon | Paula Cole |
| 6 | Wild Child | The Black Keys |
| 7 | Bad Kitty | Liz Phair |
| 8 | How It Goes | The Greeting Committee |
| 9 | Next to Normal | Lucius |
| 10 | Life is | Jessica Pratt |
| 11 | The Replacements & Dinosaur Jr | Paula Cole |
| 12 | First Day of My Life | Bright Eyes |
| 13 | Bluebird Singing | John Vincent III |
| 14 | Party of the Century | Katy Kirby |
| 15 | City Rain | John Vincent III |
| 16 | Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose | Father John Misty |
| 17 | I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All | Father John Misty |
| 18 | You're So Impatient | Pixies |
| 19 | Alexandria | Katy Kirby |
| 20 | Sacramento and Polk | Alejandro Escovedo |
| 21 | Gravy | Anna Moss |
| 22 | Homesick | Noah Kahan |
| 23 | Growing Sideways | Noah Kahan |
| 24 | The Tower | Future Islands |
| 25 | She Taught Me How to Fly | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
| 26 | Roots | The Copper Children |
| 27 | Jacaranda | Blind Pilot |
| 28 | Atomized | Andrew Bird |
| 29 | Black & White Sunshine | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
| 30 | Redemption Arc | Katy Kirby |
| 31 | Signal Fade | The Still Tide |
| 32 | Northern Attitude | Noah Kahan |
| 33 | Take a Bite | beabadoobee |
| 34 | Keep on | Portugal. The Man |
| 35 | Problem with It | Plains |
| 36 | Speaking in Spirits | The Copper Children |
| 37 | Lincoln, NB | John Vincent III |
| 38 | Bird Without a Tail / Base of My Skull | Wilco |
| 39 | Juniper and Yellow | John Vincent III |
| 40 | Give Me Time | The Still Tide |
| 41 | Livin’ in the After | Panda Bear |
| 42 | Strawberry Wine | Noah Kahan |
| 43 | She Calls Me Back | Noah Kahan |
| 44 | Salt Crystal | Katy Kirby |
| 45 | Hand to Hand | Katy Kirby |
| 46 | Come over | Noah Kahan |
| 47 | Golden Apples of the Sun/Fahrenheit 451 | Paula Cole |
| 48 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | Paula Cole |
| 49 | Tired of Taking It out on You | Wilco |
| 50 | Apple Tree Blues | Caamp |
| 51 | REPRISE | The Lumineers |
| 52 | 99 Luftballons (40th Anniversary Remastered 2023) | Nena |
| 53 | A Lifetime to Find | Wilco |
| 54 | Mystery Binds | Wilco |
| 55 | Las Vegas | Houndmouth |
| 56 | Stick Season | Noah Kahan |
| 57 | Call Your Mom | Noah Kahan |
| 58 | No Complaints | Noah Kahan |
| 59 | Dandelion | John Vincent III |
| 60 | Brave | Blind Pilot |
| 61 | Being You | Father John Misty |
| 62 | Back in the High Life Again | Steve Winwood |
| 63 | Go Down River | The Heavy Heavy |
| 64 | New Perspective | Noah Kahan |
| 65 | Coyotes | Briscoe |
| 66 | Wait Listen | Katy Kirby |
| 67 | Halloween | Noah Kahan |
| 68 | Underdressed at the Symphony | Faye Webster |
| 69 | Tttttime | Faye Webster |
| 70 | Letter from a Quarry Miner | Paula Cole |
| 71 | Cadillac Ranch | Bruce Springsteen |
| 72 | Oyster Beds | Pixies |
| 73 | Spiderweb | Built To Spill |
| 74 | Your Needs, My Needs | Noah Kahan |
| 75 | The View Between Villages (Extended) | Noah Kahan |
| 76 | Scattered Mind | Briscoe |
| 77 | Easy Does It | Briscoe |
| 78 | Paul Revere | Noah Kahan |
| 79 | Screamland | Father John Misty |
| 80 | Rescue | Echo & The Bunnymen |
| 81 | BRIGHTSIDE | The Lumineers |
| 82 | Tall Grass | The Copper Children |
| 83 | Sagittarius by Moonlight | The Olympians |
| 84 | BIRTHDAY | The Lumineers |
| 85 | That’s Just the Way It Is, Babe | John Vincent III |
| 86 | But Not Kiss | Faye Webster |
| 87 | All Across the World | Wilco |
| 88 | Roll with It | Steve Winwood |
| 89 | High on You | Briscoe |
| 90 | Sparrows | Briscoe |
| 91 | Rolling Stone | John Vincent III |
| 92 | Everywhere, Everything | Noah Kahan |
| 93 | When the Desert | Briscoe |
| 94 | Just a Bird | Blind Pilot |
| 95 | Silver | Echo & The Bunnymen |
| 96 | The Otter | Caamp |
| 97 | There Goes the Neighborhood | Sheryl Crow |
| 98 | Ramrod | Bruce Springsteen |
| 99 | After the Earthquake | Alvvays |
| 100 | Believe | Caamp |
| 101 | Strange Illusion | The Copper Children |
| 102 | Come with Me Now | Caamp |
| 103 | Last 2 on Earth | Plains |
| 104 | The View Between Villages | Noah Kahan |
| 105 | Hill Country Baby | Briscoe |
| 106 | Why Can't We Live Together | Steve Winwood |
| 107 | Cubic Zirconia | Katy Kirby |
| 108 | Drop Dead | Katy Kirby |
| 109 | Fences | Katy Kirby |
| 110 | Lwonesome Tonight | PJ Harvey |
| 111 | NEVER REALLY MINE | The Lumineers |
| 112 | Mr. Tax Man | The Copper Children |
| 113 | Prospector's Blues | Jamestown Revival |
| 114 | The Children of Coyote Woman | All Them Witches |
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