Alternative Airplay is a record chart published by the music industry magazine Billboard that ranks the most-played songs on American modern rock radio stations. Introduced in September 1988, the chart is based on airplay data compiled from a panel of national rock radio stations, with songs being ranked by their total number of spins per week. Stations on the panel are electronically monitored by Mediabase, who replaced Broadcast Data Systems in this capacity beginning with the chart dated November 12, 2022. The first number-one song of the 2020s on the chart was "Orphans" by Coldplay.
Number-one songs Key – Billboard year-end number-one song ↑ – Return of a song to number one
Song Artist(s) Reached number one Weeks atnumber one Ref. "Orphans" Coldplay 4 References for "Orphans" chart performance:
"Dissolve" Absofacto 2 References for "Dissolve" chart performance:
"Running Up That Hill" 2 References for "Running Up That Hill" chart performance:
"Might Be Right" White Reaper 1 References for "Might Be Right" chart performance: "Everything I Wanted" 3 References for "Everything I Wanted" chart performance:
"Novocaine" 2 References for "Novocaine" chart performance:
"Cradles" Sub Urban 1 References for "Cradles" chart performance: "Everything I Wanted" ↑ 2 "Oh Yeah!" Green Day 1 References for "Oh Yeah!" chart performance: "Caution" 2 References for "Caution" chart performance:
"Level of Concern" Twenty One Pilots 14 References for "Level of Concern" chart performance:
"Honeybee" 1 References for "Honeybee" chart performance: "Hero" Weezer 1 References for "Hero" chart performance: "Hallucinogenics" 3 References for "Hallucinogenics" chart performance:
"Monsters" All Time Low featuring Blackbear 17 References for "Monsters" chart performance:
"Leave Me Alone" I Dont Know How but They Found Me 1 References for "Leave Me Alone" chart performance: "Monsters" ↑ All Time Low featuring Blackbear 1 "Fire for You" Cannons 1 References for "Fire for You" chart performance: "Therefore I Am" 1 References for "Therefore I Am" chart performance: "Skin and Bones" Cage the Elephant 4 References for "Skin and Bones" chart performance:
"My Ex's Best Friend" Machine Gun Kelly featuring Blackbear 1 References for "My Ex's Best Friend" chart performance:
"Heat Waves" Glass Animals 3 References for "Heat Waves" chart performance:
"My Ex's Best Friend" ↑ Machine Gun Kelly featuring Blackbear 2 "Follow You" Imagine Dragons 1 References for "Follow You" chart performance:
"Shy Away" Twenty One Pilots 8 References for "Shy Away" chart performance:
"Follow You" ↑ Imagine Dragons 4 "All My Favorite Songs" Weezer 4 References for "All My Favorite Songs" chart performance:
"We Are Between" Modest Mouse 2 References for "We Are Between" chart performance:
"Saturday" Twenty One Pilots 5 References for "Saturday" chart performance:
"Beggin'" Måneskin 11 References for "Beggin'" chart performance:
"Brightside" 4 References for "Brightside" chart performance:
"" Twenty One Pilots 3 References for "The Outside" chart performance:
"Enemy" Imagine Dragons and JID 7 References for "Enemy" chart performance:
"Black Summer" Red Hot Chili Peppers 4 References for "Black Summer" chart performance:
"Enemy" ↑ Imagine Dragons and JID 2 "Wild Child" 2 References for "Wild Child" chart performance:
"Love Brand New" Bob Moses 3 References for "Love Brand New" chart performance:
"" Weezer 2 References for "A Little Bit of Love" chart performance:
"Toxic" BoyWithUke 1 References for "Toxic" chart performance: "Viva Las Vengeance" Panic! at the Disco 3 References for "Viva Las Vengeance" chart performance:
"Supermodel" Måneskin 5 References for "Supermodel" chart performance:
"Boy" 6 References for "Boy" chart performance:
"Tippa My Tongue" Red Hot Chili Peppers 1 References for "Tippa My Tongue" chart performance: "Here to Forever" Death Cab for Cutie 1 References for "Here to Forever" chart performance: "Sex, Drugs, Etc." Beach Weather 1 References for "Sex, Drugs, Etc." chart performance: "Edging" Blink-182 13 References for "Edging" chart performance:
"This Is Why" Paramore 1 References for "This Is Why" chart performance: "Sleepwalking" All Time Low 2 References for "Sleepwalking" chart performance:
"Records" Weezer 1 References for "Records" chart performance: "Love from the Other Side" Fall Out Boy 3 References for "Love from the Other Side" chart performance:
"Lost" Linkin Park 3 References for "Lost" chart performance:
"Love from the Other Side" ↑ Fall Out Boy 3 "Lost" ↑ Linkin Park 3 "Rescued" Foo Fighters 10 References for "Rescued" chart performance:
"Emergency Contact" Pierce the Veil 1 References for "Emergency Contact" chart performance: "Rescue Me" Dirty Heads 4 References for "Rescue Me" chart performance:
"Just Pretend" Bad Omens 1 References for "Just Pretend" chart performance: "Dial Drunk" and 2 References for "Dial Drunk" chart performance:
"Under You" Foo Fighters 3 References for "Under You" chart performance:
"One More Time" Blink-182 20 References for "One More Time" chart performance:
"Landmines" Sum 41 2 References for "Landmines" chart performance:
"Beautiful People (Stay High)" 2 References for "Beautiful People (Stay High)" chart performance:
"Neon Pill" Cage the Elephant 4 References for "Neon Pill" chart performance:
"Dilemma" Green Day 8 References for "Dilemma" chart performance:
"Too Sweet" (2025) Hozier 11 References for "Too Sweet" chart performance:
"Rainbow" Cage the Elephant 2 References for "Rainbow" chart performance:
"Stargazing" 1 References for "Stargazing" chart performance: "" Linkin Park 5 References for "The Emptiness Machine" chart performance:
"That's How I'm Feeling" 3 References for "That's How I'm Feeling" chart performance:
"Dopamine" Sum 41 1 References for "Dopamine" chart performance: "Sad in Carolina" Dexter and the Moonrocks 8 References for "Sad in Carolina" chart performance:
"Can't Slow Down" Almost Monday 2 References for "Can't Slow Down" chart performance:
"" Twenty One Pilots 3 References for "The Line" chart performance:
"Neverender" Justice featuring Tame Impala 1 References for "Neverender" chart performance: "Same Old Song" 2 References for "Same Old Song" chart performance:
"So Cold" Balu Brigada 1 References for "So Cold" chart performance: "Messy" 1 References for "Messy" chart performance: "Metaverse" Cage the Elephant 2 References for "Metaverse" chart performance:
"Rushmere" Mumford & Sons 2 References for "Rushmere" chart performance:
"" 2 References for "The Night Before" chart performance:
"God Needs the Devil" 1 References for "God Needs the Devil" chart performance: "Up from the Bottom" Linkin Park 2 References for "Up from the Bottom" chart performance:
"Back to Friends" Sombr 5 References for "Back to Friends" chart performance:
"Nice to Meet You" 1 References for "Nice to Meet You" chart performance: "Basic Being Basic" Djo 1 References for "Basic Being Basic" chart performance: "" Twenty One Pilots 2 References for "The Contract" chart performance:
"Never Enough" Turnstile 2 References for "Never Enough" chart performance:
"Better Days" Yellowcard 3 References for "Better Days" chart performance:
"Ensenada" Sublime 8 References for "Ensenada" chart performance:
"So Far So Fake" Pierce the Veil 3 References for "So Far So Fake" chart performance:
"" All Time Low 2 References for "The Weather" chart performance:
"City Walls" Twenty One Pilots 1 References for "City Walls" chart performance: "Downstairs" 4 References for "Downstairs" chart performance:
"Get the Message" 2 References for "Get the Message" chart performance:
"Dracula" Tame Impala 2 References for "Dracula" chart performance:
"Zombie" Yungblud 2 References for "Zombie" chart performance:
"" 6 References for "The Great Divide" chart performance:
"Doubletake" Edgehill 2 References for "Doubletake" chart performance:
"Drag Path" Twenty One Pilots 1 References for "Drag Path" chart performance: "Bedroom Posters" Yellowcard featuring Good Charlotte 2 References for "Bedroom Posters" chart performance:
"Different Kind of Love" Young the Giant 1 References for "Different Kind of Love" chart performance: "Until the Sun Explodes" Sublime 3 References for "Until the Sun Explodes" chart performance:
"Freakin' Out" Dexter and the Moonrocks 5 References for "Freakin' Out" chart performance:
"Self Aware" Temper City 8 References for "Self Aware" chart performance:
"Beaches in Tennessee" Cage the Elephant 3 References for "Beaches in Tennessee" chart performance:
References
External links Alternative Airplay at Billboard