Adult Alternative Songs, also known as Triple A, is a record chart that ranks the most-played songs on American adult album alternative radio stations. Currently published by the music industry magazine Billboard, the chart is formulated based on electronically monitored airplay data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. from a panel of 32 stations. It was introduced in January 1996 as a feature in Radio & Records magazine, which was later purchased by Billboard parent company Nielsen. Billboard appropriated the Radio & Records adult alternative chart in July 2008 and became its sole publisher after Radio & Records ceased publication in June 2009. The first number-one single of the 2020s on the Adult Alternative Songs chart was "Orphans" by British rock band Coldplay.
Number-one singles Key – Billboard year-end number-one single ↑ – Return of a single to number one ← 2010s2020202120222023202420252026 Single Artist Reached number oneReferences for number-one singles: Weeks atnumber one "Orphans" Coldplay 1 "Uneventful Days" Beck 3 "Love You for a Long Time" Maggie Rogers 1 "Orphans" ↑ Coldplay 1 "Colors" Black Pumas 1 "And It's Still Alright" Nathaniel Rateliff 8 "Black Madonna" Cage the Elephant 2 "Bad Decisions" 4 "Lost in Yesterday" Tame Impala 1 "Lay Your Head on Me" Major Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford 4 "Hell N Back" Bakar 2 "Don't Let Me Down" Milky Chance and Jack Johnson 1 "Strong Enough" Ray LaMontagne 7 "I Got You" Michael Franti and Spearhead 1 "Feel You" My Morning Jacket 5 "Is It True" Tame Impala 3 "Letter to You" Bruce Springsteen 2 "Identical" Phoenix 2 "Visitor" Of Monsters and Men 1 "Officer of Love" Caamp 6 "1st Time" Bakar 3 "The Bandit" Kings Of Leon 6 "All My Favorite Songs" Weezer 3 "Not Dead Yet" Lord Huron 5 "Crawling Kingsnake" The Black Keys 3 "We Are Between" Modest Mouse 7 "Solar Power" Lorde 2 "Last Train Home" John Mayer 2 "Missing Piece" Vance Joy 2 "Hush" The Marías 1 "Survivor" Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 6 "I Don't Live Here Anymore" The War on Drugs 1 "Brightside" The Lumineers 2 "I Don't Live Here Anymore" ↑ The War on Drugs 6 "Crutch" Band of Horses 2 "The Hardest Cut" Spoon 3 "Wild Blue" John Mayer 1 "Oh My God" Adele 1 "Chapstick" Coin 1 "U&Me" Alt-J 1 "The Only Heartbreaker" Mitski 1 "What, Me Worry?" Portugal. The Man 3 "Virginia (Wind in the Night)" The Head and the Heart 1 "Wild Child" The Black Keys 3 "My Love" Florence and the Machine 2 "Wild Child" ↑ The Black Keys 1 "My Love" ↑ Florence and the Machine 2 "Believe" Caamp 2 "That's Where I Am" 1 "Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)" Arcade Fire 3 "One Step Ahead" Jack Johnson 1 "Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)" ↑ Arcade Fire 1 "Alpha Zulu" Phoenix 2 "Here to Forever" Death Cab for Cutie 8 "Boy" The Killers 1 "Snap" Rosa Linn 7 "Tonight" Phoenix featuring Ezra Koenig 7 "Run Away to Mars" Talk 2 "Pages" White Reaper 4 "Pepper" Death Cab for Cutie 1 "Tropic Morning News" The National 5 "Kid" The Revivalists 4 "Eat Your Young" Hozier 2 "Not Strong Enough" Boygenius 7 "Psychos" Jenny Lewis 2 "Odyssey" Beck and Phoenix 5 "Dial Drunk" Noah Kahan 2 "Francesca" Hozier 1 "More Than a Love Song" Black Pumas 4 "Good Old Days" The Revivalists 1 "More Than a Love Song" ↑ Black Pumas 1 "Good Old Days" ↑ The Revivalists 1 "Atomic City" U2 1 "More Than a Love Song" ↑ Black Pumas 1 "Atomic City" ↑ U2 1 "Now and Then" The Beatles 2 "What Now" Brittany Howard 2 "Northern Attitude" Noah Kahan and Hozier 1 "What Now" ↑ Brittany Howard 1 "Northern Attitude" ↑ Noah Kahan and Hozier 4 "Beautiful People (Stay High)" The Black Keys 5 "Neon Pill" Cage the Elephant 4 "Good People" Mumford & Sons and Pharrell Williams 1 "Don't Forget Me" Maggie Rogers 2 "Too Sweet" Hozier 10 "Heartless" Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats 3 "Wreckage" Pearl Jam 1 "Step Into Your Power" Ray LaMontagne 3 "Rainbow" Cage the Elephant 3 "Floating Parade" Michael Kiwanuka 2 "Up All Night" James Bay with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan 1 "Peaceful Place" Leon Bridges 2 "Nobody's Soldier" Hozier 5 "Call Me (Whatever You Like)" Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats 2 "Arrow" The Head and the Heart 9 "Same Old Song" The Lumineers 7 "The Night Before" The Black Keys 3 "Time Waited" My Morning Jacket 1 "Let Things Go" Caamp 3 "Nothing I Need" Lord Huron 6 "Moody" Royel Otis 6 "Everyday Magic" My Morning Jacket 3 "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" Role Model 1 "Mistakes" Caamp 4 "Sushi and Coca Cola" St. Paul and The Broken Bones 1 "Another Life" Alabama Shakes 4 "Ordinary Creature" Of Monsters and Men 1 "Rubber Band Man" Mumford & Sons and Hozier 1 "Tanana" Portugal. The Man 1 "Rubber Band Man" ↑ Mumford & Sons and Hozier 9 "To Space" Kings of Leon 2 "The Great Divide" Noah Kahan 11 "Riptides" Death Cab for Cutie 5 "Going Shopping" The Strokes 2 "Here" Mumford & Sons and Chris Stapleton 2 "Doors" Noah Kahan 4 "Heart Stop" The Revivalists 2 "Lost Boys" Phoebe Bridgers 3 "Beaches in Tennessee" Cage the Elephant 4
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External links Adult Alternative Songs at Billboard