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Alternative Rock

Alternative Rock on LoudQuietLoud: more than 3000 artists, including Radiohead, Nirvana and Nirvana. It runs alongside post-punk revival, funk metal and non-music.

Cover of Moon Music by Coldplay

Coldplay

9.3M listeners
rock · alternative · britpop
Cover of A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead

Radiohead

8.5M listeners
rock · alternative · alternative rock
Album art: Nirvana, Nevermind

Nirvana

7.7M listeners
grunge · rock · alternative rock

Nirvana

7.7M listeners
grunge · rock · alternative rock
Cover of Return of the Dream Canteen by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

7.4M listeners
rock · alternative rock · funk rock
Cover of The Car by Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

7.3M listeners
indie rock · indie · british

Linkin Park

7.2M listeners
nu metal · rock · alternative rock

The Killers

7.1M listeners
indie · indie rock · rock
Cover of The Mountain by Gorillaz

Gorillaz

7M listeners
electronic · alternative · hip-hop
Cover of Love Is Like by Maroon 5

Maroon 5

6.9M listeners
pop rock · rock · pop
Cover of Father of All Motherfuckers by Green Day

Green Day

6.8M listeners
punk rock · rock · punk

Muse

6.6M listeners
alternative rock · rock · progressive rock
Cover of Your Favorite Toy by Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters

6.5M listeners
rock · alternative rock · grunge
Album art: Oasis, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

6.1M listeners
britpop · rock · british
Cover of Hypnotize by System of a Down

System of a Down

6M listeners
alternative metal · metal · nu metal
Cover of Reality Awaits by The Strokes

The Strokes

5.9M listeners
indie rock · indie · rock

Paramore

5.9M listeners
rock · pop punk · alternative
Cover of Songs of a Lost World by The Cure

The Cure

5.7M listeners
post-punk · new wave · alternative
Cover of Weezer by Weezer

Weezer

5.7M listeners
alternative rock · rock · alternative
Cover of Love Sux by Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne

5.3M listeners
pop rock · pop · rock

The Smiths

5.3M listeners
post-punk · indie · new wave
Cover of O My Beloved by Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon

5.2M listeners
rock · indie · indie rock
Cover of M A N I A by Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy

5.2M listeners
pop punk · rock · alternative
Album art: U2, Carnaval De Luz

U2

5.1M listeners
rock · classic rock · irish
Cover of Conventional Weapons by My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance

5M listeners
rock · alternative · punk rock
Cover of The Human Fear by Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

5M listeners
indie rock · indie · rock
Cover of Icky Thump by The White Stripes

The White Stripes

4.9M listeners
rock · alternative rock · alternative
Cover of The Ballad of Darren by Blur

Blur

4.9M listeners
britpop · rock · indie
Cover of In the End by The Cranberries

The Cranberries

4.9M listeners
rock · alternative · alternative rock
Cover of Sanctuary by Evanescence

Evanescence

4.7M listeners
gothic rock · rock · female vocalists
Cover of Aghori Mhori Mei by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins

4.7M listeners
alternative rock · grunge · alternative

The Offspring

4.7M listeners
punk rock · punk · rock
Cover of Viva las Vengeance by Panic! at the Disco

Panic! at the Disco

4.6M listeners
alternative · rock · pop punk
Cover of Everything Under the Sun by Nickelback

Nickelback

4.5M listeners
rock · alternative rock · hard rock
Cover of Collapse Into Now by R.E.M.

R.E.M.

4.5M listeners
rock · alternative rock · alternative
Cover of Radio Transmissions 1995-2000 by Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

4.5M listeners
grunge · rock · alternative rock
Cover of Artificial Paradise by OneRepublic

OneRepublic

4.5M listeners
pop rock · rock · alternative
Cover of private music by Deftones

Deftones

4.4M listeners
nu metal · alternative · metal
Album art: Pixies, Doolittle

Pixies

4.4M listeners
alternative rock · alternative · indie
Cover of Renegades by Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

4.3M listeners
alternative rock · rock · alternative
Cover of Still Sucks by Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit

4.3M listeners
nu metal · rapcore · alternative
Cover of Ride Lonesome by Beck

Beck

4.3M listeners
alternative · indie · singer-songwriter
Cover of The Forest Is the Path by Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol

4.2M listeners
indie · alternative · rock
Cover of LOOM by Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons

4.2M listeners
indie · indie rock · alternative

The Neighbourhood

4.2M listeners
indie · indie rock · indie pop
Cover of Cause and Effect by Keane

Keane

4.2M listeners
britpop · indie · british
Cover of Cool It Down by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4.1M listeners
indie · indie rock · female vocalists

Three Days Grace

4M listeners
alternative rock · rock · hard rock
Cover of Long Gone Before Daylight by The Cardigans

The Cardigans

3.9M listeners
pop · rock · female vocalists
Cover of Paradise State of Mind by Foster the People

Foster the People

3.9M listeners
indie · indie pop · alternative
Album art: Queens of the Stone Age, Perfecth

Queens of the Stone Age

3.8M listeners
stoner rock · alternative rock · rock
Album art: Death Cab for Cutie, I Built You A Tower

Death Cab for Cutie

3.8M listeners
indie · indie rock · alternative

Incubus

3.8M listeners
alternative rock · rock · alternative

Incubus

3.8M listeners
alternative rock · rock · alternative
Cover of Ego Trip by Papa Roach

Papa Roach

3.8M listeners
nu metal · rock · alternative rock

No Doubt

3.7M listeners
rock · ska · pop

The Kooks

3.7M listeners
indie · indie rock · british

Nine Inch Nails

3.7M listeners
industrial · industrial rock · electronic

The Fray

3.7M listeners
alternative · rock · piano rock
Cover of Us And The Night by 3 Doors Down

3 Doors Down

3.7M listeners
alternative rock · rock · alternative

Twenty One Pilots

3.6M listeners
electronic · alternative · rap
Cover of Born Again From the Rhythm: The Grace Outtakes by Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley

3.6M listeners
singer-songwriter · rock · alternative
Cover of Rainier Fog by Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

3.6M listeners
grunge · alternative rock · rock
Cover of Requiem by Korn

Korn

3.5M listeners
nu metal · metal · alternative
Cover of Heaven :x: Hell by Sum 41

Sum 41

3.5M listeners
punk rock · pop punk · punk
Cover of Neon Pill by Cage the Elephant

Cage the Elephant

3.5M listeners
indie rock · alternative · rock
Cover of Forth by The Verve

The Verve

3.5M listeners
britpop · rock · alternative

Train

3.5M listeners
rock · alternative rock · pop
Cover of An Eraser and a Maze by Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse

3.5M listeners
indie rock · indie · alternative

Vampire Weekend

3.5M listeners
indie · indie rock · indie pop
Cover of King Animal by Soundgarden

Soundgarden

3.5M listeners
grunge · alternative rock · rock
Album art: Joy Division, Eternal (Live)

Joy Division

3.5M listeners
post-punk · new wave · 80s

Placebo

3.5M listeners
alternative rock · alternative · rock

Placebo

3.4M listeners
alternative rock · alternative · rock
Cover of Surviving by Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World

3.4M listeners
alternative rock · rock · alternative
Cover of Covers & Rare II by Audioslave

Audioslave

3.4M listeners
alternative rock · rock · hard rock
Album art: Bloc Party, Anatomy of a Brief Romance

Bloc Party

3.4M listeners
indie · indie rock · british
Cover of Peaches! by The Black Keys

The Black Keys

3.4M listeners
blues rock · blues · rock
Cover of The Archives: Classic Broadcast Recordings by Talking Heads

Talking Heads

3.3M listeners
new wave · post-punk · 80s
Album art: New Order, Brotherhood

New Order

3.3M listeners
new wave · post-punk · electronic
Album art: Interpol, This Mirror Weighs a Ton

Interpol

3.3M listeners
post-punk · indie rock · indie
Cover of Keep on Smiling by Two Door Cinema Club

Two Door Cinema Club

3.3M listeners
indie · electronic · british

Sublime

3.2M listeners
ska · reggae · punk

Marilyn Manson

3.2M listeners
industrial · industrial metal · metal
Cover of The Worms Heart by The Shins

The Shins

3.2M listeners
indie · indie rock · indie pop
Cover of Pink Elephant by Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire

3.2M listeners
indie rock · indie · alternative

Phoenix

3.2M listeners
indie · french · indie pop
Cover of Blue Electric Light by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

3.1M listeners
rock · funk · alternative
Cover of Butter Miracle: The Complete Sweets! by Counting Crows

Counting Crows

3.1M listeners
rock · alternative rock · alternative

The Script

3.1M listeners
pop rock · rock · irish
Cover of Push Pull by Hoobastank

Hoobastank

3M listeners
alternative rock · rock · alternative
Album art: Kasabian, Act III

Kasabian

3M listeners
indie · indie rock · british

Metric

3M listeners
indie · indie rock · female vocalists
Cover of Aurora by Breaking Benjamin

Breaking Benjamin

3M listeners
alternative rock · rock · hard rock
Cover of The Papercut Chronicles II by Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes

2.9M listeners
hip-hop · alternative · indie
Cover of Ricochet by Rise Against

Rise Against

2.9M listeners
punk rock · melodic hardcore · punk
Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Alternative Rock artists, last 30 days
RankAlbumSpins
1
Reality Awaits by The Strokes
Reality Awaits
The Strokes
KCRW, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 16 days on chart
89
2
Ride Lonesome by Beck
Ride Lonesome
Beck
KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, The Current, WXPN · 10 days on chart
39
3
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
(What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Oasis
KCRW, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 2 days on chart
6
4
Boy by U2
Boy
U2
KCRW, KEXP, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart
4
5
Carnaval De Luz by U2
Carnaval De Luz
U2
KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 27 days on chart
166
6
I Built You A Tower by Death Cab for Cutie
I Built You A Tower
Death Cab for Cutie
KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 24 days on chart
141
Press

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Labels

Labels in this genre

nugs.net

Label
Home to Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes & The Smashing Pumpkins

Capitol Records

Label
Home to Radiohead, Foo Fighters & Jimmy Eat World

Burger Records

Label
Home to Nirvana, Nirvana & Weezer

Island

Label
Home to Nirvana, Nirvana & The Cranberries

Sub Pop Records

Label
Home to Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins & Soundgarden

Warner Records

Label
Home to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park & Muse

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