List of Billboard Alternative Songs number ones of the 2010s

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. It was introduced by Billboard in September 1988.[1] During the 2010s, the chart was named Alternative Songs and based on electronically monitored airplay data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems from a panel of national rock radio stations, with songs being ranked by their total number of spins per week.[2]

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American rock band Portugal. The Man performed "Feel It Still", which spent a record-breaking 20 weeks atop the Alternative Songs chart.

115 songs topped the Alternative Songs chart during the 2010s.[3] The first number one of the 2010s was "Uprising" by Muse, while the last was "Orphans" by Coldplay.[3] From October 2012 to February 2013, Muse's song "Madness" topped the chart for 19 non-consecutive weeks, breaking the record for the most weeks spent at number one by a song in the chart's history.[4] In 2017, "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man broke this record by topping the chart for 20 weeks.[5] The American band Cage the Elephant attained nine Alternative Songs number-one hits during the 2010s, the most by any artist within the decade.[3]

Number-one songs

Key

Billboard year-end number-one song
– Return of a song to number one
Contents
SongArtistReached number one[3]Weeks at
number one[3]
"Uprising" †[6]MuseOctober 17, 200915
"Kings and Queens"Thirty Seconds to MarsJanuary 30, 20103
"1901"PhoenixFebruary 20, 20102
"Back Against the Wall"Cage the ElephantMarch 6, 20102
"Resistance"MuseMarch 20, 20103
"Mountain Man"Crash KingsApril 10, 20101
"Resistance" ↑MuseApril 17, 20101
"Between the Lines"Stone Temple PilotsApril 24, 20103
"Lay Me Down"The Dirty Heads featuring Rome RamirezMay 15, 201011
"This Is War"Thirty Seconds to MarsJuly 31, 20101
"In One Ear"Cage the ElephantAugust 7, 20104
"The Catalyst"Linkin ParkSeptember 4, 20104
"Animal"Neon TreesOctober 2, 20101
"Little Lion Man"Mumford & SonsOctober 9, 20101
"Radioactive"Kings of LeonOctober 16, 20103
"Tighten Up"The Black KeysNovember 6, 20109
"Waiting for the End"Linkin ParkJanuary 8, 20113
"Tighten Up" ↑The Black KeysJanuary 29, 20111
"Waiting for the End" ↑Linkin ParkFebruary 5, 20111
"Shake Me Down"Cage the ElephantFebruary 12, 20116
"Rope"Foo FightersMarch 26, 201113
"Pumped Up Kicks" †[7]Foster the PeopleJune 25, 20112
"You Are a Tourist"Death Cab for CutieJuly 9, 20111
"Pumped Up Kicks" ↑ †[7]Foster the PeopleJuly 16, 20113
"Walk"Foo FightersAugust 6, 20112
"The Adventures of Raindance Maggie"Red Hot Chili PeppersAugust 20, 20114
"Walk" ↑Foo FightersSeptember 17, 20116
"The Sound of Winter"BushOctober 29, 20115
"Paradise"ColdplayDecember 3, 20111
"The Sound of Winter" ↑BushDecember 10, 20111
"Lonely Boy"The Black KeysDecember 17, 201111
"Somebody That I Used to Know" †[8]Gotye featuring KimbraMarch 3, 20127
"We Are Young"Fun featuring Janelle MonáeApril 21, 20122
"Somebody That I Used to Know" ↑ †[8]Gotye featuring KimbraMay 5, 20125
"Gold on the Ceiling"The Black KeysJune 9, 20123
"Tongue Tied"GrouploveJune 30, 20121
"Gold on the Ceiling" ↑The Black KeysJuly 7, 20122
"Little Talks"Of Monsters and MenJuly 21, 20122
"Burn It Down"Linkin ParkAugust 4, 20121
"Some Nights"FunAugust 11, 20122
"Too Close"Alex ClareAugust 25, 20124
"Some Nights" ↑FunSeptember 22, 20121
"Ho Hey"The LumineersSeptember 29, 20122
"Madness"MuseOctober 13, 20121
"I Will Wait"Mumford & SonsOctober 20, 20121
"Madness" ↑MuseOctober 27, 201218
"Radioactive" †[9]Imagine DragonsMarch 2, 201313
"Sweater Weather"The NeighbourhoodJune 1, 20132
"Safe and Sound"Capital CitiesJune 15, 20131
"Sweater Weather" ↑The NeighbourhoodJune 22, 20139
"Royals"LordeAugust 24, 20137
"Out of My League"Fitz and the TantrumsOctober 12, 20132
"Pompeii"BastilleOctober 26, 20134
"Come a Little Closer"Cage the ElephantNovember 23, 201310
"Do I Wanna Know?" †[10]Arctic MonkeysFebruary 1, 201410
"Come with Me Now"KongosApril 12, 20143
"The Walker"Fitz and the TantrumsMay 3, 20141
"Come with Me Now" ↑KongosMay 10, 20142
"Fever"The Black KeysMay 24, 201411
"I Wanna Get Better"BleachersAugust 9, 20141
"Dangerous"Big Data featuring JoywaveAugust 16, 20141
"Riptide"Vance JoyAugust 23, 20145
"Stolen Dance"Milky ChanceSeptember 27, 201410
"Something from Nothing"Foo FightersDecember 6, 20148
"Cigarette Daydreams"Cage the ElephantJanuary 31, 20154
"Shut Up and Dance"Walk the MoonFebruary 28, 20154
"Lampshades on Fire"Modest MouseMarch 28, 20153
"Believe"Mumford & SonsApril 18, 20153
"Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)"AwolnationMay 9, 20152
"Dead Inside"MuseMay 23, 20155
"Renegades" †[11]X AmbassadorsJune 27, 201511
"First"Cold War KidsSeptember 12, 20151
"Ex's & Oh's"Elle KingSeptember 19, 20153
"First" ↑Cold War KidsOctober 10, 20156
"Stressed Out"Twenty One PilotsNovember 21, 201512
"Mess Around"Cage the ElephantFebruary 13, 20161
"Adventure of a Lifetime"ColdplayFebruary 20, 20162
"Mess Around" ↑Cage the ElephantMarch 5, 20162
"Mountain at My Gates"FoalsMarch 19, 20161
"Trip Switch"Nothing but ThievesMarch 26, 20162
"Ride"Twenty One PilotsApril 9, 20166
"Spirits"The StrumbellasMay 21, 20162
"Ride" ↑Twenty One PilotsJune 4, 20161
"Ophelia" †[12]The LumineersJune 11, 20164
"Bored to Death"Blink-182July 9, 20165
"Dark Necessities"Red Hot Chili PeppersAugust 13, 20161
"Way Down We Go"KaleoAugust 20, 20162
"Trouble"Cage the ElephantSeptember 3, 20161
"Heathens"Twenty One PilotsSeptember 10, 20169
"Bang Bang"Green DayNovember 12, 20161
"Heathens" ↑Twenty One PilotsNovember 19, 20162
"Waste a Moment"Kings of LeonDecember 3, 20161
"All We Ever Knew"The Head and the HeartDecember 10, 20161
"Waste a Moment" ↑Kings of LeonDecember 17, 20163
"Take It All Back"Judah & the LionJanuary 7, 20174
"Still Breathing"Green DayFebruary 4, 20175
"Cleopatra"The LumineersMarch 11, 20172
"Human"Rag'n'Bone ManMarch 25, 20171
"Believer" †[13]Imagine DragonsApril 1, 20177
"Wish I Knew You"The RevivalistsMay 20, 20171
"Believer" ↑ †[13]Imagine DragonsMay 27, 20176
"Feel It Still"Portugal. The ManJuly 8, 201717
"Thunder"Imagine DragonsNovember 4, 20173
"Feel It Still" ↑Portugal. The ManNovember 25, 20173
"Up All Night"BeckDecember 16, 20177
"One Foot"Walk the MoonJanuary 27, 20184
"No Roots"Alice MertonFebruary 24, 20181
"Sober Up"AJR featuring Rivers CuomoMarch 3, 20182
"Whatever It Takes"Imagine DragonsMarch 17, 20182
"Live in the Moment"Portugal. The ManMarch 31, 20182
"Whatever It Takes" ↑Imagine DragonsApril 14, 20181
"Broken" †[14]LovelythebandApril 21, 20187
"Thought Contagion"MuseJune 9, 20181
"Broken" ↑ †[14]LovelythebandJune 16, 20182
"Say Amen (Saturday Night)"Panic! at the DiscoJune 30, 20181
"I Feel Like I'm Drowning"Two FeetJuly 7, 20182
"Say Amen (Saturday Night)" ↑Panic! at the DiscoJuly 21, 20181
"Jumpsuit"Twenty One PilotsJuly 28, 20182
"Africa"WeezerAugust 11, 20183
"Jumpsuit" ↑Twenty One PilotsSeptember 1, 20181
"Natural"Imagine DragonsSeptember 8, 20189
"Happier"Marshmello and BastilleNovember 10, 20181
"High Hopes"Panic! at the DiscoNovember 17, 201810
"Guiding Light"Mumford & SonsJanuary 26, 20191
"High Hopes" ↑Panic! at the DiscoFebruary 2, 20196
"Ready to Let Go"Cage the ElephantMarch 16, 20196
"Chlorine"Twenty One PilotsApril 27, 20193
"Lo/Hi"The Black KeysMay 18, 20191
"Bury a Friend"Billie EilishMay 25, 20192
"Trampoline" †[15]ShaedJune 8, 20192
"Gloria"The LumineersJune 22, 20195
"Missed Connection"The Head and the HeartJuly 27, 20192
"Bad Guy"Billie EilishAugust 10, 20192
"Cringe"Matt MaesonAugust 24, 20194
"3 Nights"Dominic FikeSeptember 21, 20191
"Doin' Time"Lana Del ReySeptember 28, 20193
"Social Cues"Cage the ElephantOctober 19, 20192
"The Hype"Twenty One PilotsNovember 2, 20197
"Orphans"ColdplayDecember 21, 20194

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