
1980s Alternative
The birth of modern rock

1990s Alternative
The best '90s alternative music essentials! Tune in to the greatest alt-rock bands and the top so...

'90s Pop Alternative
Alternative pop songs that became mainstream hits

Alternative Rock Classics
Classic Alternative rock with a '90s-era focus

Classic Alternative: The Grind
Classic alternative rock's edgier side

Alternative Now!
Pushing the boundaries of modern rock

Indie 101
The hippest Alternative, the friendliest Indie

Emo
Emotionally-driven hardcore, punk rock, and alternative from emo's '90s golden age to today

Rock and Alternative: 2013
With Vampire Weekend, the Neighbourhood, Phoenix, and NIN

Listeners' Top 100: Alternative
The Top 100 listener-rated Alternative rock songs, new and old

Japanese Rock
The best of J-rock and visual kei music

School Cliques: Goths
Bauhaus, Type O Negative, Sisters of Mercy and more for the dark & somber crowd

Nu Metal/Post Grunge
Big, loud rock from Shinedown, Godsmack, Disturbed, and Five Finger Death Punch

Pop-punk
Punk rock goes mainstream with Blink-182, Green Day, Sum 41, Good Charlotte, and more

Trip Hop
Melding electronic, hip hop, and more, with Massive Attack, Portishead, and '90s 'Ninja Tuners'

Radio-X
'80s-based alternative and new wave that goes beyond the pop and fluff and gets to the stuff we r...

The Multiverse
From Alternative to Zydeco and ABC to ZZ Top, it's genre-defying, decades-spanning eclecticism.

This Is Music: 2000
Our collection of hits from the year that launched the 21st Century.

This Is Music: 2005
Essential 2005 tracks Black Eyed Peas, Carrie Underwood, Rob Thomas, Lifehouse, and Gorillaz

Classic Alternative 1992
Big releases from R.E.M., Alice in Chains, Beasties, Lemonheads, and the "Singles" soundtrack...

Rock and Alternative: 2005
Seether, Weezer, Shinedown, and Foo Fighters bring the best, the best, the best of 2005

New Wave & Modern Rock 1981
"Proto" alternative like Soft Cell, Bauhaus, Elvis Costello, Minor Threat, and early U2 and Duran...

Top 40: June 11, 2002
The biggest songs on the day "American Idol" made its debut on Fox.

Alternative Rock 1999
It was the year of Everlast, Lit, Filter, Len, Hole, Moby, Korn, and Fatboy Slim

2020s Alternative
The top since 2020 with AJR, Bastille, Billie Eilish, Blue October, Glass Animals, Imagine Dragon...
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