Top 100 Alternative Rock Songs -

The filthiest song to ever top the alternative charts. Trent Reznor turned industrial noise into a dancefloor anthem about self-hatred and desire. It expanded the definition of "rock."

Damon Albarn’s joke about American grunge accidentally became the soundtrack for every sports highlight reel for 25 years. "WOO-HOO!" Alternative rock’s greatest gag. TOP 100 ALTERNATIVE ROCK SONGS

The bridge between post-punk and alternative. Ian McCulloch claimed it was "the best song ever written." He might have been right. 40-21: The God-Tier Anthems 40. "Starlight" – Muse (2006) Muse takes the "alternative" label and stretches it into stadium sci-fi. The piano riff and bass pulse make this a modern classic of bombast. The filthiest song to ever top the alternative charts

It is a song that is six minutes long, has no traditional chorus, features no power chords, and yet remains the definitive statement of the genre. It is the blueprint for everything that came after: the introspection, the weird guitars, the literary lyrics, and the unshakeable feeling of being alone in a crowded room. "WOO-HOO

While "Just Like Heaven" is more famous, "Elise" is the deeper cut that defines the gothic romanticism of the early 90s alternative ballroom.

(Joke entry, removed. Real entry: "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – Pixies (1989) ) A meditation on environmental collapse and God. "If man is 5, then the devil is 6." Essential.