Alt Nation’s 36 Biggest Alternative Songs of 2016

After 52 weeks of dishing out the top trending songs in the alt scene, 36 songs emerged as Alt Nation’s biggest of 2016.

The year had a little bit of everything. Longtime acts like Green Day, blink-182, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Jimmy Eat World put out new tracks, and newer artists like Bishop Briggs made their way onto our radar. Read on below to find out where your favorites ranked and take a stroll down 2016’s memory lane.

36. “2 AM” – Bear Hands
35. “Bang Bang” – Green Day
34. “Bury It” – Chvrches
33. “Water” – Ra Ra Riot
32. “Sure And Certain” – Jimmy Eat World
31. “You & Me” – The Hunna
30. “Bored To Death” – blink-182
29. “Gone” – Jr. Jr.
28. “Dark Necessities” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
27. “Critical Mistakes” – 888
26. “Ride” – twenty one pilots
25. “Sweet Disaster” – Dreamers
24. “Wild Horses” – Bishop Briggs
23. “Fire Escape” – Andrew McMahon
22. “Mess Around” – Cage The Elephant
21. “Take It All Back” – Judah & The Lion
20. “Waste A Moment” – Kings Of Leon
19. “Unsteady” – X Ambassadors
18. “Welcome To Your Life” – Grouplove
17. “Kiss This” – The Struts
16. “All We Ever Knew” – The Head And The Heart
15. “Spirits” – The Strumbellas
14. “Heathens” – twenty one pilots
13. “The Less I Know The Better” – Tame Impala
12. “What Am I Becoming” – Pop Etc.
11. “Go!” – M83
10. “Move” – Saint Motel
9. “Good Grief” – Bastille
8. “Somebody Else” – The 1975
7. “Brazil” – Declan McKenna
6. “Talk To Much” – Coin
5. “Life Itself” – Glass Animals
4. “Handclap” – Fitz & The Tantrums
3. “Ophelia” – The Lumineers
2. “Something To Believe In” – Young The Giant
1. “Genghis Khan” – Miike Snow