Top 100 Alternative Rock Songs Now

Sixty seconds of LEGO-brick garage punk. Jack White proved you didn't need bass, solos, or long runtimes to be the biggest band in the world.

Six and a half minutes of prog-rock, glam rock, and pure panic. It was the "Bohemian Rhapsody" for a generation raised on MTV. The "Rain down" section is a religious experience for atheists. TOP 100 ALTERNATIVE ROCK SONGS

The heaviest song on this list. The Melvins are your favorite band's favorite band. This sludge-fest is the primordial ooze from which Nirvana crawled. Sixty seconds of LEGO-brick garage punk

A heartbreaking dream-sequence about Karen Carpenter. It proves alternative rock could be experimental, noisy, and deeply human. 80-61: The College Radio Revolution 80. "Debaser" – Pixies (1989) "Slicing up eyeballs." The Pixies invented the quiet/loud/quiet dynamic. Without this song, Nevermind does not exist. It remains the gold standard for art-damage. It was the "Bohemian Rhapsody" for a generation