The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Song Chart
for the Year of 2023
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weightless | Arlo Parks |
| 2 | Wild Child | The Black Keys |
| 3 | But Not Kiss | Faye Webster |
| 4 | Kiss Ur Face Forever | Orla Gartland |
| 5 | Believe | Caamp |
| 6 | Grapevine | Weyes Blood |
| 7 | Bad Kitty | Liz Phair |
| 8 | Long Way 'Round | Jewel |
| 9 | Mine Forever | Lord Huron |
| 10 | Inside Outside | This Is the Kit |
| 11 | Next to Normal | Lucius |
| 12 | One Step Ahead | Jack Johnson |
| 13 | Acid Eyes | Paolo Nutini |
| 14 | NIGHT CRAWLING | John Cale |
| 15 | Miles and Miles | The Heavy Heavy |
| 16 | BRIGHTSIDE | The Lumineers |
| 17 | Lose It | Paolo Nutini |
| 18 | Wasted on You | Andy Shauf |
| 19 | Seem an I | PJ Harvey |
| 20 | Impurities | Arlo Parks |
| 21 | Watchin the World Go by | Dropkick Murphys |
| 22 | Big Time | Angel Olsen |
| 23 | Campanita | Summer Salt |
| 24 | Problem with It | Plains |
| 25 | Pity Party | The Copper Children |
| 26 | New Year's | Wildermiss |
| 27 | Tiny Helicopters | Sugar Nova |
| 28 | Gotta Get to Peekskill (feat. Violent Femmes) | Dropkick Murphys |
| 29 | I Know How It Feels | Dropkick Murphys |
| 30 | Stuck in a Room | This Is the Kit |
| 31 | Cried Through the Night | M. Lockwood Porterr |
| 32 | It Ain't over | The Black Keys |
| 33 | Catch Your Eye | Andy Shauf |
| 34 | When I Was a Little Boy (feat. Jaime Wyatt) | Dropkick Murphys |
| 35 | Hungry Heart | Bruce Springsteen |
| 36 | It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody | Weyes Blood |
| 37 | WHERE WE ARE | The Lumineers |
| 38 | 1979 | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| 39 | Roots | The Copper Children |
| 40 | Nothing's Free | Angel Olsen |
| 41 | Mistakes | Sharon Van Etten |
| 42 | Chloë | Father John Misty |
| 43 | Go Down River | The Heavy Heavy |
| 44 | Time Bandits | Angel Olsen |
| 45 | Rippin Up the Boundary Line (feat. Jesse Ahern) | Dropkick Murphys |
| 46 | More Change | This Is the Kit |
| 47 | Underlands | Andrew Bird |
| 48 | Easy on Your Own? | Alvvays |
| 49 | Telephone | Andy Shauf |
| 50 | Nervous System | Joseph |
| 51 | Careful of Your Keepers | This Is the Kit |
| 52 | My Eyes Are Gonna Shine | Dropkick Murphys |
| 53 | Lauralee | Seth Glier |
| 54 | Let 'Em Cry | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 55 | Mystery Binds | Wilco |
| 56 | I Walked with You a Ways | Plains |
| 57 | God Turn Me into a Flower | Weyes Blood |
| 58 | Rocksteady | Built To Spill |
| 59 | Midnight Room | Springtime Carnivore |
| 60 | Thorn | Loma |
| 61 | Darkness Fades | Sharon Van Etten |
| 62 | Hurricane | Plains |
| 63 | Part of the Band | The 1975 |
| 64 | Speaking in Spirits | The Copper Children |
| 65 | Belinda Says | Alvvays |
| 66 | Heart of Gold | Abraham Alexander |
| 67 | This is Why | Paramore |
| 68 | No River | Esme Patterson |
| 69 | Stevie | Warpaint |
| 70 | No Record of Wrongs | Plains |
| 71 | I'm a Rocker | Bruce Springsteen |
| 72 | Back in the High Life Again | Steve Winwood |
| 73 | Tall Grass | The Copper Children |
| 74 | Dance Sing Laugh Love | Jewel |
| 75 | Make a Picture | Andrew Bird |
| 76 | Out in the Street | Bruce Springsteen |
| 77 | Miracle Mile | Houndmouth |
| 78 | Whatchu Thinkin' | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 79 | Adar Newlan | Imarhan |
| 80 | Hurricane | Cannons |
| 81 | Hints | Wilco |
| 82 | Choreomania | Florence + the Machine |
| 83 | The Night Before Your Birthday | Andrew Bird |
| 84 | Beverly Anne (Of Birmingham) | The Copper Children |
| 85 | New Thing | Trixie Mattel |
| 86 | Alright | Built To Spill |
| 87 | Livin’ in the After | Panda Bear |
| 88 | Last 2 on Earth | Plains |
| 89 | First Day of My Life | Bright Eyes |
| 90 | Oxytocin | Billie Eilish |
| 91 | Crumb Back | Mega Bog |
| 92 | Shotgun | Soccer Mommy |
| 93 | Bones | Soccer Mommy |
| 94 | I Root | Michael Nau |
| 95 | Halloween Store | Andy Shauf |
| 96 | Paradise Cinema | Andy Shauf |
| 97 | My Home in Arkansas | Arkansauce |
| 98 | Apple Tree Blues | Caamp |
| 99 | Give Me Time | The Still Tide |
| 100 | The News | Paramore |
| 101 | Holding on | Angel Olsen |
| 102 | Good Love (feat. Billy F Gibbons) | The Black Keys |
| 103 | Burn the Damn Thing Down | The Black Keys |
| 104 | The Jungle | Plants and Animals |
| 105 | High Wire | The Still Tide |
| 106 | Understood | Built To Spill |
| 107 | Line of Sight | Plains |
| 108 | When We Are Together | The 1975 |
| 109 | Children of the Empire | Weyes Blood |
| 110 | Twin Flame | Weyes Blood |
| 111 | Sagittarius by Moonlight | The Olympians |
| 112 | Elements | Built To Spill |
| 113 | One and the Same | The Mommyheads |
| 114 | Edge of the Edge | Panda Bear |
| 115 | Ramrod | Bruce Springsteen |
| 116 | Take Me with U | Prince |
| 117 | Signal Fade | The Still Tide |
| 118 | She Taught Me How to Fly | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
| 119 | Good People | Jack Johnson |
| 120 | Drama in the City | The Copper Children |
| 121 | Mr. Tax Man | The Copper Children |
| 122 | The Children of Coyote Woman | All Them Witches |
| 123 | Prospector's Blues | Jamestown Revival |
| 124 | Paprika | Japanese Breakfast |
| 125 | Las Vegas | Houndmouth |
| 126 | Come with Me Now | Caamp |
| 127 | Far Away | Sharon Van Etten |
| 128 | All Across the World | Wilco |
| 129 | Your Team is Looking Good | The Black Keys |
| 130 | Strange Illusion | The Copper Children |
| 131 | Man of the Hills | The Heavy Heavy |
| 132 | Never Alright | Built To Spill |
| 133 | Dark Necessities | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 134 | Subterranean Homesick Alien (Remastered) | Radiohead |
| 135 | Better Together | Jack Johnson |
| 136 | New Kings of Pop | The Mommyheads |
| 137 | Goodbye Mr. Blue | Father John Misty |
| 138 | Windblown Eyes | Jack Johnson |
| 139 | Holy Smoke | A Certain Ratio |
| 140 | The Nether-edge | PJ Harvey |
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