Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

100 Best 2010s Alternative

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Hit rewind on the best alternative songs of the 2010s.

100 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 6 MINUTES

1Jubilee Street
Jubilee Street
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Push the Sky Away (Deluxe Edition)
06:36
2Red Eyes
Red Eyes
The War On Drugs
Lost In The Dream
04:58
3The Words That Maketh Murder
The Words That Maketh Murder
PJ Harvey
The Words That Maketh Murder
03:46
4Hannah Hunt
Hannah Hunt
Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City
03:58
5Seasons (Waiting on You)
Seasons (Waiting on You)
Future Islands
Singles
03:46
6Round and Round
Round and Round
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Before Today
05:08
7Carissa
Carissa
E
Sun Kil Moon
Benji
06:55
8Should Have Known Better
Should Have Known Better
Sufjan Stevens
Carrie & Lowell [Explicit]
05:08
9Chinatown
Chinatown
Destroyer
Kaputt
03:49
10Oblivion
Oblivion
Grimes
Visions
04:11
11Pearly Gates
Pearly Gates
U.S. Girls
In A Poem Unlimited
04:02
12Seventeen
Seventeen
Sharon Van Etten
Remind Me Tomorrow
04:25
13Good Intentions Paving Company
Good Intentions Paving Company
Joanna Newsom
Have One On Me
07:02
14Blue Moon
Blue Moon
Beck
Morning Phase
04:02
15Ode to Viceroy
Ode to Viceroy
Mac DeMarco
2
03:53
16Every Single Night
Every Single Night
Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (Expanded Edition)
03:29
17Swing Lo Magellan
Swing Lo Magellan
Dirty Projectors
Swing Lo Magellan
02:37
18Motion Sickness
Motion Sickness
Phoebe Bridgers
Stranger in the Alps [Explicit]
03:50
19Norway
Norway
Beach House
Teen Dream
03:54
20Mature Themes
Mature Themes
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Mature Themes [Explicit]
02:46
21Château Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins)
Château Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins)
Father John Misty
I Love You, Honeybear [Explicit]
02:50
22Bloodbuzz Ohio
Bloodbuzz Ohio
The National
High Violet
04:36
23Desire
Desire
Ought
Room Inside the World
05:19
24Riding Bikes
Riding Bikes
E
Shellac
Dude Incredible [Explicit]
05:28
25Bury Our Friends
Bury Our Friends
Sleater-Kinney
No Cities to Love
03:23
26Unfucktheworld
Unfucktheworld
Angel Olsen
Burn Your Fire For No Witness (Deluxe Edition)
02:05
27Song For Zula
Song For Zula
Phosphorescent
Muchacho De Lujo (Deluxe Edition)
06:10
28Revival
Revival
Deerhunter
Halcyon Digest
02:13
29Bobby
Bobby
Alex G
Rocket [Explicit]
03:42
30GMF
GMF
E
John Grant feat. Sinéad O'Connor
Pale Green Ghosts [Explicit]
05:14
31Darkness and Cold
Darkness and Cold
Purple Mountains
Purple Mountains
03:58
32True Love Waits
True Love Waits
Radiohead
A Moon Shaped Pool
04:43
33Your Best American Girl
Your Best American Girl
Mitski
Puberty 2
03:32
34Pain Killer
Pain Killer
iceage feat. Sky Ferreira
Beyondless [Explicit]
03:39
3522 (Over Soon)
22 (Over Soon)
E
Bon Iver
22, A Million
02:48
36Not
Not
Big Thief
Two Hands
06:07
37I Can't Give Everything Away
I Can't Give Everything Away
David Bowie
Blackstar [Explicit]
05:47
38America!
America!
Bill Callahan
Apocalypse
05:33
39Real Death
Real Death
Mount Eerie
A Crow Looked at Me [Explicit]
02:27
40I Can Change
I Can Change
LCD Soundsystem
This Is Happening [Explicit]
05:52
41New York
New York
E
St. Vincent
MASSEDUCTION [Explicit]
02:35
42Stonemilker
Stonemilker
Björk
Vulnicura
06:49
43Dum Surfer
Dum Surfer
E
King Krule
The OOZ [Explicit]
04:23
44Henry
Henry
Soccer Mommy
For Young Hearts
03:47
45Depreston
Depreston
Courtney Barnett
Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
04:53
46Queen
Queen
Perfume Genius
Queen
03:50
47Baby's Arms
Baby's Arms
Kurt Vile
Smoke Ring For My Halo
03:56
48Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Better Oblivion Community Center & Conor Oberst feat. Phoebe Bridgers
Better Oblivion Community Center
03:37
49Conceptual Romance
Conceptual Romance
Jenny Hval
Blood Bitch
04:32
50Quorum
Quorum
Low
Double Negative
03:42
51Kill For Love
Kill For Love
Chromatics
Kill For Love
03:58
52City Music
City Music
Kevin Morby
City Music
06:44
53Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast
Waxahatchee
Cerulean Salt
01:46
54Runnin' Outta Luck
Runnin' Outta Luck
Alex Cameron feat. Brandon Flowers
Forced Witness
03:51
55Feel You
Feel You
Julia Holter
Have You In My Wilderness
04:08
56The House That Heaven Built
The House That Heaven Built
Japandroids
The House That Heaven Built
04:49
57Be Brave
Be Brave
The Strange Boys
Be Brave
02:58
58Pristine
Pristine
Snail Mail
Lush
04:55
59It's Real
It's Real
Real Estate
Days
02:49
60Labyrinth
Labyrinth
Grouper
Ruins
03:47
61Boys Latin
Boys Latin
Panda Bear
Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper
04:12
62Bodys
Bodys
E
Car Seat Headrest
Twin Fantasy [Explicit]
06:47
63California
California
Ema
Past Life Martyred Saints
04:35
64Miki Dora
Miki Dora
Amen Dunes
Freedom
05:03
65Being Alive
Being Alive
E
Frankie Cosmos
Vessel
02:22
66Helplessness Blues
Helplessness Blues
Fleet Foxes
Helplessness Blues
05:03
67Borrowed Time
Borrowed Time
Parquet Courts
Light Up Gold [Explicit]
02:32
68Picture Me Better
Picture Me Better
Weyes Blood
Titanic Rising
03:41
69The Answer
The Answer
Savages
Adore Life [Explicit]
03:30
70Pierce the Morning Rain
Pierce the Morning Rain
Dinosaur Jr.
I Bet On Sky
02:45
71I Lost My Mind ( +@ )
I Lost My Mind ( +@ )
Titus Andronicus
The Most Lamentable Tragedy
04:18
72Sports
Sports
Viagra Boys
Street Worms (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
03:57
73Party
Party
Aldous Harding
Party
05:44
74White Stuff
White Stuff
Royal Trux
White Stuff
03:43
75JJ
JJ
E
Priests
Nothing Feels Natural
02:58
76Mother's Mother's Magazines
Mother's Mother's Magazines
Cate Le Bon
Reward
04:17
77Fragment Two
Fragment Two
These New Puritans
Field of Reeds
04:30
78Feet
Feet
E
Fat White Family
Serfs Up!
05:20
79Talking Heads
Talking Heads
black midi
Talking Heads
03:05
80Addictions
Addictions
Lucy Dacus
Historian [Explicit]
03:24
81Take Off Your Sunglasses
Take Off Your Sunglasses
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Inside the Human Body
03:36
82Light Upon the Lake
Light Upon the Lake
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
03:09
83Lawman
Lawman
E
Gilla Band
The Early Years [Explicit]
06:14
84Hot Grave
Hot Grave
Hey Colossus
Cuckoo Live Life Like Cuckoo
06:45
85Ogre
Ogre
Richard Dawson
Peasant
06:56
86Troublesome Houses
Troublesome Houses
Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang
The Wonder Show Of The World
04:23
87Wrong About The Rain
Wrong About The Rain
Sandro Perri
Soft Landing
05:10
88The Overachievers
The Overachievers
Liars
Sisterworld (Deluxe)
03:15
89Soon All Cities
Soon All Cities
eX
27 Passports
06:28
90Rest
Rest
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Rest
03:38
91The Bar Is Low
The Bar Is Low
Pissed Jeans
Why Love Now
03:15
92Gardenia
Gardenia
Iggy Pop
Post Pop Depression [Explicit]
04:14
93Oxygen (Edit)
Oxygen (Edit)
Swans
Oxygen
03:04
94Tied Up in Nottz
Tied Up in Nottz
E
Sleaford Mods
Divide and Exit [Explicit]
02:41
95Can’t Keep Checking My Phone
Can’t Keep Checking My Phone
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Multi-Love
04:16
96Appointments
Appointments
Julien Baker
Turn Out the Lights
04:34
97Bizness
Bizness
Tune-Yards
W H O K I L L [Explicit]
04:23
98The Metal East
The Metal East
Lightning Bolt
Fantasy Empire
04:12
99Wait in the Car
Wait in the Car
The Breeders
Wait in the Car
02:03
100Mr. Met
Mr. Met
Lambchop
Mr. M
07:10