Alternative Rock

Subgenre of rock music. Emerged 1978. Wikipedia

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196 artists with 86.0M combined listeners. 39% of them sit in the Rock / Alternative Rock / Shimmer Pop community on the map. It shares the most artists with Rock.

Where Alternative Rock sits on the map

• Rock / Alternative Rock / Shimmer Pop · 77 artists (39%)
• Britpop / Madchester / Munich Indie · 24 artists (12%)
• Grungegaze / Nu Gaze / Shoegaze · 15 artists (8%)
• Christian Alternative Rock / Christian Metal / Pop Punk · 11 artists (6%)
• Indietronica / Oxford Indie / Indie Poptimism · 7 artists (4%)
• Psychedelic Trance / Brazilian House / Brazilian Bass · 6 artists (3%)

Strongest pairings in Alternative Rock

Alternative Rock artists who most often share real, user-made playlists.

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers & Nirvana · 346 shared playlists
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers & Green Day · 299 shared playlists
3. Nirvana & Green Day · 294 shared playlists
4. Green Day & The Offspring · 288 shared playlists
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers & Foo Fighters · 265 shared playlists
6. Green Day & Foo Fighters · 260 shared playlists
7. Nirvana & Foo Fighters · 246 shared playlists
8. Radiohead & Nirvana · 230 shared playlists
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers & Radiohead · 207 shared playlists
10. Radiohead & Oasis · 201 shared playlists

Related genres

Genres that share the most artists with Alternative Rock, for their size.

• Rock · 86 shared artistsBoth: Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day
• Shimmer Pop · 35 shared artistsBoth: Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer
• Post-Grunge · 19 shared artistsBoth: Foo Fighters, Audioslave, Alice in Chains
• Alternative Metal · 19 shared artistsBoth: Marilyn Manson, Queens of the Stone Age, Deftones
• Pop Punk · 12 shared artistsBoth: Green Day, The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World
• Lilith · 5 shared artistsBoth: Fiona Apple, Hole, Tori Amos
• Britpop · 6 shared artistsBoth: Blur, Pulp, Kula Shaker
• Oxford Indie · 10 shared artistsBoth: The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, The Kooks

Artists

196 artists tagged Alternative Rock, ranked by listeners.

1. Nirvana10.1M listeners · Rock
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers7.7M listeners · Rock
3. Green Day5.2M listeners · Rock
4. Muse5.0M listeners · Rock
5. Oasis4.7M listeners · Rock
6. Foo Fighters4.6M listeners · Rock
7. Radiohead4.1M listeners · Rock
8. Pearl Jam3.5M listeners · Rock
9. Kings of Leon2.4M listeners · Rock
10. The Killers2.2M listeners · Rock
11. The Offspring2.0M listeners · Rock
12. The Smashing Pumpkins1.8M listeners · Rock
13. The Strokes1.8M listeners · Rock
14. Marilyn Manson1.7M listeners · Rock
15. Blur1.5M listeners · Rock
16. Audioslave1.4M listeners · Rock
17. Queens of the Stone Age1.4M listeners · Rock
18. Soundgarden1.3M listeners · Rock
19. The White Stripes1.3M listeners · Rock
20. Alice in Chains1.3M listeners · Rock
21. Placebo1.3M listeners · Rock
22. Massive Attack1.2M listeners · Trip Hop
23. Franz Ferdinand1.1M listeners · Rock
24. Pixies1.1M listeners · Rock
25. Incubus1.1M listeners · Rock
26. Deftones1.0M listeners · Alternative Metal
27. Björk865.8K listeners · Rock
28. No Doubt858.5K listeners · Rock
29. The Kooks814.1K listeners · Rock
30. Weezer729.8K listeners · Rock
31. Faith No More640.9K listeners · Rock
32. Two Door Cinema Club608.5K listeners · Oxford Indie
33. Stone Temple Pilots605.8K listeners · Rock
34. Cage The Elephant577.5K listeners · Rock
35. Nine Inch Nails549.4K listeners
36. Interpol479.1K listeners
37. Foals466.3K listeners · Indietronica
38. Kaiser Chiefs423.8K listeners · Rock
39. Beck412.5K listeners · Rock
40. Silverchair356.0K listeners · Rock
41. Yeah Yeah Yeahs350.1K listeners · Indietronica
42. Sublime314.1K listeners · Rock
43. Black Label Society281.6K listeners · Rock
44. Garbage271.7K listeners
45. Jimmy Eat World223.3K listeners · Rock
46. t.A.T.u.204.8K listeners · Rock
47. Modest Mouse181.4K listeners · Oxford Indie
48. Type O Negative157.9K listeners
49. Pulp156.6K listeners · Britpop
50. The Used150.6K listeners · Pop Punk
51. Fiona Apple147.7K listeners · Lilith
52. White Zombie139.1K listeners · Alternative Metal
53. AFI138.6K listeners · Rock
54. Metric136.3K listeners · Indietronica
55. Hole120.6K listeners · Rock
56. Tori Amos115.1K listeners · Lilith
57. Mazzy Star106.2K listeners · Pop
58. CAKE103.4K listeners · Shimmer Pop
59. Blind Melon96.2K listeners · Rock
60. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club95.1K listeners
61. Nada Surf88.8K listeners
62. OK Go85.8K listeners
63. Jane's Addiction84.8K listeners · Rock
64. Insane Clown Posse82.5K listeners
65. Soul Asylum75.5K listeners · Rock
66. Puscifer74.2K listeners · Alternative Metal
67. Silversun Pickups69.8K listeners
68. The Flaming Lips66.5K listeners
69. The Darkness64.5K listeners · Rock
70. The Presidents of the United States of America64.3K listeners · Shimmer Pop
71. The Breeders62.2K listeners · Rock
72. Pavement60.2K listeners
73. She Wants Revenge50.1K listeners · Gothic Rock
74. Violent Femmes49.2K listeners · New Wave
75. Spoon47.5K listeners · Chicago Indie
76. Jars of Clay46.7K listeners · Christian Alternative Rock
77. Sugar Ray46.4K listeners · Shimmer Pop
78. The Wallflowers45.7K listeners · Rock
79. Filter37.2K listeners · Shimmer Pop
80. Screaming Trees36.8K listeners · Grunge
81. The Bravery34.1K listeners
82. Monster Magnet30.2K listeners · Alternative Metal
83. Wild Beasts27.9K listeners
84. Cold27.7K listeners · Post-Grunge
85. Jonathan Davis26.6K listeners
86. Taproot26.2K listeners · Alternative Metal
87. Blues Traveler26.1K listeners · Shimmer Pop
88. Title Fight23.6K listeners · Shoegaze
89. How To Destroy Angels22.4K listeners · Alternative Metal
90. Gin Blossoms21.6K listeners · Shimmer Pop
91. Hootie & the Blowfish21.0K listeners · Shimmer Pop
92. Crowbar20.9K listeners
93. The Boxer Rebellion20.9K listeners · Modern Rock
94. Wheatus20.8K listeners · Rock
95. The Ataris20.7K listeners · Pop Punk
96. Kula Shaker20.6K listeners · Britpop
97. Butthole Surfers20.3K listeners
98. Veruca Salt19.2K listeners
99. Natalie Merchant19.2K listeners · Lilith
100. Dishwalla18.9K listeners · Shimmer Pop
101. Everclear18.8K listeners · Shimmer Pop
102. Basement18.0K listeners · Grungegaze
103. Pepper17.7K listeners
104. CKY16.2K listeners · Alternative Metal
105. American Hi-Fi15.8K listeners · Pop Punk
106. Thursday15.5K listeners · Post-Hardcore
107. Fountains of Wayne14.8K listeners · Rock
108. Planet Funk14.7K listeners
109. Hot Hot Heat14.7K listeners · Garage Rock
110. Elastica14.3K listeners · Britpop
111. The Donnas13.8K listeners
112. Lush12.9K listeners · Shoegaze
113. Dead Poet Society12.6K listeners · Alternative Metal
114. De Staat12.3K listeners · Rock
115. Superheaven12.3K listeners · Grungegaze
116. Orgy11.2K listeners
117. Toad the Wet Sprocket10.2K listeners · Shimmer Pop
118. Reverie10.0K listeners · Rock
119. cleopatrick9.9K listeners
120. VAST9.7K listeners
121. Squirrel Nut Zippers9.3K listeners
122. SafetySuit9.3K listeners
123. Eve 69.0K listeners · Shimmer Pop
124. JAY B8.7K listeners
125. Slomosa8.5K listeners
126. Porno For Pyros8.5K listeners
127. Better Than Ezra8.3K listeners · Shimmer Pop
128. The Silver Snails8.0K listeners · Rock
129. Marcy Playground7.8K listeners · Shimmer Pop
130. Unwritten Law7.8K listeners · Soundtrack
131. Republica7.7K listeners · Britpop
132. Harvey Danger7.4K listeners
133. Finn Wolfhard7.3K listeners
134. Failure7.2K listeners
135. The Rembrandts7.0K listeners · Soft Rock
136. Local H6.9K listeners
137. Tantric6.8K listeners
138. Tonic6.8K listeners · Shimmer Pop
139. Stabbing Westward6.6K listeners · Alternative Metal
140. Quicksand6.4K listeners
141. Seven Mary Three6.0K listeners · Shimmer Pop
142. Jaydes5.8K listeners
143. Jawbreaker5.6K listeners
144. Strange Talk5.3K listeners
145. Cave In5.2K listeners
146. Hum5.1K listeners · Shoegaze
147. Good Neighbours5.0K listeners · Indie Pop
148. Superchunk4.6K listeners
149. Cracker4.4K listeners · Shimmer Pop
150. Julia Wolf4.3K listeners
151. FUNERAL SUITS4.2K listeners
152. Deep Blue Something3.9K listeners · Shimmer Pop
153. Buffalo Tom3.7K listeners
154. Dexter and The Moonrocks3.6K listeners
155. OMC3.4K listeners
156. ivri3.2K listeners · Nu Gaze
157. LEN3.0K listeners
158. Touch Sensitive3.0K listeners
159. Hindley Street Country Club2.8K listeners · Modern Rock
160. Matthew Sweet2.7K listeners
161. Sponge2.4K listeners · Alternative Metal
162. The Rentals2.3K listeners
163. Culture Wars2.3K listeners
164. Kelly Boesch2.2K listeners
165. TOOPOOR2.1K listeners
166. Toadies2.1K listeners
167. Chroma Key1.9K listeners
168. Durry1.9K listeners
169. City Calm Down1.6K listeners
170. SUPERCAR1.5K listeners
171. Love Ghost1.4K listeners · Pop
172. Revis1.2K listeners · Post-Grunge
173. Tripping Daisy1.1K listeners
174. Musicalbasics1.1K listeners
175. We Are Not Friends1.0K listeners
176. The Flys1.0K listeners · Shimmer Pop
177. Eldon1.0K listeners · Pop
178. Mochita1.0K listeners
179. Aiden1.0K listeners
180. Jordan Seven1.0K listeners · Modern Rock
181. Brother Cane1.0K listeners
182. Kind of Like Spitting1.0K listeners
183. The Folk Implosion1.0K listeners
184. Quentyn1.0K listeners
185. High Plains Drifter1.0K listeners
186. Upon Your Dead Body1.0K listeners
187. Kiss the Scientist1.0K listeners
188. that dog.1.0K listeners
189. Sad Pancake1.0K listeners
190. Preston Jarrett1.0K listeners
191. Mushroom1.0K listeners
192. Devil's Witches1.0K listeners
193. Josh LaSota1.0K listeners
194. Chris Yerinides & the Rough Edges1.0K listeners
195. Christie Front Drive1.0K listeners
196. Jay Gordon1.0K listeners · Alternative Metal