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List of <i>Billboard</i> Alternative Songs number ones of the 2010s

List of Billboard Alternative Songs number ones of the 2010s

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Alternative Airplay is a record chart published by the music industry magazine Billboard that ranks the most-played songs on American modern rock radio stations. It was introduced by Billboard in September 1988.[1] During the 2010s, the chart was named Alternative Songs and based on electronically monitored airplay data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems from a panel of national rock radio stations, with songs being ranked by their total number of spins per week.[2]

American rock band Portugal. The Man performed "Feel It Still", which spent a record-breaking 20 weeks atop the Alternative Songs chart.

115 songs topped the Alternative Songs chart during the 2010s.[3] The first number one of the 2010s was "Uprising" by Muse, while the last was "Orphans" by Coldplay.[3] From October 2012 to February 2013, Muse's song "Madness" topped the chart for 19 non-consecutive weeks, breaking the record for the most weeks spent at number one by a song in the chart's history.[4] In 2017, "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man broke this record by topping the chart for 20 weeks.[5] The American band Cage the Elephant attained nine Alternative Songs number-one hits during the 2010s, the most by any artist within the decade.[3]

Number-one songs

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† – Billboard year-end number-one song
↑ – Return of a song to number one
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References

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    Molanphy, Chris (April 19, 2012). "100 & Single: Gotye And fun. Help Alternative Rock Go Pop Once Again". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
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    "The Charts". Sun Herald. August 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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    References for number-one songs:
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    Trust, Gary (February 11, 2013). "Muse's 'Madness' Rewrites Record For Longest-Reigning Alternative Songs No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
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    Rutherford, Kevin (November 28, 2017). "Portugal. The Man's 'Feel It Still' Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
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    "Year-end Charts – Alternative Airplay Songs (2010)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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    "Year-end Charts – Alternative Airplay Songs (2011)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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    "Year-end Charts – Alternative Airplay Songs (2012)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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    "Year-end Charts – Alternative Airplay Songs (2013)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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    "Year-end Charts – Alternative Airplay Songs (2014)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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    "Year-end Charts – Alternative Airplay Songs (2015)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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    "Year-end Charts – Alternative Airplay Songs (2016)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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    "Year-end Charts – Alternative Airplay Songs (2017)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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    "Year-end Charts – Alternative Airplay Songs (2018)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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    "Year-end Charts – Alternative Airplay Songs (2019)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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