Alternative Airplay Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played ...

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published by the music industry magazine ''

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'' that ranks the most-played songs on American

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radio stations. It was introduced by ''Billboard'' in September 1988. During the 2010s, the chart was named Alternative Songs and based on electronically monitored airplay data compiled by

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from a panel of national rock radio stations, with songs being ranked by their total number of

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per week. 115 songs topped the Alternative Songs chart during the 2010s. The first number one of the 2010s was "

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, while the last was "

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. 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. In 2017, "

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" by Portugal. The Man broke this record by topping the chart for 20 weeks. The American band

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attained nine Alternative Songs number-one hits during the 2010s, the most by any artist within the decade.

Number-one songs

Key : – ''Billboard'' year-end number-one song :↑ – Return of a song to number one

References

External links

Alternative Airplay
at ''

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