Top Alternative Rock Songs of 2009 (Full Billboard List)

Something about this year gives me rancid vibes.

This video counts down the top songs played on alternative rock (also known as modern rock) radio stations in the United States in 2009, as tracked by Billboard's Modern Rock/Alternative Airplay chart. The card at the beginning of the video shows what is defined as the "chart year". It's a little different from the typical calendar year.

The chart year is defined in the Dec 19, 2009 issue of Billboard Magazine, which can be found on the worldradiohistory website.

The labels "alternative" and "modern" can mean just about anything in the context of a corporate and ever-changing entity like radio. Think of it as a sort of redundancy, whatever's hot one year might not be played the next year. Whatever radio stations across the country played in large during the year is what's present here. You'll hear a lot of sounds, some of which may not even necessarily relate to rock music.

This chart is ranked weekly by the amount of spins accrued each week, from 1-40, 1 having the most spins and 40 having the least.

Usually, a year end chart like this would be ranked by the amount of spins accrued throughout the chart year. Because Billboard doesn't ever release these in full, some estimation is required. I made this list using calculations made by AAAcharts here on YouTube, as well as my own calculations.

PK = peak, or the highest a song got on the weekly ranking in a chart year

WKS = weeks, or the amount of time a song spent in weeks in a chart year