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Writer's pictureIan Bennett

Top 100 Most Played Indie Songs by Alt. Entertainments

OK, this is New for this year normally I group the Indie music with Alternative and Metal But I felt it wasn't an accurate description of what is really played in an indie scenario. So I recommend you check out my other charts' top 100 most played songs by Alt. Entertainments & top 100 most played alternative Alt. Entertainments for a better feel of what's going on.


So...


100. Blur - Country House (1995)

Food


99. Circa Waves - T-Shirt Weather (2015)

Virgin / EMI


98. Foals - Inhaler (2012)

Transgressive


97. Foo Fighters - Everlong (1997)

Roswell / Capitol


96. Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro (1990)

Factory


95. Nirvana - Come As You Are (1992)

Geffen


94. Oasis - Rock 'n' Roll Star (1994)

Creation


93. Oasis - Acquiesce (1995)

Creation


92. Suede - Metal Mickey (1992)

Nude


91. Suede - Animal Nitrate (1992)

Nude


90. The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It (2015)

Fiction / Communion


89. Eat Your Heart Out - Shape of You (2017)

Fearless


88. Elbow - One Day Like This (2008)

Fiction


87. Friends - I'm His Girl (2011)

Lucky Number / Fat Possum


86. Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control (2006)

Back Yard Recordings / Kill Rock Stars


85. Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot (2004)

B-Unique


84. No Doubt - Just A Girl (1995)

Interscope / Trauma


83. Paramore - Misery Business (2007)

Fueled By Ramen


82. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dark Necessities (2016)

Warner Bros.


81. Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better (2015)

Modular / Interscope


80. The Bluetones - Slight Return (1996)

SuperiorQuality / A&M


79. The Killers - Human (2008)

Vertigo


78. The La's - There She Goes (1988)

Go! Discs


77. The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now (2004)

Rough Trade


76. The Libertines - Up The Bracket (2002)

Rough Trade


75. The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys (2005)

B-Unique


74. The Stone Roses - Waterfall (1989)

Silvertone


73. 22-20s - Devil In Me (2004)

Heavenly Records / EMI


72. Jamie T - Sticks 'n' Stones (2010)

Virgin Records


71. Pulp - Do You Remember The First Time? (1994)

Island


70. Arctic Monkeys - View From The Afternoon (2005)

Domino



69. Catfish & The Bottlemen - Kathleen (2014)

Island / Communion


68. Jake Bugg - Slumville Sunrise (2013)

Mercury


67. Joy Division - Transmission (1979)

Factory


66. Oasis - Live Forever (1994)

Creation


65. Pixies - Here Comes Your Man (1989)

4AD


64. The Fratellis - Baby Fratelli (2006)

Fallout / Drop the Gun / Island


63. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (2003)

XL


62. Blur - Song 2 (1997)

Food


61. Haim - Forever (2012)

Polydor


60. R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People (1991)

Warner Bros.


59. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground (1989)

Warner Bros.


58. The New Radicals - You Only Get What You Give (1998)

MCA


57. The Stone Roses - Made of Stone (1989)

Silvertone


56. Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn (2010)

Kitsuné


55. Hozier - Take Me To Church (2013)

Rubyworks / Island / Columbia


54. James - Sit Down (1989)

Fontana


53. Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl (2003)

Capitol / Elecktra


52. Royal Blood - Figure It Out (2014)

Warner Bros.


51. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? (1984)

Rough Trade


50. Oasis - Cigarettes & Alchol (1994)

Creation


49. Pearl Jam - Even Flow (1992)

Epic


48. Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know (2010)

Kitsuné


47. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date With the Night (2003)

Polydor


46. Florence + The Machine - You Got The Love (2009)

Island


45. James - Laid (1993)

Fontana


44. Stereophonics - Local Boy in a Photograph (1997)

V2


43. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (2004)

Domino


42. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (1995 Version) (1980)

Factory



41. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry (1979)

Fiction


40. The Strokes - Last Nite (2001)

Rough Trade


39. Kongos - Come With Me Now (2012)

okoloshe / Epic / Rock All Night Productions LLC


38. Taken By Trees - Sweet Child O Mine (2009)

Rough Trade


37. The Futureheads - Hounds of Love (2005)

679 Recordings


36. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop (2002)

Warner Bros.


35. The Wombats - Moving To New York (2006)

14th Floor Records


34. Toploader - Dancing In the Moonlight (Stargate Mix) (2000)

S2


33. Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know (2013)

Domino


32. Jamie T - Shelia (2007)

Virgin Records


31. Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man (2009)

Island / Glassnote


30. The Coral - Dreaming of You (2002)

Deltasonic


29. Blur - Parklife (1994)

Food


28. The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (2011)

Nonsuch


27. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (2009)

Infectious


26. Happy Mondays - Step On (1990)

Factory


25. Oasis - Wonderwall (1995)

Creation


23. Primal Scream - Loaded (1990)

Creation


22. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Bellbottoms (1994)

Matador


21. The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun (2003)

Rough Trade


20. Blur - Girls & Boys (1994)

Food


19. Coldplay - Adventure of a Lifetime (2015)

Parlophone / Atlantic


18. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (1989)

Silvertone


17. Pulp - Disco 2000 (1995)

Island


16. The Courteeners - Not Nineteen Forever (2008)

Polydor


15. The Cure - Lovecats (1983)

Fiction



14. Queens of The Stone Age - No One Knows (2002)

Interscope



13. Oasis - Supersonic (1994)

Creation / Epic / Helter Skelter


12. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor (2005)

Domino



11. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger (1995)

Creation / Epic / Helter Skelter


10. Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire (2008)

RCA / Sony


9. New Order - Blue Monday (1983)

Factory


8. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)

DGC


7. Portugal The Man - Feel It Still (2017)

Atlantic


6. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum (2005)

Domino


5. Reef - Place Your Hands (1996)

Sony Soho Square


4. The Smiths - This Charmingman (1984)

Rough Trade


3. Bloc Party - Banquet (2004)

Witchita


2. The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger (2006)

Fallout


1. The Killers - Mr Brightside (2003)

Island / Lizard King



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