User:Suleimanmagnificent/List of Billboard Adult Alternative Songs in 2020
A total of 104 songs have peaked on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart in 2020.
48 songs that have charted on the Adult Alternative Songs chart have also charted on either Billboard's Rock Airplay chart or a major pop chart. These songs are listed in bold.
| Peak date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | "Orphans" | Coldplay | 1 |
| "Better Than I Used To" | Illiterate Light | 9 | |
| "NYE" | Joseph | 29 | |
| "Crowded Table" | The Highwomen | 31 | |
| January 18 | "Blind Leading the Blind" | Mumford & Sons | 4 |
| "Sunflower" | Vampire Weekend feat. Steve Lacy | 25 | |
| January 25 | "The Bones" | Maren Morris | 17 |
| February 1 | "Love You for a Long Time" | Maggie Rogers | 1 |
| "Van Horn" | Saint Motel | 17 | |
| "Tell the Truth" | The Avett Brothers | 18 | |
| "Will We Talk" | Sam Fender | 19 | |
| "Misery" | Michigander | 20 | |
| "Go Crazy" | G. Love & Special Sauce feat. Keb' Mo' | 30 | |
| "Somedays (I Don't Feel Like Trying)" | The Raconteurs | 31 | |
| "Phase" | Pinegrove | 34 | |
| February 8 | "Unchained" | Devon Gilfillian | 7 |
| February 15 | "Colors" | Black Pumas | 1 |
| "He Loves Me" | Brittany Howard | 28 | |
| "Go Easy" | Matt Maeson | 31 | |
| February 22 | "And It's Still Alright" | Nathaniel Rateliff | 1 |
| "Wars" | Of Monsters and Men | 6 | |
| "Running Up That Hill" | Meg Myers | 23 | |
| "Everything I Wanted" | Billie Eilish | 39 | |
| February 29 | "Reasons I Drink" | Alanis Morissette | 8 |
| "The Well" | Marcus King | 12 | |
| March 7 | "Dance of the Clairvoyants" | Pearl Jam | 2 |
| March 14 | "Hero" | Michael Kiwanuka | 3 |
| March 21 | "Be Afraid" | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | 5 |
| "Texas Sun" | Khruangbin & Leon Bridges | 17 | |
| "Oh Yeah!" | Green Day | 19 | |
| "Dissolve" | Absofacto | 20 | |
| "Long Time Coming" | Caitlyn Smith | 35 | |
| March 28 | "Mariners Apartment Complex" | Lana Del Rey | 13 |
| "Champion of the World" | Coldplay | 33 | |
| "I Don't Wanna Lie" | Yola | 35 | |
| April 4 | "Shine a Little Light" | The Black Keys | 5 |
| "Count on Me" | The Lone Bellow | 15 | |
| "Everything Has Changed" | Best Coast | 18 | |
| "Feel the Way I Want" | Caroline Rose | 21 | |
| "Unreal City" | M. Ward | 35 | |
| "Novocaine" | The Unlikely Candidates | 37 | |
| April 11 | "Beautiful Faces" | Declan McKenna | 22 |
| "Paper Cup" | Real Estate feat. Sylvan Esso | 23 | |
| "Back to Me" | Grace Potter feat. Lucius | 28 | |
| April 18 | "Black Madonna" | Cage the Elephant | 1 |
| "House Fire" | Tyler Childers | 40 | |
| April 25 | "By and By" | Caamp | 11 |
| "Circle the Drain" | Soccer Mommy | 18 | |
| "Who's Gonna Love Me Now" | Cold War Kids | 37 | |
| May 2 | "Bad Decisions" | The Strokes | 1 |
| "Caution" | The Killers | 2 | |
| "Expectations" | Katie Pruitt | 20 | |
| "The Buzz" | Pretenders | 21 | |
| "I'm Alive" | Norah Jones | 24 | |
| "Lilacs" | Waxahatchee | 26 | |
| "Break Her Heart" | ZZ Ward | 28 | |
| "You Can't Rule Me" | Lucinda Williams | 40 | |
| May 9 | "July" | Noah Cyrus feat. Leon Bridges | 4 |
| "Shangri-La" | EOB | 5 | |
| May 16 | "I Want More" | Kaleo | 6 |
| "Domino" | Nicole Atkins | 29 | |
| May 23 | "The Steps" | Haim | 16 |
| "4 American Dollars" | U.S. Girls | 33 | |
| May 30 | "Lost in Yesterday" | Tame Impala | 1 |
| June 6 | "Lay Your Head on Me" | Major Lazer feat. Marcus Mumford | 1 |
| June 13 | "Strangers" | Mt. Joy | 9 |
| "Your Love (Deja Vu)" | Glass Animals | 12 | |
| "Sometimes Love Takes So Long" | Illiterate Light | 13 | |
| "Level of Concern" | Twenty One Pilots | 35 | |
| June 20 | "Honeybee" | The Head and the Heart | 2 |
| "Salt and the Sea" | The Lumineers | 19 | |
| June 27 | "Living in a Ghost Town" | The Rolling Stones | 4 |
| "Shameika" | Fiona Apple | 19 | |
| "I Wanna Be the One" | Pete Yorn | 25 | |
| "Held Down" | Laura Marling | 33 | |
| "Lifeguard" | Nahko and Medicine for the People | 36 | |
| "This Forgotten Town" | The Jayhawks | 39 | |
| July 4 | "Hell N Back" | Bakar | 1 |
| "Retrograde" | Pearl Jam | 9 | |
| "Light of Love" | Florence and the Machine | 25 | |
| "Hollywood" | Car Seat Headrest | 31 | |
| "On the Floor" | Perfume Genius | 32 | |
| "Sweeter" | Leon Bridges feat. Terrace Martin | 39 | |
| July 11 | "Hometown Heroes" | Moon Taxi | 23 |
| "Good Times" | The Lone Bellow | 27 | |
| July 18 | "Don't Let Me Down" | Milky Chance & Jack Johnson | 1 |
| "Kyoto" | Phoebe Bridgers | 15 | |
| "No Flag" | Elvis Costello | 39 | |
| July 25 | "Strong Enough" | Ray LaMontagne | 1 |
| "Dark Days" | Local Natives feat. Sylvan Esso | 18 | |
| "Didn't Want to Be This Lonely" | Pretenders | 27 | |
| "Upside Down" | Mondo Cozmo | 31 | |
| August 1 | "Fire" | Black Pumas | 3 |
| "Real Long Time" | White Reaper | 19 | |
| "Dreamsicle" | Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit | 20 | |
| "Turn Off the TV" | Old 97's | 24 | |
| "Options Open" | Kathleen Edwards | 30 | |
| August 8 | "Rolling" | Michael Kiwanuka | 4 |
| "The Good Life" | Devon Gilfillian | 8 | |
| "Oh, What a World 2.0 (Earth Day Edition)" | Kacey Musgraves | 34 | |
| "Chew on My Heart" | James Bay | 36 | |
| "Time (You and I)" | Khruangbin | 40 | |
| August 15 | "I Got You" | Michael Franti & Spearhead | 3 |
| "Feel You" | My Morning Jacket | 7 | |
| "Time Stands" | Nathaniel Rateliff | 8 | |
| "My Own Soul's Warning" | The Killers | 11 | |
| "Hallucinogenics" | Matt Maeson | 14 | |
| "Giants" | Dermot Kennedy | 15 | |
| "For Sure" | Future Islands | 18 | |
| "One Day She's Here" | Marcus King | 19 | |
| "You're Not Alone" | Semisonic | 21 | |
| "Can't Fight" | Lianne La Havas | 24 | |
| "Who Do You Think You're Talking To?" | Dawes | 27 | |
| "Victory" | The Avett Brothers | 29 | |
| "Is It True" | Tame Impala | 31 | |
| "Mariana Trench" | Bright Eyes | 32 | |
| "Ferris Wheel" | Sylvan Esso | 35 | |
| "Exile" | Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver | 37 | |
| "Patience" | Chris Cornell | 40 |
Artists
A total of 99 artists have had songs that peaked on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart in 2020.
| Artist | Album | Single(s) | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absofacto | Thousand Peaces | "Dissolve" | 20 |
| Alanis Morisette | Such Pretty Forks in the Road | "Reasons I Drink" | 8 |
| The Avett Brothers | Closer Than Together | "Tell the Truth" | 18 |
| The Third Gleam | "Victory" | 35 | |
| Bakar | Will You Be My Yellow? | "Hell n Back" | 1 |
| Best Coast | Always Tomorrow | "Everything Has Changed" | 18 |
| Billie Eilish | N/A | "Everything I Wanted" | 39 |
| The Black Keys | Let's Rock | "Lo/Hi" | 1 |
| "Go" | 1 | ||
| "Shine a Little Light" | 5 | ||
| Black Pumas | Black Pumas | "Colors" | 1 |
| "Fire" | 3 | ||
| "Black Moon Rising" | 31 | ||
| Bright Eyes | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was | "Mariana Trench" | 33 |
| Brittany Howard | Jaime | "Stay High" | 1 |
| "He Loves Me" | 28 | ||
| Caamp | By and By | "By and By" | 11 |
| Cage the Elephant | Social Cues | "Ready to Let Go" | 1 |
| "Social Cues" | 1 | ||
| "Black Madonna" | 1 | ||
| Caitlyn Smith | Supernova | "Long Time Coming" | 35 |
| Caroline Rose | Superstar | "Feel the Way I Want" | 21 |
| Car Seat Headrest | Making a Door Less Open | "Hollywood" | 31 |
| Coldplay | Everyday Life | "Orphans" | 1 |
| "Champion of the World" | 33 | ||
| Cold War Kids | New Age Norms 2 | "Who's Gonna Love Me Now" | 37 |
| Declan McKenna | Zeros | "Beautiful Faces" | 22 |
| Dermot Kennedy | N/A | "Giants" | 21 |
| Devon Gilfillian | Black Hole Rainbow | "Unchained" | 7 |
| "The Good Life" | 8 | ||
| "Get Out and Get It" | 12 | ||
| Elvis Costello | N/A | "No Flag" | 39 |
| EOB | Earth | "Shangri-La" | 5 |
| Fiona Apple | Fetch the Bolt Cutters | "Shameika" | 19 |
| Florence and the Machine | N/A | "Light of Love" | 25 |
| Future Islands | N/A | "For Sure" | 25 |
| G. Love & Special Sauce | The Juice | "Go Crazy" | 30 |
| Glass Animals | Dreamland | "Your Love (Deja Vu)" | 12 |
| Grace Potter | Daylight | "Love Is Love" | 11 |
| "Back to Me" | 28 | ||
| Green Day | Father of All Motherfuckers | "Oh Yeah!" | 19 |
| "Father of All..." | 37 | ||
| Haim | Women in Music Pt. III | "The Steps" | 16 |
| "Summer Girl" | 25 | ||
| The Head and the Heart | Living Mirage | "Missed Connection" | 1 |
| "Honeybee" | 2 | ||
| "See You Through My Eyes" | 13 | ||
| The Highwomen | The Highwomen | "Crowded Table" | 31 |
| Illiterate Light | Illiterate Light | "Better Than I Used To" | 9 |
| "Sometimes Love Takes So Long" | 13 | ||
| Jack Johnson | TBA | "Don't Let Me Down" | 1 |
| James Bay | TBA | "Chew on My Heart" | 36 |
| Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit | Reunions | "Be Afraid" | 5 |
| "Dreamsicle" | 20 | ||
| The Jayhawks | XOXO | "This Forgotten Town" | 39 |
| Joseph | Good Luck, Kid | "Fighter" | 10 |
| "NYE" | 29 | ||
| Kacey Musgraves | N/A | "Oh, What a World 2.0 (Earth Day Edition)" | 34 |
| Kaleo | Surface Sounds | "I Want More" | 6 |
| Kathleen Edwards | Total Freedom | "Options Open" | 30 |
| Katie Pruitt | Expectations | "Expectations" | 20 |
| Khruangbin | Mordechai | "Time (You and I)" | 40 |
| Texas Sun | "Texas Sun" | 17 | |
| The Killers | Imploding the Mirage | "Caution" | 2 |
| "My Own Soul's Warning" | 12 | ||
| Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | "Doin' Time" | 2 |
| "Mariners Apartment Complex" | 13 | ||
| Laura Marling | Song for Our Daughter | "Held Down" | 33 |
| Leon Bridges | Texas Sun | "Texas Sun" | 17 |
| TBA | "Sweeter" | 39 | |
| Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | "Can't Fight" | 26 |
| Local Natives | N/A | "Dark Days" | 18 |
| The Lone Bellow | Half Moon Light | "Count on Me" | 15 |
| "Good Times" | 27 | ||
| Lucinda Williams | Good Souls Better Angels | "You Can't Rule Me" | 40 |
| The Lumineers | III | "Gloria" | 1 |
| "Life in the City" | 1 | ||
| "Salt and the Sea" | 19 | ||
| M. Ward | Migration Stories | "Unreal City" | 35 |
| Maggie Rogers | TBA | "Love You for a Long Time" | 1 |
| Major Lazer | Lazerism | "Lay Your Head on Me" | 1 |
| Marcus King | El Dorado | "The Well" | 12 |
| "One Day She's Here" | 21 | ||
| Maren Morris | Girl | "The Bones" | 17 |
| Matt Maeson | Bank on the Funeral | "Cringe" | 7 |
| "Hallucinogenics" | 17 | ||
| "Go Easy" | 31 | ||
| Meg Myers | N/A | "Running Up That Hill" | 23 |
| Michael Franti & Spearhead | Work Hard & Be Nice | "I Got You" | 3 |
| Michael Kiwanuka | Kiwanuka | "Hero" | 3 |
| "Rolling" | 4 | ||
| Michigander | Where Do We Go from Here | "Misery" | 20 |
| Milky Chance | TBA | "Don't Let Me Down" | 1 |
| Mondo Cozmo | N/A | "Upside Down" | 31 |
| Moon Taxi | Silver Dream | "Hometown Heroes" | 23 |
| Mt. Joy | Rearrange Us | "Strangers" | 9 |
| Mumford & Sons | TBA | "Blind Leading the Blind" | 4 |
| My Morning Jacket | The Waterfall II | "Feel You" | 7 |
| Nahko and Medicine for the People | Take Your Power Back | "Lifeguard" | 36 |
| Nathaniel Rateliff | And It's Still Alright | "And It's Still Alright" | 1 |
| "Time Stands" | 11 | ||
| Nicole Atkins | Italian Ice | "Domino" | 29 |
| Noah Cyrus | The End of Everything | "July" | 4 |
| Norah Jones | Pick Me Up Off the Floor | "I'm Alive" | 24 |
| Of Monsters and Men | Fever Dream | "Alligator" | 1 |
| "Wars" | 6 | ||
| Old 97's | Twelfth | "Turn Off the TV" | 24 |
| Pearl Jam | Gigaton | "Dance of the Clairvoyants" | 2 |
| "Retrograde" | 9 | ||
| Pete Yorn | Caretakers | "Calm Down" | 6 |
| "I Wanna Be the One" | 25 | ||
| Perfume Genius | Set My Heart on Fire Immediately | "On the Floor" | 32 |
| Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | "Kyoto" | 15 |
| Pinegrove | Marigold | "Phase" | 34 |
| The Pretenders | Hate for Sale | "The Buzz" | 21 |
| "Didn't Want to Be This Lonely" | 27 | ||
| The Raconteurs | Help Us Stranger | "Help Me Stranger" | 9 |
| "Now That You're Gone" | 19 | ||
| "Sunday Driver" | 31 | ||
| "Somedays (I Don't Feel Like Trying)" | 31 | ||
| Ray LaMontagne | Monovision | "Strong Enough" | 1 |
| Real Estate | The Main Thing | "Paper Cup" | 23 |
| The Rolling Stones | N/A | "Living in a Ghost Town" | 4 |
| Saint Motel | The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Part 1 | "Van Horn" | 17 |
| Sam Fender | Hypersonic Missiles | "Hypersonic Missiles" | 15 |
| "Will We Talk" | 19 | ||
| Semisonic | You're Not Alone | "You're Not Alone" | 29 |
| Soccer Mommy | Color Theory | "Circle the Drain" | 18 |
| The Strokes | The New Abnormal | "Bad Decisions" | 1 |
| Tame Impala | The Slow Rush | "Lost in Yesterday" | 1 |
| "It Might Be Time" | 39 | ||
| Twenty One Pilots | N/A | "Level of Concern" | 35 |
| Tyler Childers | Country Squire | "All Your'n" | 16 |
| "House Fire" | 40 | ||
| The Unlikely Candidates | N/A | "Novocaine" | 37 |
| U.S. Girls | Heavy Light | "4 American Dollars" | 33 |
| Vampire Weekend | Father of the Bride | "Harmony Hall" | 1 |
| "This Life" | 1 | ||
| "Sunflower" | 25 | ||
| Waxahatchee | Saint Cloud | "Lilacs" | 26 |
| White Reaper | You Deserve Love | "Might Be Right" | 4 |
| "Real Long Time" | 19 | ||
| Yola | Walk Through Fire | "I Don't Wanna Lie" | 35 |
| ZZ Ward | N/A | "Break Her Heart" | 28 |
Albums
A total of 81 albums including tracks that have appeared on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart in 2020 have been or will be released.