Alternative rock is a genre that emerged in the 1980s as a response to mainstream rock. It is characterized by its experimental and unconventional approach to music, often incorporating elements of punk, grunge, and indie rock. Alternative rock bands often prioritize raw emotion and authenticity over polished production values. This genre has produced some of the most influential and beloved bands of the past few decades, including those known for their energetic and funky sound, introspective and cerebral lyrics, and hard-hitting and melodic rock anthems.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 82 | 4 | 54 | 77 | 6 | 52 | 117 | 19683757 | |
2 | 81 | 35 | 38 | 54 | 33 | 29 | 119 | 8206718 | |
3 | 79 | 8 | 44 | 79 | 8 | 40 | 136 | 10953891 | |
4 | 77 | 2 | 47 | 84 | 7 | 36 | 135 | 6984570 | |
5 | 76 | 34 | 51 | 74 | 9 | 58 | 132 | 4994629 | |
6 | 75 | 7 | 39 | 74 | 16 | 36 | 130 | 8219466 | |
7 | 74 | 22 | 49 | 79 | 15 | 41 | 121 | 2789567 | |
8 | 73 | 2 | 50 | 76 | 4 | 52 | 123 | 3101703 | |
9 | 73 | 49 | 45 | 61 | 11 | 34 | 121 | 4510415 | |
10 | 73 | 8 | 46 | 70 | 16 | 57 | 131 | 4017935 | |
11 | 72 | 7 | 39 | 75 | 10 | 33 | 118 | 4545096 | |
12 | 72 | 10 | 44 | 66 | 35 | 41 | 113 | 2851290 | |
13 | 72 | 1 | 45 | 86 | 5 | 47 | 121 | 5436037 | |
14 | 71 | 13 | 49 | 72 | 23 | 51 | 118 | 3865464 | |
15 | 71 | 16 | 70 | 74 | 14 | 59 | 120 | 2513324 | |
16 | 71 | 15 | 49 | 70 | 5 | 54 | 125 | 2543652 | |
17 | 71 | 15 | 42 | 78 | 15 | 45 | 134 | 3233050 | |
18 | 70 | 4 | 56 | 78 | 9 | 71 | 139 | 2523658 | |
19 | 69 | 10 | 69 | 70 | 15 | 81 | 121 | 2147408 | |
20 | 69 | 7 | 53 | 76 | 10 | 43 | 130 | 3064277 | |
21 | 69 | 1 | 42 | 77 | 5 | 42 | 114 | 4128840 | |
22 | 69 | 10 | 51 | 74 | 14 | 55 | 124 | 2871655 | |
23 | 68 | 4 | 51 | 81 | 3 | 48 | 137 | 1412301 | |
24 | 68 | 18 | 39 | 80 | 3 | 36 | 130 | 3999366 | |
25 | 67 | 5 | 51 | 77 | 9 | 58 | 125 | 2438460 | |
26 | 67 | 7 | 42 | 79 | 11 | 44 | 138 | 3222686 | |
27 | 66 | 19 | 46 | 76 | 7 | 34 | 134 | 1771921 | |
28 | 66 | 5 | 47 | 88 | 6 | 73 | 155 | 2434048 | |
29 | 66 | 16 | 49 | 79 | 13 | 37 | 127 | 1218143 | |
30 | 66 | 19 | 58 | 60 | 28 | 49 | 120 | 1435196 | |
31 | 66 | 48 | 54 | 66 | 22 | 34 | 123 | 2314411 | |
32 | 65 | 50 | 40 | 85 | 3 | 41 | 122 | 1557335 | |
33 | 65 | 17 | 46 | 71 | 18 | 41 | 123 | 2201857 | |
34 | 64 | 48 | 50 | 73 | 6 | 56 | 130 | 2135093 | |
35 | 64 | 10 | 52 | 70 | 20 | 55 | 124 | 1382670 | |
36 | 64 | 15 | 52 | 33 | 47 | 35 | 121 | 930419 | |
37 | 64 | 12 | 55 | 59 | 33 | 47 | 117 | 1471583 | |
38 | 63 | 12 | 50 | 79 | 11 | 56 | 125 | 1483597 | |
39 | 63 | 33 | 39 | 64 | 16 | 38 | 127 | 739686 | |
40 | 63 | 11 | 46 | 83 | 5 | 43 | 125 | 1685868 | |
41 | 63 | 6 | 54 | 65 | 23 | 54 | 126 | 1153802 | |
42 | 63 | 16 | 49 | 50 | 37 | 56 | 117 | 1721436 | |
43 | 62 | 5 | 63 | 62 | 15 | 77 | 117 | 1067568 | |
44 | 62 | 7 | 44 | 46 | 39 | 36 | 118 | 1275936 | |
45 | 62 | 28 | 46 | 71 | 10 | 25 | 129 | 1704340 | |
46 | 62 | 3 | 42 | 71 | 9 | 30 | 131 | 1733680 | |
47 | 61 | 2 | 41 | 91 | 7 | 56 | 140 | 717364 | |
48 | 61 | 23 | 53 | 51 | 29 | 27 | 106 | 1765935 | |
49 | 61 | 1 | 44 | 65 | 25 | 59 | 123 | 1114337 | |
50 | 61 | 15 | 50 | 82 | 2 | 45 | 141 | 1077132 | |
51 | 61 | 3 | 56 | 74 | 8 | 56 | 126 | 1012824 | |
52 | 60 | 1 | 46 | 59 | 30 | 34 | 123 | 1996349 | |
53 | 60 | 74 | 30 | 50 | 29 | 22 | 120 | 725529 | |
54 | 60 | 16 | 55 | 58 | 34 | 51 | 115 | 700021 | |
55 | 60 | 8 | 37 | 80 | 4 | 45 | 134 | 896971 | |
56 | 60 | 7 | 35 | 75 | 7 | 42 | 135 | 1001815 | |
57 | 59 | 4 | 35 | 70 | 4 | 33 | 127 | 1156321 | |
58 | 59 | 10 | 48 | 80 | 13 | 43 | 126 | 896893 | |
59 | 59 | 0 | 52 | 84 | 6 | 68 | 117 | 603469 | |
60 | 59 | 18 | 43 | 71 | 19 | 38 | 128 | 740601 | |
61 | 59 | 6 | 52 | 92 | 5 | 54 | 122 | 896015 | |
62 | 59 | 11 | 68 | 68 | 26 | 68 | 126 | 617206 | |
63 | 59 | 11 | 53 | 74 | 5 | 45 | 119 | 1097982 | |
64 | 59 | 3 | 42 | 66 | 11 | 47 | 129 | 831102 | |
65 | 58 | 35 | 67 | 78 | 5 | 67 | 131 | 1027012 | |
66 | 58 | 27 | 41 | 72 | 11 | 41 | 134 | 547625 | |
67 | 58 | 33 | 58 | 85 | 7 | 61 | 125 | 1044255 | |
68 | 58 | 18 | 56 | 59 | 27 | 57 | 126 | 383672 | |
69 | 58 | 4 | 42 | 70 | 9 | 38 | 131 | 855704 | |
70 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 78 | 16 | 28 | 135 | 1016319 | |
71 | 58 | 14 | 51 | 47 | 37 | 43 | 125 | 955102 | |
72 | 58 | 22 | 43 | 64 | 11 | 41 | 126 | 500827 | |
73 | 57 | 81 | 27 | 72 | 10 | 33 | 121 | 733958 | |
74 | 57 | 4 | 52 | 60 | 30 | 58 | 128 | 622766 | |
75 | 57 | 0 | 59 | 57 | 29 | 74 | 112 | 639659 | |
76 | 57 | 69 | 45 | 44 | 57 | 24 | 117 | 933866 | |
77 | 57 | 3 | 54 | 79 | 13 | 73 | 127 | 567389 | |
78 | 57 | 17 | 57 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 124 | 433643 | |
79 | 56 | 8 | 42 | 80 | 10 | 38 | 120 | 1319053 | |
80 | 56 | 14 | 49 | 74 | 13 | 37 | 131 | 586181 | |
81 | 56 | 4 | 51 | 78 | 11 | 62 | 126 | 808438 | |
82 | 56 | 47 | 52 | 75 | 5 | 54 | 128 | 299276 | |
83 | 56 | 10 | 48 | 82 | 2 | 56 | 131 | 329356 | |
84 | 56 | 47 | 43 | 69 | 9 | 45 | 126 | 469334 | |
85 | 56 | 17 | 33 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 122 | 639860 | |
86 | 56 | 1 | 39 | 74 | 10 | 47 | 127 | 1154143 | |
87 | 56 | 4 | 50 | 60 | 30 | 48 | 128 | 1308474 | |
88 | 56 | 44 | 50 | 67 | 33 | 52 | 111 | 485935 | |
89 | 56 | 5 | 30 | 92 | 5 | 38 | 144 | 1651487 | |
90 | 55 | 5 | 57 | 60 | 19 | 52 | 125 | 391278 | |
91 | 55 | 0 | 51 | 65 | 24 | 52 | 126 | 37720 | |
92 | 55 | 61 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 44 | 119 | 475031 | |
93 | 55 | 19 | 62 | 70 | 13 | 71 | 141 | 503673 | |
94 | 55 | 29 | 50 | 79 | 1 | 28 | 132 | 489898 | |
95 | 55 | 6 | 31 | 93 | 13 | 49 | 137 | 736585 | |
96 | 55 | 0 | 51 | 70 | 6 | 47 | 128 | 569095 | |
97 | 55 | 16 | 50 | 76 | 5 | 37 | 131 | 608962 | |
98 | 55 | 27 | 45 | 51 | 43 | 30 | 113 | 844642 | |
99 | 54 | 27 | 49 | 77 | 6 | 48 | 123 | 466236 | |
100 | 54 | 56 | 45 | 73 | 4 | 44 | 115 | 329466 | |
101 | 54 | 3 | 46 | 76 | 14 | 53 | 135 | 265317 | |
102 | 54 | 15 | 37 | 92 | 0 | 32 | 149 | 1426791 | |
103 | 54 | 13 | 50 | 62 | 12 | 44 | 131 | 703062 | |
104 | 54 | 0 | 44 | 78 | 3 | 38 | 128 | 815752 | |
105 | 54 | 4 | 51 | 78 | 20 | 41 | 139 | 462501 | |
106 | 53 | 40 | 50 | 48 | 20 | 47 | 122 | 399699 | |
107 | 53 | 41 | 43 | 77 | 5 | 43 | 124 | 423634 | |
108 | 53 | 5 | 57 | 92 | 19 | 62 | 134 | 516827 | |
109 | 52 | 23 | 42 | 79 | 15 | 39 | 120 | 530734 | |
110 | 51 | 11 | 28 | 84 | 9 | 41 | 134 | 480917 | |
111 | 51 | 9 | 50 | 65 | 20 | 60 | 126 | 238125 | |
112 | 51 | 21 | 42 | 77 | 6 | 43 | 116 | 310234 | |
113 | 51 | 15 | 40 | 72 | 30 | 37 | 125 | 511624 | |
114 | 51 | 19 | 53 | 60 | 57 | 62 | 116 | 206383 | |
115 | 51 | 27 | 39 | 87 | 5 | 45 | 133 | 567878 | |
116 | 51 | 34 | 53 | 77 | 21 | 68 | 132 | 267479 | |
117 | 51 | 18 | 40 | 85 | 4 | 39 | 119 | 273557 | |
118 | 51 | 21 | 41 | 76 | 24 | 47 | 122 | 157658 | |
119 | 51 | 41 | 45 | 62 | 15 | 53 | 129 | 275174 | |
120 | 51 | 8 | 53 | 70 | 8 | 44 | 129 | 272674 | |
121 | 51 | 8 | 33 | 87 | 2 | 55 | 134 | 392595 | |
122 | 50 | 34 | 41 | 68 | 8 | 38 | 125 | 349373 | |
123 | 50 | 23 | 37 | 62 | 15 | 34 | 122 | 555273 | |
124 | 50 | 53 | 40 | 74 | 14 | 45 | 120 | 370280 | |
125 | 50 | 33 | 36 | 67 | 6 | 51 | 123 | 278944 | |
126 | 49 | 12 | 36 | 89 | 2 | 44 | 138 | 532905 | |
127 | 49 | 19 | 36 | 73 | 24 | 31 | 118 | 555810 | |
128 | 49 | 41 | 45 | 63 | 15 | 38 | 132 | 348663 | |
129 | 49 | 21 | 54 | 69 | 29 | 61 | 128 | 179202 | |
130 | 48 | 20 | 37 | 76 | 7 | 49 | 126 | 306982 | |
131 | 48 | 15 | 66 | 74 | 2 | 69 | 133 | 211220 | |
132 | 48 | 8 | 52 | 59 | 45 | 54 | 123 | 161787 | |
133 | 48 | 11 | 49 | 65 | 11 | 48 | 128 | 92752 | |
134 | 47 | 36 | 45 | 84 | 0 | 61 | 132 | 282376 | |
135 | 47 | 25 | 55 | 72 | 7 | 71 | 130 | 143509 | |
136 | 47 | 55 | 36 | 38 | 63 | 18 | 108 | 169615 | |
137 | 47 | 1 | 51 | 71 | 2 | 65 | 128 | 56007 | |
138 | 47 | 41 | 55 | 56 | 21 | 38 | 116 | 146487 | |
139 | 46 | 2 | 51 | 81 | 0 | 60 | 123 | 238076 | |
140 | 46 | 32 | 47 | 69 | 11 | 62 | 127 | 257653 | |
141 | 46 | 23 | 44 | 74 | 9 | 52 | 125 | 187257 | |
142 | 46 | 12 | 30 | 86 | 0 | 41 | 135 | 300221 | |
143 | 46 | 12 | 53 | 55 | 38 | 51 | 118 | 83878 | |
144 | 45 | 21 | 32 | 86 | 1 | 47 | 133 | 258426 | |
145 | 45 | 17 | 55 | 64 | 16 | 61 | 119 | 334814 | |
146 | 45 | 7 | 50 | 84 | 6 | 48 | 124 | 202170 | |
147 | 45 | 31 | 48 | 39 | 74 | 52 | 109 | 268405 | |
148 | 45 | 23 | 51 | 68 | 5 | 61 | 126 | 271598 | |
149 | 45 | 21 | 46 | 47 | 29 | 26 | 110 | 147972 | |
150 | 44 | 29 | 49 | 79 | 12 | 61 | 135 | 181421 | |
151 | 44 | 49 | 36 | 81 | 2 | 38 | 128 | 204140 | |
152 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 59 | 13 | 31 | 119 | 324131 | |
153 | 44 | 0 | 57 | 81 | 1 | 55 | 123 | 37152 | |
154 | 44 | 10 | 43 | 85 | 11 | 57 | 139 | 236454 | |
155 | 44 | 1 | 43 | 42 | 46 | 38 | 118 | 143135 | |
156 | 44 | 17 | 31 | 89 | 4 | 41 | 137 | 213958 | |
157 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 55 | 33 | 23 | 125 | 230812 | |
158 | 43 | 75 | 20 | 84 | 0 | 14 | 186 | 210292 | |
159 | 43 | 2 | 55 | 67 | 5 | 59 | 118 | 182604 | |
160 | 43 | 31 | 44 | 72 | 5 | 59 | 119 | 129913 | |
161 | 43 | 4 | 56 | 65 | 16 | 67 | 130 | 163149 | |
162 | 43 | 6 | 45 | 84 | 9 | 38 | 116 | 406809 | |
163 | 42 | 30 | 44 | 60 | 15 | 39 | 114 | 266936 | |
164 | 41 | 64 | 42 | 77 | 4 | 55 | 122 | 83633 | |
165 | 41 | 26 | 35 | 62 | 23 | 26 | 124 | 112681 | |
166 | 41 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 21 | 38 | 127 | 104560 | |
167 | 41 | 13 | 61 | 58 | 15 | 46 | 124 | 114645 | |
168 | 41 | 55 | 41 | 42 | 16 | 22 | 132 | 168638 | |
169 | 40 | 4 | 53 | 76 | 12 | 62 | 123 | 103758 | |
170 | 40 | 46 | 35 | 63 | 17 | 33 | 118 | 148344 | |
171 | 40 | 55 | 49 | 60 | 11 | 50 | 140 | 153159 | |
172 | 39 | 22 | 42 | 76 | 7 | 44 | 117 | 109023 | |
173 | 38 | 0 | 46 | 86 | 8 | 40 | 133 | 203155 | |
174 | 38 | 56 | 50 | 73 | 15 | 61 | 128 | 62358 | |
175 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 82 | 24 | 56 | 136 | 66076 | |
176 | 35 | 31 | 43 | 76 | 14 | 56 | 127 | 48819 | |
177 | 35 | 26 | 52 | 60 | 20 | 47 | 125 | 64929 | |
178 | 35 | 19 | 47 | 69 | 9 | 58 | 119 | 68393 | |
179 | 34 | 25 | 30 | 85 | 0 | 52 | 146 | 65271 | |
180 | 34 | 10 | 41 | 48 | 59 | 40 | 124 | 73985 | |
181 | 34 | 20 | 47 | 73 | 18 | 62 | 144 | 39970 | |
182 | 34 | 26 | 51 | 56 | 30 | 46 | 122 | 67623 | |
183 | 33 | 38 | 50 | 77 | 36 | 64 | 131 | 48835 | |
184 | 33 | 12 | 34 | 92 | 2 | 47 | 141 | 71437 | |
185 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 96 | 2 | 37 | 144 | 64592 | |
186 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 75 | 0 | 62 | 120 | 81346 | |
187 | 31 | 58 | 44 | 69 | 15 | 36 | 135 | 85190 | |
188 | 31 | 0 | 33 | 86 | 2 | 42 | 139 | 38387 | |
189 | 31 | 12 | 42 | 87 | 3 | 46 | 143 | 69624 | |
190 | 27 | 4 | 42 | 79 | 1 | 52 | 127 | 17469 | |
191 | 21 | 30 | 56 | 82 | 0 | 29 | 118 | 12611 | |
192 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 93 | 0 | 22 | 162 | 70047 |