Adult Alternative Songs, also known as Triple A, is a record chart that ranks the most-played songs on American adult album alternative radio stations. Currently published by the music industry magazine Billboard, the chart is formulated based on electronically monitored airplay data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.[1] from a panel of 32 stations.[2] It was introduced in January 1996[3] as a feature in Radio & Records magazine,[4] which was later purchased by Billboard parent company Nielsen.[5] Billboard appropriated the Radio & Records adult alternative chart in July 2008 and became its sole publisher after Radio & Records ceased publication in June 2009.[6] The first number-one single of the 2020s on the Adult Alternative Songs chart was "Orphans" by British rock band Coldplay.[7]

Number-one singles

Key
† – Billboard year-end number-one single
↑ – Return of a single to number one
Single Artist Reached number one[7] Weeks at
number one[7]
"Orphans" [8] Coldplay January 4, 2020 1
"Uneventful Days" [9] Beck January 11, 2020 3
"Love You for a Long Time" [10] Maggie Rogers February 1, 2020 1
"Orphans" ↑[11] Coldplay February 8, 2020 1
"Colors" [12] Black Pumas February 15, 2020 1
"And It's Still Alright" [13] Nathaniel Rateliff February 22, 2020 8
"Black Madonna" [14] Cage the Elephant April 18, 2020 2
"Bad Decisions" [15] The Strokes May 2, 2020 4
"Lost in Yesterday" [16] Tame Impala May 30, 2020 1
"Lay Your Head on Me" [17] Major Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford June 6, 2020 4
"Hell N Back" †[18][19] Bakar July 4, 2020 2
"Don't Let Me Down" [20] Milky Chance and Jack Johnson July 18, 2020 1
"Strong Enough" [21] Ray LaMontagne July 25, 2020 7
"I Got You" [22] Michael Franti and Spearhead September 12, 2020 1
"Feel You" [23] My Morning Jacket September 19, 2020 5
"Is It True" [24] Tame Impala October 24, 2020 3
"Letter to You" [25] Bruce Springsteen November 14, 2020 2
"Identical" [26] Phoenix November 28, 2020 2
"Visitor" [27] Of Monsters and Men December 12, 2020 1
"Officer of Love" [28] Caamp December 19, 2020 6
"1st Time" [29] Bakar January 30, 2021 3
"The Bandit" †[30][31] Kings Of Leon February 20, 2021 6
"All My Favorite Songs" [32] Weezer April 3, 2021 3
"Not Dead Yet" [33] Lord Huron April 24, 2021 5
"Crawling Kingsnake" [34] The Black Keys May 29, 2021 3
"We Are Between" [35] Modest Mouse June 19, 2021 7
"Solar Power" [36] Lorde August 7, 2021 2
"Last Train Home" [37] John Mayer August 21, 2021 2
"Missing Piece" [38] Vance Joy September 4, 2021 2
"Hush" [39] The Marías September 18, 2021 1
"Survivor" [40] Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats September 25, 2021 6
"I Don't Live Here Anymore" [41] War on Drugs November 6, 2021 1
"Brightside" [42] The Lumineers November 13, 2021 2
"I Don't Live Here Anymore" ↑[43] War on Drugs November 27, 2021 6
"Crutch" [44] Band of Horses January 8, 2022 2
"The Hardest Cut" [45] Spoon January 22, 2022 3
"Wild Blue" [46] John Mayer February 12, 2022 1
"Oh My God" [47] Adele February 19, 2022 1
"Chapstick" [48] Coin February 26, 2022 1
"U&Me" [49] Alt-J March 5, 2022 1
"The Only Heartbreaker" [50] Mitski March 12, 2022 1
"What, Me Worry?" [51] Portugal. The Man March 19, 2022 3
"Virginia (Wind in the Night)" [52] The Head and the Heart April 9, 2022 1
"Wild Child" †[53][54] The Black Keys April 16, 2022 3
"My Love" [55] Florence and the Machine May 7, 2022 2
"Wild Child" ↑†[56][54] The Black Keys May 21, 2022 1
"My Love" ↑[57] Florence and the Machine May 28, 2022 2
"Believe" [58] Caamp June 11, 2022 2
"That's Where I Am" [59] Maggie Rogers June 25, 2022 1
"Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)" [60] Arcade Fire July 2, 2022 3
"One Step Ahead" [61] Jack Johnson July 23, 2022 1
"Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)" ↑[62] Arcade Fire July 30, 2022 1
"Alpha Zulu" [63] Phoenix August 6, 2022 2
"Here to Forever" [64] Death Cab for Cutie August 20, 2022 8
"Boy" [65] The Killers October 15, 2022 1
"Snap" [66] Rosa Linn October 22, 2022 7
"Tonight" [67] Phoenix featuring Ezra Koenig December 10, 2022 7
"Run Away to Mars" [68] Talk January 28, 2023 2
"Pages" [69] White Reaper February 11, 2023 4
"Pepper" [70] Death Cab for Cutie March 11, 2023 1
"Tropic Morning News" [71] The National March 18, 2023 5
"Kid" [72] The Revivalists April 22, 2023 4
"Eat Your Young" [73] Hozier May 20, 2023 2
"Not Strong Enough" †[74][75] Boygenius June 3, 2023 7
"Psychos" [76] Jenny Lewis July 22, 2023 2
"Odyssey" [77] Beck and Phoenix August 5, 2023 5
"Dial Drunk" [78] Noah Kahan September 9, 2023 2
"Francesca" [79] Hozier September 23, 2023 1
"More Than a Love Song" [80] Black Pumas September 30, 2023 4
"Good Old Days" [81] The Revivalists October 28, 2023 1
"More Than a Love Song" ↑[82] Black Pumas November 4, 2023 1
"Good Old Days" ↑[83] The Revivalists November 11, 2023 1
"Atomic City" [84] U2 November 18, 2023 1
"More Than a Love Song" ↑ [85] Black Pumas November 25, 2023 1
"Atomic City" ↑ [86] U2 December 2, 2023 1
"Now and Then" [87] The Beatles December 9, 2023 2
"What Now" [88] Brittany Howard December 23, 2023 2
"Northern Attitude" [89] Noah Kahan and Hozier January 6, 2024 1
"What Now" ↑ [90] Brittany Howard January 13, 2024 1
"Northern Attitude" ↑ [91] Noah Kahan and Hozier January 20, 2024 4
"Beautiful People (Stay High)" [92] The Black Keys February 17, 2024 5
"Neon Pill" [93] Cage the Elephant March 23, 2024 4

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