Artist	Song
Green Day	American Idiot
from American Idiot (Deluxe Version) (2006)
Coldplay	Clocks
from A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
Linkin Park	In the End
from Hybrid Theory (Bonus Track Version) (2006)
The White Stripes	Seven Nation Army
from Elephant (2003)
Kings of Leon	Sex On Fire
from Only By the Night (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Plain White T's	Hey There Delilah
from All That We Needed (2005)
Nickelback	How You Remind Me
from Silver Side Up (2007)
Muse	Uprising
from The Resistance (2009)
Blink-182	All the Small Things
from Enema of the State (1999)
Staind	It's Been Awhile
from The Singles Collection (Deluxe Version) (2006)
The Strokes	Last Nite
from Is This It (2001)
Incubus	Drive
from Make Yourself (1999)
Gnarls Barkley	Crazy
from St. Elsewhere (2006)
Phoenix	1901
from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Evanescence	Bring Me to Life
from Fallen (2003)
Hoobastank	The Reason
from The Reason (2003)
Red Hot Chili Peppers	Otherside
from Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Hits (2003)
Snow Patrol	Chasing Cars
from Eyes Open (2006)
Fall Out Boy	Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
from Infinity On High (2007)
The Fray	How to Save a Life
from How to Save a Life (2005)
3 Doors Down	Kryptonite
from The Better Life (2000)
Lifehouse	Hanging By a Moment
from No Name Face (2011)
Jimmy Eat World	The Middle
from Jimmy Eat World (2001)
Puddle of Mudd	Blurry
from Come Clean (2001)
The Killers	Mr. Brightside
from Hot Fuss (2004)
Panic! At the Disco	I Write Sins Not Tragedies
from A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005)
Papa Roach	Last Resort
from Infest (2000)
Foo Fighters	All My Life
from Foo Fighters: Greatest Hits (2009)
No Doubt & Bounty Killer	Hey Baby
from The Singles 1992-2003 (2003)
Fuel	Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
from The Best of Fuel (2005)
Gorillaz	Feel Good Inc
from Demon Days (2004)
Trapt	Headstrong
from Trapt (2009)
Yellowcard	Ocean Avenue
from Ocean Avenue (2003)
Weezer	Beverly Hills
from Make Believe (2007)
Fountains of Wayne	Stacy's Mom
from Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)
Modest Mouse	Float On
from Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Audioslave	Like a Stone
from Audioslave (2002)
The Flaming Lips	Do You Realize??
from Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2006)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Maps
from Fever to Tell (2003)
Interpol	PDA
from Turn On the Bright Lights (2002)
Queens of the Stone Age	No One Knows
from Songs for the Deaf (2007)
Alien Ant Farm	Smooth Criminal
from ANThology (2001)
System of a Down	Aerials
from Toxicity (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
P.O.D.	Youth of the Nation
from P.O.D.: Greatest Hits (The Atlantic Years) (2006)
Disturbed	Down With the Sickness
from The Sickness (2005)
Radiohead	Idioteque
from Kid A (2008)
Franz Ferdinand	Take Me Out
from Franz Ferdinand (2003)
Nine Inch Nails	The Hand That Feeds
from With Teeth (2005)
Chevelle	Send the Pain Below
from Wonder What's Next (Deluxe Version) (2003)
U2	Vertigo
from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)
Sum 41	Fat Lip
from All Killer No Filler (2001)
Godsmack	I Stand Alone
from Faceless (2003)
Limp Bizkit	Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)
from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000)
Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott	Hero (Motion Picture Version)
from Hero - Single (2007)
The Von Bondies	C'mon C'mon
from Pawn Shoppe Heart (2004)
Beck	E-Pro
from Guero (2005)
Five for Fighting	Superman (It's Not Easy)
from America Town (2000)
A Perfect Circle	The Outsider
from Thirteenth Step (2003)
Good Charlotte	Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous
from The Young and the Hopeless (2002)
Bowling for Soup	1985
from A Hangover You Don't Deserve (1999)
Crazy Town	Butterfly
from The Gift of Game (1999)
Dashboard Confessional	Vindicated
from Dusk and Summer (2007)
Jane's Addiction	Just Because
from Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction (2006)
Kaiser Chiefs	I Predict a Riot
from Employment (2005)
Nirvana	You Know You're Right
from Nirvana (2002)
Lostprophets	Last Train Home
from Start Something (2004)
The Hives	Hate to Say I Told You So
from Veni Vidi Vicious (2008)
Beastie Boys	Ch-Check It Out
from To the 5 Boroughs (2004)
Pete Yorn	Strange Condition
from Musicforthemorningafter (2001)
She Wants Revenge	Tear You Apart
from She Wants Revenge (2005)
Bloc Party	Banquet
from Silent Alarm (2005)
The Vines	Get Free
from Best of the Vines (2008)
Ben Folds	Rockin' the Suburbs
from Rockin' the Suburbs (2001)
Zwan	Honestly
from Mary Star of the Sea (2003)
Green Day	American Idiot
from American Idiot (Deluxe Version) (2006)
Coldplay	Clocks
from A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
Linkin Park	In the End
from Hybrid Theory (Bonus Track Version) (2006)
The White Stripes	Seven Nation Army
from Elephant (2003)
Kings of Leon	Sex On Fire
from Only By the Night (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Plain White T's	Hey There Delilah
from All That We Needed (2005)
Nickelback	How You Remind Me
from Silver Side Up (2007)
Muse	Uprising
from The Resistance (2009)
Blink-182	All the Small Things
from Enema of the State (1999)
Staind	It's Been Awhile
from The Singles Collection (Deluxe Version) (2006)
The Strokes	Last Nite
from Is This It (2001)
Incubus	Drive
from Make Yourself (1999)
Gnarls Barkley	Crazy
from St. Elsewhere (2006)
Phoenix	1901
from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Evanescence	Bring Me to Life
from Fallen (2003)
Hoobastank	The Reason
from The Reason (2003)
Red Hot Chili Peppers	Otherside
from Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Hits (2003)
Snow Patrol	Chasing Cars
from Eyes Open (2006)
Fall Out Boy	Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
from Infinity On High (2007)
The Fray	How to Save a Life
from How to Save a Life (2005)
3 Doors Down	Kryptonite
from The Better Life (2000)
Lifehouse	Hanging By a Moment
from No Name Face (2011)
Jimmy Eat World	The Middle
from Jimmy Eat World (2001)
Puddle of Mudd	Blurry
from Come Clean (2001)
The Killers	Mr. Brightside
from Hot Fuss (2004)
Panic! At the Disco	I Write Sins Not Tragedies
from A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005)
Papa Roach	Last Resort
from Infest (2000)
Foo Fighters	All My Life
from Foo Fighters: Greatest Hits (2009)
No Doubt & Bounty Killer	Hey Baby
from The Singles 1992-2003 (2003)
Fuel	Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
from The Best of Fuel (2005)
Gorillaz	Feel Good Inc
from Demon Days (2004)
Trapt	Headstrong
from Trapt (2009)
Yellowcard	Ocean Avenue
from Ocean Avenue (2003)
Weezer	Beverly Hills
from Make Believe (2007)
Fountains of Wayne	Stacy's Mom
from Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)
Modest Mouse	Float On
from Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Audioslave	Like a Stone
from Audioslave (2002)
The Flaming Lips	Do You Realize??
from Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2006)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Maps
from Fever to Tell (2003)
Interpol	PDA
from Turn On the Bright Lights (2002)
Queens of the Stone Age	No One Knows
from Songs for the Deaf (2007)
Alien Ant Farm	Smooth Criminal
from ANThology (2001)
System of a Down	Aerials
from Toxicity (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
P.O.D.	Youth of the Nation
from P.O.D.: Greatest Hits (The Atlantic Years) (2006)
Disturbed	Down With the Sickness
from The Sickness (2005)
Radiohead	Idioteque
from Kid A (2008)
Franz Ferdinand	Take Me Out
from Franz Ferdinand (2003)
Nine Inch Nails	The Hand That Feeds
from With Teeth (2005)
Chevelle	Send the Pain Below
from Wonder What's Next (Deluxe Version) (2003)
U2	Vertigo
from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)
Sum 41	Fat Lip
from All Killer No Filler (2001)
Godsmack	I Stand Alone
from Faceless (2003)
Limp Bizkit	Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)
from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000)
Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott	Hero (Motion Picture Version)
from Hero - Single (2007)
The Von Bondies	C'mon C'mon
from Pawn Shoppe Heart (2004)
Beck	E-Pro
from Guero (2012)
Five for Fighting	Superman (It's Not Easy)
from America Town (2000)
A Perfect Circle	The Outsider
from Thirteenth Step (2003)
Good Charlotte	Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous
from The Young and the Hopeless (2002)
Bowling for Soup	1985
from A Hangover You Don't Deserve (1999)
Crazy Town	Butterfly
from The Gift of Game (1999)
Dashboard Confessional	Vindicated
from Dusk and Summer (2007)
Jane's Addiction	Just Because
from Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction (2006)
Kaiser Chiefs	I Predict a Riot
from Employment (2005)
Nirvana	You Know You're Right
from Nirvana (2002)
Lostprophets	Last Train Home
from Start Something (2004)
The Hives	Hate to Say I Told You So
from Veni Vidi Vicious (2008)
Beastie Boys	Ch-Check It Out
from To the 5 Boroughs (2004)
Pete Yorn	Strange Condition
from Musicforthemorningafter (2001)
She Wants Revenge	Tear You Apart
from She Wants Revenge (2005)
Bloc Party	Banquet
from Silent Alarm (2005)
The Vines	Get Free
from Best of the Vines (2008)
Ben Folds	Rockin' the Suburbs
from Rockin' the Suburbs (2001)
Zwan	Honestly
from Mary Star of the Sea (2003)

Comment:

If there’s one thing we’ll always love about alternative rock, it’s how open-ended the alt part of the equation is. Especially in the new millennium, as songs are served with decadent dashes of disco-punk and buffered beats (Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, She Wants Revenge), guillotine-like guitars and tremor-triggering basslines (System of a Down, Disturbed, Papa Roach), and thoroughly scuffed rock references that sound the way hipsters look when they roll out of bed in the afternoon (the Strokes, the Hives, the White Stripes). Come to think of it, even pop-punk’s rules were rewritten in the ’00s, from the Broadway-bound turns of Green Day and Panic! At the Disco to the ridiculously catchy skate-park choruses of Yellowcard and Blink-182.

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