Here are the 20 hottest new alternative songs of the week, compiled from dozens of new music lists. If you have a suggestion for a list that should be part of the panel, please comment.
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | SONG |
| 1 | NEW | The Strumbellas - Spirits |
| 2 | NEW | Twenty One Pilots - Ride |
| 3 | RE-ENTRY | Lucius - Born Again Teen |
| 4 | NEW | Iggy Pop - Gardenia |
| 5 | NEW | David Bowie - Lazarus |
| 6 | NEW | M. Ward - Confession |
| 7 | NEW | Pete Yorn - Lost Weekend |
| 8 | NEW | Ray LaMontagne - Hey, No Pressure |
| 9 | NEW | Aurora - Conqueror |
| 10 | NEW | Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Wipeout Turn |
| 11 | NEW | Dandy Warhols - You Are Killing Me |
| 12 | NEW | The Last Shadow Puppets - Bad Habits |
| 13 | NEW | Ben Harper - Pink Balloon |
| 14 | NEW | The Joy Formidable - The Last Thing On My Mind |
| 15 | NEW | Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream |
| 16 | NEW | Mass Gothic - Every Night You've Got To Save Me |
| 17 | NEW | Ra Ra Riot - Absolutely |
| 18 | NEW | The Heavy - Since You Been Gone |
| 19 | NEW | The Thermals - Hey You |
| 20 | NEW | The Record Company - Off The Ground |
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