Adult Alternative Airplay, 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. from a panel of 32 stations. It was introduced in January 1996 as a feature in Radio & Records magazine, which was later purchased by Billboard parent company Nielsen. Billboard appropriated the Radio & Records adult alternative chart in July 2008 and became its sole publisher after Radio & Records ceased publication in June 2009. The first number-one single of the 2010s on the Adult Alternative Songs chart was "Chasing Pirates" by American recording artist Norah Jones, which spent six weeks at the top spot from December 2009 to January 2010.
Number-one singles Key – Billboard year-end number-one single ↑ – Return of a single to number one ← 2000s20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020s → Single Artist Reached number oneReferences for number-one singles:
Weeks atnumber one "Chasing Pirates" 6 "Just Breathe" Pearl Jam 13 "Kandi" One Eskimo 1 "You and Your Heart" 11 "" 8 "Beg, Steal or Borrow" 6 "At or with Me" 2 "Angel Dance" 2 "Radioactive" Kings of Leon 7 "Dog Days Are Over" Florence and the Machine 3 "Rolling in the Deep" Adele 14 "You Are a Tourist" Death Cab for Cutie 8 "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" Coldplay 3 "Rumour Has It" Adele 1 "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" ↑ Coldplay 4 "" Red Hot Chili Peppers 3 "Lost in My Mind" 2 "Paradise" Coldplay 8 "Lucky Now" 1 "Lonely Boy" 7 "Shake It Out" Florence and the Machine 3 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra 13 "Little Talks" Of Monsters and Men 4 "Hold On" Alabama Shakes 1 "Ho Hey" 8 "Mercy" 2 "I Will Wait" Mumford & Sons 11 "Home" 6 "Stubborn Love" 4 "Mountain Sound" Of Monsters and Men 1 "Stubborn Love" ↑ 4 "Mountain Sound" ↑ Of Monsters and Men 2 "Lover of the Light" Mumford & Sons 4 "Hero" Family of the Year 2 "Gone, Gone, Gone" 1 "Stompa" 8 "Red Hands" Walk off the Earth 4 "Recovery" 2 "I Got You" 2 "Royals" Lorde 8 "Wake Me Up" Avicii 4 "Sirens" Pearl Jam 3 "Let Her Go" Passenger 4 "Pompeii" Bastille 4 "Team" Lorde 4 "Come a Little Closer" Cage the Elephant 2 "Invisible" U2 2 "Blue Moon" Beck 2 "Magic" Coldplay 1 "Fever" 10 "Stay with Me" 6 "Take Me to Church" Hozier 1 "Stolen Dance" Milky Chance 8 "Do You" Spoon 2 "Gotta Get Away" 2 "Do You" ↑ Spoon 1 "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" U2 2 "Budapest" 10 "Make You Better" 1 "I Bet My Life" Imagine Dragons 1 "Lampshades on Fire" Modest Mouse 4 "Black Sun" Death Cab for Cutie 2 "Believe" Mumford & Sons 5 "What Kind of Man" Florence and the Machine 3 "Crystals" Of Monsters and Men 3 "Sedona" Houndmouth 2 "Dreams" Beck 12 "Ship to Wreck" Florence and the Machine 3 "S.O.B." Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 4 "Hello" Adele 4 "Adventure of a Lifetime" Coldplay 1 "Fire and the Flood" Vance Joy 1 "Adventure of a Lifetime" ↑ Coldplay 1 "Fire and the Flood" ↑ Vance Joy 1 "Adventure of a Lifetime" ↑ Coldplay 3 "Mess Around" Cage the Elephant 2 "Adventure of a Lifetime" ↑ Coldplay 1 "Smooth Sailin'" 2 "Pretty Pimpin" 1 "Ophelia" 11 "Off the Ground" 2 "Dark Necessities"Red Hot Chili Peppers 2 "Ain't No Man" 5 "All We Ever Knew" 8 "Wish I Knew You" 2 "White Flag" Joseph 1 "Waste a Moment" Kings of Leon 14 "Shine" Mondo Cozmo 1 "Waste a Moment" ↑ Kings of Leon 1 "Human" Rag'n'Bone Man 5 "Hot Thoughts" Spoon 7 "Feel It Still" Portugal. The Man 9 "Shine on Me" 1 "Feel It Still"↑ Portugal. The Man 2 "Everything Now" Arcade Fire 2 "The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness" The National 2 "Everything Now"↑ Arcade Fire 4 "The Man" The Killers 1 "Lay It on Me" Vance Joy 3 "You're the Best Thing About Me" U2 7 "Up All Night" Beck 2 "All on My Mind" 1 "No Roots" 4 "Pain" The War on Drugs 1"Live in the Moment" Portugal. The Man 2 "You Worry Me" Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 9 "Severed" The Decemberists 2 "Lottery" 3 "Bad Bad News" 5 "Hunger" Florence and the Machine 4 "Life to Fix" The Record Company 1 "Gold Rush" Death Cab for Cutie 8 "All My Friends" The Revivalists 3 "Shame" 1 "Nina Cried Power" Hozier featuring Mavis Staples 2 "Guiding Light" Mumford and Sons 10 "Light On" 3 "Hey Mama" Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 1 "Northern Lights" Death Cab for Cutie 3 "Harmony Hall" Vampire Weekend 4 "Ready to Let Go" Cage the Elephant 1 "Harmony Hall" ↑ Vampire Weekend 3 "Lo/Hi" The Black Keys 5 "Missed Connection" The Head and the Heart 1 "Gloria" The Lumineers 5 "Alligator" Of Monsters and Men 2 "This Life" Vampire Weekend 1 "Go" The Black Keys 9 "Social Cues" Cage The Elephant 1 "Stay High" 3 "Peach Fuzz" Caamp 3 "Life in the City" The Lumineers 4 "Uneventful Days" Beck 2
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External links Adult Alternative Songs at Billboard