List of Billboard Alternative Airplay number ones of the 2020s

Alternative Airplay is a record chart published by the music industry magazine Billboard that ranks the most-played songs on American modern rock radio stations. Introduced in September 1988,[1] the chart is based on electronically-monitored airplay data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems from approximately 80 national rock radio stations.[2] Songs are ranked by a calculation of their total number of radio spins per week and their "audience impression", which is based upon exact times of airplay and each station's Arbitron listener data.[2] The first number-one song of the 2020s on the chart was "Orphans" by Coldplay.

Number-one songs

Key

– Billboard year-end number-one song

↑ – Return of a song to number one

Contents
← 2010s 2020 2021

Song	Artist	Reached number one	Weeks at number one	Ref.
"Orphans"	Coldplay	December 21, 2019	4	[3]
"Dissolve"	Absofacto	January 18, 2020	2	[4]
"Running Up That Hill"	Meg Myers	February 1, 2020	2	[5]
"Might Be Right"	White Reaper	February 15, 2020	1	[6]
"Everything I Wanted"	Billie Eilish	February 22, 2020	3	[7]
"Novocaine"	The Unlikely Candidates	March 14, 2020	2	[8]
"Cradles"	Sub Urban	March 28, 2020	1	[9]
"Everything I Wanted" ↑	Billie Eilish	April 4, 2020	2	[7]
"Oh Yeah!"	Green Day	April 18, 2020	1	[10]
"Caution"	The Killers	April 25, 2020	2	[11]
"Level of Concern" [12]	Twenty One Pilots	May 9, 2020	14	[13]
"Honeybee"	The Head and the Heart	August 15, 2020	1	[14]
"Hero"	Weezer	August 22, 2020	1	[15]
"Hallucinogenics"	Matt Maeson	August 29, 2020	3	[16]
"Monsters"	All Time Low featuring Blackbear	September 19, 2020	17	[17]
"Leave Me Alone"	I Dont Know How But They Found Me	January 16, 2021	1	[18]
"Monsters" ↑	All Time Low featuring Blackbear	January 23, 2021	1	[17]
"Fire for You"	Cannons	January 30, 2021	1	[19]
"Therefore I Am"	Billie Eilish	February 6, 2021	1	[20]

References

1. Molanphy, Chris (April 19, 2012). "100 & Single: Gotye And fun. Help Alternative Rock Go Pop Once Again". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
2. "The Charts". Sun Herald. August 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
3. References for "Orphans" chart performance:
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. December 21, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. December 28, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. January 4, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
4. References for "Dissolve" chart performance:
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. January 18, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. January 25, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
5. References for "Dissolve" chart performance:
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. February 1, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. February 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
6. References for "Might Be Right" chart performance:
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. February 15, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
7. References for "Everything I Wanted" chart performance:
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. February 22, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. February 29, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. March 7, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. April 4, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. April 11, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
8. References for "Novocaine" chart performance:
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. March 14, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. March 21, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
9. References for "Cradles" chart performance:
   • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. March 28, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
10. References for "Oh Yeah!" chart performance:
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
11. References for "Caution" chart performance:
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. April 25, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
12. "Alternative Songs – Year-End (2020)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
13. References for "Level of Concern" chart performance:
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. May 23, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. July 4, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. August 1, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
14. References for "Honeybee" chart performance:
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
15. References for "Hero" chart performance:
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. August 22, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
16. References for "Hallucinogenics" chart performance:
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. August 29, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
17. References for "Monsters" chart performance:
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. October 3, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. November 14, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. January 2, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
18. References for "Leave Me Alone" chart performance:
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
19. References for "Fire for You" chart performance:
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
20. References for "Therefore I Am" chart performance:
    • "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

External links

• Alternative Airplay at Billboard