Top 100 Most Played Metal, Punk & Alternative Rock Songs by Alt. Entertainments – 2025/26 Update

Welcome to the 2025/26 edition of my Top 100 Most Played Metal, Punk & Alternative Rock Songs. Following the success of last year’s expanded chart, this updated list continues to embrace punk alongside metal and alternative rock, offering a broader and more accurate snapshot of the high-energy rock tracks that consistently dominate my DJ setlists.

This chart is built using real-world DJ play data from weddings, alternative club nights, parties, and live events, ensuring every track has earned its place through genuine crowd reactions rather than streaming algorithms alone.

If you haven’t already, be sure to explore my other updated charts:

• Top 100 Most Played Songs by Alt. EntertainmentsA definitive, all-genre chart showcasing the most-requested and most-played tracks across every type of event.

• Top 100 Most Played Alternative Songs by Alt. EntertainmentsA focused selection of alternative anthems, perfect for indie, rock, and crossover dancefloors.

• Top 100 Most Played Indie Songs by Alt. EntertainmentsA dedicated indie chart featuring everything from guitar-driven classics to modern indie favourites, grunge influences, and pop-punk staples.

This Metal, Punk & Alternative Rock chart blends metal anthems, alt-rock classics, pop-punk favourites, grunge staples, and a healthy dose of classic and vintage punk. Together, they capture the loud, energetic, and nostalgic sound that defines my signature DJ style.

Whether you’re planning a rock-leaning wedding, an alternative party, or simply want to revisit some of the most powerful guitar-driven tracks ever played, this list delivers a no-nonsense journey through head-banging anthems and timeless rock favourites.

Key

• pp = Previous Position

• ↓ = Moving Down the Chart

• ↑ = Moving Up the Chart

• – = No Change in Position

• NE = New Entry / No Previous Chart Position

• TP = Total Plays

• * = Possible mistake

100. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (1971) (pp90.↑) 6 TP

Atlantic

99. Peaches - Kick It (Feat. Iggy Pop) (2003) (pp75.↓) 6 TP

XL

98. Placebo - Nancy Boy (1997) (pp73.↓) 6 TP

Elevator Music / Hut / Virgin

97. The Clash - Train in Vain (1980) (pp83.↓) 6 TP

CBS

96. Velvet Revolver - Slither (2004) (pp72.↓) 6 TP

RCA

95. Weezer - Africa (2018) (pp71.↓) 6 TP

Atlantic

94. Black Sabbath - War Pigs (1970) (NE) 7 TP

Vertigo

93. Dropkick Murphies - Shipping Out To Boston (2006) (NE) 7 TP

Columbia

92. Garbage - Stupid Girl (1996) (pp70.↓) 7 TP

Almo

91. Hole - Celebrity Skin (1998) (pp69.↓) 7 TP

Geffen

90. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (1971) (pp67.↓) 7 TP

Atlantic

89. Limp Bizkit - Faith (1998) (pp76.↓) 7 TP

Flip / Interscope

88. Slipknot - Pschosocial (2008) (pp67.↓) 7 TP

Roadrunner

87. Slipknot - Duality (2004) (pp63.↓) 7 TP

Roadrunner

86. Soundgarden - Rusty Cage (1992) (pp61.↓) 7 TP

A&M

85. The All-American Rejects - Swing Swing (2002) (ppNE.*) 7 TP

DreamWorks / Doghouse

84. The Datsuns - MF From Hell (2002) (pp60.↓) 7 TP

V2 Records / Hellsquad Records

83. blink-182 - Rock Show (2001) (pp59.↓) 8 TP

MCA

82. Feeder - Just A Day (2001) (pp58.↓) 8 TP

Echo

81. Guns 'n' Roses - Paradise City (1989) (NE*) 8 TP

Geffen

80. Incubus - Wish You Were Here (2001) (pp68.↓) 8 TP

Epic / Immortal

79. Linkin Park - Papercut (2001) (pp57.↓) 8 TP

Warner Bros.

78. Linkin Park - Points of Authority (2001) (pp66.↓) 8 TP

Warner Bros.

77. Linkin Park - Faint (2003) (pp65.↓) 8 TP

Warner Bros.

76. Motörhead - Ace of Spades (1980) (pp56.↑) 8 TP

Bronze

75. Sum 41 - Still Waiting (2002) (ppNE.*) 8 TP

Aquarius / Island

74. Sum 41 - In Too Deep (2001) (NE) 8 TP

Aquarius

73. System of a Down - Toxcity (2002) (NE*) 8 TP

American / Columbia

72. The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (1982) (ppNE.*) 8 TP

CBS / Epic

71. The Offspring - Want you Bad (2000) (ppNE.*) 8 TP

Columbia

70. Disturbed - Down With The Sickness (2000) (ppNE.*) 9 TP

Giant

69. Drowning Pool - Bodies (2001) (pp54.↓) 9 TP

Wind- Up

68. Foo Fighters - Breakout (1999) (pp52.↓) 9 TP

Rosewell / RCA

67. Green Day - Basket Case (1994) (pp51.↓) 9 TP

Reprise

66. My Chemical Romance - Teenagers (2007) (ppNE.*) 9 TP

Reprise

65. OPM - Heaven is Halfpipe (2000) (ppNE.*) 9 TP

Atlantic

64. Pantera - Walk (1991) (ppNE.*) 9 TP

East West

63. Smash Mouth - All Star (1999) (pp62.↓) 9 TP

Interscope

62. The Stranglers - Golden Brown (1982) (ppNE.*) 9 TP

Liberty

61. Buzzcocks - What Do I Get? (1978) (NE*) 10 TP

United Artists

60. Fallout Boy -Dance Dance (2005) (ppNE.*) 10 TP

Island / Mercury

59. Green Day - Welcome To Paradise (1994) (pp44.↓) 10 TP

Reprise /WEA International

58. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life (1977) (pp43.↓) 10 TP

RCA

57. Incubus - Pardon Me (1999) (pp49.↓) 10 TP

Epic / Immortal

56. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American (Salt Sweet Sugar) (2001) (pp47.↓) 10

Dreamworks

55. Korn - Freak on a Leash (1999) (pp42.↓) 10 TP

Immortal / Epic

54. Muse - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (2002) (NE*) 10 TP

Taste

53. Nirvana - In Bloom (1992) (pp41.↓) 10 TP

Geffen

52. No Doubt - Just a Girl (1995) (pp40.↓) 10 TP

Interscope / Trauma

51. The Offspring - Self Esteem (1994) (pp45.↓) 10 TP

Epitaph

50. Head Automatica - Beating Hearts Baby (2004) (pp50.-) 11 TP

Warner Bros.

49. Jay-Z Vs Linkin Park - Numb / Encore (2004) (pp48.↓) 11 TP

Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam / Warner Bros. / Machine Shop

48. Papa Roach - Last Resort (2000) (pp46.↓) 11 TP

Dreamworks

47. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dark Necessities (2016) (ppNE.*) 11 TP

Warner Bros.

46. Royal Blood - Little Monster (2014) (pp55.↑) 11 TP

Warner Bros.

45. The Clash - Lost in A Supermarket (1979) (pp37.↓) 11 TP

CBS

44. AC/DC - Back in Black (1980) (pp36.↓) 12 TP

Albert / Atlantic

43. AC/DC - Thunderstruck (1990) (ppNE.*) 12 TP

Albert Productions / ATCO

42. Foo Fighters - Everlong (1997) (pp53.↓) 12 TP

Rosewell / RCA

41. The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (1976) (ppNE.*) 12 TP

Sire / ABC

40. Sum 41 - Fat Lip (2001) (pp38.↓) 12 TP

Island

39. The Clash - Guns of Brixton (1979) (pp32.↓) 13 TP

CBS

38. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (2001) (pp34.↓) 14 TP

DreamWorks

37. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (1969) (pp33.↓) 14 TP

Atlantic

36. Lower Than Atlantis - A Thousand Miles (2014) (ppNE.*) 14 TP

Sony Music

35. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1985) (ppNE.*) 14 TP

Maverick

34. Faith No More - Midlife Crisis (1992) (pp30.↑) 15 TP

Slash

33. Nirvana - Come As You Are (1992) (pp30.↓) 15 TP

Geffen

32. Smashing Pumpkins - Siva (1991) (pp27.↓) 15 TP

Caroline/Virgin

31. Gallows - Staring at the Rude Bois (Feat. Lethal Bizzle) (2007) (pp29.↓) 16 TP

In at The Deep End

30. Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff (1999) (pp26.↓) 16 TP

Flip / Interscope

29. Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade (1996) (pp25.↓) 16 TP

Epic

28. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get (1997) (NE*) 16 TP

Big Rig / Mercury

27. Eat your Heart Out - Shape of You (2017) (pp31.↑) 17 TP

Fearless

26. Polyphia - Playing God (2022) (NE*) 17 TP

Headphone Music / Equal Vision / Rise

25. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (2015) (NE.*) 17 TP

Fueled by Ramen

24. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date With the Night (2003) (pp20.↓) 17 TP

Interscope

23. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground (1988) (pp18.↓) 18 TP

Warner Bros.

22. Foo Fighters - All My Life (2001) (pp19.↓) 19 TP

Rosewell / RCA

21. Pearl Jam - Even Flow (1992) (pp19.↓) 19 TP

Epic

20. System of a Down - Chop Suey (2001) (pp17.↓) 20 TP

American / Columbia

19. Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (1970) (pp15.↓) 21 TP

Atlantic

18. Paramore - Misery Business (2007) (pp22.↑) 21 TP

Fuelled By Ramen

17. The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) (1998) (NE*) 21 TP

American / Columbia

16. blink-182 - What's My Age Again (1999) (NE*) 24 TP

S-Curve / Virgin

15. Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom (2003) (pp16.↑) 25 TP

S-Curve / Virgin

14. Guns 'n' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (1988) (pp11.↓) 25 TP

Geffen 

13. Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock (1993) (pp14.↑) 25 TP

Caroline/Virgin

12. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (1978) (pp12.-) 25 TP

Sire

11. Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not a Winner (2006) (pp13.↑) 26 TP

Ambush Reality

10. Tenacious D - Tribute (2002) (pp10.-) 28 TP

Epic

9. Wheatus -Teenage Dirtbag (2000) (pp7.↓) 32 TP

Columbia

8. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop (2002) (pp8.-) 33 TP

Warner Bros.

7. The Clash - Rock The Casbah (1982) (pp6.↓) 33 TP

CBS

6. blink-182 - All The Small Things (2000) (pp9.↑) 34 TP

MCA

5. Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (1992) (pp5.-) 38 TP

Epic

4. Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) (2000) (pp3.↓) 42 TP

Flip / Interscope

3. Queens of The Stone Age - No One Knows (2002) (pp4.↑) 43 TP

Interscope

2. The Clash - London Calling (1979) (pp2.-) 47 TP

CBS

1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) (pp1.-) 56 TP

DGC