Key songs of the adult alternative scene

The following lists key songs of the adult album alternative scene the bands and artists primarily associated with the genre.

A

• a-ha
  • "Summer Moved On" (2000), "Forever Not Yours" (2002)
• Aimee Mann
  • "Wise Up" (1996)
• Alanis Morissette
  • "Head over Feet" (1995), "You Learn" (1995), "Ironic" (1995), "Thank U" (1998), "Hands Clean" (2002), "Everything" (2004)
• Anouk
  • "Nobody's Wife" (1997), "Michel" (1999)
• Avril Lavigne
  • "Complicated" (2002)

B

• Barenaked Ladies
  • "One Week" (1998), "It's All Been Done" (1998)
• Billie Myers
  • "Kiss The Rain" (1997)
• Blue Merle
  • "Burning In The Sun" (2005)
• Blues Traveler
  • "Run Around" (1993), "Hook" (1993)

C

• Carbon Leaf
  • "Life Less Ordinary" (2004), "What About Everything?" (2004), "Learn To Fly" (2006)
• Carter USM
  • "The Impossible Dream" (1992)
• Chris Isaak
  • "Wicked Game" (1990), "Somebody's Cryin'" (1995)
• Counting Crows
  • "Mr. Jones" (1993)
• Crash Test Dummies
  • "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" (1993)

D

• Dave Matthews Band
  • "What Would You Say?" (1994), "Ants Marching" (1994), "Crash Into Me" (1996), "The Space Between" (2001)
• David Usher
  • "Black Black Heart" (2001)
• Deep Blue Something
  • "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1995)
• Dido
  • "Don't Leave Home" (2003), "Here With Me" (1999), "Hunter" (1999), "Life For Rent" (2003), "Thank You" (1999), "White Flag" (2003)

E

• Eagle-Eye Cherry
  • "Save Tonight" (1998)
• Eurythmics
  • "I Saved The World Today" (1999)
• Evanescence
  • "My Immortal (Band Version)" (2003)
• Everything But The Girl
  • "Looking For Love" (1993)

F

• Fiona Apple
  • Criminal" (1996), "Shadowboxer" (1996), "Fast as You Can" (1999), "O'Sailor" (2005)
• Five for Fighting
  • Superman (It's Not Easy)" (2001)
• Foo Fighters
  • "Big Me" (1995), "Everlong" (1997), "Learn To Fly" (1999), "Miracle" (2006)

G

• Goo Goo Dolls
  • "Here Is Gone" (2002), "Slide" (1998)

H

• Heather Nova
  • "Walk This World" (1994)

I

• INXS
  • "What You Need" (1985), "Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain)" (1985), "Need You Tonight" (1987), "New Sensation" (1987), "Devil Inside" (1987), "Never Tear Us Apart" (1987), "Not Enough Time" (1992)

J

• James Blunt
  • "You're Beautiful" (2005), "High" (2006)
• Joan Osborne
  • "One of Us" (1995)

K

• Mark Knopfler

L

• Lightning Seeds
  • "You Showed Me" (1996)
• Los Lonely Boys
  • "Heaven" (2004), "Diamonds" (2006)

M

• Michelle Branch
  • "Are You Happy Now?" (2003), "Everywhere" (2001), "Goodbye To You" (2001)

N

• Natalie Imbruglia
  • "Torn" (1998)

P

• Portishead
  • "Glory Box" (1994), "Sour Times" (1994)

S

• Sarah McLachlan
  • "Into The Fire" (1991), "Possession" (1993), "Hold On" (1993), "Building A Mystery" (1997), "Sweet Surrender" (1997), "Adia" (1997), "Fallen" (2003), "Stupid" (2003), "World On Fire" (2003)
• Shawn Mullins
  • "Lullaby" (1998), "Beautiful Wreck" (2006)
• Sheryl Crow
  • "All I Wanna Do" (1993), "Leaving Las Vegas" (1993), "Everyday Is A Winding Road" (1996), "If It Makes You Happy" (1996), "Soak Up The Sun" (2002), "Good Is Good" (2005)
• Sinéad O'Connor
  • "Jealous" (2000), "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990), "Thank You For Hearing Me" (1994)
• Sting
  • "All This Time" (1991), "If I Ever Lose My Faith" (1993), "Fields Of Gold" (1993), "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" (1996), "Brand New Day" (1999), "Inside" (2003)
• Suzanne Vega
  • "Luka" (1987), "Tom's Diner" (1987)

T

• Texas
  • "In Our Lifetime" (1999), "Say What You Want" (1997), "When We Are Together" (1999)
• The Bangles
  • "Something That You Said" (2003)
• The Corrs
  • "Radio" (1999), "Runaway" (1996), "So Young" (1998)
• The Cranberries
  • "Linger" (1993), "Dreams" (1993), "Ode To My Family" (1994)
• Tori Amos
  • "Crucify" (1992), "Silent All These Years" (1992), "God" (1994), "Cornflake Girl" (1994), "Caught A Lite Sneeze" (1996), "Spark" (1998), "A Sorta Fairytale" (2002), "Sleeps With Butterflies" (2005), "Sweet The Sting" (2005)
• Tracy Chapman
  • "Fast Car" (1988), "Talkin' Bout A Revolution" (1988)
• Train
  • "Drops Of Jupiter" (2001)

U

• U2
  • "I Will Follow" (1980), "Gloria" (1981), "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (1983), "Pride" (1984), "Bad" (1984), "With Or Without You" (1987), "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (1987), "Where The Streets Have No Name" (1987), "In God's Country" (1987), "Desire" (1988), "Angel Of Harlem" (1988), "All I Want Is You" (1988), "Mysterious Ways" (1991), "One" (1991), "Even Better Than The Real Thing" (1991), "Numb" (1993), "If God Will Send His Angels" (1997), "Beautiful Day" (2000), "Elevation" (2000), "Vertigo" (2004), "All Because Of You" (2004), "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" (2004)