List of number-one Billboard Alternative Songs of 2011

These are the U.S. number-one alternative rock songs of 2011, per the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.

List

Key
	Indicates best charting alternative single of 2011 Note: Year-End most popular alternative/modern rock songs, ranked by airplay detections as measured by Nielsen BDS.

Issue date	Song	Artist	Reference
January 1	"Tighten Up"	The Black Keys	^[1]
January 8	"Waiting for the End"	Linkin Park	^[2]
January 15			^[3]
January 22			^[4]
January 29	"Tighten Up"	The Black Keys	^[5]
February 5	"Waiting for the End"	Linkin Park	^[6]
February 12	"Shake Me Down"	Cage the Elephant	^[7]
February 19			^[8]
February 26			^[9]
March 5			^[10]
March 12			^[11]
March 19			^[12]
March 26	"Rope"	Foo Fighters	^[13]
April 2			^[14]
April 9			^[15]
April 16			^[16]
April 23			^[17]
April 30			^[18]
May 7			^[19]
May 14			^[20]
May 21			^[21]
May 28			^[22]
June 4			^[23]
June 11			^[24]
June 18			^[25]
June 25	"Pumped Up Kicks"	Foster the People	^[26]
July 2	"Pumped Up Kicks"	Foster the People	^[27]
July 9	"You Are a Tourist"	Death Cab for Cutie	^[28]
July 16	"Pumped Up Kicks"	Foster the People	^[29]
July 23			^[30]
July 30			^[31]
August 6	"Walk"	Foo Fighters	^[32]
August 13	"Walk"	Foo Fighters	^[33]
August 20	"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"	Red Hot Chili Peppers	^[34]
August 27			^[35]
September 3			^[36]
September 10			^[37]
September 17	"Walk"	Foo Fighters	^[38]
September 24			^[39]
October 1			^[40]
October 8			^[41]
October 15			^[42]
October 22			^[43]
October 29	"The Sound of Winter"	Bush	^[44]
November 5			^[45]
November 12			^[46]
November 19			^[47]
November 26			^[48]
December 3	"Paradise"	Coldplay	^[49]
December 10	"The Sound of Winter"	Bush	^[50]
December 17	"Lonely Boy"	The Black Keys	^[51]
December 24			^[52]
December 31			^[53]