History ChartDisplacement / AlternativeRock

* Music/Blink182 easily avert this, as their signature "All the Small Things" was their only top 40 hit and one of five #1s on alternative. Their second #1 on alt and the closest they ever got to the top 40 again was "I Miss You", another classic. However, many would be surprised to learn that songs like their BreakthroughHit "Dammit" (#11), as well as "What's My Age Again?", "Adam's Song", "Man Overboard", "The Rock Show" (all four peaking at #2), and "First Date" (#6), all fell short of the top spot on alt. As for their third #1 alt radio hit, and their first Top 10 on mainstream rock? "Bored to Death", the lead single off their 2016 album ''California'', largely due to interest in [[TheBandMinusTheFace how they sounded without Tom DeLonge]].
** Hilariously, in late 2022 blink-182's single "Edging" became their fourth Alt #1 and their 2nd mainstream rock top 10 hit, for the exact opposite reason as "Bored to Death". [[PuttingTheBandBackTogether Tom DeLonge had unexpectedly rejoined the band.]]
** The band would later tie the record for the most weeks at #1 with "One More Time", their fifth #1. While a newer song, it is unlikely to be as remembered as their older hits.

* Music/CageTheElephant has had ten #1 hits on alternative radio, but their signature "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" peaked at #3. Nevertheless, "Wicked" was their highest entry on the mainstream charts. Also played straight on the Hot 100 -- they had two chart entries, and "Wicked" was the ''lower'' charting of the two, only reaching #83. The song that beat it? "Shake Me Down", by five spots. It's not even their second best-known song (an honor that likely goes to "Come a Little Closer").

* Music/{{Cake}} had four top 10 songs on modern rock radio: "Never There" (their only #1), "The Distance", "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"... and "Sick of You", which even managed to outpeak the last one (#4 opposed to #7). "Sick of You" and its two follow-up singles are also the band's only songs on the rock chart.

** Their first #1 single on Alternative radio was 2023's "Love from the Other Side", ''years'' after their popularity faded. They had eight other Top 10 singles, including "Sugar, We're Goin Down", "Dance, Dance", "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)", "Centuries", and "This Ain't a Scene".

** Not even the chart it made #1 on is safe from this. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" topped the Modern Rock chart for just a single week in November of 1991...and was then promptly dethroned by Music/{{U2}}'s "Mysterious Ways", which sat at the top spot for the next nine weeks. In those nine weeks, "Teen Spirit" arguably became ''more'' popular than when it was at the top of that chart (its Hot 100 peak happened in this time frame) -- and while "Mysterious Ways" remains iconic, it still isn't close to the legendary status of "Teen Spirit". This was owing to the fact that the Modern Rock chart was survey-driven prior to early '94, when the Soundscan method was finally adopted. Incidentally enough, the latter development catapulted "All Apologies", which had been stalling near the bottom of the top 10 for the past few weeks, straight to the top spot.
* Music/NoDoubt's highest-charting single reached #3. "Don't Speak"? No, it was "Underneath It All". "Don't Speak" was ineligible to enter the Hot 100 due to a lack of a physical single release (if it had, it would have very likely been a #1 hit, given it topped the Airplay charts). "Just A Girl" (which peaked at #23) and "Spiderwebs" (which also had no physical single release) are probably also better remembered than "Underneath it All" or their other two top 10 hits, "Hey Baby" and their cover of Music/TalkTalk's "It's My Life". "Underneath It All" is also less well-known than "Hey Baby" and "It's My Life", as well as the #13 "Hella Good".

* Music/TheOffspring had three #1 hits on the Alternative charts. It's no surprise that two of them were "Come out and Play" and "You're Gonna Go Far Kid", but the third? "Hit That", which is nowhere near as iconic as some of their songs that missed the top like "Self-Esteem" (#4) and "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" (#3). Their three #1 hits on the Mainstream Rock charts were "Gone Away", a 1997 song that's not forgotten but not as well known as their bigger hits, "Coming For You" and "Let the Bad Times Roll", which were respectively released in 2015 and 2021, ''long'' after their peak in relevance. Averted on the Hot 100, where "Pretty Fly" was their highest peak.

** Overall they avert this trope, as "Under the Bridge" (from ''Music/BloodSugarSexMagik'') and "Dani California" (from ''Music/StadiumArcadium'') were their biggest Top-10 hits. Their third top 10 hit was from their album ''Music/{{Californication}}'', but it wasn't the title track (which peaked at #69). The correct answer was the #9 "Scar Tissue", another classic that isn't ''quite'' as well-remembered as "Californication".

** They've had eight #1 hits on mainstream rock. The first of which was "Boulevard", which isn't too surprising, nor is it all that surprising that their second was "Holiday". The third was "Know Your Enemy" from ''21st Century Breakdown'', which isn't even the best-known song from its parent album (see below). The remaining five were all released ''years'' after their prime: "Bang Bang" in 2016, "Still Breathing" in 2017, "Father of All..." in 2019, "Oh Yeah!" in 2020, and "The American Dream Is Killing Me" in 2023.

** Neither of their two Top 40 hits were "Mr. Jones", which was a Top 5 airplay hit but never charted due to a lack of a physical single release. They were "Accidentally in Love" (#39), which is still well-remembered by younger audiences due to being made for the ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' soundtrack, and "Hanginaround" (#28), which isn't even their third best-known song (that would either go to "A Long December" (never released as a physical single either) or their cover of "Big Yellow Taxi" (#42)).

** Their highest charter, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", is not only far away from being their SignatureSong (being best remembered for [[Memes/{{Music}} its memetic mondegreens]]), it's not even the best known song off its parent album ''Infinity on High'' (that would be "Thnks fr the Mmrs", which peaked nine spots lower). This is especially odd, since "Scene"'s robust digital sales debut had it open ''one space short of topping the charts'' (it got stuck behind Beyoncé's "Irreplacable"). "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" and "Dance, Dance" (which are probably tied for the title of the band's signature) only reached #8 and #9, respectively.

* Music/GoodCharlotte had three Top 40 hits, yet surprisingly their signature "The Anthem" only reached #43. The biggest hit, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", is easily their runner-up, yet is not ''quite'' as well-known as "Anthem". Their other two hits? One was "Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want To Be in Love)", which is still well-known but not as much the former two, and probably not even their third best-known song (a title that likely goes to "Girls & Boys", which only reached #48). Their third hit, however? "The River", their collaboration with Music/AvengedSevenfold, which peaked at #39 and was almost instantly forgotten.

** Besides "Uprising", the other two songs to enter the Hot 100 were "Madness" in #45 and "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" . While "Madness" is still remembered, "Neutron Star Collision" has been largely forgotten, only charting due to its inclusion in the third installment in ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' movie. The band themselves barely acknowledge it themselves either, only being played a few times in 2010 and once in 2013.

* Music/NoDoubt's highest-charting single reached #3. "Don't Speak"? No, it was "Underneath It All". "Don't Speak" was ineligible to enter the Hot 100 due to a lack of a physical single release (if it had, it would have very likely been a #1 hit, given it topped the Airplay charts). "Just A Girl" (which peaked at #23) and "Spiderwebs" (which also had no physical single release) are probably also better remembered than "Underneath it All" or their other two top 10 hits, "Hey Baby" and their cover of Music/TalkTalk's "It's My Life". "Underneath It All" is also less well-known than "Hey Baby" and "It's My Life", as well as the #13 "Hella Good". Lead singer Gwen Stefani is an aversion, as her signature song "Hollaback Girl" was her only #1 hit.

** As for Alternative, "Black Hole Sun" and "Burden" both peaked at #2, yet the former was named the #1 song of 1994 [[RunnerUpTakesItAll despite missing the top]].

* Music/TheOffspring had three #1 hits on the Alternative charts. It's no surprise that two of them were "Come out and Play" and "You're Gonna Go Far Kid", but the third? "Hit That", which is nowhere near as iconic as some of their songs that missed the top like "Self-Esteem" (#4) and "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" (#3). Their three #1 hits on the Mainstream Rock charts were "Gone Away", a 1997 song that's not forgotten but not as well known as their bigger hits, "Coming For You" and "Let the Bad Times Roll", which were respectively released in 2015 and 2021, ''long'' after their peak in relevance.

** The Red Hot Chili Peppers have had many #1 singles on both rock formats (including 15 on the alternative chart, the most of any artist), yet none of them were "Under the Bridge".
** On Mainstream Rock, they had 14 top 10 hits, yet "Can't Stop" only hit #15, out-charted by the largely forgotten "Warped" (#13) as well as lesser known songs like "Aeroplane" and "Look Around" (both peaking at #12). And one of their chart toppers on the same format? "My Friends", which is nowhere near as well known as "Bridge" or "Stop".

** The Billboard Hot 100 averts this with "Chasing Cars" being their only top 10 entry at #5. Their other two entries however, "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" at #54 and the aforementioned "Signal Fire" at #65 aren't as well remembered.

* Music/{{Soul Asylum}} had several entries on the alternative charts. However, "Runaway Train" only peaked at #13. Among the songs that outpeaked it were their cover of Music/{{Marvin Gaye}}'s Sexual Healing (#10), which is completely forgotten today, and their two #1s "Somebody to Shove" and "Misery", which still see some airplay, but are not quite as iconic as "Runaway Train". Averted on the Hot 100 where "Train" is their highest charter.

** On the alternative charts, four of their seven Top 10 hits ("Sugar, We're Goin Down", "Dance, Dance", "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)", and "Centuries") are still popular to this day. However, two of the three top 10s were not "Thnks fr th Mmrs" and "Uma Thurman", but "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" and 2019's "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)", years after their popularity faded. The other, their first #1, 2023's "Love from the Other Side", while new, is also unlikely to be as popular as "Mmrs" or "Thurman".

** They hit #1 on the alternative charts twelve times and the mainstream rock charts fourteen times as well. Impressive, but among that vast collection of #1 hits on both formats, ''none'' of them were "Everlong" (#3 Alt., #4 Rock). Same can be said for "My Hero" (#6 Alt., #8 Rock), though "The Pretender" topped both charts (ruling alternative for a then-record 18 weeks).

* Goldfinger had three entries on the Alternative chart, but none of them were "Superman". The reason why "Superman" is considered their signature was because it featured on the iconic video game ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater''.

* Music/{{Sum 41}} waited ''22 years'' to get two #1 singles on Alternative Airplay: "Fat Lip" in August 2001, and "Landmines" in March 2024; amusingly, both songs were featured in EA Sports' ''NHL'' series. The latter song is not nearly as well-known as "Still Waiting" (#7) or "In Too Deep" (#10). However, "Fat Lip" is their only entry on the Hot 100.

** They hit #1 on the alternative charts ten times and the mainstream rock charts eleven times as well. Impressive, but among that vast collection of #1 hits on both formats, ''none'' of them were "Everlong" (#3 Alt., #4 Rock). Same can be said for "My Hero" (#6 Alt., #8 Rock), though "The Pretender" topped both charts (ruling alternative for a then-record 18 weeks).

** Two songs from ''Music/FavouriteWorstNightmare'' hit Bubbling Under, "505" (which wasn't even a single, but charted 15 years after its release thanks to virality on [=TikTok=]) and... "Fluorescent Adolescent"? The other song was the far-less remembered "Brianstorm".

** The band would later tie the record for the most weeks at #1 with "One More Time", their fifth #1. While a newer song, it is unlikely to be as remembered as "All the Small Things" or "I Miss You".

** The Billboard Hot 100 averts this with "Chasing Cars" being their highest and only top 10 entry at #5. Their other two entries however, "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" at #54 and the aforementioned "Signal Fire" at #65 aren't as well remembered.

** The Billboard Hot 100 averts this with "Chasing Cars" being their highest and only top 10 entry at #5. However, their other two Hot 100 entries however, "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" at #54 and the aforementioned "Signal Fire" at #65 aren't as well remembered.

* "Sing" by Music/{{Travis}} was their lowest-charting hit on alternative, was not one of their two songs to make the adult top 40 chart and never touched the Hot 100, but it is undoubtedly their best-known song due to being featured in ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' and ''{{Series/The Office|US}}''.

* Story of the Year had three chart entries on Mainstream Rock, 2005's "We Don't Care Anymore" (#38), 2010's "I'm Alive" (#36) and 2023's "War" (#40). Neither of those three are even as well-known as either "Until the Day I Die" or "And the Hero Will Drown" (which wasn't even a single but is well-known primarily through its usage in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground'').

** The Billboard Hot 100 averts this with "Chasing Cars" being their highest entry at #5. However, their other two Hot 100 entries however, "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" at #54 and the aforementioned "Signal Fire" at #65 aren't as well remembered.

** The Billboard Hot 100 averts this with "Chasing Cars" being their highest entry at #5. However, their other two Hot 100 entries however, "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" at #54 and "Signal Fire" at #65 aren't as well remembered.