# List of Billboard number-one adult alternative singles of the 2010s

Adult Alternative Airplay, also known as Triple A, is a record chart that ranks the most-played songs on American adult album alternative radio stations. Currently published by the music industry magazine Billboard, the chart is formulated based on electronically monitored airplay data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. from a panel of 32 stations. It was introduced in January 1996 as a feature in Radio & Records magazine, which was later purchased by Billboard parent company Nielsen. Billboard appropriated the Radio & Records adult alternative chart in July 2008 and became its sole publisher after Radio & Records ceased publication in June 2009. The first number-one single of the 2010s on the Adult Alternative Songs chart was "Chasing Pirates" by American recording artist Norah Jones, which spent six weeks at the top spot from December 2009 to January 2010.

## Number-one singles
### Key

    † – Billboard year-end number-one single
    ↑ – Return of a single to number one
| Single | Artist | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| "Chasing Pirates" | Norah Jones | December 26, 2009 | 6 |
| "Just Breathe" | Pearl Jam | February 6, 2010 | 13 |
| "Kandi" † | One Eskimo | May 8, 2010 | 1 |
| "You and Your Heart" | Jack Johnson | May 15, 2010 | 11 |
| "The Sound of Sunshine" | Michael Franti & Spearhead | July 31, 2010 | 8 |
| "Beg, Steal or Borrow" | Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs | September 25, 2010 | 6 |
| "At or with Me" | Jack Johnson | November 6, 2010 | 2 |
| "Angel Dance" | Robert Plant | November 20, 2010 | 2 |
| "Radioactive" | Kings of Leon | December 4, 2010 | 7 |
| "Dog Days Are Over" | Florence and the Machine | January 22, 2011 | 3 |
| "Rolling in the Deep" † | Adele | February 12, 2011 | 14 |
| "You Are a Tourist" | Death Cab for Cutie | May 21, 2011 | 8 |
| "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" | Coldplay | July 16, 2011 | 3 |
| "Rumour Has It" | Adele | July 9, 2011 | 1 |
| "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" ↑ | Coldplay | July 16, 2011 | 4 |
| "The Adventures of Raindance Maggie" | Red Hot Chili Peppers | September 10, 2011 | 3 |
| "Lost in My Mind" | The Head and the Heart | October 1, 2011 | 2 |
| "Paradise" | Coldplay | October 15, 2011 | 8 |
| "Lucky Now" | Ryan Adams | December 10, 2011 | 1 |
| "Lonely Boy" | The Black Keys | December 17, 2011 | 7 |
| "Shake It Out" | Florence and the Machine | February 4, 2012 | 3 |
| "Somebody That I Used to Know" † | Gotye featuring Kimbra | February 25, 2012 | 13 |
| "Little Talks" | Of Monsters and Men | May 26, 2012 | 4 |
| "Hold On" | Alabama Shakes | June 23, 2012 | 1 |
| "Ho Hey" | The Lumineers | June 30, 2012 | 8 |
| "Mercy" | Dave Matthews Band | August 25, 2012 | 2 |
| "I Will Wait" | Mumford & Sons | September 8, 2012 | 11 |
| "Home" | Phillip Phillips | November 24, 2012 | 6 |
| "Stubborn Love" † | The Lumineers | January 5, 2013 | 4 |
| "Mountain Sound" | Of Monsters and Men | February 2, 2013 | 1 |
| "Stubborn Love" ↑ † | The Lumineers | February 9, 2013 | 4 |
| "Mountain Sound" ↑ | Of Monsters and Men | March 9, 2013 | 2 |
| "Lover of the Light" | Mumford & Sons | March 23, 2013 | 4 |
| "Hero" | Family of the Year | April 20, 2013 | 2 |
| "Gone, Gone, Gone" | Phillip Phillips | May 4, 2013 | 1 |
| "Stompa" | Serena Ryder | May 11, 2013 | 8 |
| "Red Hands" | Walk off the Earth | July 6, 2013 | 4 |
| "Recovery" | Frank Turner | August 3, 2013 | 2 |
| "I Got You" | Jack Johnson | August 17, 2013 | 2 |
| "Royals" | Lorde | August 31, 2013 | 8 |
| "Wake Me Up" | Avicii | October 26, 2013 | 4 |
| "Sirens" | Pearl Jam | November 23, 2013 | 3 |
| "Let Her Go" | Passenger | December 14, 2013 | 4 |
| "Pompeii" | Bastille | January 11, 2014 | 4 |
| "Team" | Lorde | February 8, 2014 | 4 |
| "Come a Little Closer" | Cage the Elephant | March 8, 2014 | 2 |
| "Invisible" | U2 | March 22, 2014 | 2 |
| "Blue Moon" | Beck | April 5, 2014 | 2 |
| "Magic" | Coldplay | April 19, 2014 | 1 |
| "Fever" † | The Black Keys | April 26, 2014 | 10 |
| "Stay with Me" | Sam Smith | July 5, 2014 | 6 |
| "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | August 16, 2014 | 1 |
| "Stolen Dance" | Milky Chance | August 23, 2014 | 8 |
| "Do You" | Spoon | October 18, 2014 | 2 |
| "Gotta Get Away" | The Black Keys | November 1, 2014 | 2 |
| "Do You" ↑ | Spoon | November 15, 2014 | 1 |
| "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" | U2 | November 22, 2014 | 2 |
| "Budapest" | George Ezra | December 6, 2014 | 10 |
| "Make You Better" | The Decemberists | February 14, 2015 | 1 |
| "I Bet My Life" | Imagine Dragons | February 21, 2015 | 1 |
| "Lampshades on Fire" | Modest Mouse | February 28, 2015 | 4 |
| "Black Sun" | Death Cab for Cutie | March 28, 2015 | 2 |
| "Believe" | Mumford & Sons | April 11, 2015 | 5 |
| "What Kind of Man" | Florence and the Machine | May 16, 2015 | 3 |
| "Crystals" | Of Monsters and Men | June 6, 2015 | 3 |
| "Sedona" | Houndmouth | June 27, 2015 | 2 |
| "Dreams" | Beck | July 11, 2015 | 12 |
| "Ship to Wreck" | Florence and the Machine | October 3, 2015 | 3 |
| "S.O.B." | Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats | October 24, 2015 | 4 |
| "Hello" | Adele | November 21, 2015 | 4 |
| "Adventure of a Lifetime" | Coldplay | December 19, 2015 | 1 |
| "Fire and the Flood" | Vance Joy | December 26, 2015 | 1 |
| "Adventure of a Lifetime" ↑ | Coldplay | January 2, 2016 | 1 |
| "Fire and the Flood" ↑ | Vance Joy | January 9, 2016 | 1 |
| "Adventure of a Lifetime" ↑ | Coldplay | January 16, 2016 | 3 |
| "Mess Around" | Cage the Elephant | February 6, 2016 | 2 |
| "Adventure of a Lifetime" ↑ | Coldplay | February 20, 2016 | 1 |
| "Smooth Sailin'" | Leon Bridges | February 27, 2016 | 2 |
| "Pretty Pimpin" | Kurt Vile | March 12, 2016 | 1 |
| "Ophelia"† | The Lumineers | March 19, 2016 | 11 |
| "Off the Ground" | The Record Company | June 4, 2016 | 2 |
| "Dark Necessities" | Red Hot Chili Peppers | June 18, 2016 | 2 |
| "Ain't No Man" | The Avett Brothers | July 2, 2016 | 5 |
| "All We Ever Knew" | The Head and the Heart | August 6, 2016 | 8 |
| "Wish I Knew You" | The Revivalists | October 1, 2016 | 2 |
| "White Flag" | Joseph | October 15, 2016 | 1 |
| "Waste a Moment" | Kings of Leon | October 22, 2016 | 14 |
| "Shine" | Mondo Cozmo | January 28, 2017 | 1 |
| "Waste a Moment" ↑ | Kings of Leon | February 4, 2017 | 1 |
| "Human" | Rag'n'Bone Man | February 11, 2017 | 5 |
| "Hot Thoughts" | Spoon | March 18, 2017 | 7 |
| "Feel It Still"† | Portugal. The Man | May 6, 2017 | 9 |
| "Shine on Me" | Dan Auerbach | July 8, 2017 | 1 |
| "Feel It Still"↑† | Portugal. The Man | July 15, 2017 | 2 |
| "Everything Now" | Arcade Fire | July 29, 2017 | 2 |
| "The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness" | The National | August 12, 2017 | 2 |
| "Everything Now"↑ | Arcade Fire | August 26, 2017 | 4 |
| "The Man" | The Killers | September 23, 2017 | 1 |
| "Lay It on Me" | Vance Joy | September 30, 2017 | 3 |
| "You're the Best Thing About Me" | U2 | October 21, 2017 | 7 |
| "Up All Night" | Beck | December 9, 2017 | 2 |
| "All on My Mind" | Anderson East | December 23, 2017 | 1 |
| "No Roots" | Alice Merton | December 30, 2017 | 4 |
| "Pain" | The War on Drugs | January 20, 2018 | 1 |
| "Live in the Moment" | Portugal. The Man | January 27, 2018 | 2 |
| "You Worry Me"† | Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats | February 10, 2018 | 9 |
| "Severed" | The Decemberists | April 14, 2018 | 2 |
| "Lottery" | Jade Bird | April 28, 2018 | 3 |
| "Bad Bad News" | Leon Bridges | May 19, 2018 | 5 |
| "Hunger" | Florence and the Machine | June 23, 2018 | 4 |
| "Life to Fix" | The Record Company | July 21, 2018 | 1 |
| "Gold Rush" | Death Cab for Cutie | July 28, 2018 | 8 |
| "All My Friends" | The Revivalists | September 22, 2018 | 3 |
| "Shame" | Elle King | October 13, 2018 | 1 |
| "Nina Cried Power" | Hozier featuring Mavis Staples | October 20, 2018 | 2 |
| "Guiding Light" | Mumford and Sons | November 3, 2018 | 10 |
| "Light On" | Maggie Rogers | January 12, 2019 | 3 |
| "Hey Mama" | Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats | February 2, 2019 | 1 |
| "Northern Lights" | Death Cab for Cutie | February 9, 2019 | 3 |
| "Harmony Hall" | Vampire Weekend | March 2, 2019 | 4 |
| "Ready to Let Go" | Cage the Elephant | March 30, 2019 | 1 |
| "Harmony Hall" ↑ | Vampire Weekend | April 6, 2019 | 3 |
| "Lo/Hi" | The Black Keys | April 27, 2019 | 5 |
| "Missed Connection" † | The Head and the Heart | June 1, 2019 | 1 |
| "Gloria" | The Lumineers | June 8, 2019 | 5 |
| "Alligator" | Of Monsters and Men | July 13, 2019 | 2 |
| "This Life" | Vampire Weekend | July 27, 2019 | 1 |
| "Go" | The Black Keys | August 3, 2019 | 9 |
| "Social Cues" | Cage The Elephant | October 5, 2019 | 1 |
| "Stay High" | Brittany Howard | October 12, 2019 | 3 |
| "Peach Fuzz" | Caamp | November 2, 2019 | 3 |
| "Life in the City" | The Lumineers | November 23, 2019 | 4 |
| "Uneventful Days" | Beck | December 21, 2019 | 2 |