List of number-one modern rock hits of 2009 (U.S.)

This is a list of the songs the reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in 2009. The chart was renamed from "Modern Rock Tracks" on June 20, 2009.

List

Key

Indicates best charting alternative single of 2009 Note: Year-End most popular alternative/modern rock songs, ranked by airplay detections as measured by Nielsen BDS.

Issue date	Song	Artist	Reference(s)
January 3	"Sex on Fire"	Kings of Leon	[1]
January 10			[2]
January 17			[3]
January 24			[4]
January 31			[5]
February 7			[6]
February 14	"Second Chance"	Shinedown	[7]
February 21	"Love Hurts"	Incubus	[8]
February 28	"Second Chance"	Shinedown	[9]
March 7			[10]
March 14	"Love Hurts"	Incubus	[11]
March 21			[12]
March 28	"Brother"	Pearl Jam	[13]
April 4			[14]
April 11	"Use Somebody"	Kings of Leon	[15]
April 18			[16]
April 25			[17]
May 2	"Feel Good Drag"	Anberlin	[18]
May 9	"Know Your Enemy"	Green Day	[19]
May 16			[20]
May 23			[21]
May 30			[22]
June 6			[23]
June 13			[24]
June 20	"New Divide"	Linkin Park	[25]
June 27	"Panic Switch"	Silversun Pickups	[26]
July 4	"New Divide"	Linkin Park	[27]
July 11			[28]
July 18			[29]
July 25			[30]
August 1			[31]
August 8			[32]
August 15			[33]
August 22			[34]
August 29			[35]
September 5			[36]
September 12			[37]
September 19	"Notion"	Kings of Leon	[38]
September 26	"Uprising"	Muse	[39]
October 3			[40]
October 10	"Check My Brain"	Alice in Chains	[41]
October 17	"Uprising"	Muse	[42]
October 24			[43]
October 31			[44]
November 7			[45]
November 14			[46]
November 21			[47]
November 28			[48]
December 5			[49]
December 12			[50]
December 19			[51]
December 26			[52]

References

See also

• 2009 in music
• List of number-one alternative hits (United States)
• List of number-one Billboard Alternative Albums of 2009