The Best Alternative Rock Bands Of 2019, Ranked

Coley Reed
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Vote up your favorite alt rockers in 2019.

Updated: check out our list of the top 10 alternative rock bands of 2020!

Whether you like infectious guitar riffs or wry lyrics, the best alternative rock bands of 2019 have it all. The 2019 class of alt-rockers includes veteran acts, newcomers, and everyone in between. Some of the best alternative rock bands of 2019 have massive tours on the calendar while others are releasing highly anticipated new albums.

Everyone from Cage the Elephant to Pixies to Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes are making an epic splash in 2019. Living legends like Beck and Weezer are also leaving their marks on the year with tours in North America and beyond.

Why You So Crazy (The Dandy Warhols), Seeing Other People (Foxygen), and a new record from Sleater-Kinney are just a few examples of awesome new albums from alt-rockers. Which alt-rock band do you think will own 2019? Vote your favorite 2019 alternative rockers up to the top of this list and add any artists we may have missed.

Most divisive: The Cranberries
Over 500 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Alternative Rock Bands Of 2019, Ranked
This list is dynamically ranked based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.
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  • Radiohead
    1
    Rock music, Electronic music, New Prog
    116 votes
    • Albums: Kid A, OK Computer, The Bends, In Rainbows, Amnesiac
  • Arctic Monkeys
    2
    Trip hop, Dance-punk, Garage rock
    122 votes
    • Albums: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Favourite Worst Nightmare, Humbug, Suck It and See
  • Muse
    3
    Alternative Rock, Electronica
    102 votes
    • Albums: Origin of Symmetry, Absolution, The 2nd Law, Black Holes and Revelations, The Resistance
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
    4
    Alternative Rock, Funk Metal
    104 votes
    • Albums: Californication, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Stadium Arcadium, Mother's Milk, By the Way
  • The Black Keys
    5
    Garage rock, Blues rock, Punk blues
    75 votes
    • Albums: Rubber Factory, Attack & Release, Brothers, El Camino, The Big Come Up
  • The Killers
    6
    Pop punk, Synthpop, New Wave
    87 votes
    • Albums: Sam’s Town, Hot Fuss, Day & Age, Mr Brightside, Battle Born