Here are the 20 hottest new alternative songs of the week ending July 17, 2016, compiled from over 100 new music lists. If you have a suggestion for a list that should be part of the panel, please comment.
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | TRACK |
| 1 | 1 | Local Natives - Fountain of Youth |
| 2 | NEW | Grouplove - Welcome to Your Life |
| 3 | 9 | The Naked and Famous - Higher |
| 4 | 5 | Banks and Steelz - Giant |
| 5 | 7 | Pixies - Um Chagga Lagga |
| 6 | NEW | The Head and the Heart - Library Magic |
| 7 | 4 | CHVRCHES ft. Hayley Williams - Bury It |
| 8 | 20 | Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me |
| 9 | 2 | Dinosaur Jr. - Tiny |
| 10 | NEW | Banks - Fuck with Myself |
| 11 | 15 | Wild Beasts - Big Cat |
| 12 | 10 | Bad Suns - Disappear Here |
| 13 | NEW | Justice - Safe and Sound |
| 14 | NEW | Wilco - Locator |
| 15 | 3 | Bastille - Good Grief |
| 16 | NEW | Taking Back Sunday - Tidal Wave |
| 17 | NEW | Young the Giant - Jungle Youth |
| 18 | NEW | Jagwar Ma - O B 1 |
| 19 | NEW | HONNE - Good Together |
| 20 | RE-ENTRY | Bat for Lashes - Sunday Love |
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