1980s Alternative
The birth of modern rock
Alternative Rock Classics
Classic Alternative rock with a '90s-era focus
Adult Rock
More eclectic than Classic Rock, more chill than Alternative
All I Want to Do Is BritRock!
UK rockers, no techno
BritRock
Bored with the USA? UK Rock, Pop, Electronic, and Classic underground
UK Pop Scene
Only the catchiest Britpop anthems!
BritRock: Sour Times
Downtempo electronica and melancholic rock
Vintage Violence
Classic '70s & '80s Indie, Punk, Garage, Psych, Post-Punk, and No Wave
Radio Radio
Songs about radio -- by artists including Sam Cooke, Rush, Steely Dan, Donna Summer, Elvis Costel...
Love Is a Bummer
Pop & alternative rock, for the sad, the cynical and the scorned
Listeners' Top 100: Alternative
The Top 100 listener-rated Alternative rock songs, new and old
Listeners' Top 100: Adult Rock
The Top 100 listener-rated Adult Rock tracks
100 Greatest Rock Guitar Songs
A celebration of the songs ruled by an axe.
New Wave '80s
Pure Post-Punk and New Wave
Ricks, SGs & Flying V's
Celebrating guitarists who play Rickenbackers, Flying V's, Jazzmasters, 335s, SGs and even more e...
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
For the first time in 17 years, Rolling Stone completely remade their list of the best songs ever...
Adult Alternative
Blending early modern rock (U2, the Cure, R.E.M.) with more current alternative (Coldplay, Arcade...
Critics' Picks: Top Songs of the '80s
Derived from hundreds of critics' lists of the best music of the decade
Romantic Songs from Unforgettable Films
Songs you fell in love to from movies you love
Radio-X
'80s-based alternative and new wave that goes beyond the pop and fluff and gets to the stuff we r...
The Multiverse
From Alternative to Zydeco and ABC to ZZ Top, it's genre-defying, decades-spanning eclecticism.
The Leopard Print Lounge Chair
By radio pro Donna Reed, mellow Classic Rock and laid-back Alternative for de-stressing, relaxing...
The New Wave: 1983
Our prime collection of modern rock from a year of great releases from New Order, Aztec Camera, T...
Classic Alternative 1985
Before grunge, THIS was Alternative Rock: R.E.M., the Smiths, New Order, and Kate Bush
College Rock Radio: 1985
A sweet journey into those dorm driven turntables that were delivered to your headphones closed c...
Classic Alternative 1984
Core alt acts like the Replacements and the Smiths, and early days heavy hitters like R.E.M. and ...
Classic Rock 1984
The Orwellian year that belonged to Van Halen, The Cars, Henley, U2 and The Scorpions.
Classic Alternative 1986
A year for classic albums like XTC's 'Skylarking,' Smiths' 'The Queen Is Dead,' Depeche Mode's 'B...
Kurt Hanson's Five-Star Radio
A tasty mix of pop standards, '60s oldies, classic rock, Broadway, and modern alt-country. Kurt i...
Karla Orr's Five-Star Radio
An eclectic mix of rock, pop, and soul from Karla, who listens in Canada. This trip includes 1,00...
Jon Gauger's Five-Star Radio
Classic Rock, Classic Soul, Classic Hip-Hop and... Classical! Favorite music from an AccuRadio cu...
Patty Martin's Five-Star Radio
From our Adult Rock and World Music curator, a deep, eclectic, genre-defying mix to make you move...
Crystal Eidson's Five-Star Radio
Enjoy these treasures from Alternative, Techno, '60s Jazz, '70s Classic Rock, and more. Crystal i...
Adult Rock 1987
The year's finest from R.E.M., Tom Petty, Sinéad O'Connor, U2, Sting, Midnight Oil, Lyle Lovett, ...
Rolling Stone's Greatest Songs of All Time: '80s & '90s
From the 2021 edition of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, a subset of early modern...
The Fashion Play
Songs about clothing, style and fashion.
House Blend: Heavy Metal Guitar Heroes + 100 Greatest Rock Guitar Songs
Rocking guitar, and even rocking-er guitar!
House Blend: Blues + Adult Alternative
A unique mix of tastes blended by Ricardo, an AccuRadio listener in Brazil.
Telecaster Mastery
A-listers known for wielding what's arguably the most versatile electric, the Fender Telecaster
Title Track Attack
Here come the singles that got the greatest marketing their album could offer.
Rainy Day Songs
It's music for a rainy day. You'll need an umbrella for all these emotions.
What's That Sound?
Songs with titles that aren't in the lyrics (e.g. "A Day in the Life," "Life During Wartime," "Fo...
Lyric Hall of Fame
AccuRadio listeners pick the songs with the greatest lyric lines ever
Rock Guitar: The '80s
Eddie, Angus, Slash, Stevie Ray, and all the axe-slingers who ruled the '80s
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