Alternative Rock

Genre

-10.4 Median integrated LUFS

13.2 Median dynamic range

-27.2 to -3.6 Range

518 Tracks

By decade

n=14 · median -17.7 LUFS

n=372 · median -11.1 LUFS

n=124 · median -7.9 LUFS

Releases

Pretty in Pink (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Various Artists · 1986

median -17.8 LUFS

Here Comes Your Man

Pixies · 1989

median -15.8 LUFS

Temple of the Dog

Temple of the Dog · 1991

median -13.5 LUFS

Barenaked Ladies · 1992

median -15.2 LUFS

Heart-Shaped Box

Nirvana · 1993

median -11.2 LUFS

Songs of Faith and Devotion

Depeche Mode · 1993

median -12.4 LUFS

Songs of Faith and Devotion Live

Depeche Mode · 1993

median -10.2 LUFS

R.E.M. · 1994

median -9.9 LUFS

Reality Bites (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Various Artists · 1994

median -11 LUFS

Toadies · 1994

median -12.4 LUFS

Pearl Jam · 1994

median -10.5 LUFS

Weezer · 1994

median -9.5 LUFS

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis · 1995

median -9.3 LUFS

Different Class

Pulp · 1995

median -12 LUFS

Empire Records (The Soundtrack)

Various Artists · 1995

median -11.4 LUFS

Rusty · 1995

median -10.1 LUFS

Mallrats (Music from the Motion Picture)

Various Artists · 1995

median -10.8 LUFS

Whale · 1995

median -10.3 LUFS

Afghan Whigs · 1996

median -8.9 LUFS

Dave Matthews Band · 1996

median -11 LUFS

Weezer · 1996

median -7.1 LUFS

Goldfinger · 1996

median -12 LUFS

Merlin's Arcade

Merlin · 1996

median -8.8 LUFS

Weezer · 1996

median -7.9 LUFS

Fiona Apple · 1996

median -11.5 LUFS

Goldfinger · 1997

median -9.4 LUFS

Radiohead · 1997

median -9.1 LUFS

The Colour and the Shape

Foo Fighters · 1997

median -7.7 LUFS

Dave Grohl · 1997

median -12.6 LUFS

Depeche Mode · 1997

median -8.9 LUFS

38 Carat Collection (CD 1)

Prefab Sprout · 1999

median -12.7 LUFS

38 Carat Collection (CD 2)

Prefab Sprout · 1999

median -13.5 LUFS

Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants

Oasis · 2000

median -8 LUFS

Distorted Lullabies

Ours · 2001

median -7.6 LUFS

New Order · 2001

median -7.8 LUFS

Music from Vanilla Sky

Various Artists · 2001

median -11.2 LUFS

Weezer · 2001

median -7 LUFS

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes · 2001

median -6.3 LUFS

Heathen Chemistry

Oasis · 2002

median -7.4 LUFS

The Vines · 2002

median -7.5 LUFS

The White Stripes · 2003

median -10.5 LUFS

Waiting for the Sirens' Call

New Order · 2005

median -7.8 LUFS

New Order · 2013

median -10.4 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this as a sample of 518 measured Alternative Rock tracks, not a survey of the genre as a whole.