The 22 Best Alanis Morissette Songs

Raw breakup fury sits next to gratitude anthems and quiet late-career confessions here, and the radio staples have to fend off a few deep cuts loyal fans swear by.

1. 1
   You Oughta Know

   The 1995 lead single from Jagged Little Pill, which won the Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Head over Feet

   A 1996 single from Jagged Little Pill in which Morissette sings about falling for a patient, caring partner.
   680pts
3. 3
   Ironic

   A 1996 single from Jagged Little Pill that peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for the Grammy for Record of the Year.
   680pts
4. 4
   You Learn

   A 1996 Jagged Little Pill single about growing through painful experiences, which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 as a double A-side with You Oughta Know.
   647pts
5. 5
   Perfect

   A quiet Jagged Little Pill track sung from the point of view of parents who demand perfection from their child.
   624pts
6. 6
   Mary Jane

   A slow ballad from the 1995 album Jagged Little Pill, addressed to a struggling friend.
   485pts
7. 7
   All I Really Want

   The opening track of Jagged Little Pill, later issued as a single in 1996.
   485pts
8. 8
   Out Is Through

   The second single from So-Called Chaos, released in 2004.
   485pts
9. 9
   Joining You

   A rock track from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, released as a single in 1999.
   485pts
10. 10
    Unsent

    A 1999 single from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie written as a series of letters to former partners.
    485pts
11. 11
    So Pure

    An upbeat 1999 single from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie celebrating a carefree love.
    485pts
12. 12
    Reasons I Drink

    Released in December 2019 as the lead single from Such Pretty Forks in the Road.
    397pts
13. 13
    Precious Illusions

    The second single from Under Rug Swept, released in 2002.
    397pts
14. 14
    Uninvited

    Recorded for the 1998 City of Angels soundtrack, the song won Grammys for Best Rock Song and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
    397pts
15. 15
    Hand in My Pocket

    The second single from Jagged Little Pill, released in 1995, built on a list of contradictions about being young and unsettled.
    397pts
16. 16
    Thank U

    The 1998 lead single from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, whose video shows Morissette standing naked in public places.
    397pts
17. 17
    Not as We

    A piano ballad about starting over after a breakup, released in 2008 as a single from Flavors of Entanglement.
    291pts
18. 18
    Smiling

    A 2020 single from Such Pretty Forks in the Road, first written for the Jagged Little Pill stage musical.
    291pts
19. 19
    Underneath

    The 2008 lead single from Flavors of Entanglement.
    291pts
20. 20
    Hands Clean

    The lead single from 2002's Under Rug Swept, which peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
    291pts
21. 21
    Guardian

    The 2012 lead single from Havoc and Bright Lights, written as a promise of protection.
    0pts
22. 22
    Everything

    The 2004 lead single from So-Called Chaos, a love song about being accepted with all one's flaws.
    0pts

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