Most-charted alternative rock artists
10,434 artists have appeared on at least one countdown in the archive. They are ranked here by their combined results across every list: number of appearances, positions reached and how many different stations charted them. Browse alphabetically or see the listener-voted greatest artists.
| # | Artist | Entries | Lists | Songs | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U2 | 3,464 | 553 | 172 | 6 | 1980–2026 |
| 2 | Led Zeppelin | 3,128 | 199 | 96 | 59 | 1976–2026 |
| 3 | The Rolling Stones | 2,683 | 256 | 131 | 5 | 1976–2026 |
| 4 | The Beatles | 2,515 | 178 | 177 | 3 | 1976–2026 |
| 5 | Pearl Jam | 2,372 | 516 | 122 | 14 | 1991–2026 |
| 6 | R.E.M. | 2,090 | 381 | 114 | 5 | 1983–2026 |
| 7 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1,797 | 506 | 60 | 16 | 1988–2026 |
| 8 | Pink Floyd | 1,743 | 193 | 81 | 4 | 1976–2026 |
| 9 | Nirvana | 1,670 | 325 | 58 | 65 | 1990–2026 |
| 10 | AC/DC | 1,732 | 206 | 83 | 11 | 1980–2026 |
| 11 | Van Halen | 1,942 | 138 | 86 | 3 | 1978–2026 |
| 12 | Foo Fighters | 1,636 | 611 | 78 | 11 | 1995–2026 |
| 13 | Green Day | 1,537 | 490 | 81 | 18 | 1994–2026 |
| 14 | David Bowie | 1,793 | 304 | 99 | 4 | 1977–2026 |
| 15 | Aerosmith | 1,629 | 145 | 78 | 7 | 1982–2026 |
| 16 | The Cure | 1,447 | 319 | 98 | 9 | 1979–2026 |
| 17 | Metallica | 1,339 | 287 | 95 | 16 | 1983–2026 |
| 18 | The Who | 1,348 | 145 | 61 | 1 | 1976–2026 |
| 19 | The Clash | 1,325 | 230 | 66 | 5 | 1977–2026 |
| 20 | Depeche Mode | 1,209 | 299 | 76 | 6 | 1981–2026 |
| 21 | Queen | 1,133 | 209 | 45 | 10 | 1978–2026 |
| 22 | The Smashing Pumpkins | 1,191 | 330 | 63 | 2 | 1991–2026 |
| 23 | The Police | 1,294 | 224 | 49 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 24 | Bruce Springsteen | 1,289 | 223 | 119 | 6 | 1978–2026 |
| 25 | The Doors | 1,164 | 169 | 41 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 26 | Radiohead | 1,086 | 353 | 67 | 1 | 1992–2026 |
| 27 | Stone Temple Pilots | 1,066 | 282 | 40 | 3 | 1993–2026 |
| 28 | Guns N Roses | 926 | 192 | 36 | 6 | 1988–2026 |
| 29 | Weezer | 972 | 406 | 76 | 3 | 1994–2026 |
| 30 | Talking Heads | 1,072 | 223 | 44 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 31 | The Eagles | 953 | 165 | 31 | 1 | 1982–2026 |
| 32 | Beastie Boys | 894 | 256 | 51 | 10 | 1987–2026 |
| 33 | Rush | 963 | 130 | 61 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 34 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 886 | 129 | 24 | 5 | 1976–2026 |
| 35 | Linkin Park | 821 | 319 | 58 | 14 | 2000–2026 |
| 36 | Coldplay | 889 | 383 | 56 | 9 | 2000–2026 |
| 37 | Beck | 884 | 390 | 58 | 4 | 1993–2026 |
| 38 | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | 944 | 159 | 40 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 39 | Jimi Hendrix | 884 | 167 | 37 | 1 | 1976–2026 |
| 40 | The Offspring | 831 | 336 | 42 | 3 | 1994–2026 |
| 41 | Nine Inch Nails | 775 | 314 | 56 | 6 | 1990–2026 |
| 42 | Def Leppard | 878 | 111 | 32 | 1 | 1981–2026 |
| 43 | Alice In Chains | 895 | 250 | 41 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 44 | The Smiths | 725 | 178 | 49 | 15 | 1983–2026 |
| 45 | Boston | 734 | 122 | 24 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 46 | Fleetwood Mac | 805 | 145 | 45 | 2 | 1982–2026 |
| 47 | Neil Young | 851 | 189 | 69 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 48 | blink-182 | 682 | 316 | 42 | 7 | 1995–2026 |
| 49 | The Killers | 635 | 320 | 41 | 5 | 2004–2026 |
| 50 | New Order | 657 | 185 | 45 | 7 | 1981–2026 |
| 51 | ZZ Top | 771 | 115 | 32 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 52 | Bob Dylan | 730 | 147 | 93 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 53 | Journey | 683 | 122 | 26 | 2 | 1978–2026 |
| 54 | Soundgarden | 731 | 218 | 36 | 1 | 1991–2026 |
| 55 | Ozzy Osbourne | 735 | 134 | 49 | 2 | 1980–2026 |
| 56 | Peter Gabriel | 785 | 223 | 42 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 57 | INXS | 743 | 167 | 42 | 1 | 1983–2026 |
| 58 | The Black Keys | 602 | 298 | 52 | 8 | 2003–2026 |
| 59 | Bob Seger | 718 | 119 | 49 | 1 | 1978–2026 |
| 60 | Tom Petty | 644 | 171 | 53 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 61 | Muse | 613 | 311 | 46 | 8 | 1999–2026 |
| 62 | Bush | 675 | 274 | 30 | 3 | 1994–2026 |
| 63 | Oasis | 657 | 246 | 39 | 7 | 1994–2026 |
| 64 | Elton John | 674 | 119 | 48 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 65 | Incubus | 561 | 277 | 32 | 5 | 1998–2026 |
| 66 | The White Stripes | 543 | 235 | 30 | 19 | 2001–2026 |
| 67 | The Ramones | 607 | 200 | 46 | 2 | 1977–2026 |
| 68 | Bad Company | 634 | 104 | 22 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 69 | Jane's Addiction | 542 | 218 | 31 | 7 | 1988–2026 |
| 70 | Allman Brothers Band | 601 | 112 | 30 | 1 | 1976–2026 |
| 71 | The Cars | 698 | 158 | 38 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 72 | Sublime | 486 | 156 | 24 | 8 | 1995–2026 |
| 73 | Dave Matthews Band | 611 | 217 | 50 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 74 | Rage Against the Machine | 551 | 237 | 22 | – | 1993–2026 |
| 75 | Black Sabbath | 524 | 162 | 33 | 1 | 1982–2026 |
| 76 | Foreigner | 628 | 103 | 24 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 77 | The Pretenders | 671 | 189 | 42 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 78 | The B-52's | 559 | 150 | 35 | 1 | 1980–2026 |
| 79 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 615 | 105 | 30 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 80 | Bob Marley | 560 | 142 | 36 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 81 | Steve Miller Band | 563 | 110 | 21 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 82 | 311 | 575 | 304 | 42 | 2 | 1993–2026 |
| 83 | Death Cab for Cutie | 515 | 270 | 57 | 4 | 2004–2026 |
| 84 | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | 539 | 148 | 45 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 85 | Dire Straits | 518 | 179 | 25 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 86 | Billy Idol | 563 | 213 | 28 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 87 | The Grateful Dead | 592 | 123 | 48 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 88 | The Replacements | 567 | 108 | 45 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 89 | The Pixies | 533 | 182 | 46 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 90 | Violent Femmes | 429 | 132 | 23 | 4 | 1988–2026 |
| 91 | Bon Jovi | 468 | 114 | 26 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 92 | Cage The Elephant | 458 | 245 | 26 | 4 | 2009–2026 |
| 93 | Live | 514 | 199 | 24 | 5 | 1992–2026 |
| 94 | Cake | 537 | 253 | 33 | 1 | 1995–2026 |
| 95 | Tool | 471 | 226 | 24 | 3 | 1993–2026 |
| 96 | Heart | 462 | 115 | 24 | 1 | 1978–2026 |
| 97 | Mumford & Sons | 403 | 222 | 31 | 14 | 2009–2026 |
| 98 | Eric Clapton | 533 | 140 | 48 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 99 | Kings of Leon | 459 | 276 | 36 | 16 | 2003–2026 |
| 100 | Motley Crue | 498 | 107 | 35 | – | 1981–2026 |