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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Nina Simone | 48 | 31 | 16 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 902 | Kanye West | 51 | 29 | 25 | – | 2005–2024 |
| 903 | The Lightning Seeds | 59 | 50 | 9 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 904 | Animal Collective | 36 | 23 | 7 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 905 | Carole King | 48 | 16 | 10 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 906 | Highly Suspect | 40 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 2015–2024 |
| 907 | Primitive Radio Gods | 53 | 53 | 4 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 908 | Trampled by Turtles | 39 | 24 | 14 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 909 | House of Pain | 37 | 36 | 2 | – | 1992–2026 |
| 910 | Edwyn Collins | 49 | 49 | 3 | – | 1988–2025 |
| 911 | Lifehouse | 43 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2000–2019 |
| 912 | Mother Love Bone | 49 | 24 | 6 | – | 1994–2022 |
| 913 | The New Radicals | 49 | 47 | 4 | – | 1998–2026 |
| 914 | Boy & Bear | 42 | 30 | 13 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 915 | The Avalanches | 46 | 37 | 11 | – | 2000–2026 |
| 916 | The Primitives | 49 | 49 | 6 | – | 1986–2023 |
| 917 | Chris Stapleton | 37 | 33 | 9 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 918 | Pop Evil | 38 | 27 | 20 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 919 | Middle Class Rut | 40 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2008–2013 |
| 920 | Louis XIV | 40 | 29 | 5 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 921 | Soccer Mommy | 47 | 44 | 9 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 922 | Crash Kings | 44 | 31 | 2 | – | 2009–2014 |
| 923 | Rufus Wainwright | 48 | 27 | 15 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 924 | Beth Orton | 54 | 41 | 14 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 925 | Mayer Hawthorne | 40 | 35 | 8 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 926 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 41 | 11 | 14 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 927 | Glen Hansard | 37 | 33 | 11 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 928 | Ray Charles | 36 | 19 | 8 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 929 | Cyndi Lauper | 38 | 21 | 8 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 930 | Drowning Pool | 42 | 37 | 12 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 931 | The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | 43 | 41 | 6 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 932 | Meg Myers | 36 | 29 | 12 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 933 | Khruangbin & Leon Bridges | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2020–2026 |
| 934 | The Hothouse Flowers | 61 | 26 | 6 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 935 | Del Amitri | 51 | 27 | 9 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 936 | Cornershop | 52 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 1993–2026 |
| 937 | Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers | 57 | 32 | 7 | – | 1988–2023 |
| 938 | John Fogerty | 59 | 46 | 8 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 939 | G. Love & Special Sauce | 60 | 50 | 17 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 940 | James Brown | 45 | 19 | 19 | – | 1987–2025 |
| 941 | Trio | 44 | 42 | 2 | – | 1982–2025 |
| 942 | J. Roddy Walston and the Business | 43 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2010–2025 |
| 943 | Crossfade | 39 | 28 | 9 | – | 2004–2023 |
| 944 | The Ocean Blue | 50 | 23 | 6 | – | 1989–2005 |
| 945 | City And Colour | 46 | 37 | 17 | – | 2006–2023 |
| 946 | Hollywood Undead | 53 | 35 | 13 | – | 2008–2025 |
| 947 | Earth, Wind & Fire | 37 | 21 | 11 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 948 | The Civil Wars | 36 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2010–2024 |
| 949 | Best Coast | 49 | 40 | 11 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 950 | All Time Low | 33 | 27 | 12 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 951 | The Hollies | 45 | 43 | 5 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 952 | Santigold | 47 | 37 | 14 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 953 | John Butler Trio | 44 | 33 | 20 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 954 | Shakey Graves | 36 | 30 | 6 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 955 | Nick Drake | 38 | 26 | 10 | – | 2000–2026 |
| 956 | Jake Bugg | 50 | 37 | 10 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 957 | Donnie Iris | 47 | 35 | 5 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 958 | Tom Tom Club | 43 | 43 | 4 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 959 | The Byrds | 47 | 28 | 13 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 960 | 4 Non Blondes | 41 | 41 | 1 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 961 | The Style Council | 59 | 45 | 8 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 962 | Nothing More | 30 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2013–2025 |
| 963 | Delta Spirit | 47 | 39 | 13 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 964 | Drive-By Truckers | 46 | 27 | 25 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 965 | Hippo Campus | 39 | 27 | 13 | – | 2014–2025 |
| 966 | Sublime with Rome | 37 | 28 | 5 | – | 2011–2015 |
| 967 | Brand New | 46 | 41 | 13 | – | 2003–2017 |
| 968 | Patsy Cline | 32 | 16 | 6 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 969 | Joseph | 37 | 28 | 8 | – | 2016–2026 |
| 970 | Wednesday | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2021–2026 |
| 971 | Genesis Owusu | 41 | 26 | 9 | – | 2020–2026 |
| 972 | The Bodeans | 55 | 19 | 9 | – | 1988–2023 |
| 973 | Heaven 17 | 47 | 34 | 13 | – | 1981–2023 |
| 974 | Men Without Hats | 39 | 38 | 2 | – | 1983–2025 |
| 975 | Ben Lee | 44 | 39 | 17 | – | 1998–2025 |
| 976 | The Patti Smith Group | 33 | 33 | 2 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 977 | The Mavericks | 39 | 24 | 16 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 978 | The Heavy Heavy | 34 | 28 | 5 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 979 | Tyler Childers | 34 | 28 | 7 | – | 2019–2026 |
| 980 | Gang of Four | 47 | 30 | 14 | – | 1979–2026 |
| 981 | Shriekback | 46 | 28 | 17 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 982 | Grant Lee Buffalo | 61 | 40 | 5 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 983 | Ben Kweller | 49 | 37 | 18 | – | 2002–2026 |
| 984 | Brutus | 27 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| 985 | Paul Weller | 37 | 27 | 12 | – | 1992–2026 |
| 986 | King Crimson | 58 | 34 | 10 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 987 | Georgia Satellites | 55 | 55 | 3 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 988 | B-Movie | 28 | 27 | 3 | – | 1981–2008 |
| 989 | Billy Strings | 29 | 23 | 9 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 990 | Dishwalla | 40 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1996–2025 |
| 991 | Sly and the Family Stone | 43 | 21 | 14 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 992 | Grace Potter & The Nocturnals | 38 | 27 | 9 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 993 | Run DMC | 38 | 22 | 11 | – | 1986–2026 |
| 994 | Matt Maeson | 37 | 34 | 5 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 995 | Sloan | 50 | 25 | 20 | – | 1992–2025 |
| 996 | Car Seat Headrest | 36 | 30 | 13 | – | 2016–2026 |
| 997 | The Fratellis | 40 | 26 | 5 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 998 | Halestorm | 35 | 26 | 19 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 999 | Bronski Beat | 41 | 25 | 3 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 1000 | Fugazi | 36 | 34 | 4 | – | 1995–2026 |