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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Joan Armatrading | 35 | 26 | 9 | – | 1989–2025 |
| 1002 | Sam Fender | 41 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2019–2026 |
| 1003 | Lyle Lovett | 45 | 30 | 16 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 1004 | Big Star | 36 | 23 | 9 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 1005 | The Orb | 35 | 33 | 5 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 1006 | Brandon Flowers | 39 | 34 | 5 | – | 2010–2015 |
| 1007 | Built To Spill | 47 | 34 | 17 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 1008 | Taylor Swift | 35 | 27 | 16 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 1009 | The Ting Tings | 39 | 28 | 6 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 1010 | Turnstile | 34 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2021–2026 |
| 1011 | Flobots | 39 | 32 | 6 | – | 2008–2024 |
| 1012 | Clarks | 47 | 21 | 13 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 1013 | Etta James | 27 | 19 | 6 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 1014 | Miles Davis | 32 | 13 | 15 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 1015 | Manic Street Preachers | 41 | 30 | 12 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1016 | Jewel | 41 | 29 | 7 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 1017 | Willie Nelson | 48 | 27 | 22 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 1018 | Ringo Starr | 46 | 28 | 5 | – | 1997–2025 |
| 1019 | Mad Season | 56 | 38 | 8 | – | 1995–2024 |
| 1020 | Maneskin | 32 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2021–2026 |
| 1021 | Margaret Glaspy | 36 | 27 | 6 | – | 2016–2025 |
| 1022 | Iron Butterfly | 33 | 33 | 2 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1023 | The Dead Weather | 48 | 42 | 9 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 1024 | Empire of the Sun | 39 | 34 | 6 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 1025 | Saint Motel | 37 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2015–2026 |
| 1026 | Hum | 35 | 34 | 5 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 1027 | Edie Brickell And New Bohemians | 38 | 35 | 4 | – | 1988–2023 |
| 1028 | Plain White T's | 36 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2006–2025 |
| 1029 | Paolo Nutini | 40 | 34 | 10 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 1030 | Save Ferris | 55 | 38 | 9 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 1031 | Ten Years After | 49 | 43 | 5 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1032 | Laura Marling | 38 | 30 | 12 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 1033 | The Godfathers | 35 | 34 | 4 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 1034 | Aaron Lewis | 27 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2000–2022 |
| 1035 | Buckcherry | 51 | 44 | 12 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 1036 | TuneYards | 37 | 34 | 10 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 1037 | Badfinger | 48 | 28 | 5 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1038 | Sia | 38 | 34 | 10 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 1039 | Naked Eyes | 37 | 31 | 2 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 1040 | Time Zone | 31 | 31 | 1 | – | 1985–2023 |
| 1041 | The Felice Brothers | 27 | 18 | 10 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 1042 | Cee-Lo Green | 30 | 30 | 8 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 1043 | Sam Roberts | 34 | 20 | 11 | – | 2003–2025 |
| 1044 | Civil Twilight | 41 | 35 | 7 | – | 2010–2015 |
| 1045 | White Reaper | 35 | 31 | 8 | – | 2015–2025 |
| 1046 | O.A.R. | 38 | 36 | 14 | – | 2003–2024 |
| 1047 | The Undertones | 27 | 20 | 6 | – | 1978–2023 |
| 1048 | Lola Young | 24 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2024–2026 |
| 1049 | The Walkmen | 37 | 33 | 8 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 1050 | Jungle | 43 | 36 | 13 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1051 | Lissie | 48 | 43 | 11 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 1052 | Less Than Jake | 46 | 38 | 24 | – | 1996–2024 |
| 1053 | Calexico | 45 | 30 | 17 | – | 2000–2026 |
| 1054 | Spacey Jane | 23 | 9 | 22 | – | 2019–2025 |
| 1055 | Nonpoint | 33 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 2001–2025 |
| 1056 | The Mountain Goats | 38 | 26 | 18 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 1057 | The Roots | 42 | 40 | 8 | – | 2003–2026 |
| 1058 | Bakar | 33 | 31 | 8 | – | 2019–2026 |
| 1059 | The Rentals | 34 | 34 | 1 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 1060 | Bad Wolves | 26 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2018–2024 |
| 1061 | The Housemartins | 37 | 32 | 5 | – | 1985–2025 |
| 1062 | Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real | 29 | 23 | 8 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 1063 | Len | 37 | 37 | 1 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 1064 | Robbie Williams | 29 | 10 | 12 | – | 1997–2006 |
| 1065 | Art of Noise | 51 | 34 | 10 | – | 1984–2024 |
| 1066 | Alvvays | 36 | 29 | 9 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1067 | Margo Price | 38 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 2016–2026 |
| 1068 | Sigur Ros | 38 | 29 | 16 | – | 2000–2025 |
| 1069 | Serj Tankian | 34 | 25 | 5 | – | 2007–2012 |
| 1070 | Nena | 28 | 28 | 3 | – | 1983–2024 |
| 1071 | Marshall Crenshaw | 45 | 26 | 7 | – | 1989–2025 |
| 1072 | Deer Tick | 32 | 31 | 9 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 1073 | The Tea Party | 41 | 20 | 16 | – | 1994–2010 |
| 1074 | Neneh Cherry | 31 | 30 | 4 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 1075 | Generation X | 30 | 24 | 8 | – | 1977–2026 |
| 1076 | Crazytown | 39 | 38 | 4 | – | 2000–2025 |
| 1077 | When in Rome | 25 | 25 | 2 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 1078 | Big Brother & The Holding Company | 32 | 26 | 4 | – | 1982–2024 |
| 1079 | White Town | 39 | 39 | 1 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 1080 | Graham Parker | 28 | 17 | 8 | – | 1985–2022 |
| 1081 | Beirut | 36 | 25 | 11 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 1082 | The House of Love | 41 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1988–2023 |
| 1083 | Head East | 44 | 41 | 2 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 1084 | Tantric | 34 | 29 | 10 | – | 2001–2019 |
| 1085 | Laufey | 27 | 20 | 5 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 1086 | The Dream Academy | 33 | 31 | 3 | – | 1985–2024 |
| 1087 | Transplants | 46 | 39 | 6 | – | 2002–2008 |
| 1088 | Parquet Courts | 29 | 25 | 10 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 1089 | Chicano Batman | 29 | 22 | 10 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 1090 | Julian Cope | 41 | 29 | 6 | – | 1987–2019 |
| 1091 | Skillet | 35 | 26 | 12 | – | 2004–2021 |
| 1092 | Frank Ocean | 34 | 18 | 13 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 1093 | Lady Gaga | 28 | 15 | 6 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 1094 | Miike Snow | 30 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2009–2025 |
| 1095 | The Db's | 34 | 22 | 4 | – | 1988–2025 |
| 1096 | Geese | 29 | 22 | 7 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 1097 | Atreyu | 36 | 30 | 12 | – | 2005–2024 |
| 1098 | Matt Nathanson | 29 | 26 | 12 | – | 2003–2025 |
| 1099 | Steve Miller | 42 | 18 | 13 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 1100 | MxPx | 49 | 43 | 13 | – | 1996–2012 |