Most-charted alternative rock artists
6,398 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Patsy Cline | 13 | 7 | 5 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 1102 | Willie Nelson | 22 | 12 | 14 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 1103 | Steve Miller | 21 | 6 | 7 | – | 1991–2024 |
| 1104 | Dolly Parton | 13 | 9 | 4 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 1105 | The Levellers | 31 | 24 | 3 | – | 1992–2014 |
| 1106 | Al Green | 18 | 10 | 7 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 1107 | The Rembrandts | 22 | 11 | 6 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 1108 | Trust Company | 13 | 12 | 4 | – | 2002–2005 |
| 1109 | Peking Duk | 11 | 9 | 9 | – | 2014–2025 |
| 1110 | The Caesars | 23 | 22 | 2 | – | 2003–2025 |
| 1111 | Angel Olsen | 14 | 11 | 5 | – | 2016–2026 |
| 1112 | Matt And Kim | 26 | 21 | 9 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 1113 | Mountain | 17 | 12 | 2 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 1114 | Jebediah | 14 | 8 | 11 | – | 1997–2013 |
| 1115 | Neighbourhood | 13 | 10 | 4 | – | 2013–2021 |
| 1116 | The Tubes | 32 | 19 | 6 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 1117 | Lily Allen | 21 | 13 | 11 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 1118 | Lola Young | 11 | 8 | 4 | – | 2024–2026 |
| 1119 | The Raveonettes | 21 | 14 | 4 | – | 2003–2014 |
| 1120 | Rilo Kiley | 19 | 15 | 6 | – | 2005–2026 |
| 1121 | Sugarcult | 15 | 11 | 4 | – | 2002–2004 |
| 1122 | Harry Styles | 11 | 9 | 4 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 1123 | RJD2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 1124 | Nazareth | 17 | 10 | 4 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 1125 | Edie Brickell And New Bohemians | 18 | 17 | 3 | – | 1999–2011 |
| 1126 | Sticky Fingers | 15 | 8 | 12 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 1127 | Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings | 15 | 11 | 8 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 1128 | Basement Jaxx | 26 | 25 | 8 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 1129 | John Miles | 13 | 13 | 1 | – | 1987–2000 |
| 1130 | Book of Love | 20 | 17 | 6 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 1131 | VHS or Beta | 11 | 11 | 2 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 1132 | Eskimo Joe | 13 | 7 | 12 | – | 1998–2025 |
| 1133 | Nonpoint | 14 | 11 | 11 | – | 2001–2015 |
| 1134 | Something Happens | 9 | 9 | 3 | – | 1990–2005 |
| 1135 | The Trews | 14 | 9 | 9 | – | 2003–2011 |
| 1136 | Mavis Staples | 15 | 12 | 7 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 1137 | New York Dolls | 23 | 17 | 5 | – | 2000–2024 |
| 1138 | The Mountain Goats | 14 | 11 | 7 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 1139 | Quiet Riot | 14 | 10 | 6 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 1140 | Queen and David Bowie | 13 | 13 | 1 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1141 | EBN-OZN | 12 | 12 | 2 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 1142 | Guess Who | 18 | 13 | 4 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 1143 | Alison Moyet | 14 | 11 | 5 | – | 1984–2003 |
| 1144 | Illy | 13 | 11 | 13 | – | 2009–2023 |
| 1145 | Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians | 11 | 11 | 1 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 1146 | John Coltrane | 12 | 7 | 6 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 1147 | Crash Kings | 12 | 8 | 2 | – | 2010–2014 |
| 1148 | SZA | 13 | 9 | 9 | – | 2017–2025 |
| 1149 | Single Gun Theory | 12 | 12 | 3 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 1150 | Jade Bird | 12 | 7 | 4 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 1151 | The Knack | 18 | 18 | 1 | – | 1996–2024 |
| 1152 | Bedouin Soundclash | 16 | 12 | 8 | – | 2005–2011 |
| 1153 | American Hi-Fi | 12 | 12 | 3 | – | 2001–2003 |
| 1154 | Asia | 16 | 11 | 2 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 1155 | Black Label Society | 14 | 7 | 9 | – | 2002–2006 |
| 1156 | Violent Soho | 15 | 11 | 11 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 1157 | Elle King | 13 | 13 | 6 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1158 | Flyleaf | 16 | 13 | 6 | – | 2005–2010 |
| 1159 | 10 Years | 13 | 12 | 6 | – | 2005–2017 |
| 1160 | Buck-O-Nine | 14 | 11 | 8 | – | 1995–2007 |
| 1161 | Tokyo Police Club | 20 | 14 | 11 | – | 2007–2020 |
| 1162 | Sick Puppies | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2007–2010 |
| 1163 | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | 18 | 18 | 5 | – | 1998–2014 |
| 1164 | Taylor Swift | 12 | 8 | 10 | – | 2013–2025 |
| 1165 | Highwomen | 12 | 6 | 4 | – | 2019–2026 |
| 1166 | Spiderbait | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1995–2025 |
| 1167 | Margo Price | 16 | 13 | 10 | – | 2016–2026 |
| 1168 | SR-71 | 15 | 14 | 3 | – | 2000–2002 |
| 1169 | Brad | 11 | 11 | 2 | – | 1997–2022 |
| 1170 | The Only Ones | 12 | 11 | 3 | – | 1978–2003 |
| 1171 | Arkells | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2008–2022 |
| 1172 | Jungle | 17 | 14 | 8 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1173 | Eddy Grant | 24 | 24 | 4 | – | 1984–2011 |
| 1174 | Mighty Lemon Drops | 18 | 18 | 4 | – | 1986–2003 |
| 1175 | The Straightjacket Fits | 8 | 8 | 1 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 1176 | William Orbit | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 1177 | Alice Merton | 13 | 12 | 4 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 1178 | Hall and Oates | 14 | 7 | 8 | – | 1984–2020 |
| 1179 | X Ambassadors | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2013–2020 |
| 1180 | Moodswings | 14 | 14 | 2 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 1181 | The Revivalists | 15 | 14 | 5 | – | 2016–2026 |
| 1182 | Bad Bad Hats | 11 | 6 | 8 | – | 2015–2025 |
| 1183 | Mogwai | 9 | 6 | 8 | – | 1997–2006 |
| 1184 | Arlo Parks | 15 | 10 | 7 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 1185 | The Donnas | 23 | 22 | 4 | – | 2002–2014 |
| 1186 | Tenacious D | 25 | 24 | 3 | – | 2001–2013 |
| 1187 | Animotion | 14 | 13 | 2 | – | 1984–2003 |
| 1188 | Old Crow Medicine Show | 8 | 8 | 2 | – | 2009–2024 |
| 1189 | The Beaches | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2017–2025 |
| 1190 | Yello | 24 | 22 | 3 | – | 1987–2006 |
| 1191 | Trans-X | 12 | 12 | 1 | – | 1984–2003 |
| 1192 | Face to Face | 15 | 15 | 4 | – | 1995–2009 |
| 1193 | Dokken | 15 | 1 | 15 | – | 1990 |
| 1194 | Arlo Guthrie | 11 | 6 | 4 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 1195 | Lone Bellow | 10 | 7 | 5 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 1196 | Pete Shelley | 13 | 11 | 3 | – | 1981–2003 |
| 1197 | David Byrne | 16 | 14 | 6 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 1198 | Louis Armstrong | 8 | 7 | 3 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 1199 | Amy Shark | 12 | 9 | 9 | – | 2016–2025 |
| 1200 | Dave Edmunds | 16 | 12 | 7 | – | 1977–2010 |