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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Brigitte Calls Me Baby | 9 | 5 | 3 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 1302 | Skid Row | 13 | 8 | 6 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 1303 | Midge Ure | 17 | 13 | 4 | – | 1988–2005 |
| 1304 | Machine Gun Fellatio | 9 | 6 | 9 | – | 1999–2004 |
| 1305 | G. Love | 18 | 13 | 2 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 1306 | Amyl and the Sniffers | 10 | 8 | 5 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 1307 | Run DMC | 14 | 12 | 4 | – | 1986–2022 |
| 1308 | Disclosure | 11 | 7 | 8 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 1309 | Sunny Day Real Estate | 15 | 11 | 3 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 1310 | Psychonaut | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 2020–2026 |
| 1311 | The Toyes | 10 | 10 | 2 | – | 1989–2008 |
| 1312 | Gerry Rafferty | 16 | 16 | 1 | – | 1987–2025 |
| 1313 | The Outfield | 20 | 20 | 1 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 1314 | Lauryn Hill | 11 | 5 | 5 | – | 2006–2023 |
| 1315 | Hard-Fi | 16 | 13 | 3 | – | 2005–2007 |
| 1316 | At the Drive In | 23 | 22 | 5 | – | 2000–2024 |
| 1317 | Simple Plan | 14 | 12 | 6 | – | 2002–2005 |
| 1318 | Manchester Orchestra | 14 | 12 | 7 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 1319 | The Origin | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 1320 | Meg Myers | 11 | 9 | 7 | – | 2014–2021 |
| 1321 | Best Coast | 13 | 11 | 8 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 1322 | Air | 13 | 10 | 5 | – | 1998–2024 |
| 1323 | Grand Funk | 12 | 5 | 6 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 1324 | HIM | 13 | 13 | 5 | – | 2004–2007 |
| 1325 | Rollins Band | 17 | 17 | 4 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 1326 | Jah Wabble | 12 | 9 | 2 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 1327 | Re-Flex | 16 | 16 | 2 | – | 1983–2003 |
| 1328 | The Payolas | 14 | 14 | 1 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 1329 | China Crisis | 15 | 10 | 6 | – | 1982–2003 |
| 1330 | Norman Greenbaum | 15 | 15 | 1 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1331 | Woody Guthrie | 9 | 7 | 3 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 1332 | Pop Evil | 9 | 8 | 7 | – | 2013–2021 |
| 1333 | Goose | 16 | 14 | 8 | – | 2007–2025 |
| 1334 | Dr. Dre | 8 | 5 | 5 | – | 2000–2023 |
| 1335 | NOFX | 18 | 17 | 8 | – | 1995–2016 |
| 1336 | Katrina and the Waves | 16 | 16 | 2 | – | 1985–2010 |
| 1337 | Deee | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 1338 | St. Paul & The Broken Bones | 10 | 6 | 5 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1339 | Idles | 10 | 8 | 7 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 1340 | The Presets | 10 | 7 | 8 | – | 2007–2025 |
| 1341 | The Reverend Horton Heat | 18 | 18 | 2 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 1342 | Fairport Convention | 9 | 6 | 3 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 1343 | Gaunt | 14 | 14 | 1 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 1344 | HELLYEAH | 7 | 6 | 7 | – | 2007–2019 |
| 1345 | Extreme | 11 | 9 | 4 | – | 1990–2006 |
| 1346 | Ten Years After | 15 | 14 | 3 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 1347 | Neverending White Lights | 9 | 7 | 4 | – | 2006–2011 |
| 1348 | Matt Maeson | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | 2019–2020 |
| 1349 | The Amity Affliction | 13 | 9 | 12 | – | 2013–2022 |
| 1350 | Rufus Wainwright | 12 | 8 | 6 | – | 1999–2025 |
| 1351 | The Colour | 9 | 9 | 2 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 1352 | Shout Out Louds | 11 | 11 | 1 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 1353 | Chance The Rapper | 9 | 6 | 7 | – | 2016–2025 |
| 1354 | Chambers Brothers | 9 | 9 | 1 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 1355 | Michael Franti & Spearhead | 10 | 9 | 5 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 1356 | Fleddy Melculy | 10 | 10 | 1 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 1357 | 999 | 11 | 8 | 3 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 1358 | The Hollies | 13 | 13 | 3 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1359 | Japan | 15 | 4 | 12 | – | 1991–2003 |
| 1360 | Maxi Priest | 10 | 10 | 2 | – | 1988–1996 |
| 1361 | KT Tunstall | 12 | 9 | 4 | – | 2005–2024 |
| 1362 | The Vandals | 11 | 9 | 2 | – | 1984–1998 |
| 1363 | VAST | 25 | 25 | 3 | – | 1998–2014 |
| 1364 | Fun Lovin' Criminals | 14 | 14 | 1 | – | 1996–2009 |
| 1365 | Drake | 10 | 8 | 10 | – | 2015–2025 |
| 1366 | Ballboy | 10 | 5 | 10 | – | 2000–2004 |
| 1367 | Killswitch Engage | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2002–2019 |
| 1368 | Steve Earle | 13 | 8 | 10 | – | 2006–2024 |
| 1369 | Babes In Toyland | 13 | 7 | 8 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 1370 | Little Birdy | 8 | 5 | 8 | – | 2003–2009 |
| 1371 | Durry | 8 | 4 | 5 | – | 2022–2025 |
| 1372 | Malcolm McLaren | 14 | 12 | 3 | – | 1983–2003 |
| 1373 | J. Roddy Walston and the Business | 12 | 10 | 5 | – | 2011–2025 |
| 1374 | Oscar and the Wolf | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2014–2022 |
| 1375 | Sunflower Bean | 7 | 6 | 7 | – | 2016–2022 |
| 1376 | Cyndi Lauper | 14 | 11 | 6 | – | 1983–2020 |
| 1377 | Neil Diamond | 16 | 15 | 3 | – | 2005–2020 |
| 1378 | The Faces | 14 | 14 | 2 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 1379 | James Gang | 19 | 14 | 2 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 1380 | The Van Jets | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2007–2015 |
| 1381 | The Struts | 8 | 6 | 5 | – | 2015–2018 |
| 1382 | Polica | 11 | 8 | 8 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 1383 | Sturgill Simpson | 10 | 8 | 5 | – | 2016–2025 |
| 1384 | Hawthorne Heights | 14 | 12 | 4 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 1385 | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes | 27 | 11 | 6 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 1386 | ELO | 14 | 8 | 6 | – | 2001–2024 |
| 1387 | Jon Astley | 14 | 14 | 3 | – | 1987–2003 |
| 1388 | Right Said Fred | 15 | 15 | 1 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 1389 | N.E.R.D. | 11 | 11 | 3 | – | 2001–2004 |
| 1390 | Nothing But Thieves | 11 | 10 | 9 | – | 2015–2023 |
| 1391 | Edgar Winter | 15 | 13 | 2 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 1392 | Secession | 9 | 8 | 3 | – | 1987–1994 |
| 1393 | The Modern Lovers | 9 | 9 | 1 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 1394 | Highly Suspect | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2015–2019 |
| 1395 | Gob | 11 | 9 | 6 | – | 2001–2010 |
| 1396 | Martin Gore | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 1989–2003 |
| 1397 | The Beloved | 13 | 10 | 8 | – | 1985–2003 |
| 1398 | Anne Clark | 15 | 15 | 2 | – | 1987–2025 |
| 1399 | Haircut One Hundred | 10 | 9 | 2 | – | 1996–2005 |
| 1400 | Troggs | 13 | 13 | 1 | – | 1987–2023 |