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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | The Ting Tings | 9 | 8 | 3 | – | 2008–2025 |
| 1502 | John Fogerty | 11 | 11 | 1 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 1503 | Muddy Waters | 9 | 6 | 4 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 1504 | Lords of the New Church | 13 | 9 | 7 | – | 1982–2003 |
| 1505 | Zornik | 8 | 5 | 7 | – | 2004–2010 |
| 1506 | I Prevail | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2015–2020 |
| 1507 | KMFDM | 8 | 6 | 3 | – | 1991–2003 |
| 1508 | Joydrop | 9 | 9 | 2 | – | 1999–2001 |
| 1509 | Miike Snow | 8 | 7 | 4 | – | 2009–2016 |
| 1510 | Chastity Brown | 10 | 6 | 6 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 1511 | Frenzal Rhomb | 9 | 6 | 9 | – | 1996–2003 |
| 1512 | Steve Lacy | 7 | 6 | 4 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 1513 | Superdrag | 16 | 16 | 3 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 1514 | M J Lenderman | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2024–2026 |
| 1515 | Flight of the Conchords | 8 | 4 | 6 | – | 2008–2019 |
| 1516 | Touch And Go | 19 | 19 | 1 | – | 1998–2014 |
| 1517 | Ms Mr | 11 | 10 | 5 | – | 2012–2020 |
| 1518 | Civil Twilight | 11 | 9 | 3 | – | 2010–2014 |
| 1519 | The Heavy Heavy | 9 | 8 | 3 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 1520 | The Grates | 8 | 3 | 8 | – | 2006–2011 |
| 1521 | Laura Marling | 11 | 10 | 8 | – | 2008–2025 |
| 1522 | Prefab Sprout | 10 | 6 | 7 | – | 1985–2006 |
| 1523 | Billy Strings | 7 | 6 | 2 | – | 2024–2026 |
| 1524 | Augie March | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1999–2025 |
| 1525 | Jeff Beck | 10 | 8 | 5 | – | 1977–2025 |
| 1526 | Kaleo | 8 | 8 | 2 | – | 2016–2020 |
| 1527 | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | 10 | 6 | 5 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 1528 | Mallrat | 7 | 6 | 5 | – | 2017–2020 |
| 1529 | Wednesday | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 1530 | +44 | 10 | 10 | 1 | – | 2006–2007 |
| 1531 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 10 | 6 | 7 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 1532 | George Ezra | 9 | 7 | 2 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1533 | Righteous Brothers | 8 | 6 | 2 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 1534 | Big Data | 6 | 6 | 3 | – | 2014–2025 |
| 1535 | Tyler Childers | 8 | 7 | 3 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 1536 | Parquet Courts | 10 | 10 | 7 | – | 2013–2025 |
| 1537 | Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers | 10 | 10 | 2 | – | 1994–2011 |
| 1538 | The Cliks | 8 | 8 | 1 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 1539 | Trivium | 12 | 12 | 5 | – | 2012–2021 |
| 1540 | Fenix TX | 13 | 13 | 3 | – | 1999–2001 |
| 1541 | Marc Almond | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 1542 | The Herd | 7 | 5 | 7 | – | 2003–2023 |
| 1543 | 20/20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | – | 1981–2003 |
| 1544 | Ike & Tina Turner | 7 | 6 | 3 | – | 1987–2020 |
| 1545 | Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 1546 | Pnau | 7 | 6 | 7 | – | 2007–2019 |
| 1547 | Flogging Molly | 12 | 12 | 7 | – | 2002–2011 |
| 1548 | Big Pink | 9 | 8 | 3 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 1549 | Freedy Johnston | 12 | 12 | 1 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 1550 | Mission of Burma | 10 | 9 | 3 | – | 1989–2019 |
| 1551 | Drivin-N-Cryin | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 1552 | The Zombies | 11 | 10 | 2 | – | 1991–2024 |
| 1553 | Little Simz | 8 | 5 | 5 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 1554 | Evans Blue | 9 | 8 | 5 | – | 2005–2013 |
| 1555 | Orbital | 11 | 9 | 5 | – | 1994–1999 |
| 1556 | Midlake | 8 | 7 | 4 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 1557 | Canned Heat | 8 | 7 | 2 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 1558 | Custard | 6 | 4 | 6 | – | 1995–1999 |
| 1559 | Joan Baez | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 1560 | Grace Potter & The Nocturnals | 9 | 4 | 6 | – | 2006–2013 |
| 1561 | The Music | 16 | 15 | 4 | – | 2003–2005 |
| 1562 | Bliss n Eso | 10 | 5 | 10 | – | 2008–2017 |
| 1563 | Mark Curry | 9 | 9 | 1 | – | 1994–2005 |
| 1564 | Gigi Perez | 7 | 6 | 4 | – | 2024–2025 |
| 1565 | Ringo Starr | 11 | 7 | 3 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 1566 | Thelma Plum | 10 | 7 | 9 | – | 2014–2025 |
| 1567 | The Untouchables | 11 | 8 | 4 | – | 1984–2003 |
| 1568 | Them Crooked Vultures | 14 | 10 | 2 | – | 2009–2011 |
| 1569 | Grandmaster Flash | 9 | 9 | 4 | – | 1988–2022 |
| 1570 | Gillian Welch | 10 | 6 | 7 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 1571 | Cetu Javu | 9 | 8 | 3 | – | 1988–1994 |
| 1572 | Thirty Seconds To Mars | 9 | 8 | 5 | – | 2005–2022 |
| 1573 | James Brown | 11 | 7 | 8 | – | 1987–2020 |
| 1574 | The Magnetic Fields | 10 | 7 | 6 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 1575 | Silvertide | 9 | 7 | 4 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 1576 | Passengers | 8 | 8 | 1 | – | 1995–2005 |
| 1577 | Machines of Loving Grace | 14 | 14 | 1 | – | 1993–2007 |
| 1578 | Durand Jones & The Indications | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 1579 | Westworld | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | 1988–1994 |
| 1580 | The Mamas and the Papas | 11 | 11 | 1 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1581 | W.A.S.P. | 8 | 2 | 8 | – | 1990–2002 |
| 1582 | Stephen Sanchez | 8 | 5 | 4 | – | 2022–2025 |
| 1583 | Bruce Cockburn | 10 | 6 | 6 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 1584 | Bee Gees | 10 | 9 | 5 | – | 2006–2024 |
| 1585 | Dr. and the Medics | 9 | 9 | 1 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 1586 | Noah Kahan | 7 | 6 | 4 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 1587 | Jamie xx | 9 | 8 | 4 | – | 2015–2024 |
| 1588 | Bob Moses | 7 | 7 | 2 | – | 2016–2022 |
| 1589 | Delta Spirit | 10 | 7 | 6 | – | 2009–2014 |
| 1590 | Marianne Faithful | 9 | 9 | 2 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1591 | The Innocence Mission | 16 | 16 | 1 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 1592 | Saint Motel | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2015–2025 |
| 1593 | Molly Hatchet | 8 | 8 | 1 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 1594 | Company of Thieves | 10 | 7 | 3 | – | 2009–2014 |
| 1595 | Josh Pyke | 9 | 5 | 9 | – | 2005–2013 |
| 1596 | Adrain Belew | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | 2000–2005 |
| 1597 | Valerie June | 10 | 7 | 5 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 1598 | Japandroids | 10 | 10 | 3 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 1599 | Calvin Harris | 6 | 5 | 5 | – | 2009–2020 |
| 1600 | Jason Mraz | 7 | 4 | 4 | – | 2003–2013 |