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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 | Molly Tuttle | 17 | 14 | 6 | – | 2019–2025 |
| 1702 | Motionless in White | 15 | 15 | 10 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 1703 | Buck-O-Nine | 15 | 12 | 8 | – | 1995–2007 |
| 1704 | N.E.R.D. | 19 | 17 | 6 | – | 2001–2022 |
| 1705 | Thrice | 25 | 23 | 9 | – | 2003–2021 |
| 1706 | JJ Grey & Mofro | 18 | 14 | 8 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 1707 | Southern Culture On The Skids | 18 | 12 | 10 | – | 1998–2026 |
| 1708 | Killswitch Engage | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2002–2025 |
| 1709 | The Mamas and the Papas | 18 | 17 | 2 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 1710 | Parliament | 16 | 9 | 8 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 1711 | 2Pac | 14 | 10 | 6 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 1712 | Architects | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2014–2025 |
| 1713 | Craig Finn | 21 | 17 | 8 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 1714 | Bonnie Raitt & John Prine | 9 | 9 | 1 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 1715 | Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears | 19 | 16 | 6 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 1716 | Troggs | 19 | 19 | 1 | – | 1987–2023 |
| 1717 | You Am I | 18 | 12 | 14 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 1718 | The New Basement Tapes | 14 | 13 | 3 | – | 2014–2023 |
| 1719 | Eagles of Death Metal | 20 | 18 | 6 | – | 2006–2022 |
| 1720 | Foxygen | 14 | 13 | 6 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 1721 | Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five | 16 | 16 | 1 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 1722 | Cannons | 15 | 15 | 4 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 1723 | In This Moment | 16 | 15 | 10 | – | 2007–2020 |
| 1724 | Peking Duk | 11 | 9 | 9 | – | 2014–2025 |
| 1725 | Meredith Brooks | 13 | 13 | 1 | – | 1997–2025 |
| 1726 | Stp | 14 | 2 | 10 | – | 2019–2024 |
| 1727 | Band Of Skulls | 21 | 18 | 9 | – | 2009–2014 |
| 1728 | Rehab | 19 | 19 | 7 | – | 2001–2012 |
| 1729 | Jebediah | 14 | 8 | 11 | – | 1997–2013 |
| 1730 | Flight Facilities | 16 | 13 | 11 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 1731 | White Denim | 16 | 14 | 6 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 1732 | Chambers Brothers | 14 | 14 | 1 | – | 1997–2025 |
| 1733 | The Standells | 12 | 12 | 2 | – | 2001–2023 |
| 1734 | Al Stewart | 13 | 11 | 2 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 1735 | William Orbit | 8 | 8 | 1 | – | 1999–2022 |
| 1736 | Tricky | 25 | 25 | 6 | – | 1995–2024 |
| 1737 | Lucero | 15 | 11 | 8 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 1738 | The Cults | 15 | 15 | 2 | – | 1994–2019 |
| 1739 | Mighty Lemon Drops | 20 | 19 | 5 | – | 1986–2023 |
| 1740 | Sticky Fingers | 15 | 8 | 12 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 1741 | My Darkest Days | 15 | 13 | 4 | – | 2010–2019 |
| 1742 | Sun Kil Moon | 12 | 11 | 6 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 1743 | John Miles | 13 | 13 | 1 | – | 1987–2000 |
| 1744 | Jean Dawson | 18 | 16 | 6 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 1745 | Book of Love | 20 | 17 | 6 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 1746 | Fozzy | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2017–2024 |
| 1747 | Alicia Keys | 14 | 9 | 7 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 1748 | Griswolds | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2014–2018 |
| 1749 | Sixx A.M. | 13 | 12 | 7 | – | 2007–2020 |
| 1750 | Ed Sheeran | 15 | 12 | 8 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 1751 | Joydrop | 14 | 14 | 3 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 1752 | Black Label Society | 15 | 8 | 10 | – | 2002–2021 |
| 1753 | Eskimo Joe | 13 | 7 | 12 | – | 1998–2025 |
| 1754 | Passenger | 15 | 15 | 7 | – | 2012–2024 |
| 1755 | The Linda Lindas | 16 | 14 | 5 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 1756 | Something Happens | 9 | 9 | 3 | – | 1990–2005 |
| 1757 | The Trews | 14 | 9 | 9 | – | 2003–2011 |
| 1758 | Anthrax | 19 | 15 | 9 | – | 1990–2024 |
| 1759 | Dominic Fike | 12 | 12 | 4 | – | 2019–2026 |
| 1760 | Thao and the Get Down Stay Down | 17 | 16 | 8 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 1761 | Leon Russell | 22 | 13 | 10 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 1762 | EBN-OZN | 12 | 12 | 1 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 1763 | Brad | 12 | 12 | 2 | – | 1997–2022 |
| 1764 | Animotion | 17 | 16 | 2 | – | 1984–2024 |
| 1765 | Mallrat | 13 | 12 | 5 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 1766 | Kevin Morby | 14 | 12 | 5 | – | 2017–2025 |
| 1767 | VAST | 30 | 30 | 4 | – | 1998–2022 |
| 1768 | Jamestown Revival | 12 | 11 | 5 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1769 | Adelitas Way | 14 | 12 | 9 | – | 2009–2018 |
| 1770 | Minus the Bear | 15 | 14 | 6 | – | 2008–2018 |
| 1771 | Richard & Linda Thompson | 15 | 13 | 7 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 1772 | From Ashes to New | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2015–2024 |
| 1773 | Illy | 13 | 11 | 13 | – | 2009–2023 |
| 1774 | Sam Roberts Band | 18 | 16 | 9 | – | 2011–2023 |
| 1775 | Single Gun Theory | 12 | 12 | 3 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 1776 | Bedouin Soundclash | 16 | 12 | 8 | – | 2005–2011 |
| 1777 | Matthew Good | 13 | 10 | 11 | – | 2003–2011 |
| 1778 | The Urge | 21 | 17 | 6 | – | 1997–2022 |
| 1779 | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes | 31 | 14 | 7 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 1780 | Sprung Monkey | 14 | 14 | 4 | – | 1998–2022 |
| 1781 | Curtis Harding | 16 | 12 | 8 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 1782 | Allergies | 11 | 6 | 6 | – | 2020–2026 |
| 1783 | X-Ecutioners | 15 | 15 | 1 | – | 2002–2004 |
| 1784 | Pendulum | 17 | 16 | 7 | – | 1997–2011 |
| 1785 | Hayley Williams | 14 | 14 | 4 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 1786 | ZZ Ward | 15 | 12 | 8 | – | 2012–2020 |
| 1787 | The Reverend Horton Heat | 22 | 22 | 5 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 1788 | Pere Ubu | 27 | 18 | 7 | – | 1989–2022 |
| 1789 | Herbie Hancock | 14 | 8 | 7 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 1790 | Martin Sexton | 21 | 12 | 11 | – | 2006–2021 |
| 1791 | Phillip Phillips | 12 | 12 | 5 | – | 2012–2023 |
| 1792 | Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart | 17 | 14 | 2 | – | 1992–2019 |
| 1793 | Colony House | 16 | 16 | 8 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 1794 | Thornley | 14 | 11 | 5 | – | 2004–2010 |
| 1795 | Christone Kingfish Ingram | 12 | 11 | 4 | – | 2019–2026 |
| 1796 | Jerry Lee Lewis | 11 | 8 | 4 | – | 1998–2020 |
| 1797 | Lianne La Havas | 14 | 12 | 5 | – | 2012–2020 |
| 1798 | Colbie Caillat | 12 | 9 | 7 | – | 2007–2011 |
| 1799 | Avicii | 16 | 15 | 4 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 1800 | Allison Ponthier | 14 | 13 | 3 | – | 2021–2023 |