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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Crowded House | 247 | 68 | 18 | – | 1987–2025 |
| 102 | Aerosmith | 245 | 35 | 51 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 103 | Queens of the Stone Age | 231 | 155 | 29 | 1 | 1999–2026 |
| 104 | Iggy Pop | 244 | 122 | 33 | 2 | 1977–2026 |
| 105 | Dire Straits | 231 | 78 | 17 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 106 | Elton John | 231 | 36 | 34 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 107 | Fleetwood Mac | 218 | 47 | 24 | 2 | 1987–2026 |
| 108 | Van Halen | 246 | 33 | 51 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 109 | Billy Joel | 232 | 38 | 35 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 110 | Audioslave | 229 | 110 | 15 | 1 | 2002–2024 |
| 111 | Gorillaz | 207 | 110 | 23 | 7 | 2001–2026 |
| 112 | Jimi Hendrix | 242 | 73 | 30 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 113 | Lou Reed | 260 | 95 | 20 | – | 1984–2025 |
| 114 | Guns N Roses | 214 | 82 | 21 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 115 | The Arcade Fire | 216 | 105 | 32 | – | 2005–2026 |
| 116 | Love and Rockets | 246 | 77 | 20 | 1 | 1985–2024 |
| 117 | Jimmy Eat World | 213 | 126 | 16 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 118 | Modest Mouse | 203 | 99 | 25 | 5 | 1998–2026 |
| 119 | Simple Minds | 233 | 106 | 25 | 2 | 1982–2025 |
| 120 | Everclear | 259 | 99 | 20 | – | 1995–2025 |
| 121 | Soul Asylum | 230 | 76 | 17 | – | 1992–2025 |
| 122 | Cracker | 184 | 74 | 15 | – | 1992–2026 |
| 123 | The Black Keys | 178 | 83 | 33 | 2 | 2003–2026 |
| 124 | The Jam | 231 | 74 | 22 | – | 1977–2026 |
| 125 | Limp Bizkit | 187 | 75 | 18 | 3 | 1999–2026 |
| 126 | Joe Jackson | 244 | 66 | 33 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 127 | Death Cab for Cutie | 192 | 99 | 33 | 1 | 2004–2026 |
| 128 | The English Beat | 195 | 70 | 12 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 129 | Rush | 176 | 33 | 33 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 130 | Staind | 178 | 101 | 20 | 8 | 1999–2009 |
| 131 | The Alarm | 197 | 63 | 21 | – | 1983–2014 |
| 132 | Concrete Blonde | 191 | 54 | 16 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 133 | James | 169 | 85 | 13 | 1 | 1985–2026 |
| 134 | Erasure | 194 | 83 | 25 | – | 1986–2024 |
| 135 | Toad The Wet Sprocket | 205 | 53 | 16 | – | 1989–2023 |
| 136 | Hole | 203 | 94 | 16 | – | 1991–2024 |
| 137 | The Lemonheads | 191 | 60 | 12 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 138 | The Kinks | 211 | 55 | 22 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 139 | Jet | 165 | 92 | 10 | 1 | 2003–2025 |
| 140 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 143 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 1976–2026 |
| 141 | Kate Bush | 185 | 98 | 21 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 142 | Black Sabbath | 164 | 71 | 26 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 143 | Alanis Morissette | 172 | 81 | 14 | – | 1995–2025 |
| 144 | Our Lady Peace | 181 | 92 | 28 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 145 | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 211 | 85 | 28 | 1 | 1984–2026 |
| 146 | My Chemical Romance | 157 | 83 | 17 | 2 | 2004–2024 |
| 147 | The The | 184 | 70 | 15 | – | 1986–2026 |
| 148 | The Verve | 156 | 103 | 7 | 1 | 1992–2026 |
| 149 | Arctic Monkeys | 157 | 96 | 26 | 1 | 2005–2026 |
| 150 | Madness | 170 | 76 | 14 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 151 | Deep Purple | 134 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 1976–2026 |
| 152 | Franz Ferdinand | 148 | 96 | 10 | 1 | 2004–2026 |
| 153 | Disturbed | 138 | 99 | 22 | – | 2000–2025 |
| 154 | Public Image Ltd. | 165 | 74 | 18 | – | 1978–2019 |
| 155 | Tom Petty | 162 | 40 | 31 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 156 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | 136 | 78 | 16 | – | 2002–2026 |
| 157 | The Stone Roses | 147 | 78 | 12 | 1 | 1989–2025 |
| 158 | Sisters of Mercy | 173 | 99 | 20 | – | 1983–2024 |
| 159 | Godsmack | 142 | 84 | 29 | 1 | 1999–2020 |
| 160 | Too Much Joy | 151 | 27 | 15 | – | 1990–2014 |
| 161 | Wilco | 180 | 55 | 51 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 162 | Iron Maiden | 150 | 42 | 31 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 163 | Kings of Leon | 156 | 88 | 24 | 3 | 2003–2026 |
| 164 | Allman Brothers Band | 127 | 18 | 16 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 165 | Papa Roach | 148 | 110 | 19 | 5 | 2000–2023 |
| 166 | Van Morrison | 134 | 31 | 31 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 167 | Goo Goo Dolls | 159 | 78 | 13 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 168 | The Smithereens | 200 | 62 | 18 | – | 1986–2014 |
| 169 | Interpol | 157 | 84 | 19 | – | 2002–2025 |
| 170 | Pet Shop Boys | 164 | 88 | 23 | 1 | 1984–2024 |
| 171 | Chris Isaak | 130 | 52 | 14 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 172 | The Flaming Lips | 156 | 66 | 18 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 173 | Faith No More | 132 | 88 | 13 | – | 1987–2023 |
| 174 | The Indigo Girls | 132 | 39 | 20 | – | 1989–2024 |
| 175 | The Church | 148 | 79 | 13 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 176 | UB40 | 150 | 72 | 24 | 1 | 1983–2023 |
| 177 | Jeff Buckley | 132 | 66 | 8 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 178 | Fatboy Slim | 143 | 85 | 13 | 1 | 1997–2025 |
| 179 | Roxy Music | 176 | 71 | 17 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 180 | Dramarama | 124 | 65 | 11 | – | 1986–2023 |
| 181 | Creed | 122 | 63 | 18 | – | 1997–2025 |
| 182 | Nickelback | 126 | 84 | 18 | – | 2000–2012 |
| 183 | dEUS | 119 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 1994–2025 |
| 184 | John Lennon | 129 | 66 | 21 | 2 | 1980–2026 |
| 185 | Jack Johnson | 163 | 84 | 24 | 1 | 2001–2026 |
| 186 | Sting | 137 | 47 | 26 | – | 1985–2020 |
| 187 | Ministry | 130 | 67 | 18 | – | 1985–2024 |
| 188 | Soft Cell | 107 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 1982–2020 |
| 189 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 138 | 61 | 20 | – | 1981–2009 |
| 190 | The Cars | 170 | 57 | 28 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 191 | Adam Ant | 150 | 58 | 12 | – | 1982–2014 |
| 192 | Sarah McLachlan | 156 | 60 | 15 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 193 | Three Days Grace | 116 | 72 | 19 | 1 | 2003–2020 |
| 194 | The Tragically Hip | 145 | 39 | 41 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 195 | 3 Doors Down | 114 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 2000–2025 |
| 196 | Johnny Cash | 135 | 62 | 21 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 197 | AFI | 131 | 80 | 20 | 1 | 2000–2022 |
| 198 | Sum 41 | 133 | 91 | 18 | 1 | 2000–2024 |
| 199 | Björk | 131 | 64 | 14 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 200 | The Velvet Underground | 117 | 50 | 14 | – | 1989–2026 |