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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2701 | Gillian Welch & David Rawlings | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2024 |
| 2702 | Saul | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2019–2020 |
| 2703 | Martin Sexton | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 2006–2013 |
| 2704 | Patti Rothberg | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 2705 | The O'Jays | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2006–2020 |
| 2706 | Band Of Skulls | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | 2009–2014 |
| 2707 | Laura Mvula | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2013 |
| 2708 | Bob Evans | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2006 |
| 2709 | Belouis Some | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 1987–2003 |
| 2710 | Jonatha Brooke | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 2006–2013 |
| 2711 | James Bay | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 2712 | Spirit | 5 | 4 | 4 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 2713 | White Lies | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 2009–2011 |
| 2714 | Say She She | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 2715 | Aqualung | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | 2005–2025 |
| 2716 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 2717 | Ogden Edsl | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 1988–1994 |
| 2718 | Big Sugar | 8 | 5 | 5 | – | 1999–2010 |
| 2719 | Flume and Chet Faker | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2013–2020 |
| 2720 | Matt Mays & El Torpedo | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 2721 | Peter Himmelman | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1992–2006 |
| 2722 | Won Ton Ton | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1987–1988 |
| 2723 | Gary Myrick and the Figures | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 2724 | Testament | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 1990 |
| 2725 | The Lotus Eaters | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1991–1999 |
| 2726 | Sycco | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2020–2022 |
| 2727 | Uptones | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 1987–1988 |
| 2728 | Sunscreem | 6 | 6 | 2 | – | 1992–2002 |
| 2729 | Nas | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2023–2024 |
| 2730 | The Tallest Man On Earth | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2012–2013 |
| 2731 | Noah & The Whale | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2011–2013 |
| 2732 | Pulse Ultra | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 2733 | Big Black | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 1987–2019 |
| 2734 | Hayley Williams | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 2735 | Mowgli's | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2013–2015 |
| 2736 | Emiliana Torrini | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2005–2008 |
| 2737 | Art Brut | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 2738 | The Three O'Clock | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 2739 | Tennis | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2025–2026 |
| 2740 | Netsky | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2012–2015 |
| 2741 | Youth Group | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | 2005–2007 |
| 2742 | Perfume Genius | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | 2014–2025 |
| 2743 | The Starting Line | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | 2003–2007 |
| 2744 | Playlunch | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2025 |
| 2745 | U2/Green Day | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 2746 | Rag'N'Bone Man | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2017–2020 |
| 2747 | Althea & Donna | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1977–2019 |
| 2748 | The Spinners | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2010–2020 |
| 2749 | LA LOM | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2025–2026 |
| 2750 | Percy Sledge | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 2751 | The Feeling | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 2006 |
| 2752 | Judy Collins | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2006–2020 |
| 2753 | Flaming Groovies | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2003–2012 |
| 2754 | Red | 5 | 4 | 5 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 2755 | Headstrong | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 2002 |
| 2756 | Alex the Astronaut | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2017–2020 |
| 2757 | PJ Harvey & John Parish | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1996 |
| 2758 | Alex G | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 2022–2025 |
| 2759 | Jefferson Starship | 6 | 5 | 2 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 2760 | R L Burnside | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 2761 | For Squirrels | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 1995–2002 |
| 2762 | Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 2763 | Sleeper | 4 | 2 | 4 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 2764 | The Veronicas | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2025 |
| 2765 | Bell X 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2013 |
| 2766 | Ratcat | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 2767 | Dion | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2006–2020 |
| 2768 | Coin | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2021–2022 |
| 2769 | Ben Howard | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2012–2014 |
| 2770 | Doomtree | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2014–2015 |
| 2771 | Stereomud | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 2001 |
| 2772 | Papas Fritas | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | 2001–2006 |
| 2773 | M.A.S.S. | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 2774 | Harry Connick Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 1991–2006 |
| 2775 | Uncle Kracker | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 2000–2001 |
| 2776 | Peeping Tom | 8 | 8 | 1 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 2777 | David Byrne & St. Vincent | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 2778 | William Devaughn | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2010–2020 |
| 2779 | Beck & Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 2780 | Dream Theater | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2002–2006 |
| 2781 | Strand Of Oaks | 5 | 4 | 5 | – | 2014–2021 |
| 2782 | Coely | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2022 |
| 2783 | Communist Daughter | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 2784 | Died Pretty | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1990–1991 |
| 2785 | Steve Forbert | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2004–2006 |
| 2786 | Catamaran | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2026 |
| 2787 | Yelawolf | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2015 |
| 2788 | Buena Vista Social Club | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2006–2023 |
| 2789 | Pacific Avenue | 4 | 3 | 4 | – | 2022–2024 |
| 2790 | Zakk Wylde | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2003–2016 |
| 2791 | Rachael Yamagata | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2013–2024 |
| 2792 | Solex | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1998 |
| 2793 | Real Estate | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2012–2014 |
| 2794 | Christone Kingfish Ingram | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 2795 | Atomship | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 2004 |
| 2796 | The Streets (with Chris Martin) | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 2797 | Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1992–1994 |
| 2798 | Thelonious Monk | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2020 |
| 2799 | Washed Out | 6 | 5 | 4 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 2800 | Redgum | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2018–2025 |