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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 299 | 93 | 26 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 202 | Seether | 227 | 147 | 30 | – | 2002–2026 |
| 203 | Jet | 231 | 137 | 12 | 1 | 2003–2026 |
| 204 | Love and Rockets | 260 | 86 | 21 | 1 | 1985–2025 |
| 205 | Phoenix | 236 | 159 | 19 | 3 | 2009–2026 |
| 206 | Soul Asylum | 268 | 98 | 18 | – | 1992–2025 |
| 207 | The English Beat | 228 | 91 | 13 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 208 | Doobie Brothers | 292 | 85 | 12 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 209 | The Flaming Lips | 241 | 111 | 23 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 210 | The Shins | 224 | 123 | 22 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 211 | Shinedown | 227 | 127 | 45 | 3 | 2003–2025 |
| 212 | 3 Doors Down | 225 | 147 | 21 | 3 | 2000–2026 |
| 213 | Hole | 269 | 130 | 16 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 214 | The Jam | 255 | 86 | 20 | – | 1977–2026 |
| 215 | Tame Impala | 205 | 123 | 30 | 2 | 2008–2026 |
| 216 | Kate Bush | 238 | 130 | 21 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 217 | Alanis Morissette | 227 | 117 | 15 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 218 | Creed | 224 | 112 | 19 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 219 | Big Audio Dynamite | 275 | 79 | 20 | – | 1985–2025 |
| 220 | The Verve | 209 | 151 | 8 | 1 | 1992–2026 |
| 221 | Concrete Blonde | 223 | 70 | 20 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 222 | Collective Soul | 276 | 150 | 26 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 223 | Electric Light Orchestra | 257 | 86 | 18 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 224 | Third Eye Blind | 248 | 126 | 18 | 1 | 1997–2026 |
| 225 | Our Lady Peace | 248 | 132 | 28 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 226 | MGMT | 189 | 112 | 13 | 2 | 2008–2026 |
| 227 | Toad The Wet Sprocket | 250 | 77 | 23 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 228 | Don Henley | 230 | 103 | 12 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 229 | Jethro Tull | 239 | 91 | 17 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 230 | Golden Earring | 214 | 126 | 4 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 231 | Santana | 279 | 120 | 30 | 1 | 1982–2026 |
| 232 | Eddie Money | 259 | 92 | 11 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 233 | Twenty One Pilots | 167 | 80 | 26 | 10 | 2011–2026 |
| 234 | J. Geils Band | 236 | 97 | 20 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 235 | James | 199 | 112 | 21 | 1 | 1985–2026 |
| 236 | Steppenwolf | 181 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 1982–2026 |
| 237 | The Moody Blues | 207 | 75 | 21 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 238 | Puddle of Mudd | 204 | 120 | 17 | 3 | 2001–2026 |
| 239 | Goo Goo Dolls | 231 | 121 | 19 | 1 | 1993–2026 |
| 240 | Ted Nugent | 237 | 79 | 23 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 241 | The Lemonheads | 219 | 78 | 11 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 242 | Erasure | 218 | 99 | 30 | – | 1986–2026 |
| 243 | Dawes | 176 | 86 | 22 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 244 | 30 Seconds to Mars | 193 | 126 | 17 | – | 2005–2026 |
| 245 | Interpol | 213 | 125 | 21 | – | 2002–2025 |
| 246 | Nickelback | 206 | 142 | 30 | – | 2000–2026 |
| 247 | Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats | 161 | 98 | 17 | 4 | 2015–2026 |
| 248 | The Indigo Girls | 182 | 67 | 28 | 1 | 1989–2026 |
| 249 | Snow Patrol | 208 | 135 | 22 | 1 | 2004–2026 |
| 250 | Moby | 236 | 138 | 26 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 251 | The Alarm | 203 | 67 | 19 | – | 1983–2025 |
| 252 | Paul McCartney | 216 | 104 | 32 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 253 | Jackson Browne | 219 | 85 | 32 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 254 | Joni Mitchell | 193 | 32 | 33 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 255 | Slipknot | 190 | 114 | 21 | 3 | 1999–2026 |
| 256 | Iron Maiden | 214 | 78 | 33 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 257 | Faith No More | 189 | 139 | 14 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 258 | Bryan Adams | 211 | 102 | 14 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 259 | Cold War Kids | 200 | 149 | 28 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 260 | Sum 41 | 192 | 138 | 19 | 2 | 2000–2026 |
| 261 | Of Monsters And Men | 183 | 119 | 16 | 1 | 2011–2026 |
| 262 | Ray LaMontagne | 166 | 93 | 32 | 1 | 2006–2026 |
| 263 | Jack White | 198 | 117 | 32 | 1 | 2012–2026 |
| 264 | The Head and the Heart | 178 | 130 | 26 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 265 | Fatboy Slim | 197 | 122 | 15 | 1 | 1997–2026 |
| 266 | Paramore | 192 | 139 | 22 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 267 | Whitesnake | 200 | 93 | 12 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 268 | The The | 208 | 86 | 17 | – | 1986–2026 |
| 269 | Joan Jett | 177 | 123 | 8 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 270 | AFI | 204 | 136 | 23 | 1 | 2000–2026 |
| 271 | Jeff Buckley | 168 | 83 | 8 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 272 | Portugal. The Man | 172 | 127 | 23 | 8 | 2009–2026 |
| 273 | The War On Drugs | 159 | 84 | 19 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 274 | Breaking Benjamin | 159 | 110 | 26 | 3 | 2002–2026 |
| 275 | Bachman Turner Overdrive | 190 | 83 | 7 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 276 | Leon Bridges | 148 | 78 | 16 | 1 | 2015–2026 |
| 277 | The Band | 183 | 67 | 23 | 2 | 1991–2026 |
| 278 | Roxy Music | 221 | 93 | 23 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 279 | Thin Lizzy | 174 | 108 | 15 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 280 | A Perfect Circle | 197 | 126 | 17 | – | 2000–2026 |
| 281 | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 225 | 96 | 29 | 1 | 1984–2026 |
| 282 | The Stone Roses | 168 | 93 | 13 | 1 | 1989–2026 |
| 283 | Sarah McLachlan | 208 | 97 | 22 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 284 | Madness | 189 | 87 | 15 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 285 | Phil Collins | 151 | 104 | 13 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 286 | Simon and Garfunkel | 161 | 41 | 20 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 287 | Paul Simon | 189 | 75 | 31 | – | 1986–2026 |
| 288 | Fall Out Boy | 176 | 108 | 32 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 289 | LCD Soundsystem | 157 | 78 | 23 | – | 2005–2026 |
| 290 | Temple of the Dog | 152 | 109 | 7 | – | 1992–2026 |
| 291 | Chris Isaak | 164 | 81 | 20 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 292 | Björk | 188 | 97 | 20 | – | 1993–2026 |
| 293 | The Church | 177 | 103 | 16 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 294 | Peter Frampton | 181 | 88 | 9 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 295 | REO Speedwagon | 220 | 80 | 17 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 296 | Pet Shop Boys | 188 | 99 | 22 | 1 | 1984–2026 |
| 297 | Fiona Apple | 190 | 103 | 23 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 298 | The Velvet Underground | 170 | 68 | 17 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 299 | Public Image Ltd. | 177 | 82 | 18 | – | 1978–2026 |
| 300 | Metric | 159 | 113 | 26 | 1 | 2004–2026 |