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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2901 | Les 3 Accords | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2005 |
| 2902 | The Communards | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 1988–1999 |
| 2903 | Grandmaster Flash And The Furious 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1982–2020 |
| 2904 | Swoop | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 1993–1995 |
| 2905 | Sonic Animation | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 2906 | Owl Eyes | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2011 |
| 2907 | Rogue Wave | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2007–2010 |
| 2908 | Deerhunter | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 2016–2022 |
| 2909 | Mary Hopkin | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2009–2020 |
| 2910 | Gavin Rossdale | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 2911 | Rough Trade | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 1999 |
| 2912 | Saint Asonia | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2015–2019 |
| 2913 | Sierra Ferrell | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2024–2025 |
| 2914 | Clannad | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 2915 | Mcalmont and Butler | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1995–2025 |
| 2916 | Brian Fallon | 4 | 3 | 4 | – | 2016–2020 |
| 2917 | Mick Jagger | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | 1985–1987 |
| 2918 | LP | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2020–2024 |
| 2919 | Dionne Warwick | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 2920 | Killjoys | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 1999–2010 |
| 2921 | ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2000–2005 |
| 2922 | Chris and Cosey | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1988–1991 |
| 2923 | Insurge | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1995–1996 |
| 2924 | Pollyanna | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 1995–1998 |
| 2925 | The Used / My Chemical Romance | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 2926 | Circle Jerks | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 1989–1991 |
| 2927 | George Jones | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2020 |
| 2928 | Europeans | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | 1988–1994 |
| 2929 | Dead By Sunrise | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 2930 | Action Figure Party | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | 2001–2005 |
| 2931 | David J. | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 2932 | Liam Gallagher | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 2933 | Malo | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2004–2009 |
| 2934 | Porcupine Tree | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 2935 | Panda Bear and Sonic Boom | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 2936 | The Academy Is... | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 2006–2007 |
| 2937 | Pretty & Twisted | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 2938 | King Apparatus | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1990–1991 |
| 2939 | Otherwise | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2013–2014 |
| 2940 | Bomba Estereo | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2019–2022 |
| 2941 | The Cribs | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2010–2013 |
| 2942 | Dropbox | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 2943 | The Cucumbers | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1987–1989 |
| 2944 | Pete Murray | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2003–2018 |
| 2945 | Houses | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2018–2019 |
| 2946 | Bastards of Soul | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2026 |
| 2947 | 8stops7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2000 |
| 2948 | The Blasters | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1982–2020 |
| 2949 | Ella Fitzgerald | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2020 |
| 2950 | Mona | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2011–2013 |
| 2951 | Asta | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2012–2015 |
| 2952 | Compact Disk Dummies | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2013 |
| 2953 | Gleaming Spires | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 2954 | Mike Oldfield | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 1991–2006 |
| 2955 | Sylvie Kreusch | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2022 |
| 2956 | Buddy Guy | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2013 |
| 2957 | Lucy's Fur Coat | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1993–1999 |
| 2958 | Slint | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1991–2022 |
| 2959 | Plone | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1998–1999 |
| 2960 | bbno$ | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2021–2024 |
| 2961 | Phil Roy | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2004–2009 |
| 2962 | Pilot Speed | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 2006–2009 |
| 2963 | Gregg Allman Band | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 2964 | Neneh Cherry & Michael Stipe | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1992–2002 |
| 2965 | Pure Prairie League | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2021–2022 |
| 2966 | Beady Eye | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 2967 | Youngbloods | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 2004–2021 |
| 2968 | John Lee Hooker | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 2969 | Aldous Harding | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2019–2025 |
| 2970 | Happyland | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1998 |
| 2971 | The Klaxons | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | 2007–2013 |
| 2972 | Tim Scott | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1983–2003 |
| 2973 | Gil Scott-Heron | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 2019–2024 |
| 2974 | Wild Feathers | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 2975 | Orchestral Manouvers in the Dark | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 1991–1994 |
| 2976 | Bob Weir | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2006–2016 |
| 2977 | Living in a Box | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1987–2003 |
| 2978 | Tony Bennett | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1993–2020 |
| 2979 | Walk Off the Earth | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2015–2020 |
| 2980 | Tianna Esperanza | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 2981 | Ruby | 6 | 6 | 2 | – | 1996–2001 |
| 2982 | Wings | 5 | 3 | 3 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 2983 | Fischer-Z | 10 | 10 | 1 | – | 1990–1999 |
| 2984 | Dave Graney | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1995–1997 |
| 2985 | Clouds | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1991 |
| 2986 | Ten Benson | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1998 |
| 2987 | Attack in Black | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2007–2008 |
| 2988 | Electric Callboy | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 2989 | Alannah Myles | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 2001–2006 |
| 2990 | Injected | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2002 |
| 2991 | DZ Deathrays | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2014–2018 |
| 2992 | Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2018–2025 |
| 2993 | Headless Chickens | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1993 |
| 2994 | Rickie Lee Jones | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 2995 | Slow Children | 5 | 5 | 3 | – | 1982–2002 |
| 2996 | David Essex | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2020–2024 |
| 2997 | The Capitol Years | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 2998 | Golden Smog | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | 2020–2023 |
| 2999 | Red Flag | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 1988–1990 |
| 3000 | Teddybears STHLM | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2006–2007 |