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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | The Chicago Transit Authority | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2010–2020 |
| 3002 | Galactic & Irma Thomas | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2025–2026 |
| 3003 | Rihanna | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2024 |
| 3004 | Army of Me | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 3005 | Happy Chichester | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2007–2013 |
| 3006 | Cigarettes After Sex | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2017–2019 |
| 3007 | Exodus | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 3008 | Colin James | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2003–2006 |
| 3009 | Underground Lovers | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1993–1994 |
| 3010 | Black Stone Cherry | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2006–2007 |
| 3011 | Through Fire | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2016–2019 |
| 3012 | Teenage Dads | 4 | 2 | 4 | – | 2022–2023 |
| 3013 | Bang Bang Machine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1992 |
| 3014 | Chumbawamba & Credit To The Nation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1993 |
| 3015 | Neko Case & Her Boyfriends | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2000 |
| 3016 | Headphone | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2008 |
| 3017 | Meskerem Mees | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 2022 |
| 3018 | Satellite Party | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2007 |
| 3019 | Max Frost | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2013–2014 |
| 3020 | Hooverphonic | 9 | 9 | 3 | – | 1997–2022 |
| 3021 | Gangway | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1988–1990 |
| 3022 | Jane Siberry | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 1991–2006 |
| 3023 | Priestess | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2007 |
| 3024 | O Positive | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 1989–2003 |
| 3025 | Isley Brothers | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 3026 | POWFU | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2020 |
| 3027 | Mint Royal | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 3028 | Chris Rea | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2001–2010 |
| 3029 | Chibi Ichigo | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2022 |
| 3030 | High Hi | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2022 |
| 3031 | Wild Cub | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 3032 | After the Fall | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 3033 | Waikiki | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2002 |
| 3034 | Seeker Lover Keeper | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2011 |
| 3035 | The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 3036 | Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 3037 | Rhye | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2013 |
| 3038 | Lizzo and Caroline Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 3039 | Rose Tattoo | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 1990–2018 |
| 3040 | Marian Hill | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2017–2024 |
| 3041 | Jarryd James | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 3042 | Bruce Hornsby | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2001–2023 |
| 3043 | George Kranz | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1988–1994 |
| 3044 | The Spinto Band | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 3045 | BADBADNOTGOOD | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 3046 | Staple Singers | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2020–2026 |
| 3047 | Dredg | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 3048 | Elias | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2010 |
| 3049 | Novastar | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | 2002–2014 |
| 3050 | Tumbleweed | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 1994–1996 |
| 3051 | Area 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 3052 | Vallis Alps | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2015–2017 |
| 3053 | Sunnyboys | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1989–2018 |
| 3054 | Danger Danger | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 3055 | Tenants | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 3056 | Motek | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2008 |
| 3057 | Operator Please | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2007 |
| 3058 | Major Lazer & DJ Snake | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 3059 | Robert Earl Keen | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2010 |
| 3060 | Bio-Dome | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 3061 | The Silencers | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1987 |
| 3062 | Kristin Hersh | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1994–2002 |
| 3063 | Rusty | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 3064 | Paranoid Social Club | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 3065 | SX | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2011–2013 |
| 3066 | Adventures In Paradise | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3067 | Viagra Boys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 3068 | Jose Gonzalez | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2007–2019 |
| 3069 | Kamasi Washington | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2018–2025 |
| 3070 | Bill Haley & His Comets | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 3071 | Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1981 |
| 3072 | Dragpipe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3073 | Willow | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2021–2022 |
| 3074 | Alison Krauss | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2020 |
| 3075 | Teenage Dirtbag | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 3076 | 1200 Techniques | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3077 | MK and Dom Dolla | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3078 | Heaven Shall Burn | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2014–2016 |
| 3079 | Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3080 | Momus | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1989–1990 |
| 3081 | Solid Gold | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 3082 | Dirty Looks | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | 1990 |
| 3083 | Tapes 'n Tapes | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 2025 |
| 3084 | R.E.M. & Kate Pierson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3085 | This Picture | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | 1991–2000 |
| 3086 | Bad Brains | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2002–2024 |
| 3087 | Projet Orange | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 3088 | Jive Turkeys | 9 | 9 | 2 | – | 2003–2011 |
| 3089 | The Demics | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1991–1999 |
| 3090 | Daniel Ash | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1991–2003 |
| 3091 | Les Vulgaires Machins | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2007 |
| 3092 | Rhubarb | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1999–2001 |
| 3093 | Fatboy Slim vs. Mike and Charlie | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 3094 | Huggy Bear | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 3095 | Caroline Martin | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 3096 | Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3097 | Doug Burr | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 3098 | Agents Aren't Airplanes | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3099 | Status Quo | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1977–2006 |
| 3100 | Everything | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1998 |