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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3101 | David Rawlings and Gillian Welch | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 3102 | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2002–2006 |
| 3103 | Magnapop | 7 | 7 | 2 | – | 1994–2002 |
| 3104 | Lacuna Coil | 5 | 4 | 5 | – | 2003–2007 |
| 3105 | Dan Wilson | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 3106 | Hanoi Rocks | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3107 | We Were Promised Jetpacks | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2019–2024 |
| 3108 | Delerium | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 3109 | Michael Andrews & Gary Jules | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 3110 | J.J. Cale | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2010 |
| 3111 | Dave Graney with the Coral Snakes | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1993 |
| 3112 | Flip Kowlier | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2007 |
| 3113 | Gypsy & The Cat | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 2010 |
| 3114 | Marcus Marr & Chet Faker | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 3115 | Fred Again and Obongjayar | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3116 | Major Lee | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2005 |
| 3117 | Mac DeMarco | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 2014–2024 |
| 3118 | Michael Schenker Group | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 3119 | World Distruction | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3120 | Michael Franti | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 3121 | Missio | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2017 |
| 3122 | The Naked and the Famous | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2011–2013 |
| 3123 | The National and Taylor Swift | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3124 | The Dears | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 2003–2011 |
| 3125 | Athlete | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | 2005–2007 |
| 3126 | Quietdrive | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 3127 | GANGgajang | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 3128 | Pez | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2008 |
| 3129 | Dance Hall Crashers | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1995–1999 |
| 3130 | There There | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 3131 | Aswad | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1988–1989 |
| 3132 | Nickel Creek | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2006–2014 |
| 3133 | Sham 69 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1977–2002 |
| 3134 | Amboy Dukes | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1990–2021 |
| 3135 | Velvet Underground / Lou Reed | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 3136 | Adam Ant Goody | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 3137 | John Cooper Clarke | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1977 |
| 3138 | Mickey Avalon | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 3139 | Peter Baumann | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3140 | Ozzy Osbourne/Primus | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 3141 | Nashville Pussy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3142 | Imelda May | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 3143 | Trigger Hippy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 3144 | Kurt Vile and John Prine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 3145 | Mark Morton | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 3146 | Soul II Soul | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1990–2010 |
| 3147 | The Greeting Committee | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 3148 | Tanlines | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2012–2014 |
| 3149 | Goldfrapp | 5 | 4 | 4 | – | 2003–2025 |
| 3150 | Oil Boom | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 3151 | Twa | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 3152 | Augustana | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | 2005–2013 |
| 3153 | Stir | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1997–2000 |
| 3154 | Max Sharam | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 3155 | Allen Ginsberg | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 3156 | Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 3157 | Sugarloaf | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 3158 | Teskey Brothers | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2026 |
| 3159 | Riot | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 3160 | Burning Hotels | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 3161 | Skunk Anansie | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 1995–1999 |
| 3162 | Southern Culture On The Skids | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1998–2006 |
| 3163 | Fair to Midland | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2007 |
| 3164 | London Symphony Orchestra | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2009–2020 |
| 3165 | Indio | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 3166 | Soggy Bottom Boys | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2003–2004 |
| 3167 | The Man | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 3168 | The Maccabees | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2012–2015 |
| 3169 | Allison Russell (w/Brandi Carlile) | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 3170 | Afrika Bambaataa | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 2004–2006 |
| 3171 | The Minutemen | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1989–2006 |
| 3172 | Thao W/The Get Down Stay Down | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2009–2014 |
| 3173 | Lucky Boys Confusion | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2000–2001 |
| 3174 | The Railway Children | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 1987–1990 |
| 3175 | Chef | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1998 |
| 3176 | British Sea Power | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 3177 | Pop-Off Tuesday | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 3178 | Amongster | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 3179 | Disco Lines and Tinashe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 3180 | Morgxn | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 3181 | AC Acoustics | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1996–1997 |
| 3182 | Amy Winehouse (Mark Ronson) | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 3183 | Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 3184 | Young Empires | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2011–2012 |
| 3185 | Desperate Bicycles | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1977 |
| 3186 | CCFX | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 3187 | Alan Sparhawk | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2025 |
| 3188 | The Penetrators | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1981 |
| 3189 | Taj Mahal | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2006–2020 |
| 3190 | Joshua Ray Walker | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 3191 | Vitamin Z | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 3192 | Guttermouth | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 3193 | The New Christy Minstrels | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3194 | Les McCann & Eddie Harris | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2009–2020 |
| 3195 | David Usher | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2001–2003 |
| 3196 | Helio Sequence | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 2019 |
| 3197 | supermodel* | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 3198 | Skunkhour | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | 1995–2000 |
| 3199 | Gretta Ray | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2016–2023 |
| 3200 | Luca Brasi | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2016–2023 |