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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3301 | Coal Chamber | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3302 | Sid Vicious/The Sex Pistols | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3303 | Foxygen | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 2013–2017 |
| 3304 | All | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1989–1994 |
| 3305 | Renegade Soundwave | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1988–1991 |
| 3306 | Chris Mars | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1992–1994 |
| 3307 | Snakadaktal | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2011–2012 |
| 3308 | Wafia | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 3309 | Fisher and Kita Alexander | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3310 | Dom Dolla and Tove Lo | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 3311 | Sam Fender and Olivia Dean | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 3312 | Icona Pop | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 3313 | Ratatat | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 3314 | Murmurs | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1994–1995 |
| 3315 | U2 & Green Day | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 3316 | Neurotica | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3317 | Carbon Leaf | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 2006–2024 |
| 3318 | MC Hammer | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 3319 | Tower Of Power | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2020 |
| 3320 | Sabotage | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 3321 | 16 Horsepower | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2019–2023 |
| 3322 | Justin Timberlake | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | 2009–2013 |
| 3323 | The Armoury Show | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1985 |
| 3324 | M/A/R/R/S | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1987–1999 |
| 3325 | John Palumbo | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1985–1989 |
| 3326 | Bugs | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2020–2023 |
| 3327 | Lo-tel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 3328 | Schneider TM vs KPT.Michi.Gan | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 3329 | Pinhole | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3330 | Crimea | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 3331 | Duck Sauce | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3332 | Peggy Gou | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3333 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 3334 | Baby Dayliner | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 3335 | Systematic | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2001 |
| 3336 | Bulletboys | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 3337 | The Dambuilders | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 3338 | Sudan Archives | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 3339 | South FM | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 3340 | Lollipop Lust Kill | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3341 | National Velvet | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 1990–1991 |
| 3342 | Rage Against Machines | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 3343 | Hootie and the Blowfish | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 3344 | Dust for Life | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 3345 | Doughboys | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | 1999–2009 |
| 3346 | The Blind Boys of Alabama | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2004–2018 |
| 3347 | NONONO | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 3348 | Frankie Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1977 |
| 3349 | Blue Zoo | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3350 | Matt Mays | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2005–2007 |
| 3351 | Birdland | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 1989–1991 |
| 3352 | Babylon Zoo | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 3353 | Quindon Tarver/Lee Perry | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 3354 | Josh Abrahams & Amiel Daemion | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 3355 | 28 Days/Apollo 440 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 3356 | Dave and Central Cee | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3357 | Wheat | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1999–2001 |
| 3358 | SNARLS | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 3359 | Rosa Linn | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 3360 | Camoflauge | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 3361 | Double Drive | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 3362 | Marc Broussard | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2010 |
| 3363 | Jorma Kaukonen | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2009 |
| 3364 | Churchill | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 3365 | Pete | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 3366 | Pat Metheny | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2013 |
| 3367 | Cheryl Wheeler | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2010 |
| 3368 | Bonnie Raitt/John Prine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 3369 | Jamie Cullum | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2006–2013 |
| 3370 | Richard Thompson / Teddy Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 3371 | Vanilla Ice | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 3372 | Orville Peck and Beck | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 3373 | Royksopp | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2010–2024 |
| 3374 | Duke Ellington | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 3375 | Jerry Jeff Walker | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3376 | Lita Ford & Ozzy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 3377 | Sly Withers | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2021–2023 |
| 3378 | Cordrazine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 3379 | Artery | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1982 |
| 3380 | Palace Brothers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 3381 | Sweeney | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 3382 | Murry The Hump | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 3383 | Marc Smith Vs Safe n' Sound | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3384 | CLSM | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 3385 | Billie Eilish & Khalid | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 3386 | DJ Snake | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 3387 | Purity Ring | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 2012–2025 |
| 3388 | Generation X/Billy Idol | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3389 | DEHD | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2022–2024 |
| 3390 | Detroit Cobras | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 3391 | Novak | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 3392 | Ranking Roger | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1988–1989 |
| 3393 | Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 3394 | The Patti Smith Group | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1996–1999 |
| 3395 | Danny Wilson | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1987–2001 |
| 3396 | Allergies | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 3397 | Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2017–2024 |
| 3398 | Human Sexual Response | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 1981–1988 |
| 3399 | Clutch | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2001–2005 |
| 3400 | Leah Andreaone | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1999–2002 |