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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3601 | Big Boi | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3602 | The Jennifers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 3603 | The Plasmatics | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1981 |
| 3604 | Damageplan | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2004 |
| 3605 | Bob Schneider | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 3606 | The New Basement Tapes | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 3607 | Sons of Freedom | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 3608 | Rustic Overtones | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1998–2001 |
| 3609 | Vandoliers | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 3610 | Jinjer | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 3611 | Fad Gadget | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1991–1999 |
| 3612 | Three Johns | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1985 |
| 3613 | New Fast Automatic Daffodils | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 3614 | Tim Vanhamel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2008 |
| 3615 | Florence and the Machine & Dizzee Rascal | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3616 | Winston Surfshirt | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| 3617 | Post Malone & Swae Lee | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 3618 | John Williamson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 3619 | Pavarotti | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 3620 | 12 Stones | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 3621 | En Vogue | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3622 | Prince & the New Power Generation | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 1991 |
| 3623 | Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 3624 | Street Sweeper Social Club | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 3625 | Meltheads | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 3626 | Wage War | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 3627 | Garland Jeffreys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 3628 | Blue Cheer | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1990–2012 |
| 3629 | Curiosity Killed the Cat | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1987–1988 |
| 3630 | Demon Hunter | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2002–2014 |
| 3631 | True Faith | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 3632 | Kim Deal | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 3633 | Dana Lyons | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 3634 | The Saboteurs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 3635 | Darwin Deez | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3636 | Luude and Mattafix | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 3637 | Triple One | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3638 | Martha & The Vandellas | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 3639 | Hail the Villain | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3640 | Aphex Twin | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 3641 | Jon Anderson & Vangelis | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1981 |
| 3642 | Stryper | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 3643 | Mansun | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1997–2025 |
| 3644 | MSG | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 3645 | Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 3646 | Box Tops | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 3647 | Tamino | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2022 |
| 3648 | Les Corneilles | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 3649 | Sicilian Vespers | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1989–1991 |
| 3650 | Dirty Vegas | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3651 | Bruce Dickinson | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1990–2002 |
| 3652 | Phil Ochs | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 3653 | The Hurricanes | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 3654 | Tin Star | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 1999–2001 |
| 3655 | Johnny Nash | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2009–2020 |
| 3656 | Rod Stewart and the Faces | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 3657 | Skulker | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2000 |
| 3658 | Townhall | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 3659 | Lift To Experience | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2001 |
| 3660 | Vive La Fete | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 3661 | Legendary Stardust Cowboy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1976 |
| 3662 | Loon Lake | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 3663 | Emimen | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 3664 | Meduza | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 3665 | Derek Trucks Band | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 3666 | Ken Heaven | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1986 |
| 3667 | Dave Gahan | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2003–2007 |
| 3668 | Death in Vegas | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1997–2002 |
| 3669 | Lo-Pro | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 2004 |
| 3670 | Glitter | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 3671 | On | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2000 |
| 3672 | Little Sister | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 3673 | Top | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3674 | Engine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3675 | Pubilic Image Limited | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1989 |
| 3676 | Orwells | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2014–2017 |
| 3677 | Rational Youth | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1988–1991 |
| 3678 | The Rheostatics | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | 1991–1999 |
| 3679 | Hayes Carll | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 3680 | Does It Offend You, Yeah? | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2008 |
| 3681 | Cafeine | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2007 |
| 3682 | Son Little | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2014–2017 |
| 3683 | Jeff Lynne's ELO | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 3684 | Friendly | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1999–2000 |
| 3685 | Justice | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 3686 | Jay-Z & Kanye West | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2011 |
| 3687 | Dear Seattle | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3688 | Birdz | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 3689 | Matt Berninger | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 3690 | David Holmes | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 3691 | Beth Ditto | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2017–2025 |
| 3692 | Lucas | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1994–2002 |
| 3693 | HSAS | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 3694 | Drowning Point | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3695 | Matt Nathanson | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2003–2013 |
| 3696 | Sonny Landreth | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2006–2012 |
| 3697 | Roni Size/Reprazent | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 3698 | Nelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3699 | Yobs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1977 |
| 3700 | Wide Load | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2004–2005 |