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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3701 | Marillion | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2002–2006 |
| 3702 | Gogol Bordello | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2010–2013 |
| 3703 | Horrors | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2011–2014 |
| 3704 | Swmrs | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2018–2019 |
| 3705 | The Knocks | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2018–2021 |
| 3706 | Anthrax and Public Enemy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3707 | High Holy Days | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2004 |
| 3708 | Mushroomhead | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2001–2004 |
| 3709 | Greenwheel | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 2002 |
| 3710 | Guano Apes | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 1999–2000 |
| 3711 | Axe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 3712 | Maribou State | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2025–2026 |
| 3713 | Silver Jews | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2024 |
| 3714 | We as Human | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2013–2014 |
| 3715 | Skin | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 3716 | Paul McDermott | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 3717 | New Bad Things | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 3718 | Sonic Subjunkies | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 3719 | Amaranthe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 3720 | Röyksopp and Robyn | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2014 |
| 3721 | Chryssie Hynde | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 3722 | Margo Price (w/Billy Strings) | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 3723 | Quarashi | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3724 | King Harvest | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 3725 | Kristofferson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 3726 | Coldcut | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 3727 | Thunderclap Newman | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 3728 | The Rascals | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1991–2009 |
| 3729 | Apocalytica | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2008–2009 |
| 3730 | Noah Kahan, Post Malone | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3731 | Barbra Streisand | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 3732 | LL Cool J | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 3733 | Whale | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 3734 | Loudness | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 3735 | The Heartbreakers | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2002 |
| 3736 | Bedouin Soundsystem | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 3737 | Somekindawonderful | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 3738 | Skydiggers | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1991 |
| 3739 | E^ST | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2017–2019 |
| 3740 | Paw | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 3741 | Spiller | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 3742 | The Vanns | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3743 | Boys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1977 |
| 3744 | The Cowsills | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 3745 | Mercury Rev | 6 | 6 | 4 | – | 1991–2006 |
| 3746 | The A-Sides | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 3747 | Stray Birds | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 3748 | Henry Gross | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3749 | Andra Day | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2024–2026 |
| 3750 | Minor Threat | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 3751 | Jason Isbell and the 400 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 3752 | Accords | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 3753 | Marauder | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 3754 | Forty Foot Echo | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 3755 | Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 3756 | Agent 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 3757 | Edwin Hawkins Singers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 3758 | A House | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 3759 | Scary Thieves | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1991 |
| 3760 | The Bees | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 3761 | Meg Meyers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 3762 | Barmy Army | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 3763 | Moose | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3764 | L' Augmentation | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 3765 | Asa-Chang & Junray | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 3766 | Laura Cantrell and ballboy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 3767 | Parachute Youth | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 3768 | Fred Again and Amyl and the Sniffers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 3769 | Chance Waters | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2012 |
| 3770 | Meau | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 3771 | Cloud Nothings | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2012–2014 |
| 3772 | Adrian Quesada & Abraham Alexander | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 3773 | The Staves | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2015 |
| 3774 | Thao and the Get Down Stay Down | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2013–2025 |
| 3775 | Village People | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 3776 | Charlie Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 3777 | Within Temptation | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 3778 | Neil Finn | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 3779 | The Drifters | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2020 |
| 3780 | Wide Mouth Mason | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2003 |
| 3781 | Mando Diao | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2003–2004 |
| 3782 | Toro Y Moi | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 3783 | Ruen Brothers | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2015–2023 |
| 3784 | 22-20s | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2005–2010 |
| 3785 | Wilco / Billy Bragg | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 3786 | Convoy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 3787 | Dirty Shirts | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 3788 | Sakamoto And Sylvian | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1989–1990 |
| 3789 | Boo Seeka | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2015–2017 |
| 3790 | Russell Morris | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 3791 | Caution | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1981 |
| 3792 | Elton John and Brandi Carlile | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 3793 | Snap | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 3794 | Acid Test | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 3795 | Fixkes | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 3796 | Asleep At The Wheel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 3797 | Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 3798 | The Beautiful People | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 3799 | Pseudo Echo | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1987 |
| 3800 | The Devlins | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1999–2001 |