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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | The Charlatans | 96 | 59 | 15 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 302 | Liz Phair | 103 | 49 | 13 | – | 1994–2024 |
| 303 | Fiona Apple | 100 | 53 | 15 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 304 | Jackson Browne | 75 | 23 | 18 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 305 | Better Than Ezra | 96 | 45 | 8 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 306 | Cream | 77 | 26 | 8 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 307 | Brandi Carlile | 63 | 24 | 20 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 308 | A Flock of Seagulls | 89 | 53 | 14 | – | 1982–2020 |
| 309 | Cocteau Twins | 92 | 48 | 26 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 310 | The Jayhawks | 69 | 34 | 13 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 311 | Fall Out Boy | 77 | 50 | 14 | – | 2005–2024 |
| 312 | Dinosaur Jr. | 98 | 59 | 13 | – | 1988–2024 |
| 313 | Peter Murphy | 99 | 63 | 9 | – | 1988–2019 |
| 314 | Adele | 68 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2011–2026 |
| 315 | General Public | 80 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 1984–2023 |
| 316 | Channel Zero | 58 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2009–2026 |
| 317 | Big Country | 88 | 69 | 8 | – | 1983–2025 |
| 318 | Seether | 71 | 59 | 16 | – | 2002–2020 |
| 319 | Gary Numan | 71 | 62 | 8 | – | 1980–2022 |
| 320 | Metric | 72 | 45 | 18 | 1 | 2004–2025 |
| 321 | The Chemical Brothers | 111 | 84 | 17 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 322 | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | 83 | 17 | 25 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 323 | Wolfmother | 65 | 37 | 14 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 324 | Fuel | 89 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 1998–2012 |
| 325 | The Bravery | 72 | 44 | 5 | – | 2005–2014 |
| 326 | Keane | 81 | 54 | 6 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 327 | The War On Drugs | 70 | 33 | 14 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 328 | Evanescence | 68 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 2002–2025 |
| 329 | Kiss | 77 | 19 | 31 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 330 | Sugar | 97 | 41 | 9 | – | 1992–2024 |
| 331 | Urge Overkill | 85 | 40 | 6 | – | 1993–2024 |
| 332 | Hoodoo Gurus | 84 | 41 | 17 | – | 1985–2018 |
| 333 | Harvey Danger | 66 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 1998–2024 |
| 334 | The Go-Go's | 97 | 51 | 12 | – | 1981–2024 |
| 335 | Sugar Ray | 73 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1997–2024 |
| 336 | The Band | 72 | 21 | 15 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 337 | Billie Eilish | 69 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 2017–2025 |
| 338 | Wall of Voodoo | 61 | 58 | 3 | – | 1981–2023 |
| 339 | Billy Bragg | 81 | 46 | 13 | – | 1983–2025 |
| 340 | The Raconteurs | 64 | 44 | 8 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 341 | Derek and the Dominos | 55 | 38 | 6 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 342 | Material Issue | 85 | 46 | 8 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 343 | Cold War Kids | 76 | 48 | 16 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 344 | Rammstein | 78 | 32 | 13 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 345 | Screaming Trees | 79 | 57 | 4 | – | 1992–2024 |
| 346 | Marilyn Manson | 93 | 73 | 16 | – | 1996–2017 |
| 347 | Ned's Atomic Dustbin | 96 | 40 | 8 | – | 1990–2024 |
| 348 | The Waterboys | 83 | 49 | 17 | – | 1985–2024 |
| 349 | Lumineers | 66 | 42 | 15 | 1 | 2012–2026 |
| 350 | Lit | 71 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 1999–2024 |
| 351 | Everlast | 72 | 62 | 4 | – | 1998–2009 |
| 352 | Pavement | 81 | 49 | 17 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 353 | Berlin | 74 | 45 | 9 | – | 1982–2008 |
| 354 | Motley Crue | 74 | 20 | 32 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 355 | Blues Traveler | 98 | 39 | 6 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 356 | Afghan Whigs | 83 | 39 | 11 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 357 | Bob Mould | 95 | 44 | 14 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 358 | Split Enz | 93 | 48 | 8 | – | 1981–2024 |
| 359 | The La's | 80 | 48 | 9 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 360 | The Dandy Warhols | 89 | 58 | 13 | – | 1997–2024 |
| 361 | Bon Iver | 64 | 35 | 25 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 362 | OK Go | 74 | 39 | 10 | – | 2002–2025 |
| 363 | Bryan Adams | 75 | 38 | 12 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 364 | Crash Test Dummies | 79 | 39 | 7 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 365 | Finger Eleven | 64 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 1999–2012 |
| 366 | The Damned | 84 | 46 | 16 | – | 1977–2024 |
| 367 | Judas Priest | 86 | 36 | 38 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 368 | EMF | 61 | 51 | 4 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 369 | The Pogues | 88 | 50 | 16 | – | 1984–2024 |
| 370 | The Prodigy | 76 | 50 | 6 | – | 1994–2023 |
| 371 | Foreigner | 72 | 18 | 11 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 372 | The Postal Service | 50 | 42 | 4 | – | 2003–2024 |
| 373 | Fishbone | 88 | 45 | 7 | – | 1988–2023 |
| 374 | Stevie Wonder | 68 | 19 | 26 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 375 | Stereo MC's | 56 | 40 | 3 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 376 | Velvet Revolver | 65 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2003–2010 |
| 377 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | 61 | 57 | 2 | – | 1982–2022 |
| 378 | Deftones | 78 | 70 | 14 | – | 1998–2026 |
| 379 | Amy Winehouse | 64 | 33 | 7 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 380 | Allman Brothers | 50 | 5 | 17 | – | 1991–2020 |
| 381 | Florence And The Machine | 56 | 35 | 21 | 1 | 2009–2026 |
| 382 | Dawes | 50 | 18 | 14 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 383 | Hozier | 57 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2014–2026 |
| 384 | Missing Persons | 69 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1981–2014 |
| 385 | Cypress Hill | 62 | 47 | 11 | – | 1993–2024 |
| 386 | Mazzy Star | 58 | 47 | 3 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 387 | Dead Kennedys | 68 | 53 | 7 | – | 1979–2024 |
| 388 | Belly | 71 | 43 | 6 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 389 | Tom Waits | 73 | 43 | 32 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 390 | Paul Simon | 73 | 31 | 19 | – | 1986–2026 |
| 391 | Phoenix | 67 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 2009–2025 |
| 392 | The Romantics | 57 | 42 | 2 | – | 1980–2025 |
| 393 | Switchfoot | 73 | 58 | 13 | – | 2003–2020 |
| 394 | The Spin Doctors | 59 | 31 | 4 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 395 | Smash Mouth | 66 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 1997–2024 |
| 396 | Catherine Wheel | 92 | 64 | 10 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 397 | Portishead | 67 | 51 | 8 | – | 1994–2024 |
| 398 | Soul Coughing | 76 | 43 | 10 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 399 | Slayer | 43 | 23 | 6 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 400 | Rod Stewart | 71 | 28 | 18 | – | 1976–2026 |