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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4001 | Agent Orange | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 4002 | Kashus Culpepper | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2025–2026 |
| 4003 | Moe | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 4004 | Vaden Todd Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 4005 | The Corrs | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2001–2013 |
| 4006 | Blood Orange | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2016–2025 |
| 4007 | The Everly Brothers | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2012 |
| 4008 | The Philadelphia Orchestra | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 4009 | Peach Tree Rascals | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 4010 | Rob Base | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 4011 | Anthenaeum | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 4012 | Maybird | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 4013 | Decembrist | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 4014 | Fear Zero | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 4015 | Shovels and Rope | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2016–2026 |
| 4016 | Kungs | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2016–2026 |
| 4017 | Doctor and the Medics | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 4018 | Moments | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 4019 | Delbert McClinton | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 4020 | David Johansen | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 4021 | 50 Cent | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 4022 | EZO | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 4023 | Lady Sovereign | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 4024 | Gabrielle | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 4025 | Fini Scad | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 4026 | Midnight Juggernauts | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2007 |
| 4027 | CamelPhat and Elderbrook | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| 4028 | Sherbet | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 4029 | New Riders Of The Purple Sage | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2010 |
| 4030 | Long Winters | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2006–2019 |
| 4031 | Sallie Ford/Sound Outside | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 4032 | Molly Tuttle | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 4033 | Seether & Amy Lee | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 4034 | 4 Way Street | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 4035 | Manu Chao | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2019–2024 |
| 4036 | Switched | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 4037 | John Gorka | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 4038 | Monsters Of Folk | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2013 |
| 4039 | Joy Oladokun | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2023–2025 |
| 4040 | Lynch Mob | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 4041 | Howie Day | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 4042 | Soilwork | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 2002–2004 |
| 4043 | Motorcade | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 4044 | Armored Saint | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 4045 | Nude Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 4046 | Dave Dudley | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 4047 | LAAMAR | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2023–2025 |
| 4048 | Babylon AD | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 4049 | Ghost of Vroom | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 4050 | Bette Midler | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 4051 | Stereolab & Nurse With Wound | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 4052 | Killer Dwarfs | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 4053 | Tall Tales And True | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1990–1991 |
| 4054 | Deadstar | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1996–1999 |
| 4055 | McCarthy | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1987–1988 |
| 4056 | Cosmo Jarvis | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2011–2012 |
| 4057 | In Tua Nua | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1988 |
| 4058 | Seahorses | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2025 |
| 4059 | Yukon Blonde | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 4060 | Tourist LeMC | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 4061 | Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 4062 | The Weeknd, Playboi Carti and Madonna | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 4063 | Ricky Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 4064 | King Cotton | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1982 |
| 4065 | The Saint Alvia Cartel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 4066 | Spiral Beach | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2008 |
| 4067 | Flo Morrissey | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 4068 | Debbie Harry | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1986 |
| 4069 | Alison Krauss/U.S. | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 4070 | Blue Murder | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1990 |
| 4071 | Honeyhoney | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | 2009–2014 |
| 4072 | Greg Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 4073 | The Stampeders | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 4074 | Streetband | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 4075 | Opus III | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 4076 | Jona Lewie | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 4077 | The Offsrping | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 4078 | Rockets | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 4079 | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2004–2023 |
| 4080 | Crx | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 4081 | Noel Gallagher High Flying... | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 4082 | Bleached | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 4083 | Entrain | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 4084 | Justice Vs Simian | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2013 |
| 4085 | Jack River | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2017–2018 |
| 4086 | Polaris | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2023 |
| 4087 | Grid | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 4088 | Dustin Tebbutt | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 4089 | Drake and 21 Savage | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 4090 | Stan Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 4091 | Puscifer | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2007–2008 |
| 4092 | Chic | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 4093 | Donny Hathaway | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2004–2009 |
| 4094 | Nick Waterhouse | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 4095 | Course of Nature | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 4096 | Mamas & Papas | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 4097 | Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 4098 | Earl St. Clair | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| 4099 | Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 4100 | Taylor Swift and Florence + The Machine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |