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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5001 | Chris de Burgh | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1986 |
| 5002 | Anouk | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5003 | Luke Million | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 5004 | Bring Me the Horizon and Yungblud | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5005 | Andy Shauf | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5006 | Patti Labelle | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5007 | 3 Days Grace | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2007 |
| 5008 | Mest | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5009 | Skip Marley | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| 5010 | Hannah Jadagu | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5011 | North Mississippi All-Stars | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 2006–2010 |
| 5012 | Pressure 4-5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5013 | Charlie Sexton | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5014 | Elizabeth Archer And The Equators | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1977 |
| 5015 | The Poozies | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 5016 | The Poster Children | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 5017 | Boots Electric | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 5018 | New Music | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 5019 | Jakob Dylan | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5020 | Leonard Bernstein | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5021 | Daft Punk / Pharell | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5022 | Riverside | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 5023 | Sensor | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 5024 | Mike + The Mechanics | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2024–2026 |
| 5025 | Paul Simon / Simon & Garfunkel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5026 | Baio | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5027 | Misterwives | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2014–2015 |
| 5028 | Secret Goldfish | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5029 | Turnstyle | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1999–2022 |
| 5030 | Barefoot | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 5031 | Rail | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 5032 | Front End Loader | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5033 | Tex Perkins | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5034 | Bom Bom Bom | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5035 | Presidents of USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5036 | Boy Kill Boy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5037 | Ruth Ruth | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 5038 | Dice | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5039 | Cxloe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5040 | 707 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5041 | The Venetians | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1986 |
| 5042 | Fuzzbox | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 5043 | Ednaswap | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 5044 | Natasha Bedingfield | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5045 | Langhorne Slim & The Law | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5046 | Luther Vandross | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5047 | Room 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5048 | Cradle of Filth | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5049 | The Vanished | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2005 |
| 5050 | B.B. Gabor | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5051 | The Heads | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 5052 | La Sphere | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5053 | Jason Collett | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5054 | Iglu & Hartly | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 5055 | Mumford and the Sons | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 5056 | Brave Little Howl | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5057 | Crazy Anglos | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5058 | Ashes Divide | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2008 |
| 5059 | Warlock | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5060 | Goth Babe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5061 | One Way Ride | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5062 | Emmet Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 5063 | Every Mother's Nightmare | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5064 | Bill Haley & Comets | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5065 | Justin Townes Earle | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2013–2024 |
| 5066 | Thinkman | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5067 | Tommy Bolin | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5068 | BNQT | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5069 | Weekend | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1982–2005 |
| 5070 | Michael Stipe & Big Red Machine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5071 | Blur/Gorillaz | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2005 |
| 5072 | Tom Cochrane & Red Rider | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5073 | Clap Your Hands | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5074 | Ric Ocasek | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1983–1986 |
| 5075 | Pretty Boy Aaron | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5076 | Dwight Yoakam | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5077 | Jerry Garcia Band | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5078 | Good Old War | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5079 | Sly Fox | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1995–1996 |
| 5080 | Andreas Johnson | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2000–2003 |
| 5081 | Stardust | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 5082 | The Panda Band | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5083 | Sophie And Peter Johnston | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1983 |
| 5084 | Vibes | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1985 |
| 5085 | Shalawambe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5086 | Add N To (X) | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5087 | Seedling | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5088 | Tunng | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5089 | Skids | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1979 |
| 5090 | Ngaiire | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5091 | Tyla | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5092 | Stella Donnelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5093 | Mondo Rock | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5094 | MSTRKRFT | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 5095 | Busta Rhymes | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5096 | Budos Band | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5097 | Bruno Mars | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5098 | Daughter | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5099 | The Eeries | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5100 | Grupo Fantasma | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |