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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5101 | Daisy Jones & The Six | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5102 | Map | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 5103 | Dragon | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1984–1988 |
| 5104 | Popinjays | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5105 | Mississippi John Hurt | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5106 | Frou Frou | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5107 | Wye Oak | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2019–2025 |
| 5108 | Isbells | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5109 | Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 5110 | Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5111 | The Accident Experiment | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5112 | Ryan Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5113 | Plague Vendor | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5114 | Jana Mila | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2024 |
| 5115 | Mona Lisa Overdrive | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 5116 | Lindsey Buckingham | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2010 |
| 5117 | Blue Flannel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 5118 | Saving Abel | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2008–2009 |
| 5119 | Paul Kelly & the Messengers | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1987–1988 |
| 5120 | Sinch | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5121 | Keller Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5122 | Modern Lovers / Jonathan Richman | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5123 | Jeb Loy Nichols | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5124 | Peppers Ghost | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5125 | Shootyz Groove | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5126 | Anyway Gang | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 5127 | Leadbelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5128 | Naked | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5129 | Genevieve | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5130 | Son House | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5131 | Sub Sub | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 5132 | Groove Terminator | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5133 | Cody Chesnutt | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5134 | Senses Fail | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5135 | Lil Uzi Vert | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| 5136 | Laurel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5137 | Samson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5138 | Delaney & Bonnie & Friends | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5139 | Handsome Boy Modeling School | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 5140 | Little Dragon | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2011–2024 |
| 5141 | Guy Clark | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2010–2020 |
| 5142 | Sixpence None the Richer | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | 1999–2023 |
| 5143 | St | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5144 | Zug Izland | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5145 | Willy Mason | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 5146 | Steelheart | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5147 | Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5148 | Clockwise | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5149 | Sam Cooke Singers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 5150 | Lulu | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5151 | Royal Bangs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 5152 | The Foundations | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2010–2020 |
| 5153 | Marvelous Three | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5154 | Chicano Batman | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| 5155 | The Heart Throbs | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5156 | Common | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5157 | El Michels Affair | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5158 | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2009–2020 |
| 5159 | The Hal Lovejoy Circus | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5160 | Handsome Devil | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5161 | Steve Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5162 | She & Him | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2010–2013 |
| 5163 | London Quireboys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5164 | Adicts | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5165 | King Curtis | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5166 | Kelis | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2003–2013 |
| 5167 | Ms. Dynamite | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5168 | The Spazzys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5169 | Nightmare of You | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5170 | Ike | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5171 | Serious Drinking | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1982 |
| 5172 | Van Basten | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 5173 | Hungry Kids of Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5174 | Example and Skream | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 5175 | Mikhael Paskalev | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5176 | Kira Puru | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5177 | Golden Features and The Presets | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5178 | The Masters Apprentices | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5179 | Sleaford Mods | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5180 | Shungudzo | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5181 | Mae Simpson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5182 | Abra Moore | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5183 | Mk.gee | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5184 | Jaco Pastorius | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5185 | Mean Creek | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 5186 | Red House Painters | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 5187 | The Crown | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5188 | Trixter | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5189 | Colour Scream | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1988–1990 |
| 5190 | Graham Nash | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5191 | San Fermin | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5192 | Karel Fialka | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5193 | Emile Sande | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5194 | Mungo Jerry | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5195 | Bouncing Souls | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2001–2004 |
| 5196 | Low Vs Diamond | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2008–2010 |
| 5197 | Silent Comedy | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2013–2021 |
| 5198 | Sound and Fury | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5199 | Probot | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5200 | Ed Sheeran | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2013–2024 |