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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5201 | Filter & Crystal Method | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5202 | Fun Boy 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5203 | LAX | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 5204 | Mint Condition | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5205 | Tangerine Dream | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5206 | Tyne-James Organ | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2021–2023 |
| 5207 | Caligula | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 5208 | Scarlet Fantastic | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 5209 | Redcoats | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 5210 | Polish Club | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5211 | JK-47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5212 | Green River | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5213 | Stand | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5214 | Meshuggah | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5215 | Pete Wylie | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1987–1991 |
| 5216 | Son | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5217 | Snoop Doggy Dogg | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5218 | Crankshaft and the Gear Grinders | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5219 | Billy Paul | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5220 | Black Grape | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 5221 | Moon Martin | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5222 | Junkyard | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5223 | The Art of Noise/Tom Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5224 | Doctor | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5225 | Cancer Bats | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5226 | Elvis Costello and The Imposters | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 5227 | Jesse Malin | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5228 | Snocaps | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5229 | UGK | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5230 | Gus Gus | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5231 | The Firm | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1985 |
| 5232 | Margot & The Nuclear So And So | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5233 | Weathers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 5234 | Presidents of the U.S. of America | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5235 | Destiny's Child | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5236 | Jane Wiedlin | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1985 |
| 5237 | Big B | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 5238 | Magic Giant | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| 5239 | Trixie Whitley | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2013–2015 |
| 5240 | Presdients of the USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5241 | Bob Marley/Funkstar De Luxe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5242 | Big Heavy Stuff | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5243 | CSS | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 5244 | Jay-Z/Linkin Park | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5245 | S.P.K. | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1983 |
| 5246 | Dub Sex | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 5247 | Solar Race | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 5248 | Atari Teenage Riot | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5249 | Mighty Math | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5250 | Feed Me and Crystal Fighters | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5251 | Highasakite | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5252 | Sofi Tukker and Gorgon City | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5253 | Reneé Rapp | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5254 | Pax | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5255 | Black 'n Blue | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5256 | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5257 | Nils Lofgren | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5258 | Panama | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2013–2014 |
| 5259 | Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5260 | Vex Red | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5261 | Three Wise Men | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5262 | Minus the Bear | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5263 | Aaliyah | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5264 | Go West | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1985–1999 |
| 5265 | RADATTACK | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5266 | Kris Kristofferson | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5267 | Suzanne Vega and DNA | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 5268 | Jimmy Page/Black Crowes | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5269 | Kazero | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5270 | Black Pistol Fire | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5271 | The Trammps | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5272 | Robert Randolph & The Family Band | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2013 |
| 5273 | Brian Jonestown Massacre | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5274 | Dakona | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5275 | Black Veil Brides | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2013–2021 |
| 5276 | Ayron Jones | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2020–2021 |
| 5277 | Eve to Adam | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5278 | Crown the Empire | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5279 | Dirk Blanchart | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1985 |
| 5280 | J.B. Lenoir | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5281 | Salty Dog | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5282 | Olivia Dean & Leon Bridges | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5283 | Mahavishnu Orchestra | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5284 | The Coral | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2002–2005 |
| 5285 | East 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 5286 | Strawpeople | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 5287 | Mark of Cain | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5288 | Manifesto | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 5289 | Husky | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 5290 | Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5291 | Jack Garratt | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5292 | Year of the Rabbit | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5293 | Crystal Waters | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5294 | Roy Buchanan | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1977 |
| 5295 | John Butler | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 5296 | The Government | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5297 | Micheal Nesmith | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5298 | 2 Skinnee J's | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1999 |
| 5299 | Libido | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1999–2002 |
| 5300 | AM Taxi | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |