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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5501 | The Stabilizers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5502 | Things of Stone and Wood | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1993–1994 |
| 5503 | Lard | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5504 | Pietasters | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5505 | Frank Chickens | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1984 |
| 5506 | Senseless Things | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 5507 | Harvey's Rabbit | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 5508 | Derrero | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 5509 | Golden Virgins | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5510 | Plasticman | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5511 | Family | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1976 |
| 5512 | Smallpools | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5513 | Cosmo's Midnight and Ruel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5514 | Doja Cat and the Weeknd | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5515 | Eastern Conference Champions | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5516 | Gayngs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5517 | Punch Brothers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5518 | jeremy messersmith and Friends | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| 5519 | Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5520 | Jamila Woods | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5521 | John Eddie | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5522 | Bram Tchaikovsky | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5523 | V-Shaped Mind | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5524 | Rebel Meets Rebel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5525 | The Casanovas | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5526 | And You Will Know Us By Our Trail of Dead | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2002 |
| 5527 | CHAI | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5528 | Israel Nash | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5529 | Tom Wilson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5530 | Alien Crime Syndicate | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5531 | Jo Stafford | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5532 | Josh Joplin | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5533 | Lillian Axe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5534 | Schitzophonics | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5535 | Matthew Logan Vasquez | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5536 | Starland Vocal Band | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5537 | Danielia Cotton | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2013 |
| 5538 | Crystal Fighters | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5539 | Nine Nine Nine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5540 | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5541 | Katherine Paterson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5542 | Man-Made Sunshine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 5543 | Le Métronome | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5544 | Plum Boys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5545 | Hurricane #1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5546 | Count Basie | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5547 | Loud Lucy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 5548 | The Wrens | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5549 | Satelite & The Harpoonist | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5550 | Warrior Soul | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5551 | Butt Trumpet | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1999–2004 |
| 5552 | Pentangle | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5553 | The Supermen Lovers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5554 | Chicks On Speed | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5555 | Muph & Plutonic | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2008 |
| 5556 | Don West | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5557 | Sloth | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5558 | Hourcast | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 5559 | Element Eighty | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2003–2004 |
| 5560 | Eric Johnson | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2010–2024 |
| 5561 | Frances Forever | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5562 | SieraSlave | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5563 | Matt Costa | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5564 | Elvis Costello and The Roots | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5565 | Bob Marley The Wailers | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2025 |
| 5566 | Dayna Kurtz | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5567 | Steel Pulse | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1989–2006 |
| 5568 | Michael Schenker | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5569 | Cock Robin | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1986 |
| 5570 | Soulsister | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5571 | You & Me | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5572 | Amy Helm | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5573 | Dizzy Gillespie | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5574 | Passenger | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5575 | Zipper Club | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 5576 | Big Pig | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5577 | The Special Goodness | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5578 | Oldham Tinkers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1977 |
| 5579 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5580 | Hoots And Hellmouth | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5581 | Charlie Rich | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5582 | Angry Samoans | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5583 | Johanes Brahms | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5584 | Des'ree | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5585 | Jump Little Children | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5586 | Girls Against Boys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 5587 | Ellis Paul | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5588 | Lizzy Borden | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5589 | Strawberry Zots | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5590 | The Romeos | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1980 |
| 5591 | Austra | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5592 | Aphrodisiacs | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2002–2004 |
| 5593 | Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5594 | Green Jelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 5595 | Brainbug | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5596 | Infadels | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5597 | Crossfire Choir | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5598 | Mega City Four | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5599 | Big Stick | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 5600 | Six By Seven | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |