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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5601 | Kentucky AFC | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5602 | Remi | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5603 | The Buoys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5604 | The Weeknd and Playboi Carti | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5605 | Hilltop Hoods and Six60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5606 | Flowers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5607 | Can | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5608 | Slobberbone | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5609 | Living Daylights | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1985 |
| 5610 | Cruzados | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 5611 | Skaface | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1991 |
| 5612 | Riddlin' Kids | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5613 | Karla Bonoff | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5614 | Thermals | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2004–2024 |
| 5615 | An Emotional Fish | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5616 | Greg Kihn | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1981–1996 |
| 5617 | Cry of Love | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5618 | Manchester Ochestra | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5619 | Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5620 | Electrasy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5621 | Big Coutnry | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1984 |
| 5622 | Dallas Green | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5623 | Oliver Trolley | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5624 | Wet Dream | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 5625 | Brie Stoner | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5626 | Krome | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5627 | Kinky Machine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 5628 | Horace Silver | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5629 | MC Lars | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2006 |
| 5630 | The Dixie Dregs | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5631 | 40 Below Summer | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2001–2004 |
| 5632 | Laughing Clowns | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5633 | Motorway | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5634 | Blackeyed Susans | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5635 | The Unicorns | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5636 | World Leader Pretend | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5637 | Evil Eddie | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5638 | Labrinth | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5639 | The Sports | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5640 | The Flying Burrito Brothers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5641 | Tom Paxton | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5642 | My Darkest Days | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5643 | The Apples In Stereo | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 2000–2003 |
| 5644 | Fat | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5645 | Coyote Shivers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5646 | Tsar | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5647 | Mouth & MacNeal | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 5648 | The James Hunter Six | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5649 | Mattiel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5650 | Mirah | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5651 | Celtic Frost | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5652 | BFG | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5653 | Colonel Abrams | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1985 |
| 5654 | Damian Jr Gong Marley | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5655 | Mark Lanegan | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5656 | Darlene Love | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5657 | Mae | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5658 | George Winston | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5659 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 5660 | Leona Naess | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2000–2001 |
| 5661 | Bazooka Joe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5662 | Grade 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5663 | Eddie Vedder/Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 5664 | PM Warson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 5665 | The Swinging Erudites | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 5666 | Les Paul | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5667 | Mamma's Boys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5668 | Cure 4 Paranoia | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5669 | John Rzeznik | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5670 | Jeff Martin | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5671 | Richard Julian | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5672 | The Information | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5673 | Shambeko Say Wah! | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1982 |
| 5674 | Mighty Mighty | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1986 |
| 5675 | Snuff | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 5676 | Th' Faith Healers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5677 | KLF & Extreme Noise Terror | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 5678 | D.O.S.E. (with Mark E Smith) | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 5679 | Soulbossa | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 5680 | Appliance | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5681 | Hyper Kinako | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5682 | Jackson Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 5683 | Jack White and Alicia Keys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2008 |
| 5684 | Briggs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5685 | Skrillex and Boys Noize | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5686 | Breeding Ground | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1990–1991 |
| 5687 | CSNY / Neil Young | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5688 | Lucy Show | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2003 |
| 5689 | Athanaeum | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 5690 | Stakka Bo | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 5691 | Happyhead | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 5692 | Trouble | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5693 | Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5694 | The Last Bison | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5695 | Pretty Boy Floyd | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5696 | Space Monkeys | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5697 | Lederknacken | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5698 | Vinnie Vincent Invasion | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5699 | Loudon Wainwright Iii | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5700 | Mindless Self Indulgence | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2000–2008 |