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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5801 | Straight Up | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5802 | One Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 5803 | Eve's Plum | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 5804 | Aaron Lee Tasjan | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5805 | The Anxiety | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 5806 | The Watiresses | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5807 | Offcutts | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5808 | The F-Ups | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5809 | 6 Gig | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5810 | Read Yellow | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5811 | Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5812 | What So Not | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5813 | The Seventh | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1984 |
| 5814 | Family Wagon | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5815 | Winnetka Bowling League | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5816 | Plosivs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5817 | Hamilton Leithauser | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5818 | Love-Cars | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5819 | Sun Ra | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5820 | H2SO4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5821 | The Big Supreme | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1991–1999 |
| 5822 | Anderson East | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5823 | Jeb Loy Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5824 | Naked Raygun | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5825 | Phantods | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 5826 | Soulive | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006–2013 |
| 5827 | India Arie | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5828 | Thirteenth Floor Elevators | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5829 | Thundercat | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5830 | The Misfits | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2002 |
| 5831 | Candiria | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5832 | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5833 | Redrum | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5834 | Fischerspooner | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2002–2003 |
| 5835 | Mountain Con | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5836 | Bill Pritchard | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 5837 | Scorpio Rising | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 5838 | Rev. Horton Heat | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 5839 | Dave Davies | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1980 |
| 5840 | Mighty Sideshow | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5841 | Andy Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1986 |
| 5842 | Idina Menzel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5843 | Forget Cassettes | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5844 | Les Dale Hawerchuk | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5845 | Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5846 | Smashing Satellites | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5847 | David Ford | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 5848 | Barry Adamson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 5849 | Blue Boy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5850 | Rocket Science | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5851 | Sleepy Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 5852 | Decoder Ring | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5853 | Chandler Travis | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 5854 | Kelly Osbourne | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5855 | Hard Corps | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1984 |
| 5856 | Colourbox | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1986 |
| 5857 | Popguns | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 5858 | R.O.C. | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 5859 | Sportique | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 5860 | Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5861 | Matching Mole | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1976 |
| 5862 | Jonathan Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5863 | Hugo Matthysen | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5864 | Soulwax | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1999 |
| 5865 | Allday & C1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5866 | Telenova | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5867 | Central Cee and Lil Baby | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5868 | Grentperez | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5869 | Greg Holden | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5870 | People in Planes | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5871 | Dead Confederate | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5872 | Blackout Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5873 | Firehouse | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1991–2003 |
| 5874 | Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5875 | The Carter Family | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5876 | Cassandra Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5877 | The Geraldine Fibbers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 5878 | Robert Gorf | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5879 | The Family Cat | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1989–1990 |
| 5880 | Serena Ryder | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2013–2020 |
| 5881 | Blue Merle | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5882 | Hybirds | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5883 | Donnie Iris | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5884 | Cats 'n Boots | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5885 | Daniel Lanois | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5886 | G. W. McLennan | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5887 | Young Dubliners | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2007–2009 |
| 5888 | Beatnik Beach | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5889 | Boris Grebenshikov | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 5890 | Crease | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5891 | Al Dimeola | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5892 | Deadmau5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 5893 | Johnny Warman (Feat. Peter Gabriel) | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5894 | The Honeydogs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5895 | Lizzy McAlpine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5896 | Luba | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5897 | Dinah Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5898 | Sidewinder | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 5899 | Antiskeptic | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5900 | Moev | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |